Cuttyhunk Historical Society

Museum of the Elizabeth Islands

Cuttyhunk Historical Society

Museum of the Elizabeth Islands



Model Boat Regattas 2012




The model boat kits for the Cuttyhunk Model Boat Regatta are available to purchase now.

The kit, a 12” racing sloop, includes full assembly instructions, a solid cedar hull, 2 nylon cloth sails, (mainsail and jibsail), painted zinc keel, mast, set of racing stripes, and all necessary hardware. Also comes with a sailor’s handbook of knots, sailing tips, terminology, and a sailing lesson.

Kits are $30 each (a great discount from the suggested retail of $46) plus shipping: $6 (east of) and $10 (west of) the Mississippi River. Please email me with questions about discounts for multiple kits sent in to the same address.

If using Visa or MasterCard for payment, please call Kathryn at 570 898 2087 with card number and expiration date. Checks can be mailed to Kathryn Balistrieri at:
701 Moore Avenue, C3852
Lewisburg, PA 17837

All orders will be shipped during the first week of December.


New Exhibit 2011



Exhibits from 2010


Cuttyhunk Land and Sea
Explore underwater sea life with the photographs of diver/photographer, Andrew Martinez and view migratory birds in the photographs taken by Cuttyhunker, David Twichell.

Boat Models of the Elizabeth Islands
View model boats built for races, display, or just for fun--all meticulous examples of the art and craft of model boat making. Spanning a century, 1870s through the 1970s, these models still evoke the joys of sailing and exemplify the lovely lines of vessels under sail.




The Museum is open in 2011 from Friday, June 24th to Labor Day, September 5th.
Admission is free, donations appreciated.

Museum Hours:
Wednesday2:00-4:00 PM
Thursday, Friday, Saturday10:30 AM-12:30 PM and 2:00-4:00 PM
Sunday10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Monday and TuesdayClosed

Please note that arrangement to visit the Museum during unscheduled hours can be made by contacting Kathryn Balistrieri:  508 984 4611


Gosnold At Cuttyhunk, Beirstadt painting
Fish Tales Preview Reception (Shelly Merriam, June 25, 2009)


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Banner photo on this site courtesy of Dana Morris, early 1970s, showing Bell 6 and the windmill.






Online:
The sounds of Cuttyhunk


New Exhibition for 2011
Ice and Isolation:  The Islands in Winter
 

Contact us if you have wintery island stories or photographs!


People III
compiled and edited by Louise Garfield

A wealth of research on the history of the Elizabeth Islands.

Boston Globe article regarding proposed wind farm
(December 11, 2009)


Video tour of Cuttyhunk in Spanish, by journalist Belén Bogado of ABC TV in Paraguay.

Click here for the 4/30/08 NYTimes article in which author Tony Horwitz discusses Cuttyhunk's history.

"Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth Islands" (newly reprinted).