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Our Home’s History Is Our History

A View From The Chair: April 2012 By Terry Blake Chairperson, SHC, 2012 We have two direct connections to history: our family and our home. Family members pass and leave us with cherished memories, but our beloved homes tend to outlive us. They are what remain of those who lived [...]

Sand Hill School Open House & Forum

A View From The Chair: March 2012 By Terry Blake Chairperson, SHC, 2012 Update March 24, 2012: Many thanks to everyone who attended the events yesterday. Because of you, the day was a success. Please check back for further updates. [Original 2012 post follows.] I want to thank the members [...]

2011: Looking Back, Looking Forward

A View From The Chair: December 2011 By Terry Blake Chairperson, SHC, 2011 Looking Back As 2011 draws to a close the Sandwich Historical Commission finds itself weighing the merits of two controversial issues and pursuing another that few people considered an issue at all. The request from the Sandwich [...]

Cedarville

by Don Bayley The Only Way to Get to Barnstable Today's Old County Road in East Sandwich follows the original route of the Old King's Highway which followed native American trails meandering along the southern edge of Scorton Marsh. Until about 1847, there wasn't a road where Route 6A is [...]

Sandwich-By-The-Sea (1914)

Historical Sketch of the Famous Old Town Published by: The Sandwich Historical Society 1914 View Book

Love Letter to Cape Cod

"Protect our Past is proud to introduce our 30 minute film Love Letter To Cape Cod. The cultural history of Cape Cod is in danger like never before. We address the challenges facing everyone who loves the quaint charm and character of Cape Cod but see it slipping away. Love [...]

Sandwich, Mass., in 1774 – Setting the Battle Lines for Revolution

To get an idea of how intense the feuding between the British loyalists and the Colonial rebels was in 1774 in New England, you could spend a few hours scouring the history books at the library. Or you could go down to Cape Cod and get lunch and a [...]

Brady Island

By Bill Daley What we call “Brady Island” today was once a charming teardrop shaped upland of 12 acres in the middle of the historical harbor marsh that connected the Village of Sandwich to Cape Cod Bay at high tides. The creeks around the island were used as [...]

Timothy Ruggles – The Rise and Fall of a Massachusetts Loyalist

By Bill Daley Timothy Ruggles of Sandwich was a prominent leader in the Massachusetts colony during the time immediately preceding the American Revolution in 1775. Had he not been a Loyalist, he might have been one of the founding fathers of the new nation. He was born in Rochester, Massachusetts [...]

How well do you know Sandwich?

By Bill Dayley Cpt. Abraham Hoxie House Here is an interesting home with a very interesting story. This home was built for Captain Abraham Hoxie (1808-1888) who was the best known whaling captain in Sandwich. He commanded more than a dozen different vessels and retired to Spectacle Pond [...]