Dennis Historical Society
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Josiah Dennis Manse
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Nobcusset Road and Whig Street
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South Dennis
MA
, 02660 |
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Phone: |
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(508)385-2232
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Institution Contact(s): |
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Phyllis Robbins Houton, Curator
(508)385-2232
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Hours: |
Tu,Th 2:00PM-4:00PM
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Seasonal Hours: |
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Open July-September only
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Online Catalog: |
Journals: |
Newsletter
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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Special Collection Contact(s): |
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Phyllis Robbins Houton, Curator
(508)385-2232
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Collections: |
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Formats: |
archives
monographs
maps
photographs
pamphlets
microforms
audio tapes
video tapes
oral histories
ephemera
realia/artifacts
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Collection Description: |
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Nathan Stone Collection (journals, letters and sermons 1763-1803) Obed Baxter Papers Diaries of Dennis Women Business Journals of the 19th Century Account Book of 1793 Store Keeper Account Book of Sailmaker (mid 1800's)
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Access: |
Collection(s) are available by appointment only
Access only in reading room, supervised
Laptop computers and tape recorders allowed with staff approval
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Copying: |
Photocopying permitted at discretion of staff
All photocopying done by staff
Restrictions on cameras
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Loans: |
Special loans for certain materials
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Finding Guides Available: |
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Specialized indexes
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Directions: |
FROM ROUTE 6 NORTH OR SOUTH:
Take exit 9 (from north, turn right at end of exit -- from south,
turn left at end of exit). Go through two traffic lights. At the
third light, bear right (bear right at the triangle, stay right).
Continue on Main Street to fork in road, bear left (Old Bass River
Road). Proceed about 4 miles and turn left onto Route 6A (Old
King's Highway). Take the next right onto Nobscusset Road. On your
left, at Whig Street, is the Josiah Dennis Manse.
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