A Message From Our President

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Truro Historical Society, I want to welcome you to our 50^th season! We will be celebrating this important landmark all summer with two special exhibitions at the Highland House Museum.
The season will begin on June 1^st with our extremely well received “Living Legacy” exhibition. This collection of large format black and white portraits of Truro elders shot by photographer and artist, Mason Morfit, is accompanied by personal stories and memories of Truro from live interviews conducted by Ellen Anthony. The project, which is in its third year, is funded by a grant from Truro Treasures and continues the important work and project begun by Helena Snow in the 1980’s.

Beginning on July 1^st, we will present “As They Saw It: Artists of Truro”, a comprehensive exhibition of historic works by 20 noted “Truro” artists who were inspired to create paintings over the last 100 years. These paintings, gathered from the collection of the Truro Historical Society and borrowed from Napi VanDereck, Diana Worthington, and other local collectors, pay tribute to the many men and women who found inspiration in Truro. Through this exhibition, we hope that you will join us in celebrating, through art, the colorful history of Truro.

Along with these special exhibitions, we hope you will be impressed with the updates and improvements we’ve been making at the Highland House Museum as well. New lighting and ceiling fans, an updated Shipwreck Room, including a new exhibit entitled “Lost at Sea: 20^th Century Shipwrecks”, sponsored by Seamen’s Bank, and the opening of our Hopper Room are a few of the highlights.

I hope that you will join us for our 50^th Anniversary Celebration at the Truro Vineyards on July 22^nd from 6-9 PM. For more information about this and all of our programs and events, please visit our website at www.trurohistoricalsociety.org.
Best regards,
Susan Howe, President 2017

With great sadness, the Truro Historical Society Board of Directors announces the death of our
wonderful president, Susan Howe.

Susan brought immense creativity, energy, time and passion to our organization. She loved Truro,
and was totally committed to preserving our history and culture and the well-being of her beloved
town. She was committed to the community and besides the Truro Historical Society, she was very
involved in many organizations, including the Truro Commission on the Disabled, Community
Preservation Committee and the Walsh Committee.

Susan was a bright light in our organization and in our town. She was loved by so many of us, and
we will miss her forever.

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Grace Darling was one of the Victorian era’s most celebrated heroines.

The painting of Darling is credited to Thomas Brooks, 1818-1891, no date given. It was sufficiently popular. that it was copied in oils by a French artist, Emile Chasse in 1884, as well as giving rise to the 1873 engraving. The engraving reproduced here was printed in Boston in 1873 from a lithograph.

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