July 1980Summer 1980

IN THIS ISSUE:

Nantucket Historical Association Officers and Staff (p. 2)
Editorial: A Substantial Heritage (p. 5)
The Whaling Museum by Renny Stackpole (p. 6)
William F. Macy – The Man Whose Dream of a Whaling Museum Came True by Edouard A. Stackpole (p. 10)
Whaler Luck (p. 15)
George A. Grant – Whaleman – First Curator of the Whaling Museum (p. 16)
The Development of the Museum Over Half a Century (p. 22)
Family Reunions (The Meader Family) (p. 30)
Nantucket’s Last Whaleship (p. 32)
Bequests and Address Changes (p. 33)

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.