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Launch of the Mayflower “Fuller Shallop”

Established in 1793, Lowell’s Boat Shop is the oldest operating boat shop in America. “A National Historic Landmark and working museum, Lowell’s is dedicated to preserving and perpetuating the art and craft of wooden boat building.” Launch of the Mayflower “Fuller...

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Samuel Treat | Eastham Looks Back at Its First Preacher

Eastham Looks Back at Its First Preacher Samuel Treat Day will ask ‘emotional questions posed by our history’ The Provincetown INDEPENDENT BY AMY WHORF MCGUIGGAN MAR 10, 2021 EASTHAM — The grave marker in the Cove Burying Ground is plain: “Rev. Samuel Treat died Mar....

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Congratulations Eastham 400

From: L. Michael Hager To: Tom Ryan Sent: Sun, Dec 13, 2020 1:43 pmSubject: Eastham 400 Dear Tom, Congratulations to you and your Eastham 400 Committee colleagues for making this Eastham anniversary year, despite the impediments of Covid, one of deep historical...

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Ideas & Opinions: The Eastham 400

Eastham’s efforts to honor (the) First Encounter should be applauded Cape Cod Times | Page A12 Sunday, 13 December 2020 Ideas & Opinions Section Over the past year, I’ve closely followed the efforts of the Eastham 400 Commemoration Committee, Eastham Public...

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How the Mayflower Story Fits Into Native American History

How the Mayflower Story Fits Into Native American History BY DAVID TREUER TIME | DECEMBER 8, 2020 6:00 AM EST The 400th anniversary of the day the Mayflower dropped anchor in Plymouth Harbor on Dec. 16, 1620, is the 400th anniversary of an American beginning—for the...

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Eastham turns 400 with special postmark

Eastham turns 400 with special postmark DENISE COFFEY | CAPE COD TIMES Wednesday, December 9, 2020 EASTHAM — Standing outside the post office Tuesday afternoon, Leslie Harrigan pulled out a postcard that showed her black Lab, Daisy, dressed in holiday attire. On the...

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A man without a tribe: The true story of Squanto

A man without a tribe: The true story of Squanto Paula Peters, Special to the Cape Cod Times Updated 6:17 a.m. EST Nov. 19, 2020 Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from “Of Patuxet,” an introduction to the 400th anniversary edition of William Bradford’s "Of...

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Indigenous Artifacts Found at 1869 Schoolhouse Museum

Indigenous Artifacts Found at 1869 Schoolhouse Museum Rediscovered objects reveal land was ‘intensely’ inhabited 3,500 years ago The Provincetown Independent, NOV 12, 2020 BY LINDA CULHANE EASTHAM — While working to create a display as part of this year’s 400th...

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