The JFK Hyannis Museum has received a grant of $2,500 from the Mass Cultural Council through its Projects Program. Specifically, the grant will support a program begun last year and returning in 2023, called Walks with a Purpose. We are grateful that funds for the Projects Program was made possible through the support of the
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Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated museums in Massachusetts on Tripadvisor. Tripadvisor rankings factor in the average rating and number of reviews. The JFK Hyannis Museum is rated #28 with a 4.0/5 rating (1,201 reviews). Read The Article
Changing HERSTORY – Recently, the leadership of the Cape Cod Community Foundation spoke at the JFK Hyannis Museum about a new initiative to build a community of support and deepening investments in women and girls in our community. The foundation’s Women and Girls Fund has a simple vision: to change lives. We are sharing this
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On March 9th, JFK Hyannis Museum's Executive Director Wendy Northcross was a presenter on an ACONS webinar - "The Kennedys and Nantucket Sound' . Wendy discussed the Kennedy family and their love of Nantucket Sound and the sea and also provided rare images and great insights into the Kennedy legacy on Cape Cod!
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JFK’s secret doomsday bunker on Nantucket, which was designed to provide temporary shelter from radioactive fallout, could become a National Historic Landmark—but efforts to preserve its history have stalled. Full Article
February talks include Dr. Michael Kryzanek on the impact of the national mid-term elections and Robert Reynolds, retired CIA officer on Russia versus Ukraine The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum has announced the return of its winter speaker series beginning Thursday, February 9 at 11 am in the Scudder Family Center for Civic
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Recently, Monument Beach resident Paul H. Miller was appointed to the museum foundation board of directors. Miller is Administrative Director of Business Development & Network Operations for the Department of Medicine/Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Paul has been and continues to be an active volunteer with the
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Everyone knows a little about Lizzie and about the unpleasantness on that August morning 130 years ago. Did she or didn't she? Speaker Greg Williams gave the depths of the whole story when he spoke at the Museum on Oct 18th. If you missed the presentation, you can watch the Facebook stream here!
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Recently Robert Kennedy’s daughter, Kerry gave Former Ukranian First Lady, Kateryna Yushchenko, a personal tour of the JFK Hyannis Museum. Read the Cape Cod Time's article here;
In August, Centerville resident Tom Lynch joined the museum board of directors. Lynch has served as Barnstable's assistant manager and town manager, director of the Barnstable Housing Authority, and commissioner of the Mass. Rate Setting Commission. He also served elected positions as State Representative and Barnstable County Assembly delegate. Lynch holds a U.S. Coast
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