Monthly Archives: March 2026

This is the eleventh post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II. The winter of 1944 was relatively uneventful in Wellfleet, with a sense that people were just hanging on, trying to keep things … Continue reading →

This is the tenth post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II. The Wellfleet Fourth of July parade had no gas-powered vehicles this year because of the rule prohibiting automobiles for pleasure drives. Jack … Continue reading →

This is the ninth post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II. In January and February 1943, the story of a U.S. Navy antisubmarine patrol featured one of Wellfleet’s own: Wallace Pierce, Ensign, who … Continue reading →

This is the eighth post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II. There were no fireworks on the Fourth of July in Wellfleet in 1942. Instead, the Town had a longer parade that included … Continue reading →

This is the seventh post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II. The new year, with the country now at war, brought a measure of seriousness to life on the Cape. While the economy … Continue reading →

This is the sixth post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II In June, in Provincetown, Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Donald MacMillan reminded Americans that the Germans could launch an attack on the U.S. … Continue reading →

This is the fifth post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II. January in Wellfleet started off with an appeal to donate to the fund for the preservation of Colonial Hall, with $2,000 needed … Continue reading →

This is the fourth post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II. Wellfleet had two big projects in the summer of 1940. In July, the annual meeting of the Wellfleet Board of Trade, the … Continue reading →

This is the third post in a series about life on the Outer Cape during World War II. With the Winter War between Russia and Finland in full swing in the first few months of 1939-40, Wellfleet’s Finnish community helped … Continue reading →