Historic Nantucket Published Quarterly and devoted to the preservation of Nantucket's antiquity, its famed heritage and its illustrious past as a whaling port.
Volume 34
January, 1987
No. 3
CONTENTS Nantucket Historical Association Officers and Staff
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Editorial: A World-Wide Anniversary Wireless at Nantucket in 1901 and 1909
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Austin Strong By Helen Wilson Sherman
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Bequests/Address Changes
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Nantucket Whale Oil and Street Lighting by Edouard A. Stackpole
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A Reminiscence of Maria Mitchell Edired by Emilia P. Belserene
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Thoughts of Nantucket from 58,000 Feet by J.E. Lacouture
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Historic Nantucket (USPS 246-160) is published quarterly at Nantucket, Massachusetts by the Nantucket Historical Association. It is sent to Association members and extra copies may be purchased for $3.00 each. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Nantucket Historical Association, P.O. Box 1016, Nantucket, MA 02554. c. N.H.A. 1986 (USSN 0439-2248). Membership dues are: Individual $15., Family $25., Supporting $50., Contributing $100., Sponsor $250., Patron $500., Life Benefactor $2,500. Second-class postage paid at Nantucket, Massachusetts. Communications pertaining to the Publication should be addressed to the Editor, Historic Nantucket, Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554.
