~ by Amy Jenness, author of On This Day in Nantucket History, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner ~ In the spring of 1841 Nantucket banker William C. Coffin traveled to New Bedford to attend an anti-slavery meeting. There he met a 23 year old runway slave named Frederick Douglass who […]
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- Rising Waters and Reality
- Watch the April 8 Eclipse on Nantucket with Maria Mitchell Astronomers & Staff
- AAN’s 20th Annual Spring Sweep Starts this Week on March 28, 2024
- Super Diamond Is Musical Guest at the Boston Pops on Nantucket this August & Elin Hilderbrand Hosts
- The Hive to Open This Summer on Nantucket Island
- When Snow Falls on Nantucket
- Special Delivery to Nantucket Hospital by Island Girl Scout Troup 64889
- Nantucket’s 2024 One Book One Island Selection Announced
- OBOI Organizers Are Seeking Suggestions for the 2024 Book Selection
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Read The Paper Online
In this Issue
- Rising Waters and Reality
- Watch the April 8 Eclipse on Nantucket with Maria Mitchell Astronomers & Staff
- AAN’s 20th Annual Spring Sweep Starts this Week on March 28, 2024
- Super Diamond Is Musical Guest at the Boston Pops on Nantucket this August & Elin Hilderbrand Hosts
- The Hive to Open This Summer on Nantucket Island
- When Snow Falls on Nantucket
- Special Delivery to Nantucket Hospital by Island Girl Scout Troup 64889
- Nantucket’s 2024 One Book One Island Selection Announced
- OBOI Organizers Are Seeking Suggestions for the 2024 Book Selection