Preserve the Olde Colonial Courthouse
The building at 3046 Main Street in Barnstable Village has served the people of Cape Cod as a courthouse, a town house, a church, and a cultural center.
Please help us preserve this historic building by purchasing a baluster for the restoration of the bell tower.
Tales of Cape Cod Building Fund
Please help us preserve this historic building by making a contribution to the Olde Colonial Courthouse Building Fund.
About Us
Olde Colonial Courthouse
- Tales of Cape Cod was founded in 1949 to record the voices of old-time Cape Codders in first-hand accounts of life on the Cape in bygone days.
- Faithfully preserved through the years and transferred into digital form, this archive now numbers hundreds of CDs, DVDs and other original documents.
Other Tales of Cape Cod activities include:
- A popular summer evening lecture series, now in its 48th. year
- Preservation of the Olde Colonial Courthouse and documentation of its place in history
- Dramatizations of the Body of the People Protest for Barnstable schoolchildren
- Books on a variety of Cape-related subjects
- Preservation of the Iyannough Gravesite Property in collaboration with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
- Special Events, Book Signings and Receptions
Thank You
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