Old Dartmouth Historical Society and the New Bedford Whaling Museum

For Immediate News Release:

Who:  Wareham Historical Society will host Clifton Rice from the New Bedford Whaling         

             Museum

What:  Presentation about the Old Dartmouth Historical Society and the New Bedford

              Whaling Museum

Where:  Old Methodist Meeting House

              495 Main St.

               Wareham, MA  02571

When:  Monday, June 18, ’18 at 7 p.m.

Mr. Clifton Rice will present a brief history of the founding and development of the Old

Dartmouth Historical Society and the New Bedford Whaling Museum early in the 20^th Century.  He will talk about the museum’s expansion in the 21^st century and its role as a historical, educational and cultural center for our region.  He will also present the museum’s collections regarding the Yankee Whaling Era and New Bedford’s multi-cultural population in an audio-visual program.

Admission is free for Wareham Historical Society Members, Non-Members-$2.00.  Refreshments will be served after the program.  For more information call Angela M. Dunham, President at 508-295-8578.