Authors, historians set to speak for new Tales of Cape Cod series

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The Tales of Cape Cod program will again present a season of weekly lectures and events at its Olde Colonial Courthouse home in Barnstable, with talks on history, books and more.

All programs begin at 7 p.m., with receptions following, along with book signings if applicable. Most admission is $15, $10 for members. Information: https://talesofcapecod.org/.

Upcoming talks in May: May 16, historian and retired judge Gregory Williams discussing “Slavery & Segregation, Antebellum Massachusetts — The Law of Shaw”; and May 23, author Michael Tougias, “The Untold Story of the Cuban Crisis: Four Incidents that Could Have Sparked World War III.”

Historian and retired district court judge Gregory Williams will give talks on various local topics this season for Tales of Cape Cod.
Historian and retired district court judge Gregory Williams will give talks on various local topics this season for Tales of Cape Cod.

The June lineup: June 6, author William Martin introducing his latest book “December 1941”; June 13, Duxbury Historical Society archivist Carolyn Ravenscroft on “Women at Sea”; June 20, historian Dan Haslam on “Truro Highland Links”; and June 27, author Nancy Rubin Stuart on her “Poor Richard’s Women.”

In July: July 7, historian Sloane Awtrey and others on “History Revisited: Updating Old Stories with New Information”; July 1, historian Nancy Viall Shoemaker on “The Women of Barnstable”; July 18, Williams on “Murder Myths: Medieval Europe to Osterville”; and July 25, actress Judith Kaloaora performing “Tinseltown Inventor, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, Hedy Lamar.”

Author Nancy Rubin Stuart will speak June 27 for Tales of Cape Cod about her new book “Poor Richard’s Women,” which relates stories of women in founding father Ben Franklin's life.
Author Nancy Rubin Stuart will speak June 27 for Tales of Cape Cod about her new book “Poor Richard’s Women,” which relates stories of women in founding father Ben Franklin's life.

In August: Aug. 1, Author Eric Jay Dolin on “Rebels at Sea”; Aug. 8, author Casey Sherman on his new book “Helltown” about Provincetown serial killer Tony Costa and his connections to authors Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut; Aug. 15, “Cape Cod Modern Houses” with founding director of Cape Cod Modern House Trust Peter McMahon; Aug. 12, “New England Lighthouses & the People Who Kept Them,” with Jeremy D’Entremont, maritime historian and lighthouse expert; Aug. 29, author Vincent Miles on “Transatlantic Train: Boston, Liverpool & Cape Cod Captains.”

On Aug. 8, author Casey Sherman will be the guest for Tales of Cape Cod to discuss his new book “Helltown” about Provincetown serial killer Tony Costa and his connections to authors Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut.
On Aug. 8, author Casey Sherman will be the guest for Tales of Cape Cod to discuss his new book “Helltown” about Provincetown serial killer Tony Costa and his connections to authors Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut.

In September: Sept. 12, storyteller Marty Sandler on “Baseball’s Finest Hour”; Sept. 19, Joe Yukna, director of Cape Cod Military Museum, on “The Use of Animals in WWI”; Sept. 26, historian Paul Chesboro on “Oysters & Catboats: A Founding of a Village”; and Oct. 3, Williams on “Before Salem: ‘Witches’ in Massachusetts.”

This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Tales of Cape Cod series in Barnstable features authors, historians