Historic Sites in Sandwich

Good afternoon, everyone,
and Happy June!

Before I show you some of the historic sites in Sandwich

that I'll be visiting next week, I'd first like to
update you on a bit of exciting news for me...

In August, I may be going to New Hampshire!

I don't want to get my hopes up just yet... but, we have
a family friend who lives in Keene, and we're thinking

of heading up there to pay them a visit. Not only is this

exciting since I've never been to New Hampshire before,

but we also might stay in the historic Hancock Inn!

I actually featured this very inn on one of my B&B Fridays 

(click link to see post) in the past... see how lovely it is?
All I have to do now is wait for my mom to set a date, and start
saving every penny of my earnings (this inn isn't cheap!)

You have no idea how much this will make my summer

if these plans of mine are put forth into action...♥

Will keep you all posted!

 Now... coming back to my trip to Cape Cod
in exactly ten days!

Here are some museums and historic sites
that I'm planning on visiting around town:

The Dexter Grist Mill

 "This circa 1640 grist mill is the real McCoy, built by Thomas Dexter, and was one of several turbine-powered workhorses used during the glass factories’ Halcyon days. It went out of use in 1880s, when coal-powered western mills provided cheaper flour and sat idle until the 1920s, when it was resurrected in a new incarnation as a tea room to cater to a tourists driving to the Cape by a comparatively new invention, the automobile. Its cypress wood waterwheel and wooden gears are powered by pond overflow. Today, the mill’s output is cornmeal which is happily sold in cloth bags."
  
Hoxie House

 

"This archetypal, restored shingle saltbox house is alleged to be Cape Cod’s oldest. It was built circa 1675 for the town’s second minister, John Smith, and was named after whaling Captain Abraham Hoxie, who purchased the house in the 1850s. The House sits on a high knoll overlooking willow-lined Shawme Pond—haunt of ubiquitous water fowl—and is authentically furnished to reflect the Colonial period and features a collection of antique textile machines. Twentieth-century occupants lived here, sans electricity, plumbing or central heat, until the early 1950s."
Now, we all know it is not the oldest, since my dream home in
Sandwich dates back to the 1630s... but shh, we'll let them think it is!

The Sandwich Glass Museum

"This fascinating museum introduces glass-making with a short video about Deming Jarves’ 19th century glass-making endeavor, wherein glass, heretofore only for the wealthy, became available to the middle classes. The Museum contains one of the largest collections of Sandwich glass in the US. In addition to providing a comprehensive portrait of the glass-making industry through artifacts, equipment, old photographs and records. The dazzling display of glass is displayed to optimal effect along banks of sunny windows through which sun illuminates the glass, lighting up the Museum in a kaleidoscope of colors. There are also artifacts of early Sandwich history and a gift shop."

Thornton W. Burgess Museum

"The famous children’s author (1874-1965) made Sandwich his home and this refreshing little museum contains a collection of his writings and original illustrations of his animal characters by Harrison Cady. Burgess was an avid conservationist and prolific author, having written 15,000 children’s stories and 170 books, the most famous of which were the popular series Old Mother West Wind and Peter Rabbit stories. Animal characters came alive in habitats such as the Old Briar Patch, Smiling Pool and Crooked Little Path. Children thrill to the 'see and touch' room, live-animal story hour and Peter Rabbit puzzles and games."

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There's definitely more places that I'm missing, but
these ones are some of the few I'm looking most forward to!

♥