Nantucket Museums & Sites
More than half a dozen Nantucket museums are open to visitors during the season, featuring exhibits on Nantucket whaling, island art, Nantucket shipwrecks, Nantucket Lightship Baskets, and more.
“Nantucket is a different sort of island.” See why – watch this trailer for the Ric Burns film “Nantucket,” showing in the Nantucket Whaling Museum.
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Capturing a Creative Spirit
For more than four decades, designer Don Freedman has brought his passion for creativity and beautiful things to Nantucket Island. Now located in the heart of town at 14 Centre Street, Freedman’s of Nantucket is filled with distinctive home decor, gifts, and furnishings for your home or summer cottage. Freedman’s … The post Capturing a Creative Spirit appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
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Nantucket’s Iconic Main Street Fountain Is Back
On March 4 of 2020, Nantucket lost a beloved artifact when a motorist (reportedly suffering from glare) struck and broke the iconic fountain that stood on Main Street for more than a century. The post Nantucket’s Iconic Main Street Fountain Is Back appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
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NHA Publishes Bio of Nantucket Reformer
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is pleased to announce the release of Disturber of Tradition: A Portrait of Anna Gardner, a biography written by island resident Barbara Ann White and published by the NHA. Anna Gardner (1816–1901) was a Nantucket edu cator, writer, abolitionist, and suffragist. A lifelong advocate of … The post NHA Publishes Bio of Nantucket Reformer appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
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Growing Up in Sconset
Being 18-years-old in the summer of 1970 brought a tension that young men today do not have to face: the draft lottery. The United States was in the midst of the Vietnam War, and on July 1, 1970, numbers were drawn to determine who would be drafted into miliary service. The post Growing Up in Sconset appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
