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Orleans Historical Society
PO Box 353
3 River Road
Orleans, MA 02653


508-240-1329
orleanshs@verizon.net

July & August, Thu, Fri, Sat 10 am - 1 pm
“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.
Fleury painting
Daybreak oil on canvas Rick Fleury 40 x 40 x 1.5

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

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

Historic House Plaque Project
Beautiful historic markers for qualifying houses.
Members $95 ~ Non-members $120 (includes 1 yr. membership)
Find out if your house is elegible for a marker!
For details and an application download PDF here
or call 508-240-1329

Video History - Ken Mayo presentation on the Mayo Duck Farm
from Dave Strickler.

Oral History - Adeline Moore
tells about summers at Barley Neck in the early 1900s.
Horse & wagon travel, German U boat attack, Sand City, and more!
Listen to more oral histories on our collections page!


The Society is currently working on several
preservation projects made possible through grants
provided by the Community Preservation Act.
To learn more about these projects click here.

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