This young lady may be Irma Farris, born in 1889 in South Yarmouth. If you know, or can provide a positive ID, please let us now. The photo is shared courtesy of the Yarmouth Historic Commission and they would love to have a name to go with the photo.

Yarmouth High School baseball players Joe Dunn and Red Chase, ca 1942.

Tomorrow the weather will be perfect for a walk with Marcus and Bob! Reserve your tickets now - hsoy.org/events

Advanced tickets:  $40 HSOY Members & $45 Non-Members (plus fees). Advanced ticket sales end Wednesday, September 18.

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Last chance for a discounted ticket! The price goes up tomorrow.

This 3/4 Cape was built in 3 stages. From the 1800s, when it was a Cobbler shop, to a 1970's addition with elements from an old barn in Maine. This village home is one of the six properties featured on our Sept. 21st Yarmouth Port Historic House Tour. hsoy.org/events

During the course of renovating this home, hidden objects were discovered. They are now on view. Curious? This circa 1800 half cape sea captain's home is one of 6 antique homes on our YP Historic House Tour. Just over 100 tickets left. hsoy.org/events

This circa 1820 full Cape had essentially been undisturbed for the last 60 years when the owners found it in 1987. See it at our Yarmouth Port Historic House Tour, tomorrow from 10-4. Tickets at the Capt Bangs Hallet House 9:30 am - 2 pm Saturday. Rain or shine.

Luther Marston was part of a crew on the bark "Albert Henry", which set sail from Boston in August 1846, was seen in Nicaragua in 1847 and never heard from again. Three young men from Yarmouth, including Joshua Matthews and Benjamin Hamblin, lost their lives.

The weather looks perfect for a fall walk with Marcus & Bob. Join us! hsoy.org/events

The Johnson and Crowell families have lunch while taking a break from picking cranberries in West Yarmouth. Cranberry picking was done by hand with scoops and could be back breaking, but locals looked forward to the extra income before winter.

There's a few spots left - please join us!

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Screening cranberries in West Yarmouth in the late 1800s. Once the cranberries were picked, they were screened for quality, then put in barrels and sent by train to market. Many sea captains often owned cranberry bogs in their retirement for income.

The David Kelley home at 24 Highland Ave., South Yarmouth, ca 1890. This federal full Cape style house was built about 1830, likely by David D. Kelley, the son of Seth Kelley. Standing in front of the house is Phoebe Louise Kelley, David's daughter.

Three more fall walks coming. Tickets are available on our website: hsoy.org/events

280 Weir Road is one of the oldest houses in town, dating to 1720. It was owned by Thomas Bray, who built the first mill in what was then Weir Fishing Village. It is supposedly the only house remaining from the original fishing settlement (others were moved).