Nantucket Events Calendar

Lecture with Anne Classen Knutson on Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin: New York Good Girl to Nantucket Radical

5:30 PM

Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street

 Knutson will discuss the Nantucket Historical Association’s upcoming 2027 summer show and accompanying catalog: Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin: New York Good Girl to Nantucket Radical

Maria Mitchell Association September Science Speaker Series

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

A free presentation by Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Sherman, the MMA’s Senior Marine Science Advisor, as part of its September Science Speaker Series.  Dr. Sherman is Senior Marine Science Advisor at… Read more

Curing Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Nantucket Cottage Hospital 57 Prospect Street

David A. Hafler, M.D. is the William and Lois Edgerly Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology and Neurology Chair Emeritus at Yale School of Medicine, Professor Emeritus at Harvard… Read more

Lecture with Eric Jay Dolin on The Wreck of the Mentor

5:30 PM

Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street

The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail “An astonishing true story―one of the most gripping maritime sagas of the… Read more

Foghorn Speaker Series: Sea Dogs – Canines in Maritime History

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum 158 Polpis Road

Join us as we explore the many ways dogs have made their mark on maritime history, from working aboard ships to providing companionship, protection, and even saving lives. Following the… Read more

Lecture with Lynne Anderson on ‘May Virtue All Thy Actions Grace:’ Nantucket Schools, Samplers, and the Society of Friends

5:30 PM

Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street

‘May Virtue All Thy Actions Grace:’ Nantucket Schools, Samplers, and the Society of Friends Join 2026 E. Geoffrey and Elizabeth Thayer Verney NHA Research Fellow Through the lens of known and recently… Read more

Dreamland Conversations: The Untold Story of the Search for JFK Jr.

5:30 PM

Nantucket Dreamland 17 South Water Street

This edition of Dreamland Conversations is co-presented by the Egan Maritime Institute. On July 16, 1999, JFK Jr.’s plane vanished into the Atlantic off Martha’s Vineyard, and the man who… Read more

Symposium: Native Stories, New Approaches

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street

This program brings together four participants to discuss the complex and sensitive relationship between indigenous peoples and museums. Speakers will share examples of new approaches to indigenous collections care and… Read more