Historic Preservation

11May 2022

Our Own Bill Daley Announces Departure

Longtime Sandwich Historical Commission member and history lover William Daley has stepped down after volunteering in town over the last 18 years. Read More Bill's Background & Comments on the Sandwich Glass Factory BILL'S ONLINE ARTICLES: Brady Island Timothy Ruggles – The Rise and Fall [...]

17Feb 2020

How well do you know Sandwich?

Cpt Abraham Hoxie House Here is an interesting home with a very interesting story. This home was built for Captain Abraham Hoxie (1808-1888) who was the best known whaling captain in Sandwich. He commanded more than a dozen different vessels and retired to Spectacle Pond in South Sandwich [...]

7Jul 2019

Researching Your House History

There are hundreds of historic houses in Sandwich. The Sandwich Historical Commission works with the Massachusetts Historical Commission to document information about historic properties, districts, and landmarks which is subsequently made available to the public via a database called the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, better known by its acronym [...]

22Sep 2018

Plaques help mark Sandwich history

SOURCE: https://sandwich.wickedlocal.com/news/20180907/plaques-help-mark-sandwich-history By Paul Gately Posted Sep 7, 2018 at 10:57 AM The Sandwich Historical Commission’s historic marker/plaque program has reached the 154 mark, and more awards are on the way in a town where many homes are much older than 100 years. Commission member William Daley rides herd on efforts [...]

23Apr 2017

Saving Graves

The Historical Commission's Jennifer Madden inspects a headstone at Cedarville Cemetery(CREDIT: Karen B Hunter - Enterprise) By TAO WOOLFE Sandwich Enterprise, Oct 27, 2016 Decrepitude has seeped into Cedarville Cemetery—cracking and toppling ancient tombstones and beshadowing family markers with creeping foliage. But rest easy, old souls, help [...]

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