Frances Devens Parrish Diary

Frances Devens “Daisy” Parrish of Boston, Mass. moved to Nantucket, Mass. as a child. Later, she served as a Red Cross nurse in France and wrote a memoir about her service. This collection is comprised of the diary Frances Devens Parrish kept during her time as a Red Cross nurse in France during...

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    Gardner Family Papers

    The Gardner family of Nantucket descended from Richard and John Gardner, sons of Thomas Gardner, a planter who came from England to Salem, Massachusetts in 1626. Their descendants became captains of whaling ships, land owners and merchants. This collection includes correspondence, deeds and...

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      Maria L. Owen Papers

      Maria L. Tallant Owen (1825–1913) was born in Nantucket, Mass., and was a teacher at the Academy on Fair Street. She became interested in Nantucket flora early in her life, collecting and identifying many specimens. In 1888, she published her Catalog of Plants Growing without Cultivation in the...

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        Obed Macy Journals and Letter Books

        Obed Macy Journals and Letter Books

        Obed Macy (1762–1844) was a Nantucket Quaker merchant and writer whose long and varied career included work as a whaleman, shoemaker, blacksmith, and farmer. He and his brother Silvanus manufactured soap and spermaceti candles, and served as shipping agents and ship owners. In 1835, he published...

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          Ships' Logs Collection

          Ships' Logs Collection

          This is a collection of ships’ logs and shipboard journals assembled by the Nantucket Historical Association. Logs, generally kept by captains or first mates of vessels, include daily observations of position (latitude and longitude), weather, vessels sighted, and ports visited. For whaling...

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