Visit

Museum exhibits open Thursday, June 21 – Saturday, October 6.
Hours are Thursdays, 1-6 p.m.; Friday & Saturday 1-4 p.m.
Admission is $3 for adults; free for members and kids to 18.
Research library & Photo archive – Open by appointment year-round.
Office Hours – Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, year-round.

Group tours and education programs are offered year round by appointment.
For more information or to make a reservation, please call the museum at (508) 432-8089 or email harwichhistoricalsociety@verizon.net.

So Sabi: Celebrating Cape Verdean Culture Exhibit opens Saturday, June 16, 1-4 p.m.

A Ruinous and Unhappy War: New England and the War of 1812

Talk by author Jim Ellis and tours of the newly restored historic Powder House used by the Harwich militia. Admission.

Clearing the Coastline: Nineteenth Century Ecological and cultural Transformations of Cape Cod

Talk by author and University of Connecticut History professor Matthew Mackenzie. Sponsored with Brooks Free Library. Free.

Remembering Elmer Crowell: A 150th Retrospective

Bird decoy experts Ted and Judy Harmon discuss Harwich's famed decoy carver. Admission.

Museum Exhibits Open
So Sabi: Celebrating Cape Verdean Culture

Explore this new exhibition that presents celebrates, educates, and displays the culture, history, and achievements of the Cape Verdean community. Through October 6.

Farmers' Market

On the grounds of Brooks Academy Museum. Museum; exhibits open for extended hours.

Walking Tours of Historic Harwich Center

Costumed guides tell the stories and point out the sights of the historic villageat Brooks Academy Museum. Fee includes admission to the Museum.

Village Crafters

Craft shows by local juried crafters on the lawn of the Museum.

Island Pond Cemetery Tours

One hour tour walking tour of one of Harwich's most beautiful cemeteries, once part of an estate owned by the Rev. Nathan Underwood. Admission.

Thompson's Clam Bar

Talk and panel discussion by former employees about this famed Harwich eatery. Admission.

Graveyard Tours

Meet the "spirits" of Harwich past on these guided lantern tours of the First Congregational Church Cemetery. Admission.

Harvest Pie Sale

All homemade, all delicious. Benefits the museum program.

Hometown Treasures

Antiques, collectibles, books and flea market finds along Parallel Street. Shop or rent a space to sell your wares.

Holiday Fair

ADecorations, crafts, jewelry, holiday goodies and more.
December 2, Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Christmas in Harwich. Tours of museum exhibits. Sponsored with the Harwich Chamber of Commerce.

Holiday Fair

Decorations, crafts, jewelry, holiday goodies and more.
December 2, Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Christmas in Harwich. Tours of museum exhibits. Sponsored with the Harwich Chamber of Commerce.