Cape Codders witnessed and embraced many changes during the early 1900’s. With the railroad, came thousands of “summer colonists” to boost a failing fishing-based economy. Along came the telephone and then electricity. Marconi came to Cape Cod and installed a “thunder factory” in Wellfleet that made more noise on dry dark nights than a horror movie. Motor cars drove alongside horse and wagon on the sandy roads. Come see a slide show of real Cape Codders and their visitors as they, along with the rest of the world, adapted to the big changes of a new century.

Irene M. Paine has a family tree that rooted on Cape Cod in the 1620’s. She writes prose, poems, and historical fiction, with details garnered from the hundreds of family photos dating back to the early days of photography. Originally from Paine Hollow in South Wellfleet, she lives in Yarmouth with her husband Jim Wolf, and three canine companions.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 17, 2026. All are welcome.

• At the Chapel in the Pines, 220 Samoset Road in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30.
• Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.