Even in our current predicament, there’s no stopping nature. The daffodils have come and gone, and now the beach plum is fully abloom. The lilacs have begun to release their […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Mysterious Cape Cod Epidemic of 1816
Eastham, the epicenter, lost 10 percent of its people
If town records offer little detail about the “fearful and fatal sickness” on Cape Cod during the late winter and early spring of 1816, the cemeteries are a melancholy testament […]
HISTORY
Remembering the Young Family’s Service to Town and Country
A young sailor’s sacrifice was honored by Provincetown V.F.W.
PROVINCETOWN — In the 60 years since the Lewis A. Young V.F.W. Post 3152 was constructed on Jerome Smith Road, how many visitors to Provincetown have turned off Route 6 […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Take a Walk on the Other Side of Town
Provincetown’s cemeteries are an en plein air art gallery
Until summer returns, the art galleries in Provincetown are mostly quiet, though surely planning for next season’s traditional Friday evening strolls. That’s when everyone takes to the streets, zigging and […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Three Pastors on a Hill of Storms
From 1711 to 1828, Truro was served by three notable ministers
TRURO — Everyone who drives to Provincetown along Route 6 in North Truro travels across one of the town’s highest elevations, called in the old custom the “Hill of Storms.” […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
In a Truro Grove, Dead Artists Are Gathered
Snow Cemetery’s unconventional occupants and markers
In life, they (the men, at least) enjoyed a raucous, bawdy bonhomie every Saturday night at the Beachcombers Club in Provincetown. In death, many are still together, resting peacefully with […]
graveyard shift
Three ‘Strangers’ Rest in the Cove Burying Ground
Eastham cemetery is the only known Cape Cod gravesite of Mayflower passengers
EASTHAM — We can probably thank Hollywood (and maybe Dickens) for the creepy reputation of burial grounds. What would a horror film be without a desolate graveyard overgrown with weeds, […]
VETERANS DAY 2019
Veteran of War of 1812 Gets Long Delayed Tribute
Timothy Parker Johnson is honored 155 years after his death
PROVINCETOWN — The pride with which this town has always acknowledged the sacrifices of its veterans is evident in the many tributes one sees here. Keeping vigil over Commercial Street […]
