Upcoming lectures
Saturday, May 26 (Memorial Day Weekend) at 4 p.m. at Seashore Point, 100 Alden St., Provincetown (Cape Cod). Free admission.
Thursday, August 2 at 7 p.m. at the Brewster Ladies Library, 1822 Main St. (Route 6A), Brewster (Cape Cod).
Here's
what they're saying …
about Don Wilding, the Beston
Society
and the lectures …
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"I left marveling at how much Beston's book has both shaped and expressed my experience of the Cape these more-than-forty summers I've been coming here. After your contextualization, the images and quotations in the pre-production video became a meditation on this awesome natural place and our place in it. I left feeling like I'd been to church--something I sometimes miss as a preacher myself!"
--Jack Lohr |
“The Henry Beston Society ...
keeping Mr. Beston's wonderful lessons alive."
-- Endicott Peabody, Jr., October 2004
“Don Wilding knows more
about Henry Beston than Henry Beston did ..."
-- The Cape Cod Voice, 2001
"I was told of your excellent program, and engaging energy and refined knowledge. The attending Ranger expressed her pleasure in your program, your kindness, and of the large number in attendance, 166! I extend to you our gratitude for your expertise in subject and presentation. Having quality speakers and topics are the keys to any lasting program. You have added to that tradition."
-- Robert McCormack, Cape Cod National Seashore, following lecture with Don Wilding and Beston biographer Daniel Payne, July 2011.
"Thank you
for such an enjoyable and informative evening on the "Life of Henry Beston and the
Outermost House." I received many compliments on your presentation. The visual and
audio effects were terrific!"
-- Lucy Buckley, Wellfleet Historical Society, 2009
"Your program on Henry
Beston was super! We are now much better acquainted with H.B. Thank you! I am delighted to be a member
of your Society."
-- George F. Dow, Nobleboro (Maine) Historical Society, August 2004.
"Your knowledge of the
subject and clear love of Beston as a writer was very much in evidence and I heard many
people say how much they enjoyed it."
-- Jim Coogan, Tales of Cape Cod, July 2004
“One of the largest
crowds we've ever had for a program ... it was very well received. Thank you so much for
your time and expertise."
-- Sharon Sullivan, Truro Library, March 2008
"The program ... was
wonderful at pulling together the various topics and making the story local and relative
to everyone in the audience. The video interviews were fantastic and have provided a great
record of this significant event."
-- Sue Haley, Cape Cod National Seashore, on the "Blizzard of '78" program,
February 2008
 I would like to thank you for the wonderful presentation . I have
heard a lot of positive response from it. We also love the book ("Henry Beston's Cape
Cod.").
-- Gail Molloy, Cotuit Friends of the Library, March 2008
“Don Wilding of the Henry
Beston Society ... put on a very interesting multi media show complete with the voices of
Henry Beston, and Harvey Moore, who built the cabin for Henry. We were pleased to see that
many people who had not attended the supper came to hear the speaker because of the
interesting subject. A wonderful event.”
-- The Eastham Historical Society, October 2005
“Thanks so much for the
excellent lecture. It was wonderful to get the ‘inside scoop’ on Beston and his
ill-fated house on the beach -- such great photos and audio clips.”
-- Todd Gernes, Emerson College, Nov. 2006
“The feedback ... has
been overwhelmingly positive.”
-- Ken Goodale, Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School, Coventry, Conn.
“Thanks so much for the
wonderful lecture and slide show at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Everyone really
enjoyed it. Your passion for Henry Beston and The Outermost House is evident and the
presentation that you've put together is impressive!”
-- Gina Hebert, Woods Hole Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass.
Policies regarding Beston Society lectures,
effective Sept. 17, 2011
The
Beston Society will provide lecture presentations free of charge to libraries, schools, historical
societies, other educational institutions, and non-profit groups and organizations on Cape
Cod, although donations are greatly appreciated to offset our costs.
A minimum donation of $75 is requested for organizations on Cape Cod that do not
have non-profit status or operate for educational purposes. For lecture sites (non-profit
or for-profit) in Southeastern Massachusetts or in the Greater Boston area, a $100 minimum
donation is requested. For sites located beyond those areas, the requested donation will
depend on how far away the location is, in order to cover travel expenses.
Those interested in a lecture /
slide presentation should e-mail The Henry Beston Society at henrybestonsociety@yahoo.com or call
(508) 246-7242. |
