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Debbie Merriam – ‘Truro: How Land Use History Has Shaped Our Current Landscape’

Ballston BeachWednesday, August 10th at 7 PM at the Highland House Museum:

What does our current landscape say about how the land on the Outer Cape was used in the past? Learn how the Native American use of fire, wood harvesting by European settlers, agricultural use and the current building boom have changed Cape Cod. Find out how a wide array of introduced species has impacted the Cape that we see today. Learn about the most common plant species and some of the most uncommon and unusual ones. Can conservation efforts preserve these species for future generations?

Debbie Merriam Is the Landscape director for the Mary M.B. Wakefield Charitable Trust and is the principal at Merriam Consulting, a land management consulting agency for public and private landholders. She holds a masters in environmental management from Yale School of Forestry and a master of science in historic preservation with a focus on cultural landscapes from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is an avid trail runner, cook  and treehugger.

Susan Howe Music & Speaker Series

We are very pleased and excited to announce the establishment of the Truro Historical Society’s Susan Howe Music & Speaker Series established in her honor due to the generosity of the Truro community, her family and her many friends and colleagues. In establishing this series, Susan’s commitment to Truro’s history and culture will live on and provide inspiration to all.

We will strive to develop and bring a program of inspiring authors, artists, historians, and musicians to the museum each season to share their knowledge and talent with the community and visitors to Truro.

Stay tuned for updates on this new inspiring series and thank you again for your support. If you would like to donate in Susan’s memory, please click on the link:  Donate to the Susan Howe Memorial Fund

Featured Video – Watch “the Story of the Cobb Archive

Cobb Memorial Library, Built in 1912

Produced by Jan Worthington and Angela McNerney, “The Story of the Cobb Archive” is a video created in 2022 that tells the story of how Truro’s first public library became the repository for the Truro Historical Society’s archives.

Featuring interviews with Susan Kurtzman, Helen McNeil-Ashton, Norman Pope and Paul Morris the video features the Society’s vast collection of works on paper including books, maps and photographs.

To view the video, click HERE.
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