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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>The </span></font></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Museum</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> of Natural History<br>
Presents<br>
The 13<sup>th</sup> </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Annual</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cape</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Cod Maritime History Symposium<br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>A </span></i></span></b><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Cape Cod</span></i></b><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> Maritime Days Event<br>
</span></i>Saturday, May 30</b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </span></font></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>March
26, 2009</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br>
Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or <a
href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</a></span></b></p>
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12.0pt'> <br>
The 13<sup>th</sup> </span></font>Annual <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Cape</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
Cod Maritime History Symposium</span></b> will be held on Saturday, May 30, at
its new home at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>in Brewster from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Following the symposium, enjoy a
complimentary tour of the </span></i><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape
Cod</span></i><i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Museum</span></i><i><span style='font-style:italic'>
of Natural History.</span></i> The event costs $20 per person and
includes breakfast, lunch and four illustrated presentations. To pre-register,
phone the Museum at 508-896-3867.<br>
“Each year presentations immerse and connect Cape Codders to their
cultural history, and we are delighted to host this event,” said Robert
Dwyer, the Museum’s Director. </p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>8:30
– 9:15 am</span></font></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Continental Breakfast <br>
<br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>9:15 - 9:30 am</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><br>
Opening Remarks <br>
</span></b><i><span style='font-style:italic'><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Bob
Dwyer</span></b></span></i><b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>, Executive Director, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History <br>
<br>
</span></i>Welcome & Moderator</b> <br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Theresa Mitchell Barbo,
Symposium Founder & Director</span></i> <br>
Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Awards<br>
<br>
</b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>9:30 – 10:30 am</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><br>
The Last Breachs Bouy Rescue on </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cape
Cod</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>: The 1962 Coast Guard
Rescue of the F/V <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Margaret Rose <br>
</span></i>Daniel Davidson <br>
CPO ENG<br>
USCG (Ret.)<br>
<br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>10:30 – 11:30 am</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <br>
Encountering History Might Just Be a Walk on a </span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Beach</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <br>
Victor T. Mastone<br>
Director, Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources<br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Commonwealth</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> of </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Massachusetts</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><br>
<br>
Luncheon <br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Catered by Ardeo</span></i> <br>
Exhibit tables <br>
Historical Societies’ Gift Shop & Showcase Exhibits <br>
Book Sales & Signings <br>
</span></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>12:30 – 1:30 pm<br>
Celebrating </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Falmouth</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>'s Favorite Daughter: Katharine Lee Bates<br>
Carolyn T. Powers<br>
Executive Director<br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Falmouth</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Historical Society<br>
<br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>1:30 – 2:30 pm</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><br>
>From Whaling to Whalewatching: A History of Whales Around </span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>.<br>
Heather Rockwell<br>
Board of Directors<br>
Cetacean Society International <br>
and <br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Regina</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Asmutis-Silvia<br>
Senior Biologist<br>
Whale Dolphin Conservation Society<br>
</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>For further information, please
contact the </span></font></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Museum</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> of Natural History,<br>
508-896-3867, Ext. 133.<br>
</span></b> <br>
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