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.
Calendar of Events
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Open for the 2024 Season!
We will be open to the public from May 24th - October 18th We 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! Included in general museum admission is a guided […]
Village Green Walking Tour – Saturdays
Historical Walking Tours of the 2024 season The "Village Green Walking Tour" on Saturdays, at 10:30am, leaving from the Hallett Barn Visitors Center (please arrive 15 minutes ahead of time). Village Green: Famous Residents, Falmouth Firsts, Favorite Spots Learn about several famous Falmouth citizens, see a house full of Falmouth Firsts, and visit one of […]
Locust Street Walking Tour – Mondays
Historical Walking Tours of the 2024 season The "Locust Street Walking Tour" on Mondays, at 10:30am, leaving from the Hallett Barn Visitors Center (please arrive 15 minutes ahead of time). Locust Street: Home to Many Mariners This walk focuses on the homes, adventures, and families of several whaling captains, along with the original settlement area […]
Depot Ave Walking Tour – Tuesdays
Historical Walking Tours of the 2024 season The "Depot Ave Walking Tour" on Tuesdays, at 10:30am, leaving from the Hallett Barn Visitors Center (please arrive 15 minutes ahead of time). Falmouth’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 […]
Historical Walking Tour – Fridays
Historical Walking Tours of the 2024 season Fridays, at 10:30am, leaving from the Hallett Barn Visitors Center (please arrive 15 minutes ahead of time). Fridays – Rotating between Grave Undertakings, Scandals and Women’s History. View our Historical Walking Tour page for more information. Women's History - 10:30am on July 12, 19, Aug 9, Sept […]
Scandals, Crimes, and Disasters Walking Tour – Fridays
Scandals walking tour on Fridays at 10:30am on June 14, July 5, Aug 2, 23, Sept 13, 27, leaving from the Hallett Barn Visitors Center (please arrive 15 minutes ahead of time). Free! Are there ever any “things that are best forgotten?” Perhaps, but we believe that revisiting past scandals can remind us that history […]
Old Burying Ground: Grave Undertakings – Cemetery Walking Tour – Fridays
Historical Walking Tours of the 2024 season The Cemetery Walking Tour will be held on Fridays at 5:30pm, note the meeting location below - June 7th, 21st, July 26th, Aug 16th, & Aug 30th, Oct 4th. Old Burying Ground: Grave Undertakings* 5:30pm From the most respected minister to the lowliest outcast, everyone in Falmouth ended […]
Tour the Gardens at the Museums on the Green this Summer
The Falmouth Historical Society and the Falmouth Garden Club are pleased to provide an opportunity to tour the spectacular gardens at the Museums on the Green this summer! A walking tour of each of the 5 gardens in this beautiful location will be delivered by two Falmouth Garden Club members. The garden designs and plants […]
Women’s History Guided Historical Walking Tour – Fridays
Historical Walking Tours of the 2024 season The 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! This walking tours delves into the less familiar history of Falmouth as […]
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D-Day and Its Ties to Cape Cod
D-Day and Its Ties to Cape Cod
D-Day and Its Ties to Cape Cod by Joe Yunkna, Cape Cod Military Museum - July 31 at 2pm Learn about the capes' amazing connections to the most important day of the 20th century. Will will discuss the technical innovations developed here and employed in Normandy. There were many military units that trained on the Cape's […]