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Paul Kemprecos: “The Birdmen of Truro”
Truro Historical Society MAIn his talk, ‘The Birdmen of Truro,’ novelist Paul Kemprecos discusses inspiration for his new book, Killing Icarus. Set largely in […]
Voices of Indigenous Poets
Truro Historical Society MAHear the poems of Lucy Lang Day, Ben Naka-Hasebe Kingsley, Cheryl Savageau, and Ron Welburn. For more information, click here.
Drew Lopenzina: “400 Years of Settlement Through an Indian’s Looking-Glass”
Truro Historical Society MAIn 1835 William Apess, a Pequot activist and minister, marked the anniversary of the Mayflower landing as a day of “mourning and […]
Andrew Lipman: “The Death and Life of Squanto”
Truro Historical Society MAMonths after the so-called “First Thanksgiving,” the Wampanoag man known as Tisquantum, or Squanto, faced a steep fall from grace, as […]
Jennifer Weston: “Reviving the Wampanoag Language”
Truro Historical Society MALearn more about the initiative to revive the Wampanoag language. For more information, click here.
C.L. Fornari: “Growing Plants on Cape Cod
Truro Historical Society MAIn her talk about gardening on Cape Cod, C.L. Fornari will discuss how planting here has changed in the past […]
Tim Richards: “Discovering a Tide Mill in Truro”
Truro Historical Society MAWhen Tim Richards and Meg Clarke bought a home on Mill Pond Road in 2017, they wondered about the meaning of the name ‘Mill […]
Virtual Program: Outer Cape Poets: Sharing New Work
Truro Historical Society MAThe Truro Historical Society offers a poetry reading: This group of talented poets reunites on Zoom for another fabulous hour […]
Truro History
Truro Historical Society MAMuch of the Truro Historical Society’s collections on paper have been digitized and are available through Digital Commonwealth; Massachusetts Collections On […]
Virtual Hopper Tour
Truro Historical Society MABeth Chapman leads a virtual tour of Edward Hopper’s Truro paintings, guiding you to the houses and hillsides that inspired […]
Virtual Tour of Corn Hill
Truro Historical Society MAJay Vivian leads a virtual tour of Corn Hill. Join us and learn about a variety of historic events, including […]
American Whaling in the Age of Sail – Online
Truro Historical Society MACurtis Martin explores the history of the U.S. whaling industry, from its early beginnings in the 17th century until its […]