Mon, Sep 16
|The Millicent Library Auditorium
Historic Storms of Cape Cod Book Talk
With Author Don Wilding
Time & Location
Sep 16, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
The Millicent Library Auditorium, 45 Center St, Fairhaven, MA 02719, USA
Guests
About the Event
Join author Don Wilding as his discusses his newest book Historic Storms of Cape Cod.
Since the start of the millennium, Don Wilding has been telling stories of Cape Cod Outer Beach history through lectures, video, and the written word. Don is the author of five books on Cape Cod history. In addition to his most recent release, “Historic Storms of Cape Cod," his other books are: "Cape Cod and the Portland Gale of 1898," “Henry Beston’s Cape Cod: How ‘The Outermost House’ Inspired a National Seashore,” "A Brief History of Eastham: On the Outer Beach of Cape Cod," and "Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: Stories of Triumph & Tragedy." Don has worked as a Cape tour guide and is a regular speaker on Cape Cod lore in Massachusetts and across New England. He was an award-winning newspaper editor, writer, and designer in Massachusetts for 36 years, including a recent stint as a contributing history columnist and photographer for Cape newspapers. Don has also led history walks for the Harwich Conservation Trust since 2018 and was recognized as one of their "Conservationists of the Year" in 2023. He has also been an instructor of Cape Cod history courses for the Open University of Wellfleet and Nauset Community Education.
This event is free but donations are always appreciated.