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
- 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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