Preserving Cotuit's Heritage

The Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit is the only organization focused expressly on preserving Cotuit history. Preservation is an ongoing process, so we continuously collect, catalog and preserve  historical documents relating to life in Cotuit and Santuit.

It’s not unusual for local residents and business owners to chance upon items, documents, photos and artwork that may hold historic value. Although HSSC is selective about what is accepted due to mission and space constraints, we urge you to contact
our Administrator,/Curator, Cindy Nickerson, at info@cotuithistoricalsociety,org; or call her at (508) 428-0461 for more information.

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Items We Look For:

• Furniture built 1800-1860
  
• Historical maps
  
• Directories
• Old photos of Cotuit landmarks or people
  
• Personal and professional journals
• Artwork from local residents of local scenes
• Political pins
• War medals
• Signage
• Civil War diaries and hand-drawn maps
• Personal correspondence with Cotuit references
• Yearbooks and publications
• Minutes and documents relating to local organizations
• Real estate files, including developers’ records, house listings, descriptions and photos

Historical Narratives

Our Archive's greatest value lies in its ability to offer primary sources—eyewitness accounts and intimate personal observations of events and time periods free from interpretation by historians and authors. Each primary source offers a unique, original perspective.

Do you know someone who has interesting stories to tell of Cotuit's past? We would love to hear from them and perhaps record their stories for future reference as part of our ongoing  Historical Narratives  project.  Please call or email us.