~ by Richard Trust ~ The lure of Nantucket, right down to the smell of the ocean in Siasconset, was too much for Tom Meehan to resist. So one of the first things he did after reaping the benefits of writing the script for the original Broadway production of Annie […]
Nantucket History & People
Creating Magic in ‘Sconset
~ by Abigail Terres ~ The small village of Siasconset, about eight miles from downtown Nantucket along the southeastern shore of our island, has long been a haven for the arts. The ‘Sconset Actors Colony dates back to the late 1800s, when there was no air conditioning on Broadway. When […]
Tragedy in the Fog, The Andrea Doria
~ by Amy Jenness, author of On This Day in Nantucket History, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner ~ The Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria collided with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog off the coast of Nantucket on July 25, 1956 at 11:10 pm. Bound for New York City, the […]
Sunday is Family Adventure Day
This Sunday, July 12, from 10 am to 12 noon, families can journey into Nantucket’s past through an interactive exploration of the Oldest House at 16 Sunset Hill with staff of the Nantucket Historical Association. Visitors will learn about colonial lifestyles by making aromatic herb sachets, button buzzer whirligigs, and […]
Ocean Bathing for Health & Recreation
~ by Amy Jenness, author of On This Day in Nantucket History, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner ~ A floating bathing house opened off South Wharf the second week of July in 1827. The house was supported on two pontoons and had eight 5 x 7 foot rooms and one […]
Meeting the Captain – Herman Melville
~ by Amy Jenness ~ author of On This Day in Nantucket History, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner. A year after publishing his novel Moby-Dick, Herman Melville visited Nantucket for the first, and only, time on July 6, 1852. Melville travelled with his father-in-law Massachusetts Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw. During […]
NAC Honors Reggie Levine
Nantucket Arts Council presents its Merit Award for 2015 to Reggie Levine, one of Nantucket’s most passionate and longtime leaders in the arts, on Wednesday, July 1, from 5:30 to 8 pm, in Nantucket Dreamland’s Harbor View Room and Studio Theater. Given occasionally by Nantucket Arts Council, the award honors […]
Summer Skating
-by Amy Jenness, author of On This Day in Nantucket History, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner– On July 1, 1880 two hundred excited guests filed into Atlantic Hall at 74 Main Street to witness the dedication of the island’s new roller skating rink. Roller skating was a popular mainland past […]