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Brewster Historical Society

739 Lower Road
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-9521
Established 1964

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Brewster Historical Society

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  • Experience
    • Exhibits
    • Online Exhibits
    • Videos
    • In the Attic
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  • Plan Your Visit
  • Antiques Fair
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    • Research Online
    • Captain Cobb House
    • Windmill Village
    • Historic Photos
    • Cobb Renovation

The White Lady figurehead

July 27, 2023 Brewster Historical

The figurehead known as the “White Lady” originally adorned a three-masted square-rigger named the Imperial, built in Quincy in 1869. 

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In exhibits Tags Brewster MA, Sea Captains, figurehead, exhibit, history, Capt Sears, cape cod, clipper ships

Were There Enslaved People in Brewster?

July 19, 2023 Brewster Historical

Were There Enslaved People in Brewster? Yes, there were, and it’s unlikely we’ll ever be able to name them all, but we would like to name the ones we can in an effort to honor their existence and to recognize the wrong done them with their enslavement.

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In exhibits Tags exhibit, history, slavery, Sea Captains, Brewster MA, New England, Slave Trade, Enslaved, cape cod

The Voyage of the Ten Brothers Ship

July 19, 2023 Brewster Historical

The Voyage of the Ten Brothers Ship captained and crewed entirely by Brewster men. Sailing from Boston to West Africa on September 1, 1818. Known research into the Diseased Ship, Cape Cod Sea Captains and the Atlantic Slave Trade.

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In exhibits Tags exhibit, history, slavery, Sea Captains, Brewster MA, New England, Slave Trade, Enslaved, cape cod
 

Brewster Historical Society
739 Lower Road
PO Box 1146
Brewster, MA 02631  
508-896-9521
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