NHA University Continues & New Historic Properties Webinar Series to Launch in January 2021.
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NHA Closes the Whaling Museum Till Further Notice Due to COVID Surge on Nantucket
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has made the difficult decision to close their Whaling Museum until further notice due to this week’s surge in COVID-19 cases on Nantucket. On Saturday, the NHA made this announcement:Out of an abundance of caution, the Whaling Museum closes Saturday 12/5 and until further notice, […]
The Nantucket Historical Association Will Hold Their Holiday Festivals This Year!
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will be hosting two of their most popular holiday events this November and December, they announced this week. Due to special guidance due to the pandemic, the festivals will be different from those previously held. The NHA has reimagined its plans slightly to adhere to […]
Preserving Island History: New Acquisitions by the Nantucket Historical Association
Three significant items–a painting, a memoir, and a scrimshawed whale’s tooth–have been added to the Nantucket Historical Association‘s (NHA’s) Permanent Collection. The Trustees of the NHA announce the acquisition of Milo Calkin’s memoir documenting his time aboard the Nantucket whaleship Independence, an Albert C. Gardner tooth, and the painting Northern […]
Holiday Happenings on Nantucket Island
Dozens of Christmas trees now line downtown streets on Nantucket, waiting for schoolchildren and other island groups and individuals to adorn them with holiday ornaments and lights before the Illumination on Friday, November 29. The Illumination is the official start of Nantucket Noel (as the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce, […]
Details on Upcoming On-Island Film
In late March, independent filmmaker Jay Craven and his crew will arrive on Nantucket to begin production of Craven’s upcoming film, Peter and John. Craven’s production company, Kingdom County Productions, has partnered with Vermont’s Marlboro College to produce this period piece based on Guy de Maupassant’s novel, Pierre et Jean. […]
Giving for the Holidays
Would you call me a turkey if I told you I was going swimming with some friends in the North Atlantic on Thanksgiving Day? Though turkeys we may be, we are turkeys with a cause. This year marks the 12th Annual Cold Turkey Plunge, which benefits the Nantucket Atheneum’s Weezie […]