Next Wednesday afternoon, I’ll be presenting a talk on my second book, “A Brief History of Eastham,” at the brand new Eastham Public Library. The talk is made possible through the efforts of the Friends of the Eastham Library. Arranging the talk was none other than Debbie Abbott. The connection of my talks with Debbie Abbott’s family goes back some 16 years and 200 events ago. You see, my very first public lecture ever was held next door to the library, at the Chapel in the P

Bob Seay, the Cape Cod based radio newsman for WGBH radio in Boston, will be bringing his program on artist Edward Hopper back to Chapel in the Pines, 220 Samoset Road in Eastham, this Sunday (July 24) and again on Sunday, Aug. 14. Both programs begin at 10 a.m. Seay last spoke about Hopper during a talk at the Chapel, which is one of several Eastham structures that the artist featured in his works, in April. Since then, he's gathered more research on the subject and will inc

Shortly after World War II, the First Unitarian Parish Church of Eastham had ceased holding regular services at its home, which came to be known as Chapel in the Pines. Attendance was down, with services only being held in the summer, and the Rev. Robert T. Weston Sr. was looking to change the downward momentum. “If you are going to have a glorified social club and nothing more, we might as well close the doors of the church,” Russell Chase recalled Rev. Weston saying during

For the last few years, Bob Seay has found himself wrapped up in all things Edward Hopper. Hopper’s works on Truro often need no introduction, but what many people may not realize is that a lot of his Cape Cod works were based in Eastham. Seay, best known as a veteran radio newsman on the Cape and in Boston, will present a review of Hopper’s Eastham sketches and paintings from 1932-62 at Chapel in the Pines, which Hopper happened to capture in great watercolor detail for his