![]() ![]() “Beston’s cottage on the dunes was and continues to be such an integral part of Eastham’s history that it’s only right it be exhibited in our local museum.” “The Eastham Historical Society (founded in 1963) is delighted to be hosting a display on Henry Beston’s Outermost House for the summer of 2015,” added Terri Rae Smith, the curator for the 1869 Schoolhouse Museum. ![]() “America loves it historic icons, and, after reading “The Outermost House,” this is another way that the public can see how Beston lived on this beloved outer beach of Cape Cod.” ![]() “The Schoolhouse is a wonderful place for both organizations to pool their resources and bring all of these historic artifacts together for the public to see,” said Don Wilding, the executive director of the Beston Society, which he co-founded in 2001. Beston’s observations of the four seasons on Eastham’s outer beach resulted in his classic book, “The Outermost House,” which was later cited as a reason for the Cape’s outer beach to be preserved as a National Seashore. Both nonprofit organizations have built impressive collections of artifacts from Beston’s cottage, which was built in 1925. ![]()
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