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into the Mashpee they knew with memories and Indian land suit. Clambake:A Warnpanoag Tradition, photographs. A scientist described the extensive work a by Russell Peters, beautifully illustrated with color professional archaelogical team performed at the photos; and several small volumes for young readers, willowbend Site, identified as "a prehistoric cold including POW WOW by Linda Coombs are now weather encampment."Stories about trout fishing on the available. These volumes, and others are available for Mashpee River gave another dimension to life in review, reading and stud in the building, since none Y g� Mashpee. The cooperation and support of the Mashpee circulate. Chamber of Commerce, and the New Seabury Corporation were important to the success of the lecture Budget restrictions have forced us to cut back on the series. services of our adviser and consultant, Charlotte Price, the Archivist at the Nickerson Memorial Room, Cape y This year we were extremely fortunate in having a Cod Community College Library, who has served ably computer donated to the Commission by Mashpee for the past few years. We hope to renew her association }: businessman,James Vaccaro.It is"in place"and is being with us in the near future. used.The computer will faciltate much of our work in the future.We anticipate being able to place titles of all of our our two "Volunteers in Government Service" made "holdings"on computer for easy and quick identification available by the Personnel .Department, continue their and reference. association with the Commission:Jeanne DeCierck,our "Special Assistant" who has many helpful roles; and Our membership in the Cape and Islands Historical Robert Lynch who is researching the history of Seconsett Association continues, and we will participate, along Island. with other Cape Cod towns, in "Cape Heritage '93" a week-long observation being planned for June 1993 to The photo file continues to grow slowly, and greater recognize the history of many Cape Cod towns. participation is needed both in donation of photos and help in identification. The Vertical File of newspaper clippings is current.We are also transferring clippings from the "Selectmen's We express the hope that soon we will be able to be Scrapbooks" for the years 1973-1983, into the vertical "open to the public" for more than one day a week. . File. This is a slow process, but will enhance the file During the year many individuals visited the Archives in because in many instances a newspaper story is the only search of information and to do research. In August b . source of some events in Mashpee during those years. fifteen children with two counselors from the Massachusetts Audubon Society Day Camp came in to A research study was launched this year by Joanne look at the videotape on "Clambake". our videotape Ferragamo, Commission member, on the postal service library was augmented by the gift of a9 roup of tapes on in Mashpee, what began as"a bit of research"has now Mashpee donated by Continental Cablevision. developed into a major project. The extensive research will be assembled into an illustrated history of this phase Our enthusiasm has not diminished.our commitment of Mashpee's life,which the Commission plans to publish is continuing. We look forward with hope and optimism in 1993. to increasing interest in our activities on the part of Mashpee citizens.We will continue to document the past, In March, the members of the Commission met with and the present, for today's citizens and those of the the Board of Selectmen and proposal.- � presented a future. PROPOSAL FOR A CELEBRATION OF THE 125th r � ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF Respectfully submitted, TH E TO WN OF MAS HPEE ON MAY 25,18 70.This is f a recommendation that the townspeople, led by the Rosemary Burns Selectmen, observe the time as a reason for celebration. Joanne Ferragamo All types of activities should be planned throughout 1995 Ernestine Gray which will cause natives and newcomers alike to pause Frank Hicks and reflect on Mashpeee's past and anticipate Mashpee's Hazel Oakley future. Marie Scalley Ann Tanneyhill, Chairperson The additions to the Archives shelves of books on Cape Mashpee Historical Commission Cod and Mashpee and its early settlers has continued,as more and more general interest seems to be focusing on the early history of the .CaP eAcquisitions include a very q rare volume - The Aborigines: 1620 and After by Frederick Freemanublished in 1578;and Cape Cod on P .p r Taal, by Jack CamP isi which gives a look-back at the —1o5—