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? Centerville Historical
Museum
Through Aug. 30: The museum'
s
"Yearof Fashion"focus continueswith
a new exhibit,"Bloomers to Bikinis."
Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. The museum is
af 513 Main St. 508-775-0331,www.
centervillehistoricalmuseum.org.
? Classic sports cars
make you see red
Toad Hall at Simmons Homestead
Inn,288 Scudder Ave., Hyannis Port,
maintains a collection of over 50 clas-
sic sports cars,restored,red,and in
running condition. Open daily 11a.m.
to 5 p.m. $8, $4 ages 10-16, children
under 10 free with parents. 508-778-
4934 or visit www.toadhallcars.com.
? Coast Guard Heritage
— Museum
The Coast Guard Heritage Museum
atthe Trayser,3353 Main St. (Route
6A), Barnstable, open May through
October,Tuesdayto Saturday,10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Visit www.cgheritage.org.
? Historical Society of
Santuit and Cotuit
The Dottridge Homestead and Mu-
seum and Fire Museum at 1148 Main
St., Cotuit,are open for the season.
The site also has an archive room,
gift shop, Ice House and Historical
Kitchen Gardens. Open weekends
through Columbus Day,Thanksgiving
weekend and during Christmas in
Cotuit,the first weekend inDecember.
Thearchives are availablefor research,
andthe Homestead and museums are
available for private tours by appoint-
ment. Museum and gift shop hours
are Fridayto Sunday,1-5 p.m.to Labor
Day and Saturday and Sunday1-5 p,m.
through Columbus Day.508-438-0461.
? JFK Hyannis Museum
The John F. Kennedy Hyannis
Museum, 397 Main St., features
photographic,video and oral history
exhibitssurroundingJFK's daysspent
on Cape Cod.The museum hours are 9
a.m.-5 p.m.Monday- Saturday,noon-5
p.m. Sunday and holidays.Admission
•includes entry to Cape Cod Baseball
League Hall of Fame. $8; $4 over age
65; $3 ages 10-17; free under age 10.
508-790-3077.
? Osterville Historical
Museum
The Osterville Historical Museum
is open for the season with featured
exhibits "Sail into the Past: 100Years
of the Wianno Senior" and "Shall We
Dance." The Parker House, Cammett
House and Boat Shops will be open
for guided tours every Thursday at 11
a.m.The Museum office openTuesday
.through Friday9 a.m.to 1:30p.m.year
round. Please call inadvance.Admis-
sion is'free.
Farmers' market open Fridays
through Sept. 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
508-428-5861,
The Osterville Historical Museum
is at 155 West Bay Road.
More info: 508-428-5861;
www.OstervilleMuseum.org
? West Barnstable RR
Station
The West Barnstable Railroad
Station on Route 149 is open for the
season, May to October, Saturdays
9 to 2.
Scenic Passenger Train - The
Cape Cod Central Railroad's 'Scenic
Passenger Train' runs through the
sand dunes,cranberry bogs and salt
marshes, on a 2-hour round trip to
the Cape Cod Canal. Trainschedules
are available atthe West Barnstable
and Hyannis Stations.Tickets for the
train from West Barnstable are sold
atthe station ONLYon Saturdays until
train time.
? West Parish
Meetinghouse
The historic 1717 Parish Meeting-
house,2049 MeetinghouseWay(Route
149), West Barnstable, is one of two
surviving First Period New England
meetinghouses. Built in 1717 and
authentically restored,the post and
beam structure was the site of Barn-
stable town meetings for more than
130 years and has housed the West
Parish of Barnstable congregation for
almost 300 years. Open daily,free of
charge,9 a.m.to 4 p.m.for self-guided
tours,Memorial Dayto Columbus Day.
wvirw.T717meetinghouse.org
? Zio'n Union Heritage
Museum
The Zion Union Heritage Museum,
276 North St. in Hyannis features
artwork and memorabilia byCape Cod-
ders on the Cape's African-American
and Cape Verdean history.
Admission is $5 for adults,$4 for
seniors,$3 for ages 10to 17
,and free
for younger children. 508-790-9466.
CAPEWIDE
? Bourne Historical
Society
The Bourne Historical Society,30
Keene St.,Buzzards Bay,is a nonprofit
organization devoted to preserving
the history of the Town of Bourne.
BHS maintains the Aptucxet Trading
Post Museum in Bourne Village, a
restoration of Plimoth Colony's first
trading post. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.Mondays,Tuesdays
,Wednesdays,
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Call 508-759-8167 or visit www.
bournehistoricalsoc.org.
? Brewster Historical
Society
The Brewster Historical Society is
at 3171Main St., Brewster. 508-896-
9521,www.brewsterhistoricalsociety.
org/events.html
? Brooks Academy
Museum
Museum research library
and photo archive open by
appointment year-round. Mu-
seum exhibits open Thursdays,
Fridays, and Saturdays through
Oct. 11. Thursdays, 1-6 p.m.;
Fridays & Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.
Admission $3 for adults; free for
members and kidsto 18. Office
Hours Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, year-round.
The museum is at 80 Paral-
lel St., Harwich. 508-432-8089,
www.harwichhistoricalsociety.
org.
? Cape Cod Museum of
Natural History
The museum,869 Main St., Brew-
ster, offers a full calendar of events
year round, including talks, walks,
classes, special lectures and book
signings and other presentations of
interest to the wider community.
Go to www.ccmnh.org or call
508-896-3867.
? Chatham Historical
Society
The Atwood House Museum,home
of the Chatham Historical Society,
347 Stage Harbor Road, is open for
the season,www.chathamhistorical-
society.org.
? Chatham Marconi
Maritime Center
The Center is open throughAug.31,
Tues.-Sat.,1-5 p.m. Sundays,1-4 p.m.
The museum is at 847 Orleans Road
(Route 28), North Chatham.
? Edward Gorey House
The Edward Gorey House,8 Straw-
berry Lane,Yarmouth Port is open for
the season.
Through Dec.28: New 2014exhibit
of "F is for Fantods - The 28 Books
of Edward Gorey's Fantod Press."
Hours are 11a.m.to 4 p.m.Thursday-
Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.$8,
$5 students, seniors, $2 kids ages
6 to 12. 508-362-3909 or visit www,
edwardgoreyhouse.org.
? Falmouth Historical
Society & Museums
on the Green
The Museums on the Green, 55-
65 Palmer Ave., Falmouth. Hours are
Tuesday-Friday,10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Research library is open Tuesday
and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ap-
pointments suggested.508-548-4857,
www.falmouthhistoricalsociety.org.
? Heritage Museums &
Gardens
Family Fun Fridays: At Heritage,
summer Fridays are days for the
whole family,11a.m. to 5 p.m., with
special activities,lawn games,music
and magic. On the Outdoor Concert
Stage July11: Children's entertainer
Stacey Peasley; July 18: Music by
the Toe Jam Puppet Band; July 25:
Singer/songwriter Wayne Potash,
all at 1
1a.m.
Heritage Museums & Gardens is
at 67 Grove St.,Sandwich,and offers
programs and events year round.$18,
$8, youth ages 3-12,free, age 2 and
under. A schedule of program offer-
ings is available at 508-888-3300,x
175,or visit
www.heritagemuseums.org
? Historical Society of
Old Yarmouth
Historical Society of OldYarmouth'
s
Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum,
11Strawberry Lane,the Cape's only
mid-19* century sea captains' home
and18th century Colonialkitchen open
tothe public.Featured exhibitthrough
July 15 is a private 17th-19th century
pewter collection.
The museum is off Route 6A,
Yarmouth Port, open through Oct. 12
for docent-led tours, Friday through
Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Call 508-362-3021
or visit www.hsoy.org.
?Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Museum
The history and culture of the
Wampanoag from the Stone Age to
the present is detailed in a range of
exhibits.The museum is the only one
in existence devoted exclusively to
Wampanoag history.
The collection displays ancient
artifacts and other Native American
heirlooms forming a chronologi-
cal commentary on life among the
Wampanoag for thousands of years,
including tools,baskets,hunting and
fishing implements, weapons and
domestic utensils. The focal point is
a large diorama depicting a scene
from an earlyWampanoag settlement.
The museum is at 414 Main St.
(Route 130), Mashpee. Open Monday
and Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 508-
477-9339 (museum); 508-477-6160
(Tribal Historic Preservation office);
www.mashpeewampanoagtribe.com/
museum
? Sandwich Glass
Museum
FREE Fun Friday: July 18: the
Museum welcomes visitors at no
cost, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., as part of
the Highland Street Foundation's 6th
Annual "Free Fun Fridays" program.
Through Nov. 2: "Swinging the
Lamp: Ship Models from the USS
ConstitutionModel Shipwright Guild,
"
featuring dozens of expertly crafted
models of all sizes, from whaling
vessels to tugboats and more. Free
with museum admission.
Through Oct. 31: The acclaimed
McDermott Glass Studio presents
glass art by David McDermott and
Yukimi Matsumoto and works by
Isabel Green and Bryan Randa.
Walkingtours of historic Sandwich
Village.The 90-minute jaunts leavethe
Sandwich Glass Museum at 10 a.m.
on Tuesdays and Thursdays through
August,then onSaturdaysinSeptem-
ber (no tour on the 13'") and the first
two weeks of October. No charge,
but donations are welcome.
The Sandwich Glass Museum is at
129 Main St. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. daily,April through December.
$8,$2 children. 508-888-0251 or visit
www.sandwichglassmuseum.org.
? NATURE
? Summer at Museum of
Natural History
• Incredible NEW Inflatable Gray
Whale - Walk through this amaz-
ing creature and learn all about the
whale'
s behavior from the inside out.
Dates: July 9, 23; Aug. 13,29, from
9:30 a.m.to 4 p.m. Free with museum
admission.
• Mudflat Mania: Explore the life
on and below the Brewster sand
flats in this popular yearly program.
Upcoming:July18(11a.m.),July 21(2
p.m.),July 23 (3:45 p.m.).$5-$7.More
info: 508-896-3867; www.ccmnh.org
•This year's KidSummer activities
at CCMNH are inquiry-based environ-
mental education programs for ages
3-15that encourage creative thinking
and hands-on leaming.Tolearn more,
contact kidsummer@ccmnh.org
? Summer at Three Bays
Through Aug. 20: Learn about the
bayside's aquatic life while exploring
magnificent tidal pools (all ages -
kids to grandparents), Wednesdays
at 9 a.m. or 3 p.m., Dowses Beach,
Osterville.
? Birding at CCMNH
At Cape Cod Museum of Natural
History,Route 6A, Brewster:
• Birdwatching for Beginners
Learn to identify birds through
sight and sound,with both indoor and
outdoor activities, led by Gretchen
MoranTowers,at Cape Cod Museum
of Natural History,10 a.m. Upcoming
dates: July 24, Aug. 21. Free with
museum admission. 508-896-3867;
www.ccmnh.org
• Tuesday Tweets: Join bird nerd
Gretchen MoranTowerson birdwatch-
ing and walking expeditions,9:30 to
10:30 a.m., and bring your binocs.
Upcoming: July 29; Aug.19,Aug. 26,
9:30to 10:30 a.m.$4. Rain cancels.For
more info, call 508-896-3867; www.
ccmnh.org
? Mass Audubon
Sanctuaries
At the following Cape locations:
• Summer at Long Pasture:"Crea-
ture Feature ":TuesdaysthroughAug.
26, 9 to noon - Become a nature
detective and learn about the many
creatures that make their home at
Long Pasture.Visit the website for a
list of the featured creatures.
"Aquatic Explorations":Thursdays
through Aug. 28, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
- Visit marine habitats on a cruise
aboard Hy-Line's Sea Swan and bring
up creatures from the deep. Family
program.
Pre-registration required.
• Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary,
345 Bone Hill Road, Barnstable,¦has
a host of ongoing programs.
• Explore 110 acres,including tidal
flats,pastures with goats and cows,
butterfly meadows and a spectacular
Barnstable Harbor view. Kayak trips,
marine cruises, wildlife hikes. Trails
open dawn to dusk. More info: 508-
362-7475; www.massaudubon.org.
• Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctu-
ary, Ashumet Road, Falmouth. 508-
362-7475.
•Skunknett River Sanctuary.Bumps