What's in the Archives?
The collections of the Archives are open by appointment to researchers interested in the history of Sandwich and the families who lived here.
- Primary source genealogical records including census records, vital records and church records
- Diaries and letters
- Access to local newspapers on microfilm and online dating back to the 1860s
- Sandwich town records including town meeting minutes from 1651 and Assessors' records from 1783 to 1860
- Indexed gravestone records and inscriptions dating from 1683
- A vast photograph collection dating from 1875
- Maps and Blueprints
- Historical files on Sandwich homes
- Collections of family papers including, but not limited to: Freeman, Hoxie, Dexter, Nye, Swift, Wing
- Volumes of materials that concentrate on Sandwich and Cape Cod
- Access to Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest Online, and American Ancestors
- Sandwich High School Yearbooks ONLINE from 1964 to 2022
