Volume 34 January, 1987 No

H i s t o r i c N a n t u c k e t

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

CONTENTS

No. 3

Nantucket Historical Association Officers and Staff

Editorial: A World-Wide Anniversary Wireless at Nantucket in 1901 and 1909

Austin Strong By Helen Wilson Sherman Bequests/Address Changes Nantucket Whale Oil and Street Lighting by Edouard A. Stackpole A Reminiscence of Maria Mitchell Edired by Emilia P. Belserene Thoughts of Nantucket from 58,000 Feet by J.E. Lacouture 2

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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.

First Commercial Wireless Station established in August, 1901 at the east end of Nantucket in the village of 'Sconset.