January 6, 13, 20 & 27, February 3 & 10 -- Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:30PM
Classes on Cape Cod History given in cooperation with the Dennis-Yarmouth School District Adult Education. Location: D-Y High School; Instructor: Duncan Oliver. The cost for the entire course is $10. Registration is through the D-Y Adult Education Office, telephone 508-398-7600.

Thursday, January 21, 2:00PM -- Winter Lecture Series: “Taking Care of Your Old House”. Location: South Yarmouth Library. Presented by Joseph Cornish, Historic New England Stewardship Program. Free

February-March – Classroom visitations to Dennis-Yarmouth schools for programs on the Native Americans and their crafts, the Sea Captains of Yarmouth, and the history of the Salt Works on Cape Cod.

Saturday, March 20, 9:00AM-3:00PM -- Annual “Giant Yard Sale” at the Yarmouth Senior Center. Donate items to HSOY or rent your own 6-foot table for $35. No other charges. For table reservations or to donate your items, call 508-362-3405.

Saturday March 20, 7:00PM and Sunday March 21, 2:00PM -- “TALES FROM OUR PAST”:
A dramatization of life in the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth in the early years of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Location: Carleton Hall, Dennis. Sponsored by the Historical Societies of Dennis and Yarmouth.
Tickets: members $12, non-members $15. Reservations: 508-362-3021.

Saturday, May 8, 10:00AM -- Spring Trail Walk with Naturalist Ian Ives of the Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary. Meet at the Gate House behind the Yarmouth Port Post Office and join a tour of the 50 acre preserve. The 1 1/4 mile walk leads through woodlands and wild flowered meadows to the serene setting of Miller’s Pond. For information call 508-362-3021. FREE.

Saturday May 22, 1:00-4:00PM -- Captain Bangs Hallet Museum open
Free of charge as part of Cape Maritime Week.

Wednesday June 9, 1:00PM -- Architectural Walking Tour of Yarmouth Port: Architect Sara Porter will lead the 1¼ mile tour along Route 6A in Yarmouth Port. She will discuss the history and architecture of the “Captains’ Mile” houses, starting at the Captain Bangs Hallet House on Strawberry Lane. Rain date: Thursday, June 10. Admission: members: $3, non-members: $5. For reservations call 508-362-3021.

Thursday June 17 -- Opening of Captain Bangs Hallet Museum for the season. Continuous tours from 1:00-4:00 Thursdays through Sundays. Admission: $3.00 Adults, .50 children, Yarmouth residents free. Groups welcome by appointment. For tour groups telephone 508-775-2142

Sunday July 4, 12:00-2:00PM -- Annual Fourth of July Picnic at the Kelley Chapel Meadow. .Members may bring family and guests for this old-fashioned picnic of hot dogs, cole slaw, baked beans and desserts. Come in red, white, and blue and celebrate our country’s birthday.

Saturday July 17, 1:00-5:00PM -- Historic House Tour of eight early homes along Captains’ Mile. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 day of tour. Telephone 508-362-3021.

Saturday, July 24, 9:00AM: A Walk with Lynn and Finn: Co-sponsored by the Yarmouth Port Library and the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth. The leaders will guide a nature walk through the trails which ends with a story hour under the weeping beech tree. For children and their families. (See also Sat., Aug. 21 for an additional walk.)

Thursdays July 29, August 5 & August 12, 10:00AM -- Kitchen Chats with Marjorie Jones: Seating is very limited and reservations are necessary. Please telephone 508-775-1258 and leave name, number in party, and telephone number. HSOY Members $3.00, non-members $5.00.

July 29 -- From Flicker to Wick -- An illuminating survey of early lighting devices.
August 5 -- Coming Clean -- Flushing out the “dirt” on early laundry techniques and equipment.
August 12 -- Weasles, Teasles, and Niddy-noddies -- Unraveling the arts of spinning and weaving, with a special feature on the processing of flax into linen and a demonstration of the antique loom. This “chat” will be held at the HSOY Gatehouse.

Saturday August 7, 12:00-4:00PM -- Children's Day on the Yarmouth Port Green: Two events, sponsored by the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth and the Edward Gorey House. HSOY features old fashioned games from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, prizes, a fire engine, and more, all FREE. At the Gorey house, children are introduced to the books of Edward Gorey with various activities.

Tuesday, August 10 and Wednesday, August 11, 11:00-3:00PM – “History in Bloom”, a Yarmouth Garden Club Flower Show featuring floral arrangements throughout the Captain Bangs Hallet House and Kelley Chapel. Admission by donation.

Saturday, August 14, 1:00PM -- Walking Tour of South Yarmouth: Nancy Lancaster repeats the popular tour of the historic Bass River area, starting at the South Yarmouth Library parking lot and passing through the area known in the 1800’s as Indiantown and then Quaker Village. Group size is limited and reservations are required. Rain date: Sunday, Aug. 15. members $3.00, non-members $5.00. For reservations call 508-362-3021.

Saturday, August 21, 9:00AM -- A Walk with Lynn and Finn: (See Sat., July 24) Nature walk and story hour, for children and their families.

Sunday September 19, 1:00-4:00PM -- All Around the Common Open House: Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum, Yarmouth New Church, Winslow Crocker House and the Edward Gorey House welcome visitors free of charge. An exhibition of Cape Cod Artists will be presented at the newly restored New Church.

Sunday October 10, 10:00AM -- Fall Trail Walk with Naturalist Ian Ives from the Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary. Meet at the Gate House behind the Yarmouth Port Post Office for a walk through the 50 acre preserve. FREE.

Sunday November 21, 3:00PM -- Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service. This traditional service is offered in the historic Kelley Chapel, nestled in a secluded meadow behind the Yarmouth Port Post Office on Route 6A. Sit in the 1790 Quaker Meeting House pews in front of the pot bellied wood stove and enjoy traditional hymns of the harvest season. Refreshments and conversation follow the service.

Sunday December 5, 1:00-4:00PM – Yarmouth Port Christmas Stroll: Visit the museums, bed and breakfasts, inns and businesses along the Old King’s Highway as they welcome you with holiday decorations, tasty treats, and music of the season. Features include wagon rides, Santa, and a petting farm. Festivities end with caroling and the lighting of the tree on the Village Common at 4:15.
***A special exhibition of antique dolls will be presented in the Captain Bangs Hallet House.***

Tuesday December 7, 4:00-6:00PM -- New Member and Volunteer Tea: The annual tea to introduce new members to the Historic Society’s Board of Trustees and volunteers. Costumed staff and seasonal decorations create a spirited holiday atmosphere.