Special Event
An Evening of Jazz and History
April 29, 2019 at 6 p.m. Admission $20
Tales of Cape Cod kicks of this season with a special event. We are hosting a wine and cheese reception and will be entertained with music by the Bart Weisman Band, followed by a presentation by author John Basile.
This event is sponsored by Jeff & Nancy Bilzekian, Wequassett Resort & Golf Club and the Barnstable Market.
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
- AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to Tales of Cape Cod.