Exploring, preserving, and sharing our rich heritage so it isn't lost forever.


Announcements:

Many men from Yarmouth, including our Indigenous men, marched north with Gorham’s Rangers. Read about them and their leader, John Gorham, in our latest blog post.

We’re pleased to announce we have opened a social media account on Bluesky, a platform very similar to X.  We’ll be transitioning from X to Bluesky over the next few weeks so look for and follow our account @hsoldyarm.bsky.social  We will continue to post on Facebook and Instagram as always.

#DYK we own the building the Yarmouth Port Post office uses? You may have noticed the damage inflicted recently from a car, closing the lobby temporarily. Repairs are being made and we hope to have the lobby back open very soon. You can find more details in this document.

Access to the Yarmouth Register & Barnstable Patriot archives is back! Follow these instructions on how to find the papers, create an account to view them, and how to search and download.

We’ve launched an app-based scavenger hunt: Yarmouth History Detective! Do you have what it takes to solve the clues? Check it out here!


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Bangs Hallet House Museum

Explore the only sea captain’s home open to the public and learn how the family
lived and entertained in the Victorian era.

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Archives and research

Our archives office and library has public wifi,
a copy machine, scanner and air printer,
so be sure to bring your laptop.

Coming Events

Check our events page or follow
our Facebook page for daily posts.

KELLEY CHAPEL/WEDDINGS

Historic and unpretentious, this non-denominational chapel in a secluded meadow offers a unique setting for a memorable Cape wedding or other event.

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Membership

Our Members are our most valuable asset.
Consider joining us and help us to
Preserve, Promote & Present Yarmouth’s history

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Donate to a great cause

Your generosity allows us to continue our mission to preserve and promote Yarmouth’s history.
Please help us today.

The Historical Society of Old Yarmouth (HSOY) was founded in 1953
with a commitment to discover, preserve, and celebrate the history of this place and all of its people
and to keep it from being discarded, misplaced, forgotten or lost forever.