Cataumet Schoolhouse
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An 1894 schoolhouse brought back to life by a village
Antique Auto Show & Picnic
The 2025 Annual Antique Auto Show and Picnic was held on Saturday, September 6 from noon to 4pm at the Schoolhouse.
Refreshments, including lobster rolls, were available.
Visitors listened to 1920's Jazz Vintage Recordings and toured the Historic Schoolhouse. Learn more:
Refreshments, including lobster rolls, were available.
Visitors listened to 1920's Jazz Vintage Recordings and toured the Historic Schoolhouse. Learn more:
2025 August Talks
August 5, 2025 — Life and Time of Ulysses S. GrantLocal surgeon Kenneth Heisler, MD read Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant about 40 years ago and has been hooked on Grant ever since.
August 12: Living and Traveling on a Boat
Daryl and Mary Smith spent two years living aboard a boat in Boston Harbor.
August 19: Living with Wildlife
Mary Richmond is an artist, writer, naturalist and educator who grew up on the Cape.
August 26: Helen Keller
Sheryl Faye returns to perform a one-woman show featuring Helen Keller – Champion of the Disabled.
All talks were free and began at 7pm.
Cookies & Lemonade were served.
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Calendar of Events Holiday Children's Event Science at the Schoolhouse August Tuesday Talks Antique Auto Show & Picnic Third Grade Visits Annual Meeting & Potluck Supper
Third Grade Visits
Dong...Dong...Dong... The old school bell rings as each third grader takes a turn pulling the rope before exiting the Schoolhouse. Once outdoors, this class will have the opportunity to learn more about what students did during recess 100 years ago!
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Our historic 1894 Schoolhouse on Cape Cod is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Our mission is to preserve and to promote the Schoolhouse for educational, cultural and recreational activities available to the community and the general public.
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Matching Grant Program
Thanks to an extraordinarily generous donor, we now fund Bourne teacher grants, student scholarships, and Science at the Schoolhouse events. This enables the Schoohouse to be as relevant in the 21st century as it was in the 19th and 20th centuries. We appreciate the support of our community in this endeavor.
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2025 Children's Holiday Activity Saturday, December 6 from 1pm to 3pm
Creating Gingerbread Houses at the Cataumet Schoolhouse
A Christmas in Old Bourne Village
2025 Event
Each child has the opportunity to build and decorate a small house. There is no charge. We do ask that each child be accompanied by an adult.
- 2025 Science at the Schoolhouse
- Kids Come and Explore!
- Three Sundays in May from 2pm to 3:30pm.
- May 4: Electricity & Magnetism
- May 11: Optics
- May 18: Force & Motion
- Fun experiments for kids and their parents/guardians.
- Free
National Register of Historic Places
One hundred and twenty-five years after it was built and twenty years after the Cataumet Schoolhouse Preservation Group was established, the Cataumet Schoolhouse was finally listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Massachusetts Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2019. We are grateful to all the people who have contributed over many years to this achievement. Thank you!