Timothy Ruggles – The Rise and Fall of a Massachusetts Loyalist
By Bill Daley Timothy Ruggles of Sandwich was a prominent leader in the Massachusetts colony during the time immediately preceding the American Revolution in 1775. Had he not been a Loyalist, he might...
View ArticleHistoric Preservation in Sandwich MA
March 1, 2012 – The question of Historic Preservation Restrictions has become a story in Sandwich. Selectmen, regulators and residents have been asking what that means, how it happens and who makes it...
View ArticleA Christmas Night Murder in 1857
By Bill Daley It was Christmas night 1857 and “peace on earth, good will toward men” was not in the air in the glass workers village of Sandwich’s Jarvesville. A 15-year-old lad named Daniel Fogarty...
View ArticleThe White Sachem: The Conversion of the Cape Cod Indians, and the Founding of...
By Garrett Gowen Missionary activity in the American colonies during the seventeenth century was mainly an exercise of imperialism; the native savages had to be civilized by converting from pagan...
View ArticleWhat’s in YOUR backyard?
By Lisa Hassler After seeing the archaeological dig at the Autumn Gathering at the Nye Homestead, I was curious to find out what lies lurking under the grass in my own back yard. I contacted Craig...
View ArticleHistorical Tid-Bits of Cape Cod’s Oldest Town
By Don Bayley Cape Cod Baseball: The First Team Was In Sandwich Sandwich, Seals and Sandwiches Parson’s Walk Dodge Macknight A Bit About the Boardwalk The 1885 Sand Hill School Sandwich’s Animal Night...
View ArticleSandwich & The Civil War
By William F. Daley The Sandwich Guards – 29th Regiment, Company D On April 12, 1861, the American Civil War began with the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The...
View ArticleWilliam Eaton and the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
By William F. Daley June, 2009 (revised January 2011) Nearly 100 years ago, the town of Sandwich celebrated a very special Memorial Day. On May 30, 1911 William Eaton, a wealthy business man from...
View ArticleTwinning with Sandwich, England
“Our towns share more than their name, not least local and national distinction as historic communities. I hope that we can grow closer in mutual understanding and appreciation of each town’s...
View ArticleThe 10 Men of Saugus
“The year 1637 marks the era of the first English settlement on the Cape. The settlement at Sandwich was projected by Mr. Edmund Freeman and others who, April 3 of this year, obtained a grant from the...
View ArticleNew Civil War Memorial Wall Plaque Now in Town Hall
The Civil War Memorial Wall Plaque has been delivered and it now hangs on the wall of the first staircase case landing at Town Hall. It shows the full names of the 294 Sandwich men who served as...
View ArticleVoters Reject Renovating Clark-Haddad Building
Sandwich voters reject using $1.1 million to renovate Clark-Haddad building By George BrennanMay 02. 2016 11:20PM SANDWICH – Voters rejected the use of $1.1 million in community preservation funds to...
View ArticleA Name for the Park at 135 Main Street
by Cindy Russell 135 Main Street has been privately owned from 1639 until 1963 when Town Meeting voted “to purchase a certain parcel of land located at Main Street, at Town Hall Square, owned by Manuel...
View ArticleHistorical Markers Part of Improvements Planned for Mill Creek Park.
Sandwich Okays Plan To Turn ‘Restroom Park’ Into Something More Memorable By TAO WOOLFE A gift of flowers, benches and greenery popped up among the political brambles when a volunteer group offered to...
View ArticleOwners of Canal plant to allow dig at site of solar project
CREDIT: Cape Cod Times By George Brennan May 18. 2016 SANDWICH — The owners of NRG Energy Canal Generating Plant will allow an archaeological dig on land once owned by one of the town’s earliest...
View ArticleTen Men of Saugus Plaque Back in Town Hall
A sign that used to hang in Town Hall is back. After being in storage for an unknown number of years the plaque commemorating the founders of Sandwich, the “Ten Men of Saugus,” is now back up in Town...
View ArticleCome Join Us
Come join us at a future meeting. Meetings SHC meetings are open to the public. Date: First Wednesday of every month Time: 6:00 P.M. Location: Sandwich Public Library, Macknight Room, 142 Main St.,...
View ArticleWing School Update
By Paul Gately July 07. 2016 12:58PM Sandwich Historical Commission reiterates historic merit of ‘1927 Wing’ The Sandwich Historical Commission takes issue with sentiment expressed by some...
View ArticleSandwich Historical Commission reaffirms stance: Save 1927 Wing
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