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  • New Exhibit Explores Bristol County’s History of Incarceration

    New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States

    The New Bedford Whaling Museum and the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office will open Bristol County: Incarcerated on Oct. 24. The exhibit traces the history of local incarceration from the 18th-century jail in Taunton to New Bedford’s Ash Street Jail. The Ash Street facility is the oldest continuously operating jail in the nation. Artifacts include the […]

  • A History of Fraud through the Ages

    Mattapoisett Free Library 7 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, MA, United States

    A discussion on fraud through the ages is planned for Friday, July 3, at 3 p.m. Author and fraud examiner Robert Ainsworth tells the stories behind some of history's most famous swindlers, from Ancient Greece to the modern era. The talk examines schemes driven by the promise of easy money and includes examples from maritime […]