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.
Nyes & Neighbors: A Walk through North Falmouth Village
November 16 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Nyes & Neighbors: A Walk through North Falmouth Village – SOLD OUT
Saturday, November 16th, 2pm
For centuries, each Falmouth village has been a world unto itself, developing its own distinct
character and a fierce sense of neighborhood pride. Venture with us into the quaint village of
North Falmouth, shaped by the numerous Nye family from 1699 until the mid-20 th century.
We’ll take in the Congregational Church and its cemetery, then walk along Old Main Road,
appreciating the beauty of its historic homes and sharing stories of their inhabitants. We’ll meet
progenitor Benjamin Nye, tragic whaling captain John Galen Nye, shopkeeper Ferdinand Nye,
and many more. Other residents, not of the Nye clan, also fell under North Falmouth’s spell—a
diverse group that includes Senator Daniel Webster, stonemason Manuel Brazil, and hatmakers
Susan and Cora Small. From traditional sheep farming to Prohibition and beyond, North
Falmouth contains countless reminders of our past.
The Historical Society is pleased to partner with the North Falmouth Village Association in
sponsoring this walk. The Association’s headquarters, the Village Junction, will be open for
walkers to visit.
Sign up early as space is limited. This walk is free and open to the public thanks to an
anonymous foundation.
Please park at the North Falmouth Congregational Church on Old Main Road, North Falmouth
Elementary School, or at the Shining Sea bike path parking lot. The walk will begin at the
Congregational Church.
Please pre-register
SOLD OUT