Located in the Hallett Barn
Visitor Center, the Museum Store features a
selection of history-inspired books and
thoughtfully designed products including
educational items for children, jewelry,
candles, notecards and scrimshaw. In addition
to providing unique gifts for your friends and
family, your purchases support the educational
programs and on-going preservation
efforts of the Falmouth Historical Society and
MUSEUMS ON THE
GREEN.
The Museum Store is open
during regular museum hours and visitors are
always welcome. Museum members receive a 10%
discount on purchases. Join now to support the
museum and start enjoying member benefits!
The following publications are available
in the Museum Store. To place your order, call
508-548-4857. We accept Visa, MasterCard and
Discover.
America The Beautiful
The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nation’s
Favorite Song
By Lynn Sherr
The first full biography of the song Americans
love to sing and the dramatic
story behind its unlikely creation with profiles
of Katharine Lee Bates, who
composed the verse, and Samuel Augustus Ward,
who conceived the melody.
Price: $25.00 hard cover (8x8), 125 pages
A Gentleman's Guide to the Belvidere Plain in
Falmouth, Massachusetts
By Gus G. Widmayer
A colorful account of the people,
history, architecture and byways that make
up the unique neighborhood of Belvidere Plain in
this very Cape Cod town.
The tales are told from a personal point of view
and the book is loaded with
terrific photos of yesterday and today.
Price: $25 soft cover (8 ¼ x 8 ¼), 175 pages.
The Book of Falmouth
A Tricentennial Celebration: 1686-1986
Edited by Mary Lou Smith
Filled with photographs and true stories that
showcase the characters, characteristics and
growth of all the Falmouth villages over 300
years of history.
Price: $50.00 hard cover (10x11), 582 pages
The Captain’s Best Mate
The Journal of
Mary Chipman Lawrence on the Whaler Addison,
1858-1860
By Mary Chipman Lawrence. Stanton Garner,
editor
The diary of a wife who, with their five-year
old daughter, accompanied
her husband on a three-and-a-half year whaling
voyage.
Price: $19.95 soft cover (6x9), 340 pages
Hotels & Inns of Falmouth
By Arnold W. Dyer
The history of Falmouth’s various
turn-of-the-century hotels
and inns with period black and white
photographs.
Price: $8.00 soft cover (9x7), 73 pages
A Patriot Lad of Old Cape Cod
By Russell Gordon Carter
A tale about Falmouth, Woods Hole, and Mashpee
during the Revolutionary War and of the everyday
lives of two Cape Cod boys.
Price: $9.00 hard cover (5x8), 220 pages
Residential Falmouth . . . . Homes, New and
Old
Originally published in 1897. Revised and
expanded in 1995.
By Arnold W. Dyer
A collection of black and white photographs and
historical information about
old Falmouth homes and the families who have
lived in them over the years.
Price: $10.00 soft cover (9x7), 168 pages
Suckanesset
A History of Falmouth, Massachusetts
Original edition 1928 by Theodate Geoffrey
Expanded and reprinted in 1992 by The
Falmouth Historical Society
Tales of Falmouth and its residents through two
and a half centuries
from the town’s incorporation in 1686 until
1930.
Price: $10.00 soft cover (6x9), 188 pages
Whaling Brides and Whaling Brothers
By Mary Malloy
The compelling true story of the Lawrences of
Falmouth and the impact of
seafaring on the wives and children of whalemen
during the 19th century.
Price: $3.00 soft cover (8x11), 27 pages
Images of America: Falmouth
First printed in 2002, reprinted in 2005
By Ann Sears and Nancy Kougeas for The
Falmouth Historical Society
A photographic journey of Falmouth’s growth and
development
from a small country town into a vibrant
year-round community.
Price: $19.99 soft cover (6x9), 128 pages
