A Home in Woods Hole: Life and History on Eel Pond - Paperback

by Elizabeth Heslop Sheehy (Author), Sara Piccini (Foreword by)

Woods Hole is known for its charming waterfront and the internationally famous Oceanographic Institution. However, the rich history of this seaside village goes back much further. Author Elizabeth Sheehy chronicles the history of the town through the lives of Walter Nickerson and Helena Nugent, an unlikely pair from different worlds, who built a house in this unique community more than a hundred years ago.

At a transformative time in our nation's history, family members spread out across New England, looking for opportunity, but Woods Hole always drew them back. The house on Eel Pond survived the 1938 New England Hurricane, and served as a boarding house for many years. Its history is tied to the Nobska Lighthouse, the Falmouth Road Race, and the economic resilience that exemplifies Woods Hole, past, present and future.

Author Biography

A series of serendipitous happenings led to the purchase of a grand old house in Woods Hole in 2018. Following her career as a retail executive, Elizabeth Sheehy turned to writing full time to tell the story of people she just met, long dead and nearly forgotten. A lifelong writer and a lover of puzzles and mysteries, she put her Trinity College history degree to work to uncover the fascinating lives of the Nickersons and the Nugents from one hundred years ago.