Locals Camille Beale and Nancy Eldridge look back at Falmouth's Main Street mid-century when they were young and the street was the hub of business and social life for the town. Trains, not trucks, brought supplies to town and everyone seemed to know each other. The police station and town hall were in the center along with locally owned businesses - movie theaters, clothing shops, grocery stores, a department store, hardware stores, restaurants....

Kevin Doyle, former president of the Old Stone Dock Association, discusses the construction and history of the Old Stone Dock--known today as Surf Drive Beach. The dock was the hub of commerce, including whaling and packet ships for local trade and agriculture. Doyle also makes references to businesses, meetinghouses, burying grounds, windmills, and other area landmarks and residents both historical and contemporary.

Rabbi Elias Lieberman, of the Falmouth Jewish Congregation, discusses the history of the East End Meeting House, from its first site on Mill Road in Falmouth to its current location in Hatchville. Initially used for both religious and civic affairs, since the mid-19th century, it has been a house of worship, first for The East End Congregational Society until the 1980s when it was donated to Falmouth's Jewish community to become a synagogue.

Rev. Will Mebane, rector at Saint Barnabas Memorial Episcopal Church, talks about the church's history and architecture. Built by the Beebe family and designed by Henry Vaughan, the granite structure with its red sandstone trim on Falmouth's Village Green, stands out among the more traditional New England buildings around it. Historically a community parish, it remains so today, opening its doors and facilities to non-profits and local organizations,...

Charlie McCaffrey, former President of the Board, traces the history of the West Falmouth Library from the original 1895 building through to its most recent renovation in 2017, as it progressed from two rooms to an expanded 21st century space that includes an archive room holding a 1673 deed and a document signed by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. West Falmouth is a public library that is free and open to all, but it depends primarily on contributions...

Linda Collins, former director of the Falmouth Public Library, discusses the history of the town's libraries: the three additions to the original 1901 building downtown; East Falmouth's start in an East Falmouth Elementary School classroom ; and North's in a room in the North Falmouth Congregational Church. She talks about how the Falmouth Library has adapted and evolved as technology and community needs change, with the summer tourist influx, and...

Rob Blomberg, Vice President of the Woods Hole Historical Museum board and local tour guide, traces the history of the Woods Hole Library from its first location in Asa Shiverick's house in 1873 to its current site at the top of Water Street, opened in 1913. A meeting place for the community with a friendly staff, the library is a favorite spot for summer visitors and year-round residents alike with a busy schedule of well-attended events and annual...

When Barbara Burgo took a trip to Cape Verde in 1997, it sparked an interest that eventually led to her founding the Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center in East Falmouth, with colleagues Wesley Leite and Wayne Lobo. In this interview, she discusses the historical links between the people of Cape Verde and Cape Cod as whalers, seafarers, and strawberry and cranberry farmers, and traces the museum's start with help from Bridgewater State...