The 14th Annual Cape Cod Maritime History Symposium is scheduled for May 22, 2010 at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Museum is located at 869 Main Street, Route 6A, in Brewster.

The annual gathering will explore and commemorate maritime heritage through four illustrated presentations by experienced professionals and historians, and is a lead event of the month-long Cape Maritime Days.

The event costs $20 per person and includes lunch and four programs. Breakfast is not included. To pre-register, please call the museum at 508-896-3867.

This year’s agenda includes the following illustrated presentations:

9 am: Carlo D'Este, Author/Historian  "Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War - 1874-1945"

10 am: Adam Gamble, Author/Publisher "The 1858 Map of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket"

11 am: Luncheon

Noon: Linda Coombs, Historian/Member, Wampanoag Tribe "Respect for Water, Respect for Life: A Wampanoag Way of Being With Our First Relative"

1 pm: Richard Ryder, Author/Historian "Guardian Outposts - A History of Cape Cod Life Saving Stations" 

The Museum and its grounds will be open to symposium participants free of charge once the symposium wraps at 2 p.m. 
 
Following the symposium, enjoy a complimentary tour of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.