Nahant Historical Society
Nahant, Massachusetts
- Address:
41 Valley Road,
Nahant Massachusetts 01908 (781) 581-2727 - Website: www.nahanthistory.org
- Hours:Open hours are Wednesdays and Thursdays 1pm to 4pm First Sunday of each month, 1pm to 4pm except holidays
Located in the Nahant Community Center, the Nahant Historical Society welcomes researchers and visitors to their Hodges Reference Room and its library and archives facilities. Their premier major exhibition, entitled Nahant on the Rocks, is an interactive exhibit showing the history of Nahant from its early days as grazing land for Lynn livestock, through its days as a fishing community, its heyday as the Summer resort community for Boston's wealthy, literary and scientific notables and artists. In 2004 this exhibition won one of the most prestigious museum awards: the Certificate of Commendation from the American Association of State and Local History.