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Saturday, October 21st at 11:30 a.m.
Two days after Christmas in 1738, a British merchant ship traveling from Rotterdam to Philadelphia grounded in a blizzard on the northern tip of Block Island, twelve miles off the Rhode Island coast. Shortly after the wreck, rumors began to circulate that the passengers had been mistreated by the ship’s crew and by some of the islanders. The stories persisted, transforming over time as stories do and, in less than a hundred years, two terrifying versions of the event had emerged..fueled by reports of a fiery ghost ship first seen drifting in Block Island Sound on the one-year anniversary of the wreck. These tales became known as the legend of the Palatine, the name given to the ship in later years, when its original name had been long forgotten.
So how did the rumors begin? What really happened to the Princess Augusta and the passengers she carried on her final, fatal voyage? Through years of painstaking research, Jill Farinelli reconstructs the origins of one of New England’s most chilling maritime mysteries.
Please call the library at 508-760-6219 to register for this program.
Wednesday, September 27th at 6:00 p.m.
Author Janis Robinson Daly will discuss her novel The Unlocked Path, in which readers meet a “New Woman” of the 20th century: educated, career-minded, independent Eliza Pearson Edwards. In 1897 Philadelphia, after witnessing her aunt's suicide, Eliza rejects her mother’s wishes for a society debut, and at a time when five percent of doctors are female, she enters a woman’s medical college. With the support of a circle of women and driven by a determination to conquer curriculum demands, battle sexism, and overcome doubts, Eliza charts her new life path. Combining science and sympathy, she triumphs to heal others and herself.
This event will include a presentation discussing the book and a Q&A session with the author. Copies of the book will be available to purchase and be signed.
Please call the library at 508-760-6219 to register for this program.
This program was paid for by the Friends of the Dennis Public Library.
Thursday, September 28th at 6:00 p.m.
The Master Gardener Association of Cape Cod will host their Gardening for Fall Color program.
Please call the library at 508-760-6219 to register for this program.
Saturday, October 21st at 11:30 a.m. 
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