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155 West Bay Road. More info: 508-428-
5861; www.OstervilleMuseum.org
WEST BARNSTABLE RAIL-
ROAD STATION • The West Barn-
stable Railroad Station on Route 149 is
closed for the winter. Scenic passenger
train rides is over for the season.
WEST PARISH MEETING-
-HOUSE • The historic 1717 Parish
Meetinghouse, 2049 Meetinghouse Way
(Route 149), West Barnstable,is one of
two surviving First Period New England
meetinghouses. Closed for tours for the
season. www.1717meetinghouse.org
ZION UNION HERITAGE
MUSEUM • The Zion Union Heritage
Museum,276 North St. in Hyannis fea-
tures artwork and memorabilia by Cape
Codders 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
BENJAMIN NYE HOME-
STEAD & MUSEUM • The 1678
Benjamin Nye Homestead and Museum
is at 85 Old County Road,East Sandwich,
the second house built by Sandwich
settler Nye (1620-1706),who also built
water-powered grist and fulling mills
on the property.For more information
call John Cullity at 508-888-7629; www.
nyefamily.org
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 508-759-8167or 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. Office Hours Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, year-round.
The museum is at 80 Parallel St,
Harwich. 508-432-8089,www.harwich-
historicalsociety.org
CAPE COD MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY • The
museum, 869 Main St,Brewster, 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 Histori-
cal Society, 347 Stage Harbor Road, is
closed for the season, www.chathamhis-
toricalsociety.org.
EDWARD GOREY HOUSE •
Through Dec. 28: New 2014 exhibit of "F
is for Fantods - The 28 Books of Edward
Gorey's Fantod Press."
The Edward Gorey House is at 8
Strawberry Lane, Yarmouth Port. 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 AND 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 1p.m. Appoint-
ments suggested. 508-548-4857, www.
falmouthhistoricalsociety.org.
HERITAGE MUSEUM AND
GARDENS - 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
offerings is available at 508-888-3300,x
175,or visit www.heritagemuseums.org
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF
OLD YARMOUTH - The Captain
Bangs Hallet House Museum,11Straw-
berry Lane, the Cape's only mid-19th
century sea captains' home and 18th
century Colonial kitchen, at 11Straw-
berry Lane,is closed for the season. 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 exclu-
sively to Wampanoag history.
The collection displays ancient
artifacts and other Native American
heirlooms forming a chronological com-
mentary 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 early
Wampanoag 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.mashpee-
wampanoagtribe.com/museum
SANDWICH GLASS
MUSEUM - The museum is at 129
Main St. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
daily through December. $8, $2 children.
508-888-0251 or visit www.sandwich-
glassmuseum.org.
NATURE
INCREDIBLE WHALE • Dec.
30: Walk inside the Incredible Inflatable
Gray Whale ,11a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape
Cod Museum of Natural History, Route
6A, Brewster. Free with museum admis-
sion. 508-896-3867.
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 Moran Towers, at Cape
Cod Museum of NaturalHistory, 10a.m.
Call for dates. Free with museum admis-
sion. 508-896-3867; www.ccmnh.org.
Tuesday Tweets: Join bird nerd
Gretchen Moran Towers on birdwatching
and walking expeditions , 10 a.m., and
bring your binocs.
Upcoming tweets: Jan. 13, Jan. 27,
Feb. 10, Feb. 24.
$4. Rain cancels. For more info,call
508-896-3867; www.ccmnh.org
MASS AUDUBON SANC-
TUARIES • At the following Cape
locations:
Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345
Bone Hill Road, Barnstable, offers multi-
day field courses that explore the Cape's
coastal environment in the beautiful
setting of Sandy Neck Barrier Beach on
Barnstable Harbor. Call 508-362-7475.
Long Pasture has a host of ongoing
programs. Explore 110acres,including
tidal flats, pastures with goats and cows,
butterfly meadows and a spectacular
Barnstable Harbor view. Trails open
dawn to dusk. More info: 508-362-7475;
www.massaudubon.org.
Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary,
Ashumet Road,Falmouth. 508-362-7475.
Skunknett River Sanctuary, Bumps
River Road,Osterville,holds a variety of
ongoing walks and programs. 508-362-
7475
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is off
Route 6 just past the Eastham/Wellfleet
town line. Trails are open daily 8 a.m.
to dusk. Walks, birding and tidal pool
exploration, family cruises,canoe trips
and more. Admission is $5 for adults,$3
for children. Call 508-349-2615.
GREEN BRIAR NATURE
CENTER • The Thornton W. Burgess
Society's Green Briar Nature Center is at
6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich. A
variety of events (or children and adults
is featured year round.
Jam Kitchen: On Jan. 7 or Jan. 10
make apple pear jam; on Jan. 24 it's
frozen raspberry jam. Check website for
times.
Monday morning birding 9 a.m. to
noon with naturalist Gretchen Moran.
Call for date of next walk.
Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday through
mid-April. Admission by donation. For
a complete schedule of programs,visit
www.thorntonburgess.org or call 508-
888-6870.
CAPE COD NATIONAL SEA-
SHORE • The various locations offer
numerous walks,lectures and other
programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center,
Nauset Road, off Route 6 in Eastham,
508-255-3421; Province Lands Visitor
Center,Race Point Road,off Route 6 in
Provincetown, 508-487-1256.
TALKS
INNOVATION SPEAKER
SERIES • Cape Cod Community Col-
lege invites entrepreneurs,innovators
and experts to share their stories and
perspectives in a series of free talks, in
the Lorusso TechnologyBuilding at the
college unless noted.
For information and a schedule of
talks, call 508-362-2131; www.capecod.
edu/career-speakers
WALKS
WEDNESDAY WALKS WITH
CONNIE BOYCE • Seasonal walks
with Connie Boyce are hosted by the
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History,
Route 6A, Brewster.
Dec. 3V.Syrjala Conservation Area/
cranberry bogs, West Yarmouth,9:30
a.m.
$6. Walks leave from museum parking
lot. Heavy rain cancels. 508-896-3867.
HARWICH CONSERVATION
TRUST • HCT sponsors seasonal
walks,open to the public.
See more at: http://harwichconser-
vationtrust.org/walks-events/walk-
schedule/#sthash.b3HJuBeY.dpufAII
walks at 10 a.m. Free events,but RSVP to
508-432-3997, X 4.
NATURE AT HIGHFIELD
HALL • Estate walks are held the first
Sunday of each month at 1p.m. Partici-
pants can join a docent for a ramble
around the estate. $5. Highfield Hall is
at 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. 508-
495-1878.
BARNSTABLE LAND TRUST
• BLT hosts an ongoing roster of
seasonal walks and talks. Go to www.BLT.
org or call 508-771-2585 for a complete
schedule, information and directions on
all walks and events.
BARNSTABLE VILLAGE
TOURS • Join Derek Bartlett for a
stroll of the historic homes of Barn-
stable Irtrtage and learn the natural
history of Barnstable Harbor. Walks are
each Wednesday at 2 p.m.$5, free to
children under 8. For information, call
508-771-2725.
SIMPLE WALKS FOR
SENIORS, KIDS - TheThornton
W. Burgess Society holds gently-paced
nature walks every Tuesday at 1p.m.
for seniors, led by naturalist Patricia
Gonser. Walkers should meet at the
Green Briar Nature Center,Route 6A in
Sandwich to travel to other areas. $6 for
society members, $8 for nonmembers.
Walks through the Green Briar Nature
Center's Shirley G. Cross Wildflower
Garden are held Tuesday and Thursday
mornings at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $3 for
members and $5 for nonmembers.
Call Green Briar at 508-888-6870.
CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
JEWISH SOLO SENIORS •
There's a new SOCIAL group on Cape
Cod - for Jewish solo seniors - and
the first event will take place from 1
to 3 p.m. on Jan. 4 at Cotuit Center for
the Arts. Members will share interests
and hobbies, hold speaker meetings,
investigate group travel opportunities
and hold dinners in a comfortable social
setting. More information online at www.
jewishsoloseniors.com. All are welcome.
This is a free event - please RSVP to
jewishsoloseniors@gmail.com or call
508-280-1534. Sponsored by the Jewish
Federation of Cape Cod.
BARNSTABLE NEWCOMERS
• The Barnstable Newcomers Club is
open to residents of Barnstable's seven
villages, and meets the third Wednesday
of most months. No limits to length of
membership - everyone's a newcomer
forever. Refreshments and social gather-
ing are followed by a featured speaker.
Call 508-771-9654 or visit www.barn-
stablenewcomers.com.
CAPE COD BIRD CLUB - The
club hosts December bird walks,open
to all:Dec. 31;8 a.m.to 1p.m,and Jan.1,
noon to 4 p.m.
The club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the
second Monday of each month,Sep-
tember through May, at the Museum of
Natural History, 869 Route 6A, Brewster.
Meetings are free and open to all.
More info at www.capecodbirdclub.org.
OSTERVILLE MEN'S CLUB •
Osterville Men's Club meetings are held
the first Wednesday of the month at the
Doubletree by Hilton of Cape Cod, Hyan-
nis, with a social gathering at 11:30a.m.
and lunch and meeting at 12:15p.m. For
information, call 508-790-1299 or visit
www.ostervillemenscub.com/
WE THE PEOPLE - The U.S.
Constitution Study Group We the People
holds monthly meetings in the lower
level Community Room of the Centerville
Public Library, 585 Main St. For informa-
tion, contact Hillard W. Welch, president:
508-775-5567.
STEEPLE STREET POETS
• The group meets on the third Sat-
urday of each month at Mashpee
Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon. All
welcome.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS • VFW Post 2578holds meetings
for its members at 3 p.m. every second
Wednesday at Barnstable Airport confer-
ence room. Don Brenner,.commander.
For information,call 508-760-2885.
GILLS CLUB - The Gills Club is
an educational initiative by the Atlantic
White Shark Conservancy, dedicated to
connecting girls with Gills Club science
team female marine biologists,to share
knowledge and encourage women to
take leadership positions and inspire
others with their passion for sharks.
Ages 8 to 108 welcome. Free. 508-896-
3867;www.ccmnh.org
NU-VOICE CLUB OF CAPE
COD • This social organization,
founded in 1982 for new as well as
existing laryngectomees and their
spouses, meets on the second Thursday
of each month (Sept. through June)
at I) a.m. at Yarmouth Senior Center,
528 Forest Road, South Yarmouth. For
more information, call Bill Beardsley at
508-419-1307.
VETERANS FOR PEACE • The
Corporal Jeffrey M. Lucey Chapter 041
of Veterans For Peace meets the second
Wednesday of each month in Hyannis at
6 pm. Call 508-775-4045.
FRIDAY CRAFTERS - The
FBCOA Friday Crafters meet every Friday
from 1to 4 p.m. at the Barnstable Senior
Center,825 Falmouth Road (Route 28),
Hyannis. New members welcome. For
more information, call Carol at 508-775-
8568.
NATIONAL RAILWAY HIS-
TORICAL SOCIETY, CAPE COD
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