<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The </span></b><st1:place><st1:placename><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cape Cod</span></b></st1:placename><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><st1:placetype><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Museum</span></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">of Natural
History in Brewster<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Presents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">The 17th Annual <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><st1:place><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Cape
Cod</span></i></b></st1:place><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""> Maritime History Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Saturday, June 1, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">9:30 am-2:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: windowtext;"><a href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 126, 85);"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Italic"">The 17th </span></i><st1:place><st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">Annual</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic""> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">Cape</span></i></st1:placetype></st1:place><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic""> Cod Maritime History Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Saturday, June 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">9:30 am-2:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$25 per person
(includes luncheon)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Pre-registration is
required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Call the Museum
508-896-3867, ext.133<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">9:30 - 9:55 am
Registration & Coffee <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">9:55 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Welcoming Remarks <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Robert Dwyer, President,
</span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cape Cod</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Museum</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Theresa Barbo, Founding
Director, </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cape Cod</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Maritime History Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Bold"">The Symposium Program:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">10 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:placename><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Bass</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">River</span></i></st1:placetype><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">: A
Tidal </span></i><st1:place><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">River</span></i></st1:placetype><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic""> of </span></i><st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">Lore</span></i></st1:placename></st1:place><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic""> & Legend</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Barry Homer,
Historian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">11 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">Something
Interesting About </span></i><st1:place><st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Italic"">Wychmere</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Italic""> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">Harbor</span></i></st1:placetype></st1:place><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Thomas Leach, Retired
Harbormaster, Town of </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Harwich</span></st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Noon Luncheon 12:30 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">It's
Not All Work: Maintaining and Operating
the Legendary USCG 36500<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Richard G. Ryder, Coxswain/Operations
Manager, Motor Lifeboat CG36500 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Donald St. Pierre,
Coxswain & Second in Command <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">From
Whaling to Whale Watching: How Marine
Mammals Shaped the History and Culture of Cape Cod </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kathy
Zagzebski</span><i><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">, </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Executive Director, National Marine Life Center</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic"">, </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Buzzards
Bay</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Italic""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">For further
information, contact the Museum at 508-896-3867, Ext. # 133 <a href="http://www.ccm/">www.ccm</a>nh.org</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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