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- A Christmas Night Murder in 1857
- A Name for the Park at 135 Main Street
- A Very Special Memorial Day
- Atlas of Boundaries of Sandwich 1901
- Aunt Sally and the Locust Grove Asylum
- Bird’s Eye View – The 1884 Poole Map
- Cedarville
- Dodge Macknight
- Ezra Perry
- Five more homes to receive distinctive Sandwich historical markers
- Historic Marker Program In The Sandwich Enterprise
- Historic Markers For Sandwich Homes
- Historic Preservation in Sandwich MA
- Historic Town Neck Brickyard Exposed by Erosion
- Historical Markers Part of Improvements Planned for Mill Creek Park.
- Historical Preservation Awards
- History of the Boardwalk
- How well do you know Sandwich?
- Joseph Wilson (1843-1886)
- New Civil War Memorial Wall Plaque Now in Town Hall
- Of Seals and Sandwiches
- Old Town Burying Ground Gets Restoration Work
- Old Windows – Save Thousands of Dollars
- Optimism Flows At Forum About Wing’s Future
- Owners of Canal plant to allow dig at site of solar project
- Parson’s Walk
- Plaques help mark Sandwich history
- Preservation, Not Demolition!
- Preserving Sandwich’s Brady’s Island
- Researching Your House History
- Sand Hill School Clark-Haddad Building Will Not Be Moved!
- Sand Hill School: The Clark-Haddad Memorial Building
- Sandwich & The Civil War
- Sandwich Historical Commission reaffirms stance: Save 1927 Wing
- Sandwich Historical Commission wants 1927 Wing exterior preserved
- Sandwich in the Civil War
- Sandwich Seeks Bidders for Deacon Eldred House
- Sandwich Town Archives General Index Available Online
- Saving Graves
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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 … Continue reading
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Joseph Wilson (1843-1886)
By Bill Daley There is a little-known gravesite of a black civil War soldier, Joseph Wilson, who is buried in Sandwich in a wooded area off of Quaker Meeting House Road near the Stop & Shop. In 2012, Eagle Scout … Continue reading
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1600 BASH
WATCH THE VIDEO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE BASHERS! On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Sandwich 375 Committee, congratulations and great thanks the 1600s BASH Team under the brilliant leadership of Bill Daley for a remarkable 1600 BASH, … Continue reading
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The 375th
Click the links below to view photos, videos and thank-yous for our past events: BASH 1600s BASH 1700s BASH 1800s BASH 1900s DAFFODIL FESTIVAL GOLF TOURNAMENT GRAND PARADE HERITAGE DAY HISTORIC HOME TOUR MARCH FOR THE ARTS OUR TOWN PAINTSCAPING … Continue reading
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The 275th
It was 1914: Sandwich celebrated its 275th Anniversary and the opening of the Cape Cod Canal.
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The 300th
Photos courtesy of Jim Pierce and Sandwich Town Archives
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How well do you know Sandwich?
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 … Continue reading
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Historical Preservation Awards
The Sandwich Historical Commission held an awards ceremony this Spring to honor the preservation of a number of historic homes and buildings. Member William Daley hosted the event at Oak Crest Cove. Award recipients were: (CLICK PHOTOS FOR LARGER VIEW) … Continue reading
Walking Tours
As an escape from all the bad news these days the Historical Comission is designing a virtual Walking Tour of Sandwich. There is an app for this called PocketSights that you can load on your phone. Here’s what we have … Continue reading
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