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This is the first and only book of its kind. Long-time journalist, playwright, and activist Lee Roscoe was privileged to have unique access to artists. The book looks at lifeway through the arts of this Algonquian Cape Cod tribe which greeted the first colonists. It starts in the wetu and goes on to look at pottery, wampum, clothing, adornment, matting, twining, finger weaving, painting and more with some of the foremost Wampanoag creators including: Annawon Weeden, Ramona Peters (Nosapocket), Elizabeth and Jonathan James-Perry, Julia Marden, Robert Peters, Emma Jo Mills Brennan, and Mother Bear.
A Wellfleet has a diverse and fascinating history; her industries and people have made their mark on the world. As amateur historians, faced with such a wealth of material, we can only hope that what we have selected will be of interest to the overnight guest and well as to those who know the history of Wellfleet far better than we. Excerpted from the Introduction
By Judy Stetson,
additional chapters by Seth Rolbein.
122 pages, indexed
Published by the Wellfleet Historical Society
Originally published in 1963 re-issued in 2004
A children's guided tour through the center of Wellfleet with text and map.
By Norma Simon
12 pages
Published by the Wellfleet Historical Society, 2000
This is the fourth re-printing of an account of the colonial history of Wellfleet from its origins in 1644 when 6 Pilgrims from New Plymouth settled in what is now Eastham, until its incorporation 1763, as the town of Wellfleeet. The history draws principally on town records from Eastham, its precinct of North Eastham, which was eventually to become the town of Wellfleet , and from the court records of Suffolk County, the Province of Massachusetts, and the Archives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By Durand Echeverria
126 pages, bibliography
Published by the Wellfleet Historical Society 1993
Wellfleet is among the most picturesque villages on Cape Cod. Its rich history weaves a tale of sailors and boatbuilders, travelers and artists, and even ghosts and pirates. Here, in the pages of Wellfleet, trace the story of this fascinating village, from the old Congregational church steeple, which still tolls the hours according to ships' bells, to Billingsgate, the lost island whose lighthouse and village were swallowed by the sea. Wellfleet's history is undeniably tied to the sea. Of the many shipwrecks off Wellfleet's shores, the most famous is the wreck of the Whydah--the pirate ship captained by "Black Sam" Bellamy. It sank in a storm in 1717, and artifacts from the ship now form a museum. The fishing boats still leave the harbor every morning as their predecessors did, and the remains of the old wharves, the shipbuilders' shops, the customs house, and the lighthouse can still be seen today in a town transformed into a thriving artists' community.
by Daniel Lombardo
Images of America Series (Arcadia Publishing)
128 pages
Arcadia Publishing 2000
ISBN-10: 0738504025
ISBN-13: 978-0738504025
When Pres. John F. Kennedy established the Cape Cod National Seashore in 1961, it was acclaimed as the "finest victory ever recorded for the cause of conservation in New England." When erosion and overdevelopment threatened the Cape, the idea of a national seashore took hold, forever protecting this treasured place. The park preserves 44,000 acres of forest, marsh, bog, and ponds, and a 40-mile stretch from Provincetown to Chatham, which Henry David Thoreau called the "Great Beach." Unlike other national parks at the time, the Cape Cod National Seashore was created from a combination of private, town, state, and federal lands. Cape Cod National Seashore: The First 50 Years captures the political drama of the creation of this extraordinary seashore. Images detail an early Native American presence and the romance of whaling, shipwrecks, lighthouses, windmills, and dune shacks.
By Daniel Lombardo
Images of America Series (Arcadia Publishing)
128 pages
Arcadia Publishing 2010
ISBN-10: 0738572845
ISBN-13: 978-0738572840
This beautifully illustrated exhibition catalog showcases the unique images and stories of Main Street Cape Cod. Most of the Cape’s towns, from Falmouth to Provincetown contributed photos and artifacts to this engaging exhibit that opened at the Atwood House in Chatham in June 2019.
Cape Cod native, and a former basketball star and WWII veteran is called to investigate the suspicious death of the most powerful man in Bound Brook. Rob uncovers more than he bargained for while rekindling his high school romance, dealing with a lost love from his war years in France and stalked by a mysterious stranger.
Author E. C. Janes recaptures the things that "the Cape" has meant to generations of vacationing Americans: leisurely summer days in a setting of sea, sand, and sky; observing and sharing the life of the year-round Cape Codders; church suppers and fairs, and resort entertainments which, however unsophisticated, last a lifetime in memory.
The companion book to the first "Wellfleet Tales", Rick Cochran has captured Cape Cod in the fifties and sixties. With photos, the book continues the story of growing up in Wellfleet as the son of the local school principal.
This hilarious DVD of Wellfleet’s 250th Anniversary Founder’s Day Production was performed August 2013. With original music and lyrics by Fred Magee, written by Dina Harris and David Wright, the local cast of characters play the town’s founders. If you have read Durand Echeverria’s “History of Billingsgate”, you’ll want to sit back and laugh at the story of how Wellfleet became Wellfleet.
Welcome to the spooky streets of Cape Cod, Massachusetts! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.
Did you know that Barnstable House is reported to be the home of eleven ghosts? Or that there is a ghost who likes to let the dogs out at Ye Olde Yarmouth Inn? Can you believe that a tortured spirit visits a cemetery in Truro the first Sunday of every month?
Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Cape Cod, and have you sleeping with the light on!
Wellfleet has been know for it's shellfish for almost 400 years. D.B. Wright's The Famous Beds of Wellfleet, a shellfishing history is a wry, fact-filled but heartfelt look at the industry that grew up in response to this natural resource, Wellfleet Harbor.
D.B. Wright has made his home in Wellfleet since 1982. A graduate of Beloit College he has lived in Boston, London and New York. An art teacher and jazz singer he released the CD "Croon , Cry & Testify" in 2005. He has worked at the Wellfleet Historical Society since 1999. This is his first book.
By D. B. Wright
153 pages
Published by Wellfleet Historical Society, 2009