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Images in Time: Cape Cod Views from the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth Researched and created by members & friends of HSOY
	OUT OF PRINT No copies available	Images in Time, a limited edition first available in June 2003, was published to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth. This impressive volume presents the best of the Society’s formidable collection of historical photographs. Each of the more than 270 images is complemented with delightful anecdotes and carefully researched facts relating to that photo and to Yarmouth history. This work will remain relevant into the future, presenting a steady, thoughtful look back at an authentic past. *Images in Time* is filled with visages of bearded New England sea captains, photographs of significant Yarmouth dwellings and historic buildings, views of long ago vistas and events, all stitched together by historically accurate and thoroughly readable prose.
Cape Cod Shore Whaling America’s First Whale men John Braginton-Smith and Duncan Oliver
	$5.00	This 286 page book is the second collaboration for Jack Braginton Smith and Duncan Oliver. Shore whaling kept appearing in their research for their first book, “Port on the Bay” but the authors found that no one had ever thoroughly researched shore whaling on Cape Cod. In fact, there were many authors who overlooked it entirely, or were factually incorrect in what they described. This book is the first to look at the subject in depth. The book is interesting reading as well as an irrefutable new source of genealogical and archaeological authentication for dedicated societies, libraries, clubs and people. Dramatic descriptions are drawn of whalemen and Indians, rowing out to sea, six men in a whaleboat, during the cruelest weather of the year; November until March. During peak times, more than 200 shore whalers were living on Sandy Neck, another 150 at Black Earth (now called Chapin and Mayflower beaches), and another 100 or so at Great Island in Wellfleet. Between1620 and 1750, shore whaling was the major winter industry for men on Cape Cod.

Port on the Bay: Yarmouth’s Maritime History on the “North Sea” 1638 to the Present Duncan Oliver and Jack Braginton-Smith
	$5 each	“Port on the Bay: Yarmouth’s Maritime History on the “North Sea” 1638 to the present.” This book was researched and written by HSOY Trustee Duncan Oliver and popular local historian Jack Braginton-Smith and promises to be a great addition to your local history bookshelf! Was there a wharf at the end of Wharf Lane? Did Homer’s Dock Road lead to Homer’s Dock? Is Gray’s Beach really where it is supposed to be? Where are Cuckold’s Cove and Lone Tree Creek? Find out the answers to these questions and much more fascinating information about Yarmouth’s “Port” in this exciting new book!

The Breeds and the Caretakers of their Englewood Legacy Zabelle D’Amico
	$2.00 Softbound. 20 pages. Historical photos and photographs by the author	Englewood resident Zabelle D’Amico takes a fascinating look at one particular group of waterfront buildings, built by the Breed family early in the nineteenth century along the shores of Lewis Bay . Using historical photographs from the Breed family, as well as her own stunning photography, the author explains how this unique compound developed, and why it remains a unique part of the Englewood landscape.
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Ghosts, Myths and Legends As told to the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth
	$4.00 Softbound, 109 pages	“You either believe in ghosts or you don’t. It’s really not that simple though.” commented one of the researchers for this book. Included are reports of mysterious sightings in specific locations in Yarmouth and other Cape Cod towns, as well as re-telling of myths and legends from the rich history of the Cape. Many of these stories have never been put into print, and this collection of things supernatural is an entertaining read for all ages.
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When South Yarmouth was Quaker Village Dr. Laurence Barber
	OUT OF PRINT	Dr. Laurence Barber, a local member of the Yarmouth Society of Friends, researched and wrote this small book about the history of South Yarmouth. The village was founded around 1800 by members of the Quaker religion and grew to become a busy business and maritime center under their supervision. In this book, Barber recounts the history of how the Quakers came to live in South Yarmouth and how their meeting house thrived and then went into decline. With a warm, flowing style, Barber offers many interesting social and historical anecdotes and provides a fascinating picture of this Quaker village in the 19th century.
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Yarmouth’s Proud Packets Haynes Mahoney
	$4.00 (New 2004 reprint)	Author Haynes Mahoney outlines the origins of packet service, early maritime life in the local community and the coming of packets to Yarmouth. With an eloquent yet casual writing style, Mahoney provides interesting and amusing stories and anecdotes about the captains, the ships, and the social life of the Yarmouth packets operating in the 19th century.
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Riding Around with Father Caroline Siebens
	$1.00 Pamphlet, 42 pages, 1985 Printing. Written c. 1957.	A compilation of three stories: Riding Around with Father, Camp Meeting and Going Cranberry. Author Caroline Siebens, founder of the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth, recounts some of her childhood memories growing up in Yarmouth. Her stories include visiting the sick with her father, who was the local doctor, attending weekly summer services at the Yarmouth Methodist Camp Meeting, and harvesting cranberries, along with many others in the community, in one of the cranberry bogs owned by her father. A warm, personal glimpse of Yarmouth social life during the last days of the 19th century. These three stories are also available as individual pamphlets.
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A Walking Tour through Old South Yarmouth and Bass River Village Priscilla D. Gregory
	.50 1985, Map, 8 page packet-size pamphlet.	This brochure offers interesting historical and architectural tidbits about the old South Yarmouth village along the banks of Bass River. Covering Main/Old Main Street from Wing Avenue to Highland Street, the text highlights some of the more historical houses and the families who lived there. Map included.
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Video, Portrait of a Cape Cod Town
	$15.00 Members Price $10.00 1996 30 minutes	Prize-winning video portrays visual history of Yarmouth , MA including historical photos and current scenes, backed by music and narration.
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