Experience Ireland

Thursday, March 12th @ 6pm
Repurposed Book Art ~ February Special Exhibit

Month of February

Repurposed Book Art Exhibit
featuring artwork by local students
& community members.

The exhibit will be on display for the entire month of February
in celebration of Love Your Library Month.
Winter Music Series

Saturday February 29 @ 1pm
February Exhibit ~ Photography & Art Quilts

Artist Reception ~ Thursday, February 6th @ 5pm

This Wild Cape, featuring the photography
of Peter Trull in the Turner Gallery.

Flight of Ideas, featuring the small art quilts
of Studio Art Quilt Associates
in the Red Gallery.
Winter Music Series

Saturdays, January 25th ~ March 28th
Eastham 400 Celebration

Commemorative Gifts
Eastham 400 Commemoratives

Beautiful print of Eastham and keepsake ornament for sale.

Available at the front desk for $20 each.
2019 Turnip Festival Winners!

TURNIP COOK-OFF

This year's Judges State Representative Sarah Peake, Cape Cod Times Food Critic Gwenn

Friss, and Owner of Van Rensselaer's Restaurant Peter Hall awarded prizes to:

Grand Prize ~ Sam's Deli ~ The Brackett Slider

2nd Prize ~ Jailhouse Tavern ~ Turnip au Gratin

3rd Prize ~ Whale Walk Inn ~ Eastham Quiche

The People's Choice Award (the dish receiving the most votes from the sampling public) was

awarded to: Eastham Turnip & Crab Rangoon by Chef Bob Willis from the C Shore Kitchen & Bar

TURNIP SHUCK-OFF

1st place winner ~ Kim Radke with a time of 58 seconds

2nd place ~ Kirsten Friedrich with a time of 1 minute 2 seconds

3rd place ~ Amy Brocker with a time of 1 minute 13 seconds

THE ENORMOUS TURNIP CONTEST

Two contestants guessed the exact weight of our pumpkin wanna-be ~ 17 lbs 3 oz.

Both names were put in the contest canister and Joe Durant was drawn as the winner.
Eastham 400 Commemoration Events

Genealogy Day ~ Sunday, March 29th, from 11-4

Genealogy Day- The Cape Cod Genealogical Society hosts a day long symposium- free and open to the public.

Sunday, March 29th from 11- 4pm

Land ho! - Calling all Mayflower Descendents

-Kathleen Kaldis
Using Historic Maps in Genealogical Research

-Sara Campbell
Sources for Native American Genealogy in Southeastern Massachusetts -Andrew Pierce
Mayflower Society Question & Answer -Judy Chas Needham & Kathleen Kaldis
Remember the Ladies: Strategies for Researching Your Female Ancestors -Kathleen Kaldis
The Mayflower, Plymouth Colony and Nauset, the Enduring Link -Ron Petersen
Six 20 minute Genealogical Consultations

Upcoming this spring:
May 1-10: Eastham Painters Guild, Artweek
May: Eastham Library Art Exhibit, Eastham History, w/ Native American Portrait Painting, Thursday, May 7th, 4:30- 7:30 & Artists' Reception, Thursday, May 14th @ 5pm
May 22- Sept 7: Sunset Series hosted by the Town of Eastham at First Encounter Beach

400 participants include: The Eastham Library, The Town of Eastham, The Eastham Historical Society, The Cape Cod National Seashore, The Mayflower Society, The Wampanoag Tribe, and others. Watch for more scheduled events.
https://www.easthamlibrary.org/400.asp
Funded by Mass Humanities.
First Encounters Before The First Encounter

A talk by Dr. Kathleen Bragdon, author of "Native People of Southern New England, 1500-1650."

First Encounters Before The First Encounter from Town of Eastham on Vimeo.
Enjoy a Virtual Tour and 3-D Model of the Library
Virtual Tour Full-Screen