HISTORY ON TAP: CIDER OVER THE CENTURIES - CHEERS TO 250 YEARS!
Come explore the fascinating history of cider, from its ancient European origins to its rise in colonial America and its unique role in early Cape Cod life.…
Special Event - Jerome Rand: Sailing Into Oblivion
Join us on our tented patio for a special fundraising event featuring Jerome Rand, who will share the story of his solo circumnavigation of the globe - one of…
HISTORY ON TAP: RESTORATION OF THE SCHOONER HINDU
Step aboard the Schooner Hindu and journey through nearly a century of maritime history. This 1925 gaff-rigged schooner has carried generations of Provincetown…
HISTORY ON TAP: THE ROARING TWENTIES: A MAJOR TURNING POINT IN CAPE COD HISTORY
A vacant lot next to Jack’s Drum Shop in Hyannis was once home to the Cape’s first movie theater, the Idle Hour Theatre, which opened around 1912. Photo: Idle…
HISTORY ON TAP: FEMALE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS OF CAPE COD
Cape Cod is a destination for visitors drawn to our iconic lighthouses. Many imagine the romantic life of a lighthouse keeper — watching the sea, guiding…
HISTORY ON TAP: PROHIBITION ON CAPE COD - RUNNING THE RUM IN
During Prohibition, rumrunning was big business on Cape Cod. Fishermen and farmers headed offshore under cover of darkness to “Rum Row,” returning with…
HISTORY ON TAP: FINEST KIND: TALES OF A BRANT ROCK LOBSTERMAN
Author and conservationist Sandra Staples-Bortner shares the remarkable story behind her book Finest Kind: Tales of a Brant Rock Lobsterman, inspired by her…
HISTORY ON TAP: FROM BOTTLES TO WINDOWS: THE ROLE OF GLASS IN COLONIAL AMERICA
Join Sandwich Glass Museum Curator, Bonnie Lilienfeld, for an inside look at the role glass played in the life of Yarmouth colonists, including the…
HISTORY ON TAP: GLASS, EVERYDAY LIFE, AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Bonnie Campbell Lilienfeld - Curator at the Sandwich Glass Museum & Historical Society - explores how glass, both practical and decorative, offers a…
HISTORY ON TAP: TALKING PICTURES: A DISCUSSION OF WWII PHOTOS OF CAMP EDWARDS AND CAPE COD
Join Joe Yukna of the Cape Cod Military Museum for an engaging and visually rich program featuring a mix of official military photographs and rare snapshots…
History on Tap: Uncovering Climate Clues From New England Whaling Ship Logbooks
What can the handwritten logbooks of 19th-century whaling ships tell us about today’s changing climate? Through groundbreaking collaborative research,…
HISTORY ON TAP: BIODIVERSITY OF SHIPWRECKS
Take an underwater journey to explore how shipwrecks and submerged aircraft are shaping marine ecosystems. Marine biologist Dr. Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser will share…
HISTORY ON TAP: RESTORING CRANBERRY BOGS TO NATURAL CONDITIONS
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/cape-cod-cranberry-bog-project-restoring-wetlands-and-fish-passage-river-herring Join Leo and Andrea Cakounes -…
HISTORY ON TAP: CAPE COD CANAL
As the Cape Cod Maritime Museum prepares to close its Cape Cod Canal exhibit in Fall 2026, this program offers a final opportunity to explore one of the…
HISTORY ON TAP: Sea Monsters
From classical antiquity to the Age of Exploration, sea monsters captured humanity’s imagination as powerful symbols of the ocean’s dangers and mysteries. Join…