In celebration of the 2023 exhibition “Summer on Nantucket: A History of the Island Resort” at the Nantucket Whaling Museum, this video, reminiscent of Nantucket summers past, is a compilation of excerpts from archival films from the Nantucket Historical Association Film Collection. Segments included from:

Nantucket summer, 1925 (FC-024)
A Visit to Nantucket, August 1929 (VT-196), film by Roy Pearse
Nantucket in the 1930s (FC-038b), gift of Ann Strain
Hayden Family in Madaket, 1932 (FC-02), by Arthur C. Hayden, gift of Marge Colley
Stackpole Family Movies in Nantucket, 1950-1976 (VT-442), gift of Debby Merritt

Digitization generously funded by the Community Preservation Committee.

Music from the “Hotel Deluxe Suite” by Richard Busch.