Nantucket History & People

Acadians deported to Nantucket
Nantucket History & People

French Neutrals on Nantucket

~ by Amy Jenness, author of On This Day In Nantucket History ~ Isolated out to sea and staunchly Quaker, and therefore pacifist, Nantucketers nonetheless got pulled into British conflict long before the American Revolution. Island whaleships had to contend with European privateers capturing their ships as early as 1744. […]

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Ferry Captains at Sea

~ by Richard Trust ~ An old saying that applies to many professions can be lightly tied to those who are captains of ferry boats sailing between Hyannis and Nantucket. “There’s an old-timer who once said, ‘The job is hours and hours of boredom intermingled with moments of sheer terror,’ […]