Articles
- The 1885 Sand Hill School
- A Bit About the Boardwalk
- The Boyden Block
- A Brickyard in Sandwich (as we mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812)
- Aerial Views of Town Center
- Main Street: Then and Now
- The Nye Museum, Old County Road and Cedarville
- Researching Your House History
- Sandwich’s Animal Night Club and the Locust Grove Asylum
- The Story of the “Old Titus” Clock
- Town Hall Through the Years
- Saddle and Pillion Graves
- What’s in YOUR backyard?
Categories
Links
- Cape Cod Historical Links A great collection of links to historical information throughout the Cape
- East Sandwich Friends Meeting House
- Friends of the Sandwich Town Archives (FOSTA)
- Glass Town Cultural District
- Historic Properties Real Estate Scholarship
- Links to the Past Sandwich Historical Celebrations through the years
- Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS)
- Sandwich Conservation Trust
- Sandwich Town Hall Preservation Award Sandwich Town Hall was granted a 2011 Preservation Award for Rehabilitation & Restoration.
- Sandwich's 375th Anniversary Photos & Videos of the celebration held in 2014
- Sandwich, UK Twinning Towns!
- The Sandwich Town Archives
- Save Historic Places A great resource from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Sources
- "A Handbook of New England" 1917
- "ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATISTICS OF LABOR" For the Year Ending November 30, 1922
- "History of Barnstable County," 1890, by Simeon Deyo
- "History of Sandwich and Bourne, Plymouth Records" 1912
- "Nye Family of America"
- "Sandwich Glass" by Lenore Wheeler Williams
- "The Pressed Glassware of Old Sandwich"
- "Towns of New England and Old England"
- "Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of Sandwich and Bourne" 1889
- Cape Cod Gravestones
- Cape Cod Historical Links A great collection of links to historical information throughout the Cape
- Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS)
- The Sandwich Town Archives
- Town of Sandwich Historic Preservation Plan (PDF file)
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Glass Town Cultural District
New Glass Town Cultural District Website A note from The GTCD Planning Group: In October, Sandwich’s Glass Town Cultural District (GTCD) was designated through a vote of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. We join 13 other districts state wide in this … Continue reading
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The Nye Museum, Old County Road and Cedarville
The Nye Grist Mill, Homestead and Grange Hall This year marks the 50th year of Nye Association ownership (actual preservation) and the 40th year being open as a museum. In 1665 the Town of Sandwich gave 12 acres in East … Continue reading
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Aerial Views of Town Center
4 – Sandwich Card & Tag Co. 5 – G. Howland’s Lumber Yard 6 – Town Hall 7 – Sandwich Casino 8 – High School 10 – Sandwich Academy 14 – Novelty Block 15 – Central House 16 – Post … Continue reading
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