Festival of Trees
November 27 through December 31
Today • November 29 • at the NHA
Whaling Museum is open 10am–4pm, Monday–Saturday!
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Historic Properties
Closed for the 2020 season, but grounds and gardens are open to the public during daylight hours.
Today's whaling museum schedule
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Whaling Museum Hours
Monday–Saturday, 10am–4pm
Closed Sundays
What's New and NHA Virtually
NHA University
A new semester is now in session! And explore the NHA U archives.
The Road from Abolition to Suffrage
Featured Exhibition
in the Whaling Museum
Williams Forsyth Gallery
Read NHA Publications
NEW Disturber of Tradition: A Portrait of Anna Gardner
1800 House Workshops
An exciting selection of workshops online and in-person small groups.
History Topics
Articles, research, videos, oral histories, and more organized by topic.
On This Day in Nantucket History
November 29, 1853Read more from November 29, 1853
Susan Brock sailed with her husband, Captain Peter C. Brock, on the whale ship Lexington from 1853 to 1856. Her journal contains eighty-five poems, including the “Nantucket Girls Song,” which she wrote down while visiting New Zealand. Read more from November 29, 1853
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- Research Library Closed. Library staff is monitoring email (library@nha.org).
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