The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum
and the NHA
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The Whaling Museum is Now Open
Open Mon–Sat (closed Sun)
10am–4pm
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Members Free
Nantucket Residents Free
General Admission
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Vital information on more than 40,000 Nantucketers.
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Over 115 Years of Partnership
Important Collection Donated to the NHA
A new semester is now in session! And explore the NHA U archives.
Articles, research, videos, oral histories, and more organized by topic.
William Mitchell -- teacher, astronomer, and father of Maria Mitchell -- was buried on Nantucket on this day in 1869. Read more from April 22, 1869
Gifts to the Annual Fund support every aspect of the NHA in order to achieve its mission and open the...More Read more from Give to the NHA
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
Your gift to the NHA keeps Nantucket history alive.
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.