From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take part remotely.
Thursday, Sept. 24
- Taxation Aid Committee, 10 a.m.
- Historical Commission, 5 p.m.
Tuesday Sept. 29
- Dredging Task Force, 7 p.m.
Conversation Starters
Covid-19 Update
As of Sept. 22, Wellfleet had zero active cases of Covid-19, seven cases considered recovered, and one death from the virus.
Salt of the Earth Award
The Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum held a virtual annual town meeting on Aug. 26 in which the society gave out its yearly Salt of the Earth award. The award goes to someone who exemplifies humility and reliability. It honors one of Wellfleet’s greatest historical figures, Drusilla Laha (1787-1887), who ran a store, raised her children, adopted 20 other children, and cared for her husband when he became disabled following a shipwreck.
“Drusilla was the person called upon to sit at your bedside when you were ill and to uplift you when you were down,” said Dwight Estey, the past president of the historical society, at the virtual award ceremony.
This year’s Salt of the Earth award went to Marcia Seeler, a lawyer and historical museum board member. A donor to the society, she is also a faithful volunteer who can be counted on to clean the museum before opening and remove weeds from between bricks, Estey said. She owns a historic home in Wellfleet, where she holds annual holiday parties at which she stipulates that each guest donate to a local food pantry.
Seeler volunteers at the Mustard Seed Kitchen and is a trustee of the Wellfleet Conservation Trust. Gary Joseph, the 2018 Salt of the Earth winner and a fellow trustee, commented at the annual meeting that Seeler “understands what has taken place, what the organization is trying to achieve and speaks her mind,” Estey said. —K.C. Myers
