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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

Come tour the White-Ellery House! Join us on Sundays, November 2 through 30, at 2 pm to step back in time inside a rare piece of architecture from the early 18th century. Free; learn more & register at bit.ly/3VJ4HQU.

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t forget to change your clocks tonight for #DaylightSavings… that includes clocks found in the bellies of fish! These photographs by Herman W. Spooner show A.F. Stillman of Rockport and his unbelievable catch—not the 35 lb codfish, but the clock taken from inside it. 🎣⏰

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 3d

Get in the spooky spirit on #Halloween with this haunting tale of a portrait with an ominous foreshadowing. 👻 The “ghostly miniature” in the Museum’s collection is a portrait of Benjamin Somes (1786-1813). Read the story at wfly.co/Tc4o2.

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

Cape Ann sits atop a massive deposit of granite, which sits just below its rocky soil if not thrusting up through it entirely. Learn more about the resource in “Hammers on Stone: The Granite Industry on Cape Ann,” on view at CAM Green through Feb. 1, 2026. bit.ly/4mCYGBp

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 5d

It’s not too late to sign up for the Memory Box Workshop with Patricia Scialo on Sat., Nov. 8 from 10 am-12:30 pm! Artist Patricia Scialo will guide you in creating a shadow box artwork using your collections, family heirlooms, and memorabilia. bit.ly/3WnJUDb

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Find more documentation of the storm, also known as the “Halloween Nor’easter,” that overtook the “Andrea Gail” in the Cape Ann Museum’s Gloucester Daily Times photographic archives at bit.ly/4o70kfe.

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

#Onthisday in 1991, Cape Ann locals received word of the last reported sighting of the “Andrea Gail.” The commercial swordfishing vessel and its 6-person crew out of Gloucester were lost in the North Atlantic Ocean in the #PerfectStorm that inspired a book and movie.

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 7d

Encounter a different kind of skeleton on Halloween at the Bones of Homes Walking Tour on Friday, October 31 at 10:30 am! 🦴🏠 The tour includes an architectural overview of Gloucester building styles from the mid-18th to the mid-20th century. bit.ly/3WKFpCy

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 8d

#HappyBirthday to artist Charles Allan Winter (1869-1942)! Winter was a versatile and accomplished artist and, along with his wife Alice Beach Winter, a central figure in the art world on Cape Ann for many years.

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 9d

#HappyBirthday to the Cape Ann Museum, first officially founded #onthisday in 1875 as the Cape Ann Scientific & Literary Association! In looking back, we also look forward to reopening the renovated CAM Downtown Campus in the Spring of 2026! Learn more at bit.ly/3Z0aODd.

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

Stop by CAM Green tomorrow for a granite block shaping demonstration with local stonecutter Scott Stewart on Saturday, October 25, at 1:30 pm! Scott will also discuss the different types of cuts favored by the cities Cape Ann quarries exported to. 🪨 bit.ly/4q31oSJ

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 11d

Join us for Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center at CAM Green on Thursdays, October 16 and 23, at 10:30 am! Learn about Augustus Bühler, a pivotal figure in Gloucester’s rich artistic heritage. More info and registration at bit.ly/4cyzsQ8.

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 12d

Don’t take the opportunity to learn for granted; join us on Sat., Nov. 8, at 3 pm for the CAM Talk: Don’t Take it for “Granite”—The Intriguing Story of Butter, Stone & the Economics of Cape Ann’s Granite Industry with Les Bartlett! Learn more & register at bit.ly/48R8Nyf.

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

Make something beautiful and meaningful at the Memory Box Workshop with Patricia Scialo on Sat., Nov. 8 from 10 am-12:30 pm! Artist Patricia Scialo will guide you in creating a shadow box artwork using your collections, family heirlooms, and memorabilia. bit.ly/3WnJUDb

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 14d

See Gloucester through Fitz Henry Lane’s eyes on a walking tour! Join us on Fri., Oct. 24 at 10:30 am to delve into the 19th century on this tour through the neighborhoods and areas that inspired the artwork of native son Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865). bit.ly/3TiTHIZ

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

Join local stonecutter Scott Stewart for a granite block shaping demonstration on Saturday, October 25, at 1:30 pm! Scott will also discuss the different types of cuts favored by the cities Cape Ann quarries exported to. 🪨 bit.ly/4q31oSJ

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

Discover the stories of stones on the Granite Pier and Quarries Walking Tour on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10:30 am! Learn about Cape Ann’s granite industry while viewing actual sites where granite quarrying took place and left its mark. Learn more & register at bit.ly/3KCmSFV.

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 17d

#HappyBirthday to artist Childe Hassam (1859-1935)! Hassam, a Dorchester native, was one of the first Impressionists to paint in Gloucester, and he did so for over twenty-nine years—first in the early 1880s.

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 18d

Stop by CAM Green for Discover Saturdays—every Saturday from 10 am–12 pm for the duration of the “Hammers on Stone: The Granite Industry on Cape Ann” exhibition, on view through February 1, 2026! Enjoy a FREE guided activity (ages 4+) in the gallery. bit.ly/4pXe4ut

Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 19d

Consider the changes in Gloucester over the centuries as it advanced from the home of a few to the workplace of many on the Waterfront Reflections: Gloucester’s Harbor Village Walking Tour on Saturday, October 18 at 10:30 am. bit.ly/3VOA3pB

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 20d

Join us for Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center at CAM Green on Thursdays, October 16 and 23, at 10:30 am! Learn about American artist John Sloan and his transformative summers in Gloucester and examine one of his paintings. bit.ly/4cyzsQ8

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 21d

Stop by CAM Green through Nov. 9 to see the new Collection Highlights Case featuring a collection of Indigenous artifacts gathered by Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), professor of anthropology & long-time summer resident of Gloucester’s Riverview neighborhood. bit.ly/4mTxaip

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 21d

The communities of Cape Ann are located on the ancestral homelands of the Pawtucket people & neighboring Massachusett, Nipmuc, Penacook, & Wampanoag tribes. We honor those who have lived here for over 10,000 years & will be here for generations to come. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 22d

Explore color like a painter and change the way you live in nature at the Nature of Color Workshop led by Kimberly Collins Jermain on Saturday, October 18, from 10 am-12 pm at CAM Green! Learn more and register at bit.ly/4nICDcq.

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Cape Ann Museum @capeannmuseum.bsky.social · 23d

#HappyBirthday to artist Maurice Prendergast (1859-1924), born on October 10! Prendergast's artistic output included over 2,300 paintings and drawings. Many of these are New England beach scenes which he painted throughout his career.

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