[SEMCO] CCMNH Cape Cod Maritime History Symposium

[The Gilligans]

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Presents
The 13th Annual Cape Cod Maritime History Symposium
A Cape Cod Maritime Days Event
Saturday, May 30

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2009
Contact: Julie O'Neil 508-896-3867 or adminsupport at ccmnh.org
<mailto:adminsupprt at ccmnh.org> 

 
   The 13th Annual Cape Cod Maritime History Symposium will be held on
Saturday, May 30, at its new home at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
in Brewster from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.  Following the symposium, enjoy a
complimentary tour of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.   The event
costs $20 per person and includes breakfast, lunch and four illustrated
presentations. To pre-register, phone the Museum at 508-896-3867.
 "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.  

8:30 - 9:15 am 
Continental Breakfast 

9:15 - 9:30 am
Opening Remarks 
Bob Dwyer, Executive Director, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 

Welcome & Moderator 
Theresa Mitchell Barbo, Symposium Founder & Director 
Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Awards
 
 9:30 - 10:30 am
The Last Breachs Bouy Rescue on Cape Cod:  The 1962 Coast Guard Rescue of
the F/V Margaret Rose 
Daniel Davidson 
CPO ENG
USCG (Ret.)
 
10:30 - 11:30 am 
 Encountering History Might Just Be a Walk on a Cape Cod Beach 
Victor T. Mastone
Director, Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 
Luncheon 
Catered by Ardeo 
Exhibit tables 
Historical Societies' Gift Shop & Showcase Exhibits 
Book Sales & Signings 
 
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Celebrating Falmouth's Favorite Daughter:  Katharine Lee Bates
Carolyn T. Powers
Executive Director
Falmouth Historical Society
 
1:30 - 2:30 pm
>From Whaling to Whalewatching:  A History of Whales Around Cape Cod.
Heather Rockwell
Board of Directors
Cetacean Society International 
and 
Regina Asmutis-Silvia
Senior Biologist
Whale Dolphin Conservation Society
 

For further information, please contact the Cape Cod Museum of Natural
History,
508-896-3867, Ext. 133.
 
 

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