Grand Reopening 2021
Opening Day for Brooks Academy and the A. Elmer Crowell Barn is Saturday, June 26th! The Harwich Historical Society is pleased to present their 2021 exhibits, “A Tale of Two Artists” featuring the works of painter Charles D. Cahoon and decoy craftsman Anthony Elmer Crowell. The stories of these two local artists and contemporaries provide…
Read MoreWalk Locally for Local History
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Take a stroll down Parallel Street and support Harwich history with the Harwich Historical Society in this fun and educational fundraiser. This family event will be safe and socially distant. Walkers will start off from Brooks Academy Museum on the hour, in limited small groups to…
Read MoreThank You, Cape Cod 5
The Harwich Historical Society has been awarded a $500 sponsorship from Cape Cod 5 in support of the Accessibility Improvement Project. This funding will be used toward the purchase of a portable audio system to assist with educational programming and events while maintaining social distancing requirements and supporting those who are hearing impaired. The Society…
Read More2020 Opening Day Update
Opening Day for the A. Elmer Crowell Barn is Monday, July 20th! The A. Elmer Crowell Barn Museum will be open Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm with live decoy carving demonstrations from July 20th to September 5th. Starting after Labor Day, the Barn will be open on Thursdays from 3pm to 6pm…
Read MoreMessage From The Director
Hello! My name is Marie Kesten Zahn, your new Director as of December 4, 2019. I’m a Cape Cod native, having grown up in Yarmouth before undertaking my undergraduate and graduate studies in Florida and living elsewhere along the East Coast before returning to the Cape in 2016. Prior to becoming your director, I served…
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