Orleans Historical Society
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3 River Road
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Orleans
MA
, 02653 |
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Phone: |
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(508)240-1329
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Institution Contact(s): |
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Jon Howard, Director/Curator
(508)240-1329
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Hours: |
M-F, by appointment 9:00AM-4:00PM
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Seasonal Hours: |
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July-August:
Th-Sa 10:00AM-1:00PM
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Online Catalog: |
Services for the Disabled: |
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Handicapped ramp
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Other Services: |
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Gift shop
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Monographs: |
"Sea Yarns", by Captain Joshua Taylor
"Quahogging Out of Rock Harbor, 1890-1930", by Warren S.
Darling
"Rescue", by The Orleans Historical Society
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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Special Collection Contact(s): |
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Jon Howard, Director/Curator
(508)240-1329
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Collections: |
2 |
Formats: |
30 linear feet of archives
14 maps
200 photographs
pamphlets
6 audio tapes
8 video tapes
1 oral history
ephemera
realia/artifacts
30 vintage clothing
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Collection Description: |
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Margaret Stanger Collection Gladys Taber Collection
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Access: |
Photo ID required
Access only in reading room, supervised
Laptop computers and tape recorders allowed with staff approval
Sign-in required
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Copying: |
All photocopying done by staff
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Loans: |
Loans for exhibits only
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Finding Guides Available: |
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Guides for archives' records groups
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Directions: |
FROM ROUTE 6:
Take exit 12 (Orleans); bear right at the end of the ramp. Take a
right at the first set of lights. Go straight through lights at
Route 28, (Police Station on right). Take a right at the next light
onto Main Street. Orleans Historical Society is on the right,
approximately 1/4 mile (next to American Legion).
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