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Members Discount Offer on DHS Items for Sale

These items are on sale at the Manse and Jericho during their open hours. Mail orders may be sent to Dennis Historical Society, PO Box 607, South Dennis, MA 02660. Or you may call the Manse at
(508) 385-2232. Or click here to get an order form to print and order by mail.

Books and Pamphlets:

Dennis Postcard History Series by Scott and Robin Walker
Over 220 vintage postcards from the 1890’s to 1960’s time period with text and anecdotes, provides an interesting view of life in the five villages of Dennis. Soft cover 9” x 6 1/2” 128 pages.
Price: $20.00
Member Price: $18.00
Shipping: $4.00

 

Barns of Dennis, Massachusetts by Sumner Perlman
Photographs of 43 Dennis barns. Soft cover. 5 ½”x 8” 103 pages.
Price: $15.00
Member Price: $13.50
Shipping: $4.00

 

Cape Cod Companion by Jim Coogan and Jack Sheedy
Explores the history and mystery of Old Cape Cod. Paperback. 5 ½”x 8 ½” 205 pages.
Price: $15.00
Member Price: $13.50
Shipping: $4.00

 

Cape Cod Voyage by Jim Coogan and Jack Sheedy
New book by Dennis authors and historians. Paperback. 5 ½”x 8 ½”.
Price: $15.00
Member Price: $13.50
Shipping: $4.00

 

Cape Cod Remembrances by Marion Crowell Ryder
Charming vignettes of life in the late 1800s and early 1900s for the Crowells, one of the early families in West Dennis. 7”x10” 128 pages. Soft cover.
Soft Cover:
Price:
$9.00
Member Price: $8.00
Shipping: $4.00
Hard Cover:
Price:
$12.00
Member Price: $10.50
Shipping: $4.00

 

Dennis Source Records, Vol. 1: Church Records
by Burton N. Derick
Over 700 pages of verbatim transcriptions of various Dennis and West Harwich churches, many of which are not found in any other source record. Includes the personal diaries of Rev. Nathan Stone, the second minister of the town. Hard cover 11” x 8 1/2” 703 pages. No discount available.
Price: $50.00
Member Price:
$50.00
Shipping: $10.00

 

Dennis Journal by Jack Sheedy
A collection of articles about Dennis written for the Register newspaper in 1993-1994, now printed as a book. Jack gives you the feeling of being with him as he explores the well-known and little-known places in Dennis. Soft cover. 5 ½”x 8” 96 pages
Price: $6.00
Member Price: $5.50
Shipping: $4.00

 

Howes Genealogy 1637-2004
by Robert A. Howes, Lt. Col. US ARMY (Retired)
Thirteen generations of Thomas and Mary (Burr) Howes of Yarmouth, MA are chronicled, along with other Howes families, some reference to English ancestry, historical notes and early documents. Hard cover 11” x 8 1/2” 634 pages.
Price: $50.00
Member Price: $45.00
Shipping: $10.00

 

History of Levi Crowell as written by himself including The Diary of His Incarceration In A Confederate Prison 1862
Captain Crowell tells of growing up in West Dennis in the early 1800s, his days of sailing to South America and Europe. Privately printed. Hard cover 9”x 5” 114 pages.
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $9.50
Shipping: $4.00

 

Privateers, Pirates and Beyond: Memoirs of Lucy Lord Howes Hooper - New!
Lucy’s journals, transcribed by great-granddaugher Gerry Watters, tell of sea journeys and every day living, 1862-1909. Hard cover, 377 pages.
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $9.00
Shipping: $4.00

 

Scuttle Watch by Marion Crowell Ryder
A delightful story about an eight year old boy growing up in West Dennis 100 years ago and taking his first sea voyage with his father. Paperback 5 ½”x 8” 290 pages.
Price: $10.00
Member Price: $9.00
Shipping: $4.00

 

Sea Stories of Cape Cod and the Islands by Admont Clark
Stories of Cape Cod by noted maritime writer. Hard cover 7”x10”.
Price: $40.00
Member Price: $36.00
Shipping: $10.00

 

The Story of Two Old Houses by William Jeremiah Burke
Image unavailable Tells the history of Jericho House and the Josiah Dennis Manse, how the town acquired them as museums. Pamphlet 6”x 9” 32 pages.
Price: $2.50
Member Price: $2.25
Shipping: $2.00

 

They Built Clipper Ships in Their Back Yard by Admont Clark.
The story of the Shiverick family and their shipyard that built the only clipper ships constructed on Cape Cod. Pamphlet 7”x10” 32 pages.
Price: $8.00
Member Price: $7.00
Shipping: $2.50

 

Master Mariners of Dennis by Neva O’Neil
Image unavailable A record of the lives of some of the Dennis Sea Captains with a listing of sea captains from the five villages of Dennis. Pamphlet 9” x 6” 48 pages.
Price: $8.00
Member Price: $7.00
Shipping: $2.50

Other Items for Sale

Dennis cup plate

A collector’s item, limited edition in clear or cobalt blue. Designed to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Dennis, 1793-1993.

Price: $10.00
Member Price: $9.00
Shipping: $4.00

 

1858 Map of North and East Dennis
Shows early homes and home owners names. Heavy cream colored paper 12”x18”. Suitable for framing.
Price: $8.00
Member Price: $7.00
In store sales only

 

Howes Family Tree
1859 tree showing the descendants of Thomas and Mary (Burr) Howes who settled in Yarmouth (now Dennis) in 1639. 30” x 24”. Suitable for framing.
Price: $30.00
Member Price: $27.00
Shipping: $7.00

 

Sears Family Tree
Designed by Olive (Sears) Kelley in the mid-1800s, it shows the descendants of early settler Richard Sears who appeared in Dennis in 1639. 15” x 31”. Suitable for framing.
Price: $30.00
Member Price: $27.00
Shipping: $7.00

 

Shiverick Ship Tiles
Set of 8 silk screened tiles showing the clipper ships Revenue, Hippogriffe, Belle of the West, Kit Carson, Wild Hunter, Webfoot, Christopher Hall, and Ellen Sears. In blue or brown. 6”x 6”. State color. No discount available.
Individual Tile:
Price:
$8.00
Member Price: $8.00
Shipping: $4.00
Set of Eight:
Price:
$60.00
Member Price: $60.00
Shipping: $10.00

 

DHS Note Card

A selection of nine cards with envelopes. Award-winning artist Howard Bonnington has rendered unique drawings of Jericho House, the Josiah Dennis Manse, and the 1876 West Dennis Graded School House. These have been printed on card-size quality stock. Three of each design.
Price: $7.00
Member Price: $6.00
Shipping: $4.00

These items are on sale at the Manse and Jericho during their open hours. Mail orders may be sent to Dennis Historical Society, PO Box 607, South Dennis, MA 02660. Or e-mail us at dennishs@cape.com.

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