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Historical Postcards: The Stories They Tell; The Art They Inspire

April 3, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Historical Postcards: The Stories They Tell; The Art They Inspire

Wednesday, April 3rd at 1pm

Falmouth Historical Society’s Cultural Center 55 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA 02540

Free and Open to the Public Thanks to the Falmouth Cultural Council

The Falmouth Public Library’s trove of postcards includes depictions of the town throughout the decades (since the early 1900s), with many historical images of each of Falmouth’s villages. Anna Lee, Technical Services Assistant at the Falmouth Public Library and Alice Kociemba, Founding Director of Calliope Poetry will give a gallery talk on Wednesday, April 3rd at 1:00 p.m. in the Cultural Center of Falmouth Museums on the Green.  Anna will explore how each of the postcards tells its own story. Alice will focus on how the postcard’s images and messages have inspired local writers and artists to create new art.

Calliope Poetry’s Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past received a 2023 grant from the Falmouth Cultural Council, the local agency of the Mass Cultural Council

 Feel free to bring a lunch to enjoy in the Society’s beautiful gardens before or after the talk.
 
Bios:
Alice Kociemba is the founding director of Calliope Poetry and is the author of the poetry collection, Bourne Bridge. Along with Robin Smith-Johnson and Rich Youmans, Alice is a co-editor of From the Farther Shore: Discovering Cape Cod and the Islands through Poetry. Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past is Calliope’s latest project. 
 
Anna Lee is a Technical Services Assistant at Falmouth Public Library. She works with collections that include FPL’s historic postcards, as part of the library’s efforts to preserve and share voices, memories, and images from Falmouth’s past.

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  • Museums on the Green
  • 55-65 Palmer Avenue
    Falmouth, MA 02540 United States     + Google Map
  • Phone 15085484857

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