JUNE 13, 2024

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO). Mashpee Wampanoag Nation.

Mr. Weeden’s commitment to preserving and perpetuating Wampanoag cultural heritage is commendable. As the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, he shoulders the responsibility of safeguarding and passing down the cultural heritage of the Tribe to future generations. Join Mr. Weeden for “Reflections on kut8ut Kah Sôty8ut” (Cotuit and Santuit) as he provides insight into the past, and speaks on the Wampanoag cultural and traditional relationship with the Cotuit/Santuit area.

JULY 18, 2024

Chief Genealogist, American
Ancestors, NEHGS

Resources for Tracing Your Cape Cod Ancestors
In this lecture David Allen Lambert will provide an overview of just some of the Barnstable County resources—many of which are available at AmericanAncestors.org—including vital, probate, church, cemetery, state census, and town records, plus family papers, published compilations, and more.

AUGUST 15, 2024

Author talk, “A Heart Afire” Biography of Helen B. Taussig

Veteran journalist and biographer Patricia Meisol will talk about pioneering children’s heart doctor Helen Brooke Taussig (1898-1986), the Cotuit of Taussig’s childhood and the starring role Cotuit played in Taussig’s personal and professional life.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Owner, Cotuit Oyster Company

Do you know how Cotuit Oysters get to your plate?
Shellfish cultivation was practiced by the Native Americans and later by the colonist on Cape Cod. Chris Gargiulo, President of the Cotuit Oyster Company, which has its origins dating back to the mid 1800’s, will join us for a discussion of the Company’s history and the current process of oyster farming.

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Retired District Judge and Local
Historian

Sacco and Vanzetti: Murderers or Martyrs? Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of, and executed for, the murders of two payroll guards that occurred during a brazen daytime South Braintree robbery in 1920. But did evidence support their convictions “beyond a reasonable doubt”? Or were they “convicted” for being Italian immigrants, and anarchists? Learn about the Cotuit connection to this historic case.