Carpenter Museum

01/17/2025

Whaling program is tomorrow! We'll see you at the Blanding library!

01/14/2025

The Carpenter Museum is happy to announce we are offering a PAID 11 week internship this summer. Those interested in a career in museums, especially in museum collections, see our website for more information and learn how to apply. www.rehobothantiquarian.org/carpenter-museum/employment

01/09/2025

No registration necessary! Join the Carpenter Museum and the Blanding Public Library with docents from the Bedford Whaling Museum for a whale of a good time! Learn about right whales and the practice of whaling at this program. January 18th, 2PM in Goff Memorial Hall inside the Blanding Library.

01/02/2025

12/20/2024

We'll see you next year! We WILL be open the first Saturday in January.

12/12/2024

We're excited to announce the reschedule date for our program A Whaling Voyage. Join us at Blanding Public library Saturday January 18th for the exciting program. No registration necessary.

11/21/2024

We unfortunately need to postpone this Saturday's Whaling Voyage Program. Please stay tuned for the reschedule date after the holidays. Stay healthy this season!

10/30/2024

Join us this Saturday for a tour, do some research, or pick up your raffle winnings! We are only open ONE SATURDAY A MONTH! This is your chance to come on a weekend.

10/26/2024

Set sail on a whaling journey with us next month! Mark your calendars!

10/25/2024

To all those who won raffle prizes you can come by the museum any Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday 9AM - 4:30PM and pick them up. You can also come Saturday November 2nd 1-4PM during our first Saturday of the month opening! Ring the bell at the back staff entrance or come to the front door. See you soon! 🍂🍁

10/18/2024

The 45th annual Crafters' Marketplace show is TOMORROW 9AM-5PM. There are dozens of artisan vendors at the Carpenter Museum and Blanding Library both indoors and outdoors. Its going to be a beautiful day! Need to grab lunch? The Hungry Hut food truck will be there with crowd pleasing American classics. We'll see you then!

10/11/2024

Only one more weekend until the Carpenter Museum's Annual Crafter's Marketplace! As always free to park / free to enter. See you there!

10/05/2024

Just 2 weeks until our annual Crafters' Marketplace! Mark your calendars for October 19th and plan to visit all three of our walkable marketplace locations. We will have vendors at the Carpenter Museum, Rehoboth Congregational Church, and Goff Hall at Blanding Library. Indoor and outdoor vendors with high quality wares! Face painting and a food truck will also be there. Get all our fall and holiday gifting checked off! The show runs 9AM-4PM

09/14/2024

Are you a face painter? Do you know one? We are looking for a face painter for next month's Crafters' Marketplace. The event is Saturday October 19th and runs from 9AM-4PM. Interested parties can contact the museum director at [email protected] or (508)252-3031

09/13/2024

Don't forget to save your seat for the Vox Hunters, historic music of New England here at the Carpenter Museum next Tuesday, September 17th! If you're unfamiliar with the Vox Hunters check out this video of them performing at the Music Mansion. We have room for about 12 more visitors. Call the museum at (508)252-3031 or Register Here: VoxHunters.eventbrite.com

Members of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society are free!

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Traditional ballad - this version was collected from Christina Henry in Providence in 1945 for the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection Performed by The...

09/05/2024

We are OPEN this Saturday September 5th, 1-4PM! After checking out History Through the Ages at Redway Plane, come on down the road to the Carpenter Museum. Take a tour of our historic kitchen and exhibit barn or even do some research in our research library. We will have an experienced land deed historian and genealogist here all afternoon!