Monographs
Monographs are short research papers covering highlights of Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth Island’s history. A new monograph is published each year and is sent to all members as a benefit of membership. Monographs can be purchased for $1 each (plus S/H) by contacting the museum. Selected monographs (highlighted in blue below) are available for download free of charge. Please check back as new titles will be added as they become available.
Monographs are grouped by topic: PEOPLE, HISTORY, CUTTYHUNK LANDMARKS, and THE ELIZABETH ISLANDS. Some monographs may be listed under more than one topic.
PEOPLE
The Akin Family
The Alert 1917-1982
Allen, Holder
Brewer, Margaret (see Wheeler, Hetty Shepard)
Church Family
Cuffee, Paul 1759-1817
The Cuttyhunk Cemetery
Daggett, Grandma
Gingrass, Norman
Gosnold, Bartholomew
Gosnold, Bartholomew, 2007 ed.
The Gosnold Monument
Hall, Irwin, C.
Hall, Winslow (see Sarmento, Manuel and Winslow Hall)
Haskell, Louise Taylor 1894-1978
Homer, George & Frederick
The Jacksons of Cuttyhunk
Jones, Tom – Hero of Cuttyhunk
The Penikese Island School and Cuttyhunk Island’s People
Potter, Allan Louis
Presidential Sojourners
Reeves, Marjorie – Memoirs
Sarmento, Manuel and I.W. Hall, Two Islanders
Two Islanders (see Sarmento, Manuel and Winslow Hall)
The Veeder Family of Cuttyhunk
Wheeler, Hetty Shepard and Margaret Brewer
HISTORY
Cuttyhunk during World War II
Cuttyhunk from 1800 to Present
Cuttyhunk Historical Society – 20 Years Young
Cuttyhunk’s Town Meeting – Different Years, Different Views
Dedication of the World War I Plaque on Cuttyhunk
Early Days at Cuttyhunk
The Era of the Fishing Club: Fishing with a Gilded Hook
A Fertility Symbol from Cuttyhunk
A Fog Bell Comes to Cuttyhunk
The Gosnold Monument
Hurricane Carol
The Island in Verse
Lighthouse Memories (related monograph Cuttyhunk Lighthouse)
New York Harbor Car Floats
The Nonquitt-Cuttyhunk Boats
Our Treasure of Oral Tradition
Presidential Sojourners
Progress
Remembrance in Verse
Some Cuttyhunk Shipwrecks
World War II (see Cuttyhunk World War II)
Yacht Accommodations
CUTTYHUNK LANDMARKS
The Avalon
Barges Beach (see New York Car Floats)
Church Family
The Cuttyhunk Cemetery
The Cuttyhunk Church, 1881 – 2006
The Cuttyhunk Coast Guard
Cuttyhunk during World War II
Cuttyhunk Fish Dock
Cuttyhunk Fishing Club
See also: The Era of the Fishing Club: Fishing with a Gilded Hook
Cuttyhunk from 1800 to Present
Cuttyhunk Historical Society – 20 Years Young
Cuttyhunk Lighthouse
The Cuttyhunk Post Office from the Earliest Days
The Cuttyhunk Public Library – Almost 100 Years Old
Cuttyhunk’s Town Meeting – Different Years, Different Views
Cuttyhunk Yacht Club: 50 Years, The Spirit of
Early Days at Cuttyhunk
The Era of the Fishing Club: Fishing with a Gilded Hook
The Fish Dock (see The Cuttyhunk Fish Dock)
A Fog Bell Comes to Cuttyhunk
The Gosnold Monument
Island Eateries
Lighthouse Memories (related monograph Cuttyhunk Lighthouse)
New York Harbor Car Floats
The Nonquitt-Cuttyhunk Boats
Progress
Some Cuttyhunk Shipwrecks
The Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse
The Three Town Buildings and the Church, the Store and Post Office
Winter House
World War II (see Cuttyhunk World War II)
World War ll- ‘Far Bunker’, 1946
Yacht Accommodations
THE ELIZABETH ISLANDS (other than Cuttyhunk)
Homer, George & Frederick
Hurricane Carol
Nashawena Island
Naushon, A Brief History
The Nonquitt-Cuttyhunk Boats
Pasque Island
Penikese Cemetery
The Penikese Island School and Cuttyhunk Island’s People
Progress
Remembrance in Verse
Some Cuttyhunk Shipwrecks
The Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse
Two Islanders (see Sarmento, Manuel and Winslow Hall)
World War II (see Cuttyhunk World War II)
Yacht Accommodations