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The At the Atwood House column debuted in the Cape Cod Chronicle on February 6, 2014. We are grateful to Spencer Grey, former chairman of the Chatham Historical Society, for writing most of the articles to date. They are reproduced here for your convenience in accessing older articles. Recent columns may be viewed on the Cape Cod Chronicle’s e-edition website. All articles are copyright The Cape Cod Chronicle.

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2014 Articles

Atwood Street (Oct. 30, 2014)
Before The Train Came To Town (Aug. 21, 2014)
The Chinese Slave Trade & Chatham (Mar. 6, 2014)
Cruise vs. Betty (Feb. 20, 2014)
Early Chatham Stores (Nov. 11, 2014)
Education in Chatham (July 10, 2014)
Fisher Eldredge (Aug. 7, 2014)
Keepers of the Twin Lights (June 12, 2014)
Levi Atwood (Feb. 6, 2014)
Mooncussersof Chatham (June 26, 2014)
Murder Mystery in Chatham (Apr. 17, 2014)
Salt Works of Chatham (May 1, 2014)
School Days (Nov. 27, 2014)
A Sea Captain’s Wife Goes To Sea (July 24, 2014)
The Stallknecht Murals (Sep. 18, 2014)
Taylor Dynasty (Nov. 27, 2014)
The Village at Monomoy Point (Apr. 3, 2014)

2017 Articles

The Cannibal King (Apr. 27, 2017)
Chatham in the Revolution (June 22, 2017)
Chatham's Squire (Jan. 19, 2017)
Early 20th Century Chatham Characters (Feb. 16, 2017)
Elijah Crosby, Mariner (June 8, 2017)
Emigrants to Chatham (Apr. 13, 2017)
Life In Colonial Chatham (May 11, 2017)
The Mitchell River Bridge (Jan. 5, 2017)
Taverns In Chatham (May 25, 2017)
The White Stallion (Feb. 2, 2017)

2020 Articles

The Enduring Impact of a Native Son (Jan. 30, 2020)
The American Revolution (Feb. 21, 2020)
Silas Bradford's Boy (Mar. 12, 2020)

2015 Articles

Boston To Chatham, Early 20th Century (Dec. 10, 2015)
Chatham Beach Hotel (Mar. 5, 2015)
Chatham Lights (Nov. 26, 2015)
The Chatham Mining Company (May 11, 2015)
The Civil War & Chatham (Jan. 22, 2015)
Dr. Benjamin Gifford (May 28, 2015)
Early 20th Century Town Characters (June 25, 2015)
Factories in Chatham (Nov. 12, 2015)
Fires and Firefighters (Oct. 29, 2015)
Letters From Afar (Oct. 15, 2015)
The Monomoyicks (Sep. 17, 2015)
More Early Chatham Stores (May 14, 2015)
Notable women of Chatham (Apr. 2, 2015)
Rum Runners of Chatham (Mar. 19, 2015)
A Sailor's Journal (July 23, 2015)
The Salvagers (Sep. 3, 2015)
Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere (July 9, 2015)
The Stage Harbor Freezer (Aug. 20, 2015)
Tourists Discover Chatham (Apr. 16, 2015)
Tourists Discover Chatham Part Two (Apr. 30, 2015)
World War II in Chatham (Dec. 24, 2015)

2018 Articles

A Celebration Not to Be Missed (Jan. 5, 2017)
Civil War Crutches (June 14, 2018)
Francis B. Rodgers (July 4, 2017)
History of the Chatham Band (June 14, 2018)
Iconic Model Train Exhibit Will Light Up the Holidays (Nov. 30, 2018)
Preservation Awards help keep Chatham, Chatham (Dec. 19, 2018)
Shipwrecks Along Cape Cod (July 20, 2018)
Spring Blooms With New Exhibits (Apr. 11, 2018)
The Story Behind "Double Take" (May 4, 2017)
Summer Events (July 5, 2017)
The Tale of Edith Cavell (Nov. 9, 2018)
Window Into Time Exhibit Closing (Sept. 5, 2018)
When Ms. Eelgrass was the Toast of Chatham (Sept. 28, 2017)

2016 Articles

Adventures of Chatham Sea Captains (Mar. 17, 2016)
Alfred C. Harding’s Ice Cream Saloon (Aug. 4, 2016)
Atwood's Store (July, 21 2016)
The Bearses (May 12, 2016)
Captain Joseph Atwood (Sep. 1, 2016)
Chatham Bars Inn (Sep. 15, 2016)
Captain Nickerson (Apr. 28, 2016)
Chatham at 200 (Jan. 4, 2016)
Chatham in 1916 (June 23, 2016)
The Chatham Naval air Station (May 26, 2016)
Disaster at Monomoy (July 7, 2016)
A Family of Patriots: The Youngs (Jan. 21, 2016)
Giddings Ballou (Jan. 7, 2016)
The Godfrey Mill (Oct. 13 2016)
Ice in Chatham (Nov. 24, 2016)
Joseph C. Lincoln (Sep. 29, 2016)
Life in Chatham (Dec. 8, 2016)
Louis Brandeis (Nov. 10, 2016)
The Mattaquasson Hotel (Apr. 14, 2016)
The Monomoy Theater (Aug. 18, 2016)
Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere (Mar. 31, 2016)
The Sentinels of the Sea (Oct. 27, 2016)
The Train Comes to Chatham (Dec. 22, 2016)
Ziba Nickerson (June 9, 2016)

2019 Articles

Blue Star Museum Participation (July 4, 2019)
Chatham Loses a Lighthouse (Dec. 20, 2019)
Chatham's Role in World War I (Mar. 5, 2019)
For Goodness Bakes! (Nov. 7, 2019)
Historic Chatham (June 5, 2019)
The Incredible Mission of the NC-4 (Sep. 15, 2019)
Mill Hill Lane (Oct. 5, 2019)
Robert Hardy Memorial Internship (July 10, 2019)
Transcribing History (Aug. 5, 2019)
Touring Stage Harbor Light (Sep. 5, 2019)
Volunteers Wanted! (May 5, 2019)
When the Cape was Summer HQ (Feb. 5, 2019)

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