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November
13, Sunday, 2 pm
Afternoons
at The Atwood
Shorebirding with Bob Clem, Bob Prescott , Director of Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Mural Barn
Biologist Bob Prescott will discuss the varieties of birds that the late Bob Clem watched and painted during his long career. Prescott's lecture will include the natural history, population status and migrations of the birds which share the tidal flats, dunes and beaches of Chatham and were an inspiration for Clem's artwork.
Bob Prescott is the director of the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary where he has been actively involved in coastal issues and research. He received a degree in wildlife biology from the University of Massachusetts and has studied such diverse topics as whale strandings, seal distribution around Cape Cod and, most recently, the home range of box turtles. He is particularly interested in coastal ecosystems and has led trips around the world, from Belize to Antarctica, as well as in the United States.
Admission Free -Donations Welcome
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February
13, Sunday, 2 pm
Afternoons
at The Atwood
Mayflower
II, Peter Arenstam, Mural Barn
Admission
Free -Donations
Welcome
March
13, Sunday, 2 pm
Afternoons
at The Atwood
A
Proper Farewell: Aspects of 19th
century Mourning, Stephen O’Neill;
Mural Barn
Admission
Free -Donations
Welcome
April
10, Sunday, 2 pm
Afternoons
at The Atwood
The
Rise and Fall of the American Clipper ship,
Mark Wilkins; Mural Barn
Admission
Free -Donations
Welcome
May
15, Sunday, 2 pm
Afternoons
at The Atwood
“Open
for Business” – Chatham
businesses, Mary
Ann Gray; Mural Barn
Admission
Free -Donations
Welcome
Chatham was “Open for Business” from the town’s earliest days. Mary Ann Gray, Chatham Historical Society archivist, will outline the history of business in Chatham and set forth how national events, as well as local economic and social changes, have affected commerce. With photographs, old store journals and memorabilia, she will trace these developments throughout Chatham from 1700 to 1900.
June
12, Sunday, 2 pm
Afternoons
at The Atwood
Japanese
& American Acculturation during the 19th
century, Mark Wilkins; Mural Barn
Admission
Free -Donations
Welcome
Curator Mark Wilkins will discuss Japanese and
American acculturation during the 19th Century, a time when Japan was
transformed from a closed feudal society to one that embraced its role in global
affairs. The discussion will begin with Commodore Perry’s visit to Japan and finally
will discuss the socio-economic and political factors that would lead to Japan’s
nationalistic imperial ambitions.
October
16, Sunday, 2 pm
Afternoons
at The Atwood
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Paul Mangelinkx, Principal of Chatham High School
Mural Barn
This lecture covers the causes and effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act--the only act to ever exclude a single ethnic group from America.
Mr. Mangelinkx's presentation will be drawn from his research and writing for a seminar on
American immigration at the University of Massachusetts in Boston.
Paul Mangelinkx has had a long interest in history, starting with his
undergraduate years at Worcester State University, his experiences in Malawi in
the Peace Corp, and continuing on through graduate school work and teaching.
He has published articles in the Historical Journal of Massachusetts and The
Register. He is now chairing the Education Committee of the Chatham Historical
Society.
Admission
Free -Donations
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