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Truro Public Library to Host Cape Cod National Seashore 50th Anniversary Display

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Date: July 26, 2011
Contact: Molly Williams, 50th Anniversary Event Ranger, 508-957-0704

A traveling exhibit highlighting the first fifty years of Cape Cod National Seashore will be on display at the Truro Public Library for the month of August.

"Cape Cod National Seashore at 50" was created by Truro artist, Cathy Skowron.It captures the history and ambience of the national seashore through photographs, publications, plant and animal models, historic objects, and memorabilia. It was designed to be adaptable to a variety of community settings. It will be on display at the Truro Public Library in August, and Snow Library in September. The months of October through December are available; organizations operating in a public building that has a locking glass case are invited to inquire about hosting the exhibit. Contact Event Ranger Molly Williams at (508) 957-0704 for information.

2011 marks 50 years since President Kennedy signed legislation protecting 44,000 acres on the Outer Cape. Several commemorative activities are underway, including art and science exhibitions in the Salt Pond Visitor Center classroom; retrospective ranger programs during the summer; a speaker series in August; the installation of furnishings in Old Harbor Life-Saving Station; and a birthday celebration on August 7.

IF YOU GO: Truro Public Library is located at 7 Standish Way, North Truro. It is open Tuesday and Wednesday 9:30AM - 8:00PM; Thursday 9:30AM - 6:00PM; Friday 9:30AM - 4:00PM; Saturday 9:30AM - 2:00PM; and closed on Sunday and Monday.For more information on Cape Cod National Seashore's 50th anniversary check the park's website, www.nps.gov/caco.

 

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The Pamet Cranberry Bog in Truro was once an operating commercial bog. Workers, some of whom in later years were of Cape Verdean descent, maintained and harvested the bog from the 1880s until 1961.