Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All meetings are at Town Hall unless otherwise indicated.
Thursday, Nov. 14
- Nauset Public Schools Superintendent Search Committee, 5:30 p.m., Eastham Library
Monday, Nov. 18
- Board of Registrars, 10 a.m.
- Search Committee, 10 a.m.
- Climate Action Committee, 4:30 p.m.
- Select Board, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
- Old Town Centre Historic District Commission and Historical Commission, 10 a.m., Eastham Library
- Zoning Task Force, 4 p.m.
- Forest Advisory Committee, 5 p.m., Eastham Library
Wednesday, Nov. 20
- Open Space Committee, 2:30 p.m.
- Planning Board, 5 p.m.
- Human Services Advisory Committee, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21
- Council on Aging Board of Directors, 9 a.m.
- Board of Health, 3 p.m.
- Finance Committee, 4 p.m.
Conversation Starter
Expanding? No, Rebuilding
Despite how it looks from the road, the construction that began on Oct. 23 at the 1869 Schoolhouse Museum isn’t really an expansion. The Eastham Historical Society is rebuilding an 800-square-foot wing that disappeared sometime in the first half of the 20th century.
According to Marca Daley, the museum’s archivist and curator, two other Eastham schoolhouses were once connected to the original building. When the students left in 1937 for the newly opened elementary school, Daley said, those wings were separated from the original building; one was scrapped for lumber and the other was moved and became a house.
In 2008, one of the two former wings was rebuilt. When the current work is done, the Historical Society will have brought the schoolhouse back to its former size.
“It had to have been a vibrant community,” said society president Eileen Seaboldt, standing in the room — currently the museum’s lobby — that would have served as a nexus for the three classrooms in the 1909 floor plan.
Seaboldt is looking forward to having more space for the museum’s displays and events.
“The construction is going very fast,” Seaboldt said. “We expect it to be done in the spring.”
Seaboldt said construction costs are expected to exceed $500,000. Eastham voters approved $447,200 in CPC funds for it at the 2024 town meeting, and an anonymous donation to the Historical Society will cover some of the rest. The society is seeking additional donations to complete the project. —Parker Mumford
