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SUMMARY:Open for the 2024 Season!
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe will be open to the public from May 24th – October 18th \nWe are excited to welcome you all back starting May 24th and to now be offering free general museum admission for the 2024 season thanks to our friends at the Highland Street Foundation! \nIncluded in general museum admission is a guided tour of our 1790 Dr. Wicks House\, along with all exhibit rooms in the c1730 Conant House\, cannon shed\, Hallett Barn Visitors Center\, and Cultural Center. \nWe welcome you to stop by for a visit Mon\, Tues\, Fri 10-2\, and Sat 10-4\, we look forward to seeing you this year!
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/opening-day-for-the-2024-season/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Community
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T103000
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SUMMARY:Tuesdays - Depot Ave Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Historical Walking Tours of the 2025 season \nThe “Depot Ave Walking Tour” on Tuesdays\, at 10:30am\, leaving from the Hallett Barn Visitors Center (please arrive 15 minutes ahead of time). \nFalmouth’s maritime past is proudly remembered\, but there’s more to the history of our town.  When the railroad arrived in 1871\, Falmouth’s link to the world shifted from the sea to the rails.  Trains brought visitors and freight to town multiple times daily.  A bustling commercial zone arose\, centered around the hub of the train station on Depot Ave.  Join us as we explore this aspect of Falmouth’s industrial past and how it led to discussions over zoning and development that we live with today.  Along the way\, you’ll also see lovely examples of late 19th and early 20th century homes built by Cape Codders who gave up seafaring and prospered in professions like insurance\, hospitality\, and retail. \nView our Historical Walking Tour page for more information.
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/depot-ave-walking-tour-tuesdays/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Historical Tour,Historical Walking Tour
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T173000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening of From Cape Cod to Normandy: Falmouth's Role in WWII's D-Day Invasion
DESCRIPTION:From Cape Cod to Normandy: Falmouth’s Role in World War II’s D-Day Invasion \nThe Falmouth Historical Society\, in collaboration with the Cape Cod Military Museum\, is honored to present a compelling new exhibition that explores Falmouth’s vital role in the historic D-Day invasion during World War II. The show opens Thursday\, June 6th\, 2024\, and runs until May 10th\, 2025. \nWith America being violently thrust into WWII\, there was a palatable fear gripping America\, especially on the East Coast where Nazi U-boats were wreaking havoc on Allied shipping. \nThe exhibition unfolds against this historical setting\, shedding light on the critical training that occurred in Falmouth in preparation for the monumental D-Day invasion on June 6\, 1944\, Normandy\, France. Key aspects of this exhibition include the amphibious training and innovations at Washburn Island\, the heroic efforts of Woods Hole Coast Guard Cutters in the Rescue Flotilla\, and the significant role played by the Ranger training that led to the greatest feat of arms in WWII\, Rudder’s Rangers capturing Pointe Du Hoc. \nA central figure in Falmouth’s contributions to D-Day was Ralph Ingersoll\, a pro-war Newspaper publisher by trade\, he volunteered to be stationed at Camp Edwards. Ingersoll\, with strategic foresight\, developed a plan to trick the Germans that the main attack was to be elsewhere with what has become known as the Phantom Army. They used inflatable rubber tanks\, planes and landing craft along with fake unit patches and radio traffic to fool the enemy. Without this trickery D-Day could have ended in failure. \nEven the Martha’s Vineyard Ferry the Naushon got into the act. She became the H.M.S. Naushon a British Hospital Ship treating the wounded and ferrying them to England for more treatment. \nThe exhibition concludes with a poignant reflection on the Falmouth Homefront during this eventful day and tells the tales of Falmouth natives that participated in the most important date in history. \nSponsored by: Thank you to Oak Grove Cemetery of Falmouth\, Inc.\, The Falmouth Raw Bar\, and The Wharf Restaurant for becoming sponsors of the From Cape Cod to Normandy exhibition! \nFree\, please register online: \nRegister Here
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/exhibition-opening-of-from-cape-cod-to-normandy-falmouths-role-in-wwiis-d-day-invasion/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Exhibition Opening
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T160000
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SUMMARY:25th Annual Katharine Lee Bates Poetry Fest 2024
DESCRIPTION:Museums on the Green of Falmouth Historical Society Presents \n2024 KATHARINE LEE BATES POETRY FEST \nWrite a poem! Win a prize! (Prizes include gift certificates) \nYour poem must be received by Thursday\, May 16\, by 3 PM\, Either deliver it in person to our offices (side door at Conant House)\, 65 Palmer Ave. Falmouth\, MA or send by USPS mail to PO Box 174\, Falmouth\, MA 02541 postmarked by Monday\, May 13\, 2024. Our offices are open Mon. – Fri.\, 10 AM to 3 PM. \nThe Poetry Fest will be held Wednesday\, June 12th\, 2024\, at 4 PM at our Cultural Center\, 55 Palmer Ave.\, Falmouth\, MA \nHope to see you there! It is fun; it is free. Refreshments included. \nIn memory of Robert Conant Ellis (1931-2023) and Susan Yeager Tow (1936-2019)\, grandson and granddaughter of William and Margaret Conant. \n  \nTo enter\, please fill out the form:\nKLB Adult form   KLB student form
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/2024-katharine-lee-bates-poetry-fest/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Children's Programming,Community
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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SUMMARY:Golden Lane Concert - Irish Traditional Music\, Songs\, & Dance
DESCRIPTION: \n\nGolden Lane Concert – Irish Traditional Music\, Songs\, & Dance\nMonday\, June 17th at 5pm\n\n“A CELEBRATION of the IRISH in FALMOUTH”\n\nGolden Lane is a group of musicians from the Cape and South Coast areas who perform traditional Irish dance tunes and songs. Instruments are uilleann (Irish) pipes\, whistle\, fiddle\, banjo\, guitar\, bodhrán (Irish drum)\, and bouzouki. Two of the group are also vocalists; songs in English and Irish are part of the repertoire. The group has been together for about five years and have played many local venues\, most recently to a large audience (live and online) at the Crane Library in Quincy. Group website is www.capeirish.com/golden-lane/\n\n\n$35 Members/$40 Non-Members. Children 15 and under are free. Tickets benefit the Fix Wicks Campaign. Includes reception.\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/golden-lane-concert-irish-traditional-music-songs-dance/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Community,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T173000
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SUMMARY:A Breeze from the Past: Uncovering climate clues from whaling ship logbooks
DESCRIPTION:       \nPhoto Credit: Susan Sholi (WHOI); Jayne Doucette (WHOI)\nA Breeze from the Past: Uncovering climate clues from whaling ship logbooks \nCaroline C. Ummenhofer1 and Timothy D. Walker1\,2 \n1Department of Physical Oceanography\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, Woods Hole\, MA\, USA; \n2Department of History\, University of Massachusetts\, Dartmouth\, MA\, USA \nBringing together oceanographer Dr. Caroline Ummenhofer from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Dr. Timothy Walker\, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth\, our project examines the use of weather recordings contained in American whaling voyage logbooks to assess changes in climate and weather patterns. We focus on unexploited caches of archival documentation\, namely U.S. whaling logbooks of voyages spanning the period 1790 to 1910 from New England archives housed by the New Bedford Whaling Museum\, Nantucket Historical Association\, and Providence Public Library. The logbooks\, often covering multi-year voyages around the globe\, contain systematic daily weather observations (e.g.\, wind strength/direction\, sea state\, precipitation). \nIn historical climate research\, long datasets are invaluable for establishing baseline weather and climate conditions\, against which changes can be assessed. Yet pre-19th century instrumental data are sparse\, especially over the ocean. We showcase how descriptive\, qualitative weather recordings from New England whaling ship logbooks can be transferred to quantitative data to compare against modern\, instrumental data. We also highlight how we can then use the novel data to assess long-term shifts in wind patterns around the world\, such as long-term shifts in position and strength of the Southern Hemisphere westerlies\, variations in the North Atlantic subtropical winds surrounding the Bermuda (or Azores) High pressure system\, or strengthening of the Pacific equatorial trade winds since the 19th century. Our results demonstrate that the historical records provide an important long-term context for changing maritime wind patterns in remote ocean regions lacking observational records during the 19th century. \n$20 Non-Members/$10 Members; or donation based ticket. Light refreshments served. Ticket sales go towards supporting our Nautical Narrative Initiative to use our historic whaling logs to trace historic weather patterns. \nRegister Here\nBiographies: \nDr. Caroline Ummenhofer received a Joint Honours B.Sc. in Marine Biology and Physical Oceanography from Bangor University\, UK\, and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of New South Wales\, Australia\, specializing in climate modeling. In 2012\, she took up a faculty position in the Physical Oceanography Department at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, USA\, following postdoctoral appointments in Australia. Her research focuses on the ocean’s role in climate\, particularly on the water cycle and extreme events\, such as droughts and floods\, and their impact on human and natural systems\, including marine heatwaves. Her applied research bridges the gap between ocean and climate dynamics and its impacts on end users. As such\, she aims to provide practical outcomes of use to stakeholders and the broader public. She has participated in showcasing scientific findings through art-science collaborations at museum exhibits about marine heatwaves and the oceanic water cycle\, and provided educational resources on extreme weather for K-12 schools serving students around the world. \nDr. Timothy Walker\, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth\, is a scholar of maritime history\, colonial overseas expansion\, and trans-oceanic slave trading.  Walker is a Guest Investigator of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, drawing historic climate data from archived whaling logbooks\, Portuguese colonial\, and other maritime documentation. Walker is a contributing faculty member of the Munson Institute of Maritime Studies\, and Director of the NEH “Landmarks in American History” workshops series\, titled “Sailing to Freedom: New Bedford and the Underground Railroad” (2011–2022).  In 2020\, Walker was appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts to serve on the Schooner Ernestina/Morrissey Advisory Board\, where he is the chair of the Educational Programming Committee.
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/a-breeze-from-the-past-uncovering-climate-clues-from-whaling-ship-logbooks/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Talk/Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T160000
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SUMMARY:Historian Talk: Military Aircraft Wrecks\, Cape Cod
DESCRIPTION:A New England Air Express passenger craft which crashed in the Bahamas\, October\, 1948.\n  \nHistorian Talk: Military Aircraft Wrecks\, Cape Cod\nTuesday\, June 25th\, 2024\, at 4pm \nOVERVIEW \nDid you realize that in New England there are so many aircraft wrecks\, both military and civilian\, that on average there is one every 35 miles of land? That is because historians like Jim Ignasher of New England Aviation History and Larry Webster in Rhode Island have identified close to 2\,000 air accidents\, from losing a wheel to total destruction or missing in the oceans. In Massachusetts there are at least 375 military and 301 civilian airplane mishaps\, with over 150 occurring on Cape Cod or surrounding seas and islands. Falmouth alone has five\, Mashpee 2 (one of them recently found by the speaker)\, and over 40 in Otis Air Force Base or Camp Edwards. This talk will focus on trying to find evidence of the many air wrecks in and near Falmouth\, and the need to learn\, preserve and share the back-stories of the men and women who fell to earth while flying to keep us safe. Last year Eric spent many months finding a dozen and documenting nearly 200 other WWII aircraft in Bahamas. Now he shares his focus on women pilots\, Cold War warriors\, and lone fighter pilots who ditched in the cold Atlantic\, or into ponds and marshes and road near us. \n$20 Non-Member/$10 Members\, or donation based ticket. Light Refreshments Served. \nBIOGRAPHY \nBased in East Boston\, Eric Wiberg moved to New England at age 13 in the 1980s to attend boarding schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island\, then Boston College. He is from Bahamas\, with US and Swedish passports\, and have lived in Asia\, Europe\, the US\, South Pacific and Caribbean in the course of working on over 150 yachts and traveling a million miles. Following degrees or certificates in law\, marine policy and film\, Eric has completed over 45 books\, published 18 and 1\,000 articles\, and has given nearly 100 presentations internationally and on film & TV. His main focus is discovering and describing maritime mishap and airplane wrecks. The father of a teen son\, he is a tutor who returns to Mashpee to see loved ones and has written at Cuttyhunk. \nRegister Here
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/historian-talk-military-aircraft-wrecks-on-cape-cod/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Talk/Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T113000
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SUMMARY:Women's History Guided Historical Walking Tour - Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Historical Walking Tours of the 2024 season \nThe Women’s History walking tour will be held on Fridays\, June 28th\, July 19th\, August 9th\, & Sept 6th at 10:30am\, leaving from the Hallett Barn Visitors Center (please arrive 15 minutes ahead of time). Free! \nThis walking tours delves 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 stories and will give you new insight into the history of Falmouth. \nView our Historical Walking Tour page for more information.
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/guided-historical-walking-tour-womens-history/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Historical Tour,Historical Walking Tour
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T180000
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SUMMARY:24th Annual Heritage Award Celebration
DESCRIPTION:June 29th\, 2024\nTHE HERITAGE AWARD  \nYou’re cordially invited to join us for a delightful British-themed soirée as we celebrate Michael McNaught and his remarkable contributions to our community at the 2024 Falmouth Historical Society’s Heritage Award Celebration on June 29th. Don your afternoon tea best and prepare for an evening filled with fun activities and heartwarming memories. A silent auction will be held to help support the Society’s education programs and restoration of the historic c. 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House Museum. Let’s honor Michael’s unwavering commitment to education and historical preservation in true British style. Save the date for an event you won’t want to miss! \nThe Falmouth Historical Society established this award in 2000 to mark its 100th anniversary and to recognize those who have provided outstanding leadership and made significant contributions to the Falmouth community. Over the years\, we’ve been honored to recognize and thank many deserving individuals and groups who have helped to preserve the character\, culture\, history\, and environment we cherish.  Their leadership has inspired others.  Their legacies will not be forgotten.  \nSaturday\, June 29th | 4-6pm\, Remarks at 4:45pm \nThe Cultural Center at MoG – 55 Palmer Ave. \nCatered by: The Sea Salted Chef \nGet Tickets Here\n\nSponsored by: Rockland Trust & Cape Cod 5 \n   \nPast Recipients \nGet Tickets Here\nPress Release Heritage Celebration 2024  \n \n2024 Falmouth Historical Society’s Heritage Award Celebration will be held Saturday\, June 29th Honoring Michael McNaught \nMichael McNaught’s life story is a captivating adventure displaying a profound dedication to education. His upbringing\, spanning England and Tanzania\, was colored by the experiences of a military family\, fostering a spirit of curiosity and resilience from a young age. An unexpected encounter with the Egyptian Revolution in 1952 added a thrilling chapter to his childhood\, leaving an indelible mark on his adventurous spirit. Despite familial expectations to follow a military path\, Michael’s passion for teaching took root and blossomed. His academic journey led him to excel at Oxford University\, where he earned both a BA and MA in history\, solidifying his commitment to the realm of education. A serendipitous turn of events led him to St. Bernard’s School in New York City in 1961\, where he not only found his calling\, but also found love with fellow educator\, his late wife Lyn whom he married in 1966. Their bond led to a lifelong partnership\, starting in Lenox\, Massachusetts\, where Michael was head of the Berkshire Country Day School. Their journey together spanned over four decades\, nurturing young minds across New England while raising a loving family of their own. \nUpon retirement\, Michael and Lyn settled in Falmouth\, where they continued their commitment to education and community service. Lyn’s pivotal role in the Falmouth Education Foundation found support from Michael\, showcasing their shared dedication to enhancing educational opportunities for others. Michael’s contributions to the Falmouth Historical Society\, through lectures\, as board member\, and caring for the society’s grounds\, reflect his deep-rooted connection to preserving and sharing local heritage. Michael McNaught stands as a cherished figure in the Falmouth community\, admired for his unwavering commitment to education\, historical preservation\, and his profound impact on the lives of many. His legacy\, intertwined with the fabric of Falmouth’s heritage\, undoubtedly merits recognition and honor\, making him a deserving recipient of a Heritage Award. \nPast Recipients
URL:https://museumsonthegreen.org/event/heritage-awards/
LOCATION:Museums on the Green\, 55-65 Palmer Avenue\, Falmouth\, MA\, 02540\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Programs,Community
ORGANIZER;CN="Museums on the Green":MAILTO:info@museumsonthegreen.org
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