Indian Museum Mass. Rt. This building was erected by descendants of Richard Bourne, the 17th-century minister and missionary who undertook the cause of the Native Mashpee Indians. The museum contains local artifacts and a diorama depicting Wampanoag home life. Guides are all Wampanoag Indians and the tribe runs the museum. Next to it is a herring run that helps migratory saltwater herring make their way up the Mashpee River to Mashpee Lake.
Admission is free, although donations are accepted.
Mashpee Town Archives 13 Great Neck Rd. The town's former library is ideally suited for storage of records, books, and information, and it houses more than 300 volumes and public documents, some of which date back to 1692. The archives are open to the public Monday and Thursday, and on the first Saturday of the month, from 9 AM to 1 PM year-round, or by appointment. Volunteers of the Mashpee Historical Commission run the museum. There is no admission fee.