WELCOME TO THE COAST GUARD HERITAGE MUSEUM
The Coast Guard Heritage Museum is located in Barnstable Village on Cape Cod, MA.
The Trayser Museum Group is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of the United States Coast Guard and its predecessor organizations.
We are open from May through October. Our hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM. In addition to USCG history, our location also includes the Oldest Wooden Jail in America and the Village Blacksmith Shop.


MEMORIAL DAY 2009
ON MONDAY, MAY 25, 2009 AT 11 AM, A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD AT THE COAST GUARD HERITAGE MUSEUM. THIS CEREMONY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE REV. DAN DAVIDSON, FORMER SHIPMATE, AND HONORED THE PASSING OF BMCS TOM BRANCO, BMC JACK STACY AND BMCS BERNIE WEBBER, ALL OF WHOM WERE FRIENDS OF THE CGHM. IT WAS A SIMPLE CEREMONY, AND SEVERAL FORMER SHIPMATES SPOKE ABOUT THEIR SERVICE WITH THESE DEPARTED "CHATHAM LEGENDS"




THE OLDEST JAIL IN AMERICA

THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH SHOP

The Lightship Sailors Association held their annual reunion on Cape Cod in 2008. They dedicated an exhibit room at the CGHM to display their large collection of artifacts honoring the history of Lightships and their crews. The CGHM is proud to welcome the Lightship Sailors and their amazing collection.