Nantucket by Design
The NHA’s premier summer fundraiser, August 5-7, 2021.
The Whaling Museum is Now Open
Open Daily
10am–5pm
Reserve your tickets now!
Members Free
Nantucket Residents Free
General Admission
walking Tours
The NHA’s premier summer fundraiser, August 5-7, 2021.
Online Auction and Garden Party Event!
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Meet seven remarkable Nantucket women at the Whaling Museum!
Sign up for a workshop this summer!
Weekly Member Evenings and more!
The Colored American, the African American newspaper of the day, announced that Captain Edward J. Pompey had been appointed agent on Nantucket. Read more from July 15, 1837
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Learn about the benefits of NHA membership The Nantucket Historical Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. The cost of all...More Read more from New and Renewal Memberships
The NHA established the 1894 Founders Society to recognize individuals who participate in the association at the highest levels.More Read more from 1894 Founders Society
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