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Maritime Musings Episode 9: Cape Cod Boatbuilders Roundtable
Maritime Musings Episode 9: Cape Cod Boatbuilders Roundtable

Maritime Musings Episode 9: Cape Cod Boatbuilders Roundtable

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Lifesaving and ida lewis
Lifesaving and ida lewis

Join us August 5th, 2023 from 11:00am-1:00pm to learn all about this incredible woman!

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Local Students’ Art Featured in Upcoming CCMM Exhibit
Local Students’ Art Featured in Upcoming CCMM Exhibit

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is excited to announce the Student Art Exhibit in our Fine Arts Gallery, opening this April.

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Coveted Mass Humanities Grant Awarded to CCMM
Coveted Mass Humanities Grant Awarded to CCMM

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a highly competitive $20,000 grant from Mass Humanities for its “Expand Massachusetts Stories” initiative!

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Thank you Community Racing Inc.!
Thank you Community Racing Inc.!

CCMM and the Rowing Program would like to thank Community Racing, Inc., the stewards of the Lewis Bay Boathouse in Yarmouth, MA.

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Don’t Squish the JellyFish!
Don’t Squish the JellyFish!

One of the strangest creatures that frequent our shores is the jellyfish. Learn more about these fascinating creatures.

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CCMM Awarded Bridge Street Fund Support
CCMM Awarded Bridge Street Fund Support

CCMM is excited to announce that we have been awarded funds from the Bridge Street Fund, a special initiative of the Mass Humanities.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 8 Mark Wilkins
Maritime Musings: Ep. 8 Mark Wilkins

Tony sits down with writer, lecturer, and museum professional Mark Wilkins. He is currently the Curator of Maritime History at the Calvert Marine Museum.

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Why was sperm whale so prized by 19th century whalers?
Why was sperm whale so prized by 19th century whalers?

During New England’s whaling industry, the most highly prized oil was spermaceti, sometimes referred to as “head oil,” as it was obtained from the head of the sperm whale. Learn why!

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Scrimshaw Mystery: Double-sided Bookends
Scrimshaw Mystery: Double-sided Bookends

In the world of scrimshaw, it is not unusual to find matched sets, with two sperm-whale teeth having the same design.

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Sparrow-Hawk findings
Sparrow-Hawk findings

Long-time CCMM members and visitors may remember an early exhibit of the remains of a boat, about 40 feet long, believed to be the SPARROW-HAWK.

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Changes in the Cape Cod Coastline
Changes in the Cape Cod Coastline

Today, geologists believe that barrier beaches go through a cycle of 150 years, during which time one long, continuous beach forms, then is broken open, then gradually fills back in. Chatham’s barrier beach is in the midst of once such cycle.

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Row to Nantucket
Row to Nantucket

April fools! Learn more about our fun-loving group of rowers and join us for a row around Lewis Bay.

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Sister Sailors
Sister Sailors

While in the 17th and 18th centuries, women traveled on fishing and whaling boats only occasionally, in the 19th century, they began accompanying their captain husbands to sea much more often.

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STEM Students Put Lessons to Practical Use Building 10-foot Skiff
STEM Students Put Lessons to Practical Use Building 10-foot Skiff

Read all about our Fall 2021 Boatbuilding Class!

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Free Admission - Winter Camp 2022!
Free Admission - Winter Camp 2022!

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is happy to offer FREE ADMISSION TO ALL on Friday, February 25, 2022 thanks to a grant from the Highland Street Foundation!

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Cape Cod Museum Trail's "Monday at the Museum Podcast" - listen here!
Cape Cod Museum Trail's "Monday at the Museum Podcast" - listen here!

Join Cape Cod Museum Trail as they speak with Elizabeth York, the Executive Director at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis, MA.

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Cape Cod Maritime Museum casts Family Week, Mayflower lecture
Cape Cod Maritime Museum casts Family Week, Mayflower lecture

Check out an article about the Cape Cod Maritime Museum's summer activities in the Barnstable Patriot!

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 7 Pirates of Pleasant Bay AND more!
Maritime Musings: Ep. 7 Pirates of Pleasant Bay AND more!

Tony sits down with underwater field archeologist and former director of the Whydah Pirate Museum, Chris Macort.

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Cape Cod Maritime Museum restoring 1944 surfboat
Cape Cod Maritime Museum restoring 1944 surfboat

Follow the Walkway to the Sea along Hyannis Harbor! Read the article here.

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Grants help 3 Cape Cod nonprofits thrive
Grants help 3 Cape Cod nonprofits thrive

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum raised above and beyond what it ever imagined to fund a summer camp program for children interested in marine biology.

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When Hyannis had a railroad spur jutting into the harbor
When Hyannis had a railroad spur jutting into the harbor

CCMM's Curator Don Stucke featured in an article by the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance: Read Here!

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 6 Richard Boonisar
Maritime Musings: Ep. 6 Richard Boonisar

Tony Davis talks to Dennis historian Richard Boonisar, the Lifesaving Service’s first superintendent.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 5 Elizabeth York
Maritime Musings: Ep. 5 Elizabeth York

Tony Davis talks to Elizabeth York about joining the Cape Cod Maritime Museum as the new director.

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Open Again!
Open Again!

As you know, the Cape Cod Maritime Museum re-opened last week after many months of being closed due to state-wide Covid-19 restrictions...and we are happy to report that our first week was a great success!

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Changes at helm of Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Changes at helm of Cape Cod Maritime Museum

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is pleased to announce Elizabeth York as its new Executive Director.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 4 Scott Dayton
Maritime Musings: Ep. 4 Scott Dayton

Tony Davis talks to Scott Dayton about the Cape Cod Boat Builder's Show.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 3 Tony Davis visits Bill Burke at Salt Pond Visitor Center
Maritime Musings: Ep. 3 Tony Davis visits Bill Burke at Salt Pond Visitor Center

Tony Davis visits Bill Burke at the Salt Pond Visitor Center at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts.

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Swirling Currents - a talk with former shellfish biologist Sandy Macfarlane
Swirling Currents - a talk with former shellfish biologist Sandy Macfarlane
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First Annual “Midwinter Shellfish Bash n’ Hash”
First Annual “Midwinter Shellfish Bash n’ Hash”

In honor of local shellfishermen and women, not only has the Cape Cod Maritime Museum curated a fascinating, informative new exhibit entitled Shellfishing Cape Cod, but the museum has also curated a unique lineup of events to celebrate the exhibit’s opening.

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Podcast Episodes

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Maritime Musings Episode 9: Cape Cod Boatbuilders Roundtable
Maritime Musings Episode 9: Cape Cod Boatbuilders Roundtable

Maritime Musings Episode 9: Cape Cod Boatbuilders Roundtable

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 8 Mark Wilkins
Maritime Musings: Ep. 8 Mark Wilkins

Tony sits down with writer, lecturer, and museum professional Mark Wilkins. He is currently the Curator of Maritime History at the Calvert Marine Museum.

Read More →
Maritime Musings: Ep. 7 Pirates of Pleasant Bay AND more!
Maritime Musings: Ep. 7 Pirates of Pleasant Bay AND more!

Tony sits down with underwater field archeologist and former director of the Whydah Pirate Museum, Chris Macort.

Read More →
Maritime Musings: Ep. 6 Richard Boonisar
Maritime Musings: Ep. 6 Richard Boonisar

Tony Davis talks to Dennis historian Richard Boonisar, the Lifesaving Service’s first superintendent.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 5 Elizabeth York
Maritime Musings: Ep. 5 Elizabeth York

Tony Davis talks to Elizabeth York about joining the Cape Cod Maritime Museum as the new director.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 4 Scott Dayton
Maritime Musings: Ep. 4 Scott Dayton

Tony Davis talks to Scott Dayton about the Cape Cod Boat Builder's Show.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 3 Tony Davis visits Bill Burke at Salt Pond Visitor Center
Maritime Musings: Ep. 3 Tony Davis visits Bill Burke at Salt Pond Visitor Center

Tony Davis visits Bill Burke at the Salt Pond Visitor Center at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 2 Tony Davis visits Walter Baron at his shop
Maritime Musings: Ep. 2 Tony Davis visits Walter Baron at his shop

Tony Davis visits boat builder Walter Baron at his shop in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

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Maritime Musings: Ep. 1 Retrospective and Prospective
Maritime Musings: Ep. 1 Retrospective and Prospective

In this episode, we review the 20-year history of the Cape Cod Maritime Museum.

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Press Releases

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CCMM Awarded Bridge Street Fund Support
CCMM Awarded Bridge Street Fund Support

CCMM is excited to announce that we have been awarded funds from the Bridge Street Fund, a special initiative of the Mass Humanities.

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Free Admission - Winter Camp 2022!
Free Admission - Winter Camp 2022!

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is happy to offer FREE ADMISSION TO ALL on Friday, February 25, 2022 thanks to a grant from the Highland Street Foundation!

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Grants help 3 Cape Cod nonprofits thrive
Grants help 3 Cape Cod nonprofits thrive

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum raised above and beyond what it ever imagined to fund a summer camp program for children interested in marine biology.

Read More →
Changes at helm of Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Changes at helm of Cape Cod Maritime Museum

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is pleased to announce Elizabeth York as its new Executive Director.

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Swirling Currents - a talk with former shellfish biologist Sandy Macfarlane
Swirling Currents - a talk with former shellfish biologist Sandy Macfarlane
Read More →
First Annual “Midwinter Shellfish Bash n’ Hash”
First Annual “Midwinter Shellfish Bash n’ Hash”

In honor of local shellfishermen and women, not only has the Cape Cod Maritime Museum curated a fascinating, informative new exhibit entitled Shellfishing Cape Cod, but the museum has also curated a unique lineup of events to celebrate the exhibit’s opening.

Read More →