Historic Nantucket Published Q u a r t e r l y and d e v o t e d t o t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n of Nantucket's a n t i q u i t y , its f a m e d h e r i t a g e and its illustrious past a s a w h a l i n g port. Volume 35
July, 1987
No.l
CONTENTS
Nantucket Historical Association of Officers and Staff
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Editorial: On Preserving Nantucket's Outlying Land
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Search for Gold on Sunken Liner Obscures the Story of Passagers' Rescue
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My Sea-Faring Family - Chapter 3 By Nancy Grant Adams
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Bequests / Address Changes
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The Voyage of Captain Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602 to Cape Cod and the Vineyard by Captain John LaCouture
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'Sconset before World War I was a Special Place By Miss Alice Beer
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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
