Nantucket Historical Assoc.

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Replying to @Historic Knox Kreutzer House In case you missed it this year, here is a tour of the NHA’s Oldest House interior! The oldest house is now closed for the season, but that shouldn’t stop you from experiencing the history and this structure is full of it! #nantucket #nha #oldesthouse #history #historic

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Join us this Saturday, Oct. 3 for NHA's Fall Festival! We rescheduled our date, but didn't reschedule any of the fun! Learn about colonial life and celebrate America 250 with activities for the whole family, including tours of the historic home & garden, crafts, lawn games, live music, and more. This is a FREE community event, no registration is required. 1. Signs on the Pacific Club read 1772 and also Ships Dartmouth Beaver Eleanor, Nantucket ships that were in the Boston Tea Party. Howell, E. Everett. Gift of Courtney Franklin. PC-16. RL2011.13. 1970s. 2. The Destruction of Tea. This illustration is from the pamphlet titled The Forgotten Man of the Boston Tea Party by Edouard A. Stackpole, 1973. The caption on the illustration reads : "The Destruction of Tea" in Boston harbor, an old engraving, from information supplied by Abel Brown, an eye witness. The "Beaver at the wharf; the "Dartmouth" out in the stream. Edouard A. Stackpole. Gift of Welch, John. SC255. 1973. 3. Portrait of William Rotch. Pencil drawing bust portrait facing slightly right. Subject is balding with white hair to base of neck. Wears coat, shirt and cravat. 1998.1079.001. #nantucket #nha #fallfestival #america250

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Zara Anishanslin, The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution The war that we now call the American Revolution was not only fought in the colonies by soldiers with muskets and bayonets. On both sides of the Atlantic, artists also played an integral role in forging revolutionary ideals. In this clip, Zara Anishanslin relates inspiring stories and intertwined lives of three of these largely forgotten Patriot artists: Robert Edge Pine, Prince Demah, and Patience Wright. They defied the British monarchy, armed with paint, canvas, wax, and espionage while risking their lives and reputations to support the cause of liberty. Zara Anishanslin is Professor of History and Art History at the University of Delaware, where she also is Director of its Museum Studies and Public Engagement Program. She previously taught at CUNY and at Columbia and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of History at Johns Hopkins. Her new book, “The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution” (Harvard University Press, July 2025) has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal and made the 2026 Cundhill Prize in History Longlist. #nantucket #nha #artists #revolution