News and Events for Nantucket Island
The Nantucket Historical Association’s popular June Lecture Series is back for 2017, with a different lecture every Monday evening in June at 6 pm in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. This year, the Nantucket Historical Association June Lecture Series features a variety of speakers who will give engaging talks […]
Nantucket’s history isn’t monochromatic, but many of us remain unaware of the island’s African American heritage. This summer is your chance to venture into the rich stories of the many Black Americans who have lived and left their marks here. Thursdays in July and August, island historians will give free […]
Nantucket’s Unitarian Universalist congregation presents a summer cultural series called “What’s Now!” which will bring to the island four progressive thinkers in the areas of science, activism, religion, and law. Boston-area NPR personality Naomi Arenberg will introduce the speakers. The series opens this week on July 7 with Cornelia Dean, […]
