2022 PROGRAMS
- WOMEN AT SEA; Enjoy a glimpse of women’s roles in sea voyages with Duxbury Historical Society archivist Carolyn Ravenscroft. Sponsored by Steve & Lynn Heslinga.
- TRURO HIGHLAND LINKS; Historian Dan Haslam tells the intriguing stories and history that surround America’s oldest golf links. Sponsored by Johnson Golf Management; Scott & Gail Alexander
- POOR RICHARD’S WOMEN; Author Nancy Rubin Stuart amplifies the long-neglected voices of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended America’s most famous scientistand founding father.
- HISTORY REVISITED; UPDATING OLD STORIES WITH NEW INFORMATION- Historian Sloane Awtrey and others bring us up to date on the Statue of Justice and the Iyannough Grave Site.
- THE WOMEN OF BARNSTABLE; Historian Nancy Viall Shoemaker celebrates the illustrious Barnstable women of history. Sponsored by Carrie Bearse.
- MURDER MYTHS: MEDIEVAL EUROPE TO OSTERVILLE; The Honorable Greg Williams delivers another informative and entertaining snippet of Cape history.
- REBELS AT SEA; Bestselling author Eric Jay Dolin recounts the heroic little known story of the founding of the US Navy and privateering in the American Revolution. Leezie Magruder; Town of Barnstable/Hyannis Chamber of Commerce Tourism Grant.
- HELLTOWN; How the Provincetown serial killer Tony Costa (the Cape Cod Cannibal) and connects with Cape authors Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut, as told by bestselling author Casey Sherman. Sponsored by Nancy & Charles Mueller.
- CAPE COD MODERN HOUSES: The founding director of Cape Cod Modern House Trust Peter McMahon explores the history of some of the prime movers of modern architecture including Bauhaus luminaries, drawn to the Cape beginning in the late 1930s. Sponsored by Lynn & Steve Heslinga; Terrie Reilly; Craig Schelter.
- NEW ENGLAND LIGHTHOUSES & THE PEOPLE WHO KEPT THEM; Maritime historian and the leading expert on New England lighthouses Jeremy D’Entremont weaves a story of bravery, heroism and solitude. Sponsored by Ken Morton; The George Family Trust.
- TRANSATLANTIC TRAIN: BOSTON, LIVERPOOL & CAPE COD CAPTAINS; Local author Vincent Miles tells the true interconnecting story of a poor orphan from a remote country village, a renowned ship builder and two Cape Cod mariners. Sponsored by the Town of Barnstable/Hyannis Chamber of Commerce Tourism Grant.
- BASEBALL’S FINEST HOUR; Popular story teller Marty Sandler recounts the dramatic story of the fascinating 1941 baseball season. Sponsored by George Muhlebach.
- THE USE OF ANIMALS IN WW1 – Joe Yukna, Director of Cape Cod Military Museum relates the bizarrely fascinating tale of the expected and surprising uses of animals during the Great War.
- OYSTERS & CATB0ATS; A FOUNDING OF A VILLAGE- Historian Paul Chesboro talks about the storied history of his favorite Cape Cod village. Sponsored by Jamie & Lee Hunsaker.
- BEFORE SALEM: “WITCHES” IN MASSACHUSETTS- The ever-popular Greg Williams is back with another delightfully spooky tale. Sponsored by Lesley Wallace.