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    • TREASURES OF THE TIDES; an exhibition of the work of Neal Personeus
    • Joan Pereira: Former Artist in Residence
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2016 Highland House Event List


Philip Hoare:
The Screening of ‘The Hunt for Moby-Dick’
May 5, 6pm Truro Public Library

Open House and Living Legacy Reception
June 3, 4–6 pm

Massachusetts Walking Tour – Bipedal Concert Tour
June 12, 6pm

From Bean to Bar – Chequessett Chocolate, Small Batch Chocolate Making: Katherine Reed and Josiah Mayo
June 29, 7pm

Thoreau’s ‘Cape Cod’: A Colloquium Led by Helen McNeil-Ashton
July 6

The Cape Cod Jazz Quartet
July 13, 7pm

Thoreau’s ‘Cape Cod’: A Marathon Community Reading of the Full Text
July 15th – 9am – 4pm

Open House and Reception – Forest to Farm: Truro’s landscape before and after Thoreau
July 15, 4–6 pm

National Park Service: Its Legacy and Its Future: Roundtable Discussion on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service
July 16, 10am – Truro Meeting House, 3 First Parish Lane, Town Hall Hill, Truro

Evidence on the Land: How humans created the landscapes of Truro, from the Woodland people to the “Saints and Strangers” to backyard conservationists: Mark Adams
July 20, 7pm

Three Centuries at Tashmuit: A Time-Traveler’s Tour of the Highland Area: Peter Burgess
July 27, 7pm

How to Move Something Really Big: The 1996 Relocation of Highland Lighthouse: Bill Burke
August 3, 7pm

Truro: How land use history has shaped our current landscape: Deborah Merriam
August 10, 7pm

Truro Historical Society Annual Dinner
August 13, 6pm

Farming with Children – Growing Food, Health and Community through Children’s Gardens: Francie Randolph
August 17, 7pm

Outer Cape Chorale Chamber Singers
August 24, 7pm

Edward Hopper:  Capturing the Outer Cape Light – Lisbeth Wiley Chapman
August 31, 7pm

Bob Masson’s Cemetery Tour
September 11, 12:45 – 3pm

Opening lecture for Truro Treasures: Highland Lighthouse
September 16, 3pm

Photographers Day
September 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Season’s Closing Open House

September 24, 1-4pm (free admission)

Philip Koch: Edward Hopper’s Legacy on Cape Cod
Saturday, September 24, 6-7 pm

Photographers Day
Date to be determined

Michael Pregot: Sea Captains of Cape Cod


Join Michael Pregot, author, lecturer and educator,
as he discusses his new book Sea Captains of Cape Cod,
which explores the connection that each Cape Cod town
has to the sea as demonstrated through its seafaring residents.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
6:30 – 7:30 PM

Visit the Highland House Museum

Highland House Museum
6 Highland Light Road North Truro, MA 02652
Mondays through Saturdays, 10 AM to 4:30 PM
June 1 through September 30
508.487.3397

A Taste of Summer – Annual Party

Refreshments by Cosmos Catering, Truro Vineyards and Yardarm Liquors, music by the Bert Jackson Quartet, and a silent auction where you can buy a seat at the table of some of Truro’s finest home chefs, restaurants and markets. Reserve your ticket(s) HERE

Outer Cape Chorale Chamber Singers Perform at the Museum

Live music is back!

Outer Cape Chorale Chamber Singers
at the Highland House Museum
June 29, 2022
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Dan Haslam: July Walking Tour of Highland Historic District

Dan Haslam Walking Tour of Highland Historic District
July 7, 2022 at 10 AM
Starting on the front porch of Highland House Museum, one-hour guided walks on flat land – starting at 10:00 a.m. Cold drinks and a snack provided.
Donation: $10.00 per person

Visit the Cobb Archive


The Cobb Archive houses maps, charts, books, photographs, family memorabilia, and other historical documents. This 1912 building was designed in the Arts and Craft style and  originally served as the town’s first public library. Located in Truro Center, the Cobb Archive is accessible to the public for research.
Open by appointment, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 AM-12 PM
13 Truro Center Road
508-349-0200
To schedule an appointment, send an email to [email protected].

Truro Historical Society Contact Information

Truro Historical Society (THS)
PO Box 486
Truro, MA 02666-0486
[email protected]

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