NAHANT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

TO INVESTIGATE, RECORD, AND PERPETUATE THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF NAHANT, AND TO COLLECT, HOLD, AND PRESERVE DOCUMENTS, BOOKS, MEMOIRS, AND ALL OTHER MATTERS ILLUSTRATING ITS HISTORY OR THAT OF INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED WITH IT.COLLECTIONS:LOWLANDS BUDDHANAHANT CELEBRATES THE ANONYMOUS RESTORED GIFT OF THE LOWLAND BUDDHA, A JIZO BOSATSU. THIS WORK OF ART ONCE GRACED THE FAMOUS GATE OF THE 1867 ESTATE OF GEORGE ABBOT JAMES AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH "LILY" LODGE ON EAST POINT IN NAHANT.PAINTINGSTHE SOCIETY HAS ON DISPLAY MANY BEAUTIFUL 19TH CENTURY OIL AND WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS AND ETCHINGS. MOST NOTABLY ARE THE WILLIAM HUSTON 'BASS BEACH, NAHANT' 1880 AND THE JONATHAN MASON'S 'CASTLE ROCK AND EAST POINT, NAHANT FROM MIFFLIN PLACE' 1832. ALSO ON DISPLAY ARE MORE RECENT WORKS BY NAHANT ARTISTS PETE ROGERS, CAROLYN JUNDZILLO COMER, AND NORMAN LALIBERTE.THE BARK "SARAH"LEARN THE STORY BEHIND THIS INTRICATE LARGE PLANK-ON-FRAME SHIP MODEL, A RECREATED "TALL SHIP" IN MINIATURE. FIND OUT ABOUT WINTHROP TAYLOR HODGES, THE MAN WHO SPENT TEN YEARS BUILDING THIS SHIP IN MODEL FORM BASED ON A YOUTHFUL MEMORY. SEE RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OCEAN-GOING SARAH, UPON WHICH HE SAILED IN 1887.NAHANT ON THE ROCKS, LOWELL ROOM GALLERYOUR FIRST FULL EXHIBITION, ENTITLED NAHANT ON THE ROCKS, THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT SHOWING THE HISTORY OF NAHANT FROM ITS EARLY DAYS AS GRAZING LAND FOR LYNN LIVESTOCK, THROUGH ITS DAYS AS A FISHING COMMUNITY, ITS HEYDAY AS THE SUMMER RESORT COMMUNITY FOR BOSTON'S WEALTHY, AS WELL AS FEATURING LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC NOTABLES AND ARTISTS. RESEARCH AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETYTHE NAHANT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAINTAINS ITS COLLECTIONS, A RESEARCH LIBRARY WITH ARCHIVES AT 41 VALLEY ROAD, NAHANT, MASSACHUSETTS TO PRESERVE AND SHARE THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF NAHANT. THESE CONSIST OF BOTH PRIMARY, AND SECONDARY SOURCES OF NAHANT'S HISTORY WITH RELATED MATERIALS FROM LYNN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND NEW ENGLAND. IN ADDITION THERE ARE SECTIONS ON MARITIME HISTORY, DECORATIVE ARTS AND BIOGRAPHIES ASSOCIATED WITH NAHANT AND AMERICAN HISTORY. THE COLLECTIONS DO NOT CIRCULATE. WE WELCOME YOUR RESEARCH INQUIRIES.