Highlights of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) with drawings of key island historic sites, including the Oldest House, Old Mill, Old Gaol, Hadwen House, and more.More Read more from Architectural Legacies
Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and its extraordinary work of protecting and caring for Nantucket’s precious open spaces. More Read more from “For Love of the Island”
A close look at some of Nantucket's colorful stories, including the first Nantucket tea party, R. H. Macy's red star tattoo, Tony Sarg's sea serpent hoax, and the origin of roof walks on Nantucket houses, Folger's Coffee, and Nantucket Reds. More Read more from Nantucket Legends
Island artist John Austin's photo-realist paintings in tempera and other media ranging from classic views of Steamboat Wharf, the lighthouses, beaches, and shorelines of Nantucket, to quirky subjects like the wrecked vehicles.More Read more from John Austin
In the wake of the whaling industry's collapse, Nantucketers responded with heroic dedication to the call for volunteers to support the Union in the Civil War.More Read more from Nantucket In The Civil War
Showcasing iconic curios, oddities, and other island treasures from the NHA collections, presenting an encapsulated "A to Z" overview of Nantucket history.More Read more from Nantucket’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Stories of inspiring women including: the Wampanoag maiden Wonoma; whaling wife and journal keeper Eliza Brock; whaling wife and journal illustrator Susan Veeder; scientist Maria Mitchell; abolitionist Eunice Ross; as well as many contemporary Nantucket women.More Read more from Sometimes Think of Me
A Passion for People showcases photographer Beverly Hall’s outstanding eye for portraiture through four decades of Nantucket history. More Read more from A Passion for People
Photographs by Bill Hess; the documentary film The Eskimo and The Whale; an Eskimo kayak and Arctic carvings in ivory from the NHA collections; and the building of a traditional Umiak by wooden boatbuilder Corey Freedman.More Read more from Gift of the Whale
Letters, written by Reuben and Lydia Pinkham, with many things familiar to Nantucketers today. There are complaints of the cost of living, the lack of selection, and the school committee having major conflicts.More Read more from Beloved and Honoured Parents
A sampler of images from Historic New England's extensive collection of historic photographs documenting New England's rich maritime history, including Nantucket.More Read more from Camera’s Coast
The Winterthur exhibition focuses on a largely unstudied region of New England furniture—the area falling between Boston and Providence, which includes the unique seafaring communities of the Cape and Islands.More Read more from Harbor & Home
Remarkable presidentially signed Nantucket documents. These include shipping papers, appointments of postmasters, customs officers, military commissions and even a casual note dashed off to a Nantucket friend.More Read more from Nantucket Presidential Documents
The history, architecture, personalities, and “character” of this unique village at the eastern end of Nantucket, following its evolution from a fishing village to a world-renowned summer resort.More Read more from ‘Sconset 02564
The complete journal of Susan Veeder (1816-1897) who sailed with her husband, Captain Charles A. Veeder, on a whaling voyage aboard the ship Nauticon. More Read more from Susan Veeder’s Journal of the Ship Nauticon
The National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition: In Search of Giant Squid.More Read more from In Search of Giant Squid!
Beginning in the 1880s, Rebecca Coffin began to summer regularly on Nantucket, painting brilliant genre scenes and portraits that capture the quaint and fading way of life of post-whaling Nantucket. More Read more from Paintings of Rebecca Coffin
With the waterfront painters, and the influx of many talented visiting artists, the Art Colony flourished, bringing about a rebirth of the waterfront and a transformation at the heart of the island’s identity from a whaling port dependent on the sea to a haven and harbor for the arts.More Read more from The Nantucket Art Colony 1920 – 1945
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.