Brewster Namskaket Arrowhead known as a Snappit Point. These points date from the Middle Archaic to Late Archaic period, between 6,000 - 8,000 years old.
Read moreIn the Attic - Ouija Board
What better way to have fun on a dark solstice evening than lighting a few candles and playing the Ouija Board?
Read moreIn the Attic - Portrait of Captain Freeman H. Bangs
Portrait of Captain Freeman H. Bangs. Born in Brewster, November 1, 1809, Bangs commenced going to sea as a boy. In 1836, he had command of the brig Roxanna in the Mediterranean trade.
Read moreIn the Attic - Satucket Map 1795
In 1694 “The Satucket Lands” as they were then called were incorporated as the Town of Harwich. They ran from Namskaket Marsh (then the bound for Eastham) to Quivet Creek (then the bound for Yarmouth) and from “sea to sea” (Nantucket Sound to Cape Cod Bay). This 1795 map shows Harwich before the 1803 divide separating Brewster from Harwich.
Read moreIn the Attic - Shellwork Bouquet
This is a Shellwork bouquet (coquillage) c. 1850. Its medium is shells (coquillage), blown glass, walnut.
Read moreIn the Attic - Portrait Jewelry
Susan Griffith Bangs 1809-1850
Close up images of jewelry pieces from the Sea Captains oil portraits currently on display at the Captain Cobb House Museum.
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