All events are held at the Meeting House Museum and have a suggested donation at the door unless otherwise specified.


2010 CALENDAR

Saturday, May 29, 8a - 3p
Antiques & Flea Market
at the Orleans Historical Society, Main Street and River Road
Dealers welcome!
$25 members ~ $35 non-members
Free browsing entrance.
Professional appraiser, Henry Callan will be on site ~ $5 per item appraisal
Information 508-240-1329
Download event registration

June 12, Saturday, 12 - 4 pm Rain date June 13
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Orleans Improvement Association 508.255.8202
and Orleans Historical Society 508.240.1329
Old-fashioned strawberry shortcake and beverages;
musical interludes; plant sale and a boutique. $5 per person

Rick Fleury Painting Raffle
Orleans Historical Society, Addison Art Gallery and Rick Fleury
Present a 2010 summer raffle of an original oil painting
"Daybreak"
The painting may be viewed at the OHS
Raffle tickets are $20 each limited to 300 tickets.
Available at OHS and the Addison Art Gallery

June 26, Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm
22nd ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR
The Orleans Improvement Association 508.255.1386
Advance tickets $15 at Snow’s Home & Garden,
Main Street Gourmet, Nory’s, Agway of Orleans
$20 day of event at the Meeting House Museum, 10 am - 4 pm

July & August, Thu, Fri, Sat 10 am - 1 pm
SUMMER EXHIBIT
“Nauset Heights & Mayo’s Duck Farm”
Explore the history, geology and ecology of this neighborhood at Orleans eastern shore.
The OHS would like to thank the Nauset Heights Association, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mayo and NausetHeights.org for their assistance and support with this event.
Suggested donation

July 6, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Presentation: “A Short History of Cape Cod”
Robert J. Allison - author, Professor of History & Chair, History Department, Suffolk University
New book Signing!
Suggested donation

July 9, Friday 10 am
BONNIE SNOW’S CEMETERY WALK
$3 adults / children free
Meet at the Meeting House Museum

July 13, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Presentation: “Mayo’s Duck Farm”
Ken Mayo, Mayo's Duck Farm historian
Learn about Orleans duck and chicken farm, restaurant and catering businesses
Suggested donation

July 20, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Presentation: “The Tides of Change in Nauset Harbor”
Sandy MacFarlane, author and former Orlenas Shellfish Biologist and Conservation Administrator
Learn about the natural and cultural evolution of the Nauset Harbor area Suggested donation

July 23, Friday, 10 am
BONNIE SNOW’S CEMETERY WALK
$3 adults / children free
Meet at the Meeting House Museum

July 27, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Presentation: “Nauset Indians”
Fred Dunford, Archaeologist and author
Hear about the early Indains of Nauset Heights Suggested donation

July 30, Friday 10 am
ROCK HARBOR WALK
with Bonnie Snow
$3 adults / children free
Meet at the jetty end of the Rock Harbor parking area

August 3, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Presentation: “Monitoring Mill Pond and Nauset Spit: A Look at Coastal Geology and Geography”
William Romy, Geologist
Suggested donation

August 6, Wednesday 10 am
MAIN STREET WALK
with Bonnie Snow
$3 adults / children free
Meet at the Meeting House Museum

August 10, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
No Presentation

August 17, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Presentation: Facing the Sunrise: A Brief History of the Wampanoag of Nauset"
Linda Coombs, Program Director for the Aquinnah Cultural Center, Martha's Vineyard.
Lifestyle of the Wampanoag people, the coming of the Europeans, and the Nauset people today

August 20, Friday, 10 am
BONNIE SNOW’S CEMETERY WALK
$3 adults / children free
Meet at the Meeting House Museum

September 10, Friday 10 am
BONNIE SNOW’S CEMETERY WALK
$3 adults / children free
Meet at the Meeting House Museum

November 6, Saturday 12 pm
ANNUAL LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ORLEANS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Speaker to be announced
The Courthouse at the Jailhouse Tavern


Click here for a print version (PDF) of the 2010 calendar.


For more information regarding these and other events call
the OHS 508-240-1329.

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