The Schoolhouse
Restoration Continues
Our third wing building is complete! To bring Eastham History alive, we are now focused on creating more interactive and accessible experiences for our visitors.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a place where Eastham History Comes to Life for residents and visitors alike. The next step in our project focuses on interactive displays and programs about the faces, places, and voices that make Eastham unique.
The next phase will:
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Transform the new wing with hands-on Eastham Treasures and providing electronic resources for genealogy and history research, and access to our oral histories and video presentations.
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Offer changing exhibits and a better venue for programs in our main museum that tell the stories which bring history alive.
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Turn our vintage schoolroom into space for hands-on experiences and interaction with a virtual teacher.
You are part of our story. Please donate today.
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Your contribution to our fundraising campaign helps make the Restoration Project possible. The Eastham Historical Society is a 501(c)3 organization.
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Our Timeline
October 2024 - April 2025
After a flurry of outdoor construction and the interior finishing touches, the new third-wing addition to the Schoolhouse Museum was completed in record time. Now we turn to adding new displays and hands-on, interactive features throughout the museum. Your support is still critical to finishing the project!
October 1st, 2024
Our "Shovel in the Ground" Ceremony kicked off our restoration project of the Schoolhouse Museum.
Late May 2024
Voter's at Eastham's Town Meeting approved the CPA funding recommended by the Community Preservation Committee and endorsed by the Select Board and Finance Committee for the construction of the new wing at the Schoolhouse.
May 4th, 2024
The CPC Historic Fund Grant from the Town of Eastham presented at the town meeting.
News Release
RESTORATION OF EASTHAM SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM WILL BRING AREA HISTORY TO LIFE
An iconic Eastham landmark is being restored to its original historic footprint to bring Eastham stories to life. On October 1, 2024, the Eastham Historical Society broke ground to restore the third wing of its Schoolhouse Museum and to update the museum’s interaction with visitors in telling Eastham’s stories.
Read our full Groundbreaking News Release here