Recording: The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos
On March 16, 2023, author Dr. Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos gave a virtual lecture on her latest book, The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Jan 2, 20239 min read
124 Years Ago - Henry H. Rogers, the Donor, Makes an Address at the Dedication of Center School
New Bedford Mercury, January 4, 1898 Mattapoisett was filled with rejoicing yesterday because of its new school building, the gift of...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Traditional New England Recipes for the Holidays
We have scoured the recipe books in our collection to bring you a collection of traditional recipes for you to try out this year at your...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
Oct 31, 20229 min read
The History of the Mattapoisett Halloween Parade
This Halloween, children and adults of all ages will gather in front of Center School in Mattapoisett to participate in what has become a...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Jul 25, 20223 min read
The "Dude"
Millionaire Trains Sunday, August 26, 1906 “The Dude” was the first train of its kind to be established in New England. It came into...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Jun 16, 20221 min read
The History of Early American Baseball with John Horrigan
In case you missed last night's lecture with John Horrigan you can watch it here. Five-time Boston/New England Emmy Award-winning...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
May 25, 20221 min read
Notable Women of Mattapoisett
Jennifer McIntire and Carole Clifford presented a virtual lecture on four notable women of Mattapoisett on May 24. Elizabeth Drew Barstow...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Mar 17, 20228 min read
"Be silent and safe — silence never betrays you"
Transcription of an article that first appeared in the Standard-Times in March 1944. One of the notable anniversaries this year - one in...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Feb 28, 20222 min read
Oil, Ice, and Bone; Arctic Whaler Nathanial Ransom by Helen Frink - Zoom Lecture
Just in case you missed the Zoom presentation on February 16, with Helen Frink, you can watch it here! In 1860 fourteen-year-old...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Feb 22, 20227 min read
William E. Bolles
In February of 1906, Willam E. Bolles sat down and jotted down some of his memories of being a boy and growing up in Mattapoisett....
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Feb 21, 20222 min read
Bread For Commoners
How many of you have had brown bread in a can? Have you ever asked yourself why there is even such a thing as bread in a can? Well, we...
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Seth Mendell
Jan 28, 20225 min read
Mattapoisett Water Works
For a century the Mattapoisett water tower stood atop the hill at the intersection of North and Park Streets. Built in 1913, it brought...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
Jan 16, 20228 min read
History of the Mattapoisett Museum Carriage House
This article originally appeared in the July 2021 issue of The Crow's Nest. Mellie Masterson stood in nearly constructed Carriage House...
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Mattapoisett Museum
Nov 25, 20217 min read
The Last of Massasoit's Line
The statue of Massasoit by the American sculptor Cyrus Edwin Dallin in Plymouth, Massachusetts, was completed in 1921 to mark the...
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Mattapoisett Museum
Nov 6, 20216 min read
The Story of Joshua Cushing’s Dagger
The following account first appeared in the Knickerbocker Magazine and was printed in the Republican Standard of August 6, 1857. Captain...
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Mattapoisett Museum
Nov 3, 20214 min read
The Circle of Life
"November is Native American Heritage Month. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the...
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Mattapoisett Museum
Oct 30, 20215 min read
Annie Paine's Death
Priscilla Richmond was widowed and living alone. Her home, which was located on present day Foster Street, was described as being on “the...
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Seth Mendell
Oct 18, 20215 min read
Joseph Meigs
Of the many personalities that stand out in the 331 years of Mattapoisett’s history, perhaps that of Joseph Meigs is one of the more...
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Dick Morgado
Sep 3, 20212 min read
When the Circus Came to Town
Every kid of a certain age dreamed of running away with the circus. Short of hopping on a train and sleeping with the elephants I lived...
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Noah Good
Aug 24, 20219 min read
Mattapoisett's Response to the AIDS Crisis
How did people in the Tri-Town area, particularly Mattapoisett, experience the AIDS crisis? To examine this question, I looked through...
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