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The Dennis Historical Society, Inc. is an educational organization established to stimulate an interest in local history, to promote scholarly effort, to foster the continued collection and preservation of historical data and material, and to cooperate with individuals and other organizations having similar interest.

Select a collection to browse its artifacts.

1. The Firstcomers - 1639 - 1691

Firstcomers are the earliest settlers of the area Dennis area of Cape Cod

2. Colonization 1690 - 1770

Children of the founding families of Cape Cod settle and populate the Cape

3. Revolutionary War 1763 - 1815

The Era of American independence

4. Expansion 1801 - 1865

A period marked by trade and expansion to the West

5. Civil War and Reconstruction 1850 - 1877

Almost every family in Dennis was affected by the Civil War

6. Modern America 1865 - 1920