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SUMMARY:History Uncorked: A Summer Lecture Series at the Nickerson Mansion
DESCRIPTION:Visit Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club this summer for History Uncorked — a series of four evening lectures held inside the historic Nickerson Mansion in Brewster\, Cape Cod\, in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. \nLed by Ocean Edge’s resident historian Renee Dee and Cape Cod historian David Martin\, Ph.D.\, each talk explores a different chapter of American and local Revolutionary history — from the Nickerson family’s ties to George Washington\, to the role of what is now Brewster (then the North Parish of Harwich) during the Revolution\, to the Treaty of Paris and the path to the US Constitution. \nLECTURE SCHEDULE\nAll lectures begin at 7PM in the La Salette Room\, The Nickerson Mansion at Ocean Edge Resort. \nJune 24 — The (Brewster) Nickerson’s & America\nLed by Renee Dee\nTracing the Nickerson family lineage and its connections to Revolutionary-era figures\, including George Washington. \nJuly 15 — The American Revolution on Cape Cod & the Islands\nLed by David Martin\, Ph.D.\nA look at the Revolution across Cape Cod and the Islands\, including newly uncovered connections to residents of what is now Brewster — then the North Parish of Harwich. Drawn from the new 27-author volume on the American Revolution on Cape Cod and the Islands. \nAugust 12 — The Nickerson Legacy on Cape Cod\nLed by Renee Dee\nThe Nickerson family’s lasting impact on the region and the evolution of the property from private Gilded Age estate to the Ocean Edge of today. \nSeptember 9 — From Independence to Constitution\nLed by David Martin\, Ph.D.\nFrom the Declaration of Independence to the Treaty of Paris and the drafting of the US Constitution — the story of how a revolution becomes a republic. \nABOUT THE HISTORIANS \nRenee Dee is Ocean Edge’s Resident Historian\, researching the Nickerson family\, Fieldstone Hall\, and the property’s storied past since 2016. Through archival research and storytelling\, she continues to uncover new details about the estate and its former owners. \nDavid Martin\, Ph.D.\, is Professor/Dean Emeritus from Gallaudet University. Since retiring to Cape Cod\, he has served as past president of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society and currently serves as president of the Marstons Mills Historical Society. He chaired the committee behind a new 27-author book on the American Revolution on Cape Cod and the Islands. \nEach lecture is complimentary and open to resort guests. Seating is limited — reservations recommended.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/history-uncorked-a-summer-lecture-series-at-the-nickerson-mansion/2026-07-15/
LOCATION:The Mansion at Ocean Edge\, Main Street 2907\, Brewster\, MA\, 02631\, United States
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