Current Exhibit

2018: Camp Candoit

Camp Candoit was the WWII Amphibious Training facility that was located where Cotuit Bay Shores is now. Courtesy of the Cape Cod Military Museum, the display will showcase genuine WWII artifacts, memorabilia and photographs to help share this amazing story of service, ingenuity, hardship and victory. Camp Candoit played a critical role during the war, representing an important part of our local heritage, and of our national and global history.
 
We're equally fortunate to have a special "live" presentation by Co-Founder of the Cape Cod Military Museum, Joseph Yukna, to help kick off this year's Cotuit Chronicles ; June 14 – 7 pm at the Cotuit Library.

Past Exhibits

​2017: Time for Fun! 

Nothing quite says fun like a flannel or mohair bathing suit with matching stockings and bathing shoes right?  Well, at least that was true back in the late 1880s.

This season we are taking a closer look at what people did for fun here in Cotuit and Santuit prior to the turn of the century, once their work was done.  Swimming and sailing are givens. But there were a host of other recreational activities; some surprising, some enlightening, and some unbelievably charming!  mark your calendar to visit this exhibit at your LEISURE to get a closer look at the fun, recreation and leisurely pursuits in our village between 1880 and 1899.

2016: The Pines

The 2016 exhibit at the museum chronicles Cotuit's most famous hotel, The Pines. Owned and operated by HSSC founder, Nita Morse Crawford, it was located right on Ocean View Avenue and was in operation from 1893-1958. Images and artifacts saved by the Crawfords will be on display alongside the full history and a map of the Hotel and Captain's Cottages.

2015: Cotuit: You've Got Mail!

.“Cotuit’s Got Mail” is a timeline of Cotuit’s Post Office History complete with postmasters, politics, and locations of the many different offices throughout history. Learn about Cotuit's Great Post Office Fight

2014: Cotuit Then and Now

Our 2014 exhibit,  “Cotuit: Then and Now” was a pictoral exhibit of local scenes and buildings from the past  juxtaposed with photos of how the same photograph looks today.

2013: Crocker Family History

An exhibit dedicated to the first settlers of Santuit and Cotuit. The Museum received a large donation of items from the Crocker family (who is still living around here) and dedicated our seasonal exhibit to their family. Objects included photographs, papers, and objects the family had passed down through history.