Annual business meeting of the Friends of the Sandwich Public Library

Special Guest Speaker: Jennifer Madden, the Director of Collections & Exhibitions at Heritage Museums & Gardens. This event is FREE and open to the public. Please note, only active members of the Friends of the Sandwich Public Library will be allowed to vote for the incoming Executive Board members. Refreshments will be served. 

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: The Cape wasn’t always known as a place people wanted to visit. Between 1860 and 1900, the region experienced a lingering depression as traditional industries faltered and residents moved away. The Cape’s emerging tourist industry began slowly after the Civil War, and picked up speed with the railroad, but didn’t really take off until the widespread adoption of the automobile. Once people could easily travel to and around the Cape, many discovered its seaside charms. The expansion of Cape Cod’s tourism industry has been more successful than anyone could have imagined. How did this happen? And what has been gained, and lost, in the process?

ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Jennifer Madden has worked at Heritage Gardens and Museum since 1993. She is responsible for organizing the Heritage exhibitions and for supervising the care and conservation of all objects in the museum’s collection. She has curated over 150 exhibitions and published three exhibit catalogues. She earned a BA in Anthropology with a minor in Museum Studies from Beloit College and a MA in History Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Cooperstown, New York.