Programs
Campus Tours at the Museums (May-Oct)
May 24th – October 18th, 2024
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
We also host historical walking tours year round. Click here for the current schedule of historical walking tours.
For special events, see below.
2023 Programs
Winter Walk: In Search of the Captain’s Best Mate
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesSaturday, January 28th at 2pm In this winter walking tour, discover the homes of sea captains and their families including those featured in our exhibition, Better Together: Falmouth Families at Sea 1852-1886. This special tour will be held before our member’s exhibition opening and invites participants to spend an afternoon exploring Falmouth’s maritime past. Participants of the […]
Better Together: Falmouth Families at Sea 1852-1886
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesExhibition Opening Members Only Reception at Conant House on Saturday, January 28, 3pm to 4:30pm. Remarks at 3:30pm. In nineteenth century Falmouth the life of a Whaling Captain was full of adventure on the high seas, dangerous encounters, and exploration to lands beyond their wildest imaginations. Whaling voyages could take up to four or five […]
Winter Walk: From Falmouth with Love
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesSaturday February 11th at 10am This February discover love stories connected to Falmouth’s more amorous past in honor of Saint Valentine’s Day. The tour will explore diverse sets of couples whose love stories continue to inspire us today. The tour will end at a local restaurant where participants will receive a coupon for a free appetizer. […]
Love Letter to Cape Cod Film Event
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesFalmouth Historical Society Members Event, Free. General Public $20. Includes wine and chocolate treats. Enjoy Valentine's Day this year by celebrating the treasures of Cape Cod's architectural history! Protect Our Past in partnership with the Falmouth Museums on the Green is proud to introduce our 30 minute film “Love Letter To Cape Cod.” The […]
Winter Walk: From Falmouth with Love
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesSaturday February 18th at 10am This February discover love stories connected to Falmouth’s more amorous past in honor of Saint Valentine’s Day. The tour will explore diverse sets of couples whose love stories continue to inspire us today. The tour will end at a local restaurant where participants will receive a coupon for a free appetizer. […]
Make and Take Program: Faces of Falmouth
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThe Falmouth Museums on the Green is pleased to offer a free children’s program on Saturday, February 25. This program is part one of a four part Winter/Spring series for families. In this special program families are first invited to our portrait gallery where they will learn about the two special portraits of the Lewis […]
Women’s History Month
Women's History Month Course - Activities
Remember My Name – Celebrating the Women of Falmouth
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesIn honor of Women’s History Month, these walking tours delve into the less familiar history of Falmouth as we introduce you to a few of the notable women who made – and continue to make – their mark in Falmouth. Along the way, you will meet educators, abolitionists, suffragettes and storytellers. The tour features their […]
Remember My Name – Celebrating the Women of Falmouth
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesIn honor of Women’s History Month, these walking tours delve into the less familiar history of Falmouth as we introduce you to a few of the notable women who made – and continue to make – their mark in Falmouth. Along the way, you will meet educators, abolitionists, suffragettes and storytellers. The tour features their […]
The Medical World of Dr. Francis Wicks of Falmouth
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesIn honor of National Doctor’s Day, this talk offers an introduction to medical ideas and practices in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Massachusetts, both among physicians like Francis Wicks, who lived and worked in Falmouth, as well as midwives, bonesetters, surgeons, and non-credentialed practitioners who made medicines at home. The Society owns the house where […]
Dearly Departed: The Art of Mourning Past & Present
Falmouth Art center 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth, MAThis exhibition is in conjunction with the Falmouth Art Center. Dearly Departed: The Art of Mourning Past & Present is open to the public from March 31 to April 24 in the Landrau-Partan Gallery at the Falmouth Art Center. The show features a collection of four pieces of silk embroidery by sixteen-year-old female Falmouth contemporaries made […]
The Art of Mourning Past & Present
Falmouth Art center 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth, MAFree and Open to the Public at the Falmouth Art Center. Event is Sponsored by Oak Grove Cemetery Association of Falmouth, Inc. Join Falmouth Historical Society’s Executive Director, Rachel Lovett, for a half hour lecture on early 19th century mourning art. This lecture is in conjunction with the exhibition Dearly Departed: The Art of Mourning Past & Present […]
Town Green Scavenger Hunt: An Ongoing Free Family Program
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesReserve your take home booklet and pickup during office hours Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm at the Conant House located at 65 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA. Please call beforehand to confirm at 508-548-4857 x10 Free thanks to the generosity of the estate of Caroline S. Lloyd. This booklet is geared to children ages […]
Saving the Land that Feeds Us: A Joint Event with Farming Falmouth & the Falmouth Historical Society
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, April 27th 5:30pm to 7pm Falmouth’s history -- and its future -- is connected to the land. This special joint event will take guests behind the scenes and into Falmouth’s agricultural past to view the Museum’s collection of farm tools. Drinks will be served with a flight of appetizers, many with a local twist. Guests […]
Whaling Wives of Falmouth
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, May 4 at 4pm $20 Non-Members/ $10 Members. Includes appetizers and wine. Limited capacity. Back by popular demand whaling scholar Carolyn Partan will illustrate the adventurous lives of ship captain’s wives who went to sea in the mid to late nineteenth century. This lecture in conjuncture with the special exhibition, Better Together: Falmouth Families […]
Opening Day 2023!
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesCome see us on our Opening Day of the Season!
Sales by the Sea: Historic Falmouth Businesses – Exhibition Opening Reception
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesJoin us for the opening reception of our newest exhibition - Sales by the Sea: Historic Falmouth Businesses! Members & Guests Only - Please register online The coastal topography has defined the character of those who have lived and worked in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. From whaling to tourism, the town has thrived off its […]
What to Expect in Martha’s Vineyard in the Roaring Twenties: Radicals and Rascals
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesWhat to Expect in Martha’s Vineyard in the Roaring Twenties: Radicals and Rascals Book Lecture Wednesday, May 24th at 4pm With Tom Dresser $20 Non-Member/$10 Members includes light refreshments and option to purchase the book. The 1920s was a unique era in American history. On Martha’s Vineyard, the 20s unfolded on a […]
Falmouth Garden Club Plant Sale
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesFeaturing a variety of mature perennials! Garden Club members are busy potting up favorite plants from their gardens. Don't miss the opportunity to add them to your collection. Happening at the Museums on the Green.
Grave Undertakings: A Walk through Falmouth’s Old Burying Ground
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesFrom the most respected minister to the lowliest outcast, everyone in Falmouth ended up in the graveyard eventually. See their markers and hear their stories as our tour guide leads you through this hidden gem of a cemetery. NOTE: Please park in the 300 Committee lot at 157 Locust Street. Use the crosswalk to cross […]
Grave Undertakings: A Walk through Falmouth’s Old Burying Ground
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesFrom the most respected minister to the lowliest outcast, everyone in Falmouth ended up in the graveyard eventually. See their markers and hear their stories as our tour guide leads you through this hidden gem of a cemetery. NOTE: Please park in the 300 Committee lot at 157 Locust Street. Use the crosswalk to cross […]
23rd Annual Heritage Award Celebration
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesSaturday, June 10th, 2023 23rd ANNUAL HERITAGE AWARD CELEBRATION A Community Celebration Honoring Brenda Swain for her 19 years of service with the Falmouth Service Center, which opened in 1983. Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and camaraderie as we go back to 1983 at this fabulous Falmouth fete, honoring a resident who has made a lasting […]
2023 Katharine Lee Bates Poetry Fest
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesMuseums on the Green of Falmouth Historical Society Presents 2023 KATHARINE LEE BATES POETRY FEST Write a poem! Win a prize! (Prizes include gift certificates) The Poetry Fest will be held Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 4 PM at our Cultural Center, 55 Palmer Ave., Falmouth, MA Hope to see you there! It is fun; […]
Cooking with Margaret Conant
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesCooking with Margaret Conant Thursday, June 15 2023 at 5:30pm, Falmouth Museums on the Green Step back more than one hundred years into Margaret Conant’s kitchen, a room that would have been the heart of the historic Conant house, now owned by the Falmouth Historical Society located on Falmouth’s Village Green. In the 1920s, Margaret […]
Arts Alive Weekend at The Falmouth Museums on the Green (Falmouth Historical Society)
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesArts Alive Weekend at The Falmouth Museums on the Green (Falmouth Historical Society) Saturday, June 17th 10am to 2pm The Falmouth Museums on the Green (Falmouth Historical Society) will offer free Guided House Tours & a Walking Tour (10:30am) on Saturday June 17th from 10am to 2pm, with tours leaving every half hour (last tour at […]
Cape Cod Learning Tours – Talk-Oh Tuesdays – Lectures Every Tuesday Night
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesCape Cod Learning Tours - Lectures Every Tuesday Night Talk-Oh Tuesdays A weekly series featuring local scientists, historians and naturalists that will entertain and inform you! From the energy producing plankton to "How to Understand Everything" (really). Every Tuesday 7:00-8:30pm, Museums on the Green, July 11 to August 29 Advance registration required: $10 General public, […]
Art & Wellness: Stretch and Sketch Series
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThe Falmouth Historical Society is thrilled to present a new exciting Art & Wellness Stretch and Sketch Series. The programs start with a short 20-minute art talk given by the Society’s Director, American art historian, Rachel Lovett, about different paintings in our collection followed by a 45 minute yoga session in the beautiful garden paired […]
Outcasts: the Penikese Island Leper Hospital 1904-1921
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesOutcasts: the Penikese Island Leper Hospital 1904-1921 A partnership program with the Falmouth Jewish Congregation and the Falmouth Museums on the Green July 24 at 5pm Free and Open to the Public. Space limited, reservations required. Join acclaimed author and poet Eve Rifkah for a performance based on her book Outcasts: the Penikese Island Leper […]
Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesWish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past Wednesday, July 26 3pm to 5pm Free and Open to the Public thanks to the Falmouth Cultural Council. Limited capacity, please pre-register. To interpret the story of Falmouth’s past and bring its history to life in an engaging way, Alice Kociemba has initiated a new project, Wish You […]
Highland Street Foundation – August Adventures – Free Day
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesTours of the fabulous c.1790 Wicks House and Conant House galleries will be available 10am to 2pm along with a walking tour of the Village Green at 10:30am. We'll also have an Eye-Spy game for kids! August Adventures 2023 provides access and opportunities to new and old partners highlighting the geographical and cultural diversity […]
A History of the Falmouth Road Race
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United States“A History of the Falmouth Road Race" Wednesday, August 16th Admission by Voluntary Donation. Space Limited Please Pre-Register on Eventbrite. Come hear bestselling author Paul Clerici on Wed., August 16, at 11 a.m., at the Falmouth Historical Society Museums in the Green, Cultural Center, 55 Palmer St., Falmouth, as he discusses his “A History of […]
Whales’ Tales: Walking Tour, Lecture & Reception
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, August 17, 2023 Special event at Museums on the Green, Falmouth, MA A fun fundraiser! An immersion into Falmouth’s whaling history. Learn more about the men – and women and children - from Falmouth who went whaling around the world. Participate in as many of the offerings as you want. 2:30 – 3:30 PM […]
Rededication Ceremony of the Blue Star By-Way Memorial Garden
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesPeter Cottontail Hop
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesPeter Cottontail Hop Thursday, August 24th 10am to 11:30am Join the Falmouth Historical Society and the Thornton Burgess Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen for a family program that brings Burgess’ famed character Peter Cottontail to life. Sandwich native, famed naturalist and children’s book author Thornton W. Burgess (1874-1965) created a fictional world of […]
Nooks and Crannies Tour: The Hidden Spaces at the Museums on the Green
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, September 7 at 4:30-5:30pm $20 Non-Member/$10 Members. Back by popular demand go behind the scenes for an original tour with the Museums’ Executive Director, Rachel Lovett and Research Manager Meg Costello to explore historic spaces not normally open to the public in the 1790 Wicks and 1730 Conant House. Participants will see the remnants […]
Art After Hours: The History of Wallpaper
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, September 14 at 4pm This event is now free and open to the public in memory of Grace Hauser. Includes appetizers and wine. Limited capacity, please pre-register. Join wallpaper specialist Robert M. Kelly as he delves into the fascinating world of historic wallpapers. Special emphasis will be given to the wallpaper located in the […]
Annual Antiques & Crafts Sale – Postponed due to Hurricane
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United States*UPDATE 9/13/23: We made a collective decision that it would be in the best interest of the museum staff/volunteers, our vendors, and participants to postpone the Antiques & Crafts Sale.* Annual Antiques & Crafts Sale Come on down for the popular annual Antiques & Crafts Sale at the Falmouth Museums on the […]
Falmouth in the Civil War-CANCELLED
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United States*PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS Tuesday, September 19th at 4pm with Michael McNaught While Falmouth produced nobody as heroic as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, colonel of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (immortalized in the movie “Glory”), it sent its fair share of combat soldiers and sailors to the Union forces during […]
Looking for America: Sculptor Hiram Power’s Falmouth Legacy
Falmouth Public Library 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, United StatesTuesday, September 26th at 4pm The program is offered Free and Open to the Public Courtesy of the Falmouth Historical Society Board of Trustees. All are welcome. Please register as space is limited. In the rotunda of the Main Falmouth Library sits an elegant sculpture hidden in plain sight. Executed by world-renowned American-born sculptor Hiram […]
Cape Cod Noir
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, October 5 at 5pm $20 Non-Members/ $10 Members. Includes appetizers and wine. Limited capacity. Join author Dana Cameron as she talks about Cape Cod Noir, a collection of fictional short stories from authors about the area’s more wicked side. Hear about the writing process and delve into her research about what Cape Cod stories […]
Opening Reception for “Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past” Exhibition
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThis Event has reached capacity and is SOLD OUT. The opening reception for Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past will be held on Friday, Oct. 6, 4 to 6 p.m., at the Falmouth Historical Society's Museums on the Green (55 Palmer Ave. Falmouth). Calliope Poetry’s postcard exhibition will be on display until May 10, […]
On the Road to the Mayflower
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United States"On the Road to the Mayflower " is a prequel to the author's popular presentation "In the Wake of the Mayflower" about the Pilgrim experience in America. Karen Rinaldo is a visual historian from Falmouth whose reputation has been built around historical events. Kevin Doyle is a retired combat veteran who is a writer and lecturer […]
Bizarre & Eerie Events in War
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesBizarre & Eerie Events in War Wednesday, October 25th at 4pm $20 Non Member/$10 Members, please pre-register as space is limited. Experience the surreal and supernatural occurrences during wartime. We go over the only successful bat fire bombing attack. The largest crocodile attack in history. Ghosts appear and disappear and come back in reincarnation. All stories have […]
Wicked at Wicks: A Children’s Halloween Celebration at the Falmouth Museums on the Green
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesFriday, October 27 4-5:30pm $10 per child. Member’s children are $5. Please pre-register. Come down to the Falmouth Museums on the Green for a fun family Halloween event. The event will include trick-or-treating at several historic properties on our campus including the 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House, pumpkin painting, storytelling, and a costume parade. Participants […]
Sins, Sips, and Secrets
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesSaturday, October 28 from 4 to 7pm $30 Non-Members/ $15 Members. Includes appetizers and wine. Limited capacity. This October we invite you to join us for a night at the Museum. On an interactive tour, participants will visit the 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House to hear a different story in each room of Falmouth’s nefarious […]
The Bells of Falmouth
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesOur meeting in November will feature a talk by Mr. Kenneth Peal, a retired engineer, who has been exploring bells in Falmouth for many years. He will tell us about some of Falmouth’s bells and the gems of history that they bring. They include church bells, school bells, fire bells and even a bell that […]
Washburn at War
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesWASHBURN AT WAR: Saturday, November 11 at 2pm $20 Non Member/$10 Members, please pre-register as space is limited The lecture will appeal to anyone interested in the goings on during World War Two on the Cape. We cover the big stories, visits to Washburn by Gen. Patton and Heavy Weight, Champ Joe Louis. There are […]
Giving Tuesday
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesGiving Tuesday: Donate using PayPal Your contribution allows us to protect our artifacts, maintain our properties, and continue our mission of preserving and sharing the history of Falmouth. We are most appreciative that you share the vision. We truly appreciate your support!
Greens & Gifts Sale
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesGreens & Gifts Sale Saturday, December 2 9am to 3pm Join the Falmouth Museums on the Green & the Falmouth Garden Club for a day of shopping to pick up beautiful wreaths and unique gifts in our artisan gift shop. Greens will go fast, so we encourage you to come early! Proceeds go towards supporting […]
Deck the Halls: A Design Event for Kids
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesDeck the Halls: A Design Event for Kids Saturday, December 2nd from 1pm to 3pm. Drop in, activity takes about 15 to 30 mins, depending on the child. Cultural Center, Falmouth Museums on the Green. Free and open to the public, supplies included. Voluntary donations welcome. Calling all creative kids! This program is designed for […]
Holiday Shop, Sip, & Social: A Member’s Appreciation and Shopping Night
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesHoliday Shop, Sip, & Social: A Member’s Appreciation and Shopping Night Thursday, December 7 from 4pm to 6pm. Remarks at 5pm. Join the Falmouth Historical Society for a festive night of shopping in our gift shop filled with specialty gifts made by local artisans. Light appetizers and wine will be served. A small silent auction […]
Christmas Antiques & Crafts Market
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesChristmas Antiques & Craft Market - Saturday, December 9th 11am to 4pm A New England Christmas postcard comes to life this year when the Falmouth Historical Society presents an afternoon Christmas market held on the grounds and Cultural Center of their beautiful one acre campus adjacent to the historic town green. Participants will be able […]
The Very Unmerry Christmas Tour
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThe Very Unmerry Christmas Tour Thursday December 21st, 2023 at 4pm This tour is now sold out, however, if there is enough interest the museum can run the tour in early January. Please contact the office to get on our standby list at [email protected] Merry Christmas? I do not think so! Join the Falmouth Historical Society’s […]
