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
- Feb 22, 2022
- 7 min
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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Mattapoisett Museum
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
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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Seth Mendell
- Oct 18, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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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Mattapoisett Museum
- Jul 14, 2021
- 7 min
Survival
Origins Founded in 1971, Bent Twig was an alternative school started by UMass Amherst graduate students who were working on degrees in...
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Mattapoisett Museum
- May 25, 2021
- 6 min
The Bark Wanderer
This article first appeared in the Spring, 2013 issue of the Crow's Nest, written by Seth Mendell. Launched from the shipyard of J. H....
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Mattapoisett Museum
- May 19, 2021
- 5 min
Happy Birthday!
Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the Incorporation of the Mattapoisett Historical Society, now known as the Mattapoisett Museum....
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
- May 3, 2021
- 5 min
Aunt Keziah
Early municipal record keeping in America consisted of recording town business along with life events of the town residents such as...
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Jeffrey Miller
- Apr 27, 2021
- 5 min
The Post, the Civil War, and Mattapoisett: Envelopes, Letters, and Perspectives
By Jeffrey Miller While the history of the American Civil War (1861-1865) itself is a little too complex to tackle in a short article, I...
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- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
Axe-Handle Bolles
"Axe-Handle Bolles" or Ellis R. Bolles as he was christened by his parents, was an inventor and blacksmith, famously known for his axe...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
Mattapoisett's Son Perished on Titanic
One hundred nine years ago today the world reacted in horror as news of the sinking of the Titanic spread. The RMS Titanic was carrying...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Lost History in the Woods
Hiking along the Rochester Land Trust’s Church’s Field will lead you down to the Mattapoisett River. It is very scenic with benches...
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Jeffrey Miller
- Mar 28, 2021
- 7 min
Mattapoisett & the Electric Trolley
This article previously appeared in a 2017 issue of our newsletter, The Crow's Nest, by Dr. Jeffrey Miller, Director of the Mattapoisett...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
Mattapoisett Willie
“ Why Mr. Rattican, I couldn’t think of it.” The words struck him like a slap in the face. He was stunned and confused. It was not...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
- Mar 10, 2021
- 4 min
The Case of the Stolen Corpse
In 1840, William Sparrow, a young resident of Rochester, went to work with his brother in law at his drug store in the village of...
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Mattapoisett Museum
- Mar 7, 2021
- 8 min
"A Chart of the Whale Coast of New England c.1810"
The Story Behind the Restoration of Clifford Ashley's Mural In 2011, Polly Duff Phipps, donated this exquisite mural, painted by Clifford...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
"Angel of the Wards"
Just before breakfast, on March 4th, 1918, Private Albert Gitchell of the U.S. Army reported to the hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas,...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
- Mar 3, 2021
- 5 min
The Shadows
The beautiful colonial house that sits on North Street was ominously called “The Shadows”. J. E. Norton Shaw and his wife, Helen Sherman...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
- Feb 28, 2021
- 4 min
Mattapoisett River Herring Weir
Herring Weir Mattapoisett -- The "life-line" to the sea for the Native Americans, who wintered in the inland forests on the shores of the...
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