A View From the Chair – September 2011
The Sandwich Historical Commission is entering an exciting phase. Thanks to the contributions of our members and volunteers, we have recently achieved some notable steps in our mission to document the...
View ArticleA View From The Chair – October 2011
The Sandwich Historical Commission welcomes its newest member, Don Bayley. His appointment to the commission was approved by the Sandwich Board of Selectmen on Thursday, October 20 for a term of...
View ArticleA View From The Chair – December 2011
Looking Back As 2011 draws to a close the Sandwich Historical Commission finds itself weighing the merits of two controversial issues and pursuing another that few people considered an issue at all....
View ArticleSand Hill School Clark-Haddad Building Will Not Be Moved!
The Sandwich Board of Selectmen, on January 19, 2012, voted 4-0, with one abstention, to leave the Clark-Haddad building in place. A proposal by the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce to move the...
View ArticleA View From The Chair – February 2012
Moving into mid-winter, with several feet of snow on the ground and only the heartiest of travelers on the roads, being pulled along in open sleighs while wrapped in thick woolen blankets. The only...
View ArticleA View From The Chair – Sand Hill School
Open House and Forum March 24, 2012 at Sand Hill School, 16 Dewey Ave, Sandwich, MA UPDATE – March 24, 2012 Many thanks to everyone who attended the events yesterday. Because of you, the day was a...
View ArticleA View From the Chair – April 2012
Our Home’s History Is Our History We have two direct connections to history: our family and our home. Family members pass and leave us with cherished memories, but our beloved homes tend to outlive us....
View ArticleCape Cod Canal 100th Anniversary
Sandwich Historical Commission contributes to a Cape Cod Canal documentary to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its opening.
View ArticleSandwich in the Civil War
Roster of Civil War Soldiers & Sailors, Sandwich, MA The Right Arm of Old Massachusetts: On the morning of May 18, 1861, in front of Sandwich Town Hall, Major Sylvanus Phinney presented Captain...
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