Historical
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‘Boston History in Poetry’ presented by Anthony Sammarco
Osterville Village Library 43 Wianno Ave., Osterville, MassachusettsBoston History in Poetry Noah Webster describes poetry as a literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas using distinctive style and rhythm,…
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History on Tap: Stormy Seas! Understanding the Changing Ocean around Cape Cod
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South St., Hyannis, Ma., United States"The ocean off Cape Cod is changing before our eyes—and the stakes couldn’t be higher! Cape Cod’s ocean is not standing still. Powerful shifts in the Gulf Stream and the…
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Churchill’s Secret Armies in WWII presented by Historian David Barrett
Osterville Village Library 43 Wianno Ave., Osterville, MassachusettsThis two-part series explains how, with Churchill’s support, the British efforts at destroying the Nazi tyranny of World War Two, resulted in the victory of the Allies in 1945. In…
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Churchill’s Secret Armies in WWII presented by Historian David Barrett
Osterville Village Library 43 Wianno Ave., Osterville, MassachusettsThis two-part series explains how, with Churchill’s support, the British efforts at destroying the Nazi tyranny of World War Two, resulted in the victory of the Allies in 1945. In…
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History on Tap: Early Nautical Charts of Cape Cod and the Northeast
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South St., Hyannis, Ma., United States"Join Bob Zaremba, owner of Maps of Antiquity in Chatham, for an illustrated journey through the early nautical charts of Cape Cod and the Northeast. Housed in a historic late-1700s…
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‘The Sinking of the SS Pendleton’ presented by Reid Oslin, Coast Guard Auxiliary
Osterville Village Library 43 Wianno Ave., Osterville, MassachusettsTHE COAST GUARD’S GREATEST SMALL BOAT RESCUE On February 18, 1952, four courageous crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Station Chatham, launched a 36-foot wooden motor lifeboat into the teeth…
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