Tour of Captains’ Row. Parking on Depot Rd. West by West Harwich School House. Tour is about a 1 mile walk and includes discussion of various styles of architecture from the 1740s to the 1940s, with special focus on sea captains, merchants, religious leaders, politicians, with a special emphasis on the Chase Family. Tours will […]
Tour of Pine Grove Cemetery; park by tallest white marble obelisk. Discussion of special families linked to West Harwich’s enduring legacy of blue water, ocean going sea captains as well as locally prominent — and notorious — characters. Illustrated with period photos of the deceased and their dwellings in the village. Tours will take place […]
Join former State Senator Paul Doane, who has called Harwich his hometown for over 80 years, on this fact-filled, engaging stroll while revisiting the people, sites and fierce politics that shaped this Historic village. The two-hour tour covers the four early centers of generational activity, Pine Grove Seminary, South Parish Meetinghouse, Exchange Hall, and the […]
Join us for a 50-minute presentation that brings these events to visual imagery. Author Dr. Michael V. Pregot discusses his book "Slavery and Abolitionism on Cape Cod: A Massachusetts Incongruity" which delivers information about the number and types of slaves (Indigenous, Black. White, and Indentured) who lived and worked here on the Cape. "The book […]
It’s that time again, and our ghosts are talking! This year we will visit with ghosts in the East Harwich Union Cemetery. Our ghostly hosts will be a variety of mariners, Revolutionary War soldiers, and towns folk. Each has a unique tale to tell. You can visit with them July 19th, August 23rd, and September […]
It’s that time again, and our ghosts are talking! This year we will visit with ghosts in the East Harwich Union Cemetery. Our ghostly hosts will be a variety of mariners, Revolutionary War soldiers, and towns folk. Each has a unique tale to tell. You can visit with them July 19th, August 23rd, September 20th […]
It’s that time again, and our ghosts are talking! This year we will visit with ghosts in the East Harwich Union Cemetery. Our ghostly hosts will be a variety of mariners, Revolutionary War soldiers, and towns folk. Each has a unique tale to tell. You can visit with them July 19th, August 23rd, and September […]
Duration 10-week, 3-hour class beginning Friday August 29th through Friday October 31st. About Learn to make a working decoy in the original wood carving studio of renowned decoy artist Anthony Elmer Crowell! Students will learn traditional bird carving techniques and complete their ten-week course having created a working decoy. New this Fall we are also […]
Duration 10-week, 3-hour class beginning Saturday August 30th through Saturday November 1st. About Learn to make a working decoy in the original wood carving studio of renowned decoy artist Anthony Elmer Crowell! Students will learn traditional bird carving techniques and complete their ten-week course having created a working decoy. New this Fall we are also […]
Come see some beautiful birds carved by our decoy carving class attendees, Master Carvers that will join us to display their birds and get to watch some professional carvers in action at the original A. Elmer Crowell carving barn! Perhaps you might even sign up to attend our 10-week hands on decoy carving classes to […]