Calendar of Events
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Sat29Apr20231:00 pmBrooks Free Library - 739 Main St. Harwich
The 2023 Harwich Historical Society Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 1:00-3:00 pm at the Brooks Free Library.
On the agenda will be an update on the Brooks Academy Museum construction project.
The Society seeks the interest and support of all members and its many friends. Attendance at the Annual Meeting is a welcomed indication to staff and the many volunteers that their efforts are recognized and appreciated.
Minutes HHS Annual Meeting 2022, Investment Committee Report, Treasurer's Annual Report documents for review.
Please RSVP using the form below:
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Sat08Jul202310:00 amPine Grove Cemetery
Sunday August 18th, 2024 at 10 am
$10 per person
West Harwich resident and HHS life member J. Duncan Berry will be leading an "illustrated tour" of the Pine Grove Cemetery in West Harwich. Making use of the Historical Society's vast collection of digitized photographs and other sources, Berry will present a cross section of the village's more colorful and historically significant individuals, families, and institutions. Beginning with the Chase family's multi-generational role in the preeminence of the village, the tour will present highlights from several of the many noteworthy sea captains buried here as well as a discussion of the two ministers who maintained the vitality of the Baptist Church for a century. Some of the more interesting and overlooked town characters, from physicians and talented artists, will also be discussed.
Duration: 50 minutes
Meet at the tall marble obelisk at the Cemetery. Parking is available along Pine Grove Road.To reserve a spot on this tour, please go to https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/harwichhistoricalsociety/items/553256/?full-items=yes&flow=1041222
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Sat15Jul202310:00 amWest Harwich Schoolhouse
Saturday, Aug 10th, 10:00 am
$10 per person
Join historian J. Duncan Berry on a walk through Captains’ Row—the stretch of Route 28 in West Harwich from the Herring River to the Dennis town line. This mile of Route 28 wears its deep historical and cultural significance in its wide array of buildings, each a fine example of a major style of American residential architecture from the 1740s to the 1940s. This walking tour discusses these amazing buildings, explaining the architectural styles and details, and noting the Harwich families who built them and lived in them. Captains’ Row is a multi-generational dialogue about the good life, played out in architecture, from the colonial days through the age of the great sea captains, and on to early motorized tourism.
To reserve a spot on this tour, please go to...https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/harwichhistoricalsociety/items/553265/?full-items=yes&flow=1041222
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Sat29Jul202310:00 amWest Harwich Baptist Church
Saturday August 24th - 10:00 am
$10 per person
Harwich resident and HHS life member J. Duncan Berry will be leading a tour of the West Harwich Baptist Church Cemetery.Berry will present a cross section of the village's more colorful and historically significant individuals, families, and institutions through the use of artifacts, photographs, and manuscripts.To reserve a spot on this tour, please go to... https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/harwichhistoricalsociety/items/552979/?full-items=yes&flow=1041222 -
Sat12Aug202310:00 amBrooks Academy Museum - 80 Parallel Street, Harwich Center
Saturday, August 3 at 10:00 am$10 per person
Explore historic Harwich Center with a look back at three of the early families - Brooks, Chase, Underwood - and their contributions to the town. Learn about key landmarks, cranberries, politics, and the people that put Harwich on the map! This walking tour will be led by Paul Doane.To reserve a spot on this tour, please go to...https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/harwichhistoricalsociety/items/553568/?full-items=yes&flow=1041222 -
Sat19Aug202310:00 amWest Harwich Baptist Church
Saturday, July 20th - 10:00 am
$10 per person
Harwich resident and HHS life member J. Duncan Berry will be leading a tour of the West Harwich Baptist Church Cemetery.Berry will present a cross section of the village's more colorful and historically significant individuals, families, and institutions through the use of artifacts, photographs, and manuscripts.To reserve a spot on this tour, please go to...https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/harwichhistoricalsociety/items/552979/?full-items=yes&flow=1041222 -
Sat19Aug20235:00, 5:30, 6:00 pmPine Grove Cemetery
Saturday, August 19
$10 HHS members, $12 non-members
Have you ever looked at a cemetery and wondered about who is there, what they did, and how they died? This year our Lantern Tours will encounter sea captains, suffragettes, and people who met a dramatic end in West Harwich. Explore Pine Grove Cemetery with us and meet some of the folk that make West Harwich fascinating!Tours will take place at 5:00, 5:30, and 6:00 pm. Park and meet at the Pine Grove Cemetery in West Harwich. Each tour will last approximately one hour. Reservations are required, space is limited.To reserve a spot on this tour, please fill out the form below: -
Sat26Aug20233:00 pmBrooks Academy Museum - 80 Parallel Street, Harwich CenterSaturday, August 17 at 2:00 pm
$10 per person
Explore historic Harwich Center with a look back at three of the early families - Brooks, Chase, Underwood - and their contributions to the town. Learn about key landmarks, cranberries, politics, and the people that put Harwich on the map! This walking tour will be led by Paul Doane.To reserve a spot on this tour, please go to...https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/harwichhistoricalsociety/items/553568/?full-items=yes&flow=1041222 -
Sat16Sep202310:00 amBrooks Academy Museum - 80 Parallel Street, Harwich CenterSunday, July 20th at 2:00 pm
$10 per person
Explore historic Harwich Center with a look back at three of the early families - Brooks, Chase, Underwood - and their contributions to the town. Learn about key landmarks, cranberries, politics, and the people that put Harwich on the map! This walking tour will be led by Paul Doane.To reserve a spot on this tour, pleashttps://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/harwichhistoricalsociety/items/553568/?full-items=yes&flow=1041222e go to... -
Fri13Oct20235:00, 5:30, 6:00 pmPine Grove Cemetery
Friday, October 13th
$10 HHS members, $12 non-members
Have you ever looked at a cemetery and wondered about who is there, what they did, and how they died? This year our Lantern Tours will encounter sea captains, suffragettes, and people who met a dramatic end in West Harwich. Explore Pine Grove Cemetery with us and meet some of the folk that make West Harwich fascinating!Tours will take place at 5:00, 5:30, and 6:00 pm (6pm time slot is now FULL). Park and meet at the Pine Grove Cemetery in West Harwich. Each tour will last approximately one hour. Reservations are required, space is limited.To reserve a spot on this tour, please fill out the form below: -
Sat21Oct20235:00, 5:30, 6:00 pmPine Grove Cemetery
Saturday, October 21st
$10 HHS members, $12 non-members
Have you ever looked at a cemetery and wondered about who is there, what they did, and how they died? This year our Lantern Tours will encounter sea captains, suffragettes, and people who met a dramatic end in West Harwich. Explore Pine Grove Cemetery with us and meet some of the folk that make West Harwich fascinating!Tours will take place at 5:00, 5:30, and 6:00 pm. Park and meet at the Pine Grove Cemetery in West Harwich. Each tour will last approximately one hour. Reservations are required, space is limited.To reserve a spot on this tour, please fill out the form below:
