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By Nancy Rubin Stuart
Thebirthof thetown of Barnstable
1
1Four coats and three axes,
for large acreage, some
with water views." An ad
on eBay? On Amazon? Or a
scam?
No, it'snone of the above,but
rather a 1644agreementbetween
Barnstable town father Thomas
Dimmock and native American
Serunk to purchase the future
village of West Barnstable.
Three yearslater,nativeAmerica
Nepoyetum accepted "three-
score rods of fence, two coats
and certain plowing" for the
land that became the Village
of Barnstable. The following
year, 1648, native American
Paupmumuck accepted two
brass kettles and fencing for the
land from Mashpee to Barnstable
Village, from sound to bay.
Nine years earlier in 1639, the
parent Town of Barnstable was
officially founded. Historians
agree on the year but disagree
about the day and month of
settlement. Some think it was
June 14, the day Plymouth
Colony (then the government
authority) appointed William
Casely the town constable. Other
historians point to Sept. 3 when
the town was incorporated. Still
others mark the town'sbeginning
on Oct. 21, when Reverend John
Lothrop and 13 families arrived
from Scituate.
The settlers first lived in the
northern section known as
Mattacheese. ReverendLothrop,
accordingly,builtthefirst meeting
house in Barnstable village, a
section which still stands as
part of the Sturgis Library.
Nearby was Sandy Neck , a
seven-mile stretch of shore
where the friendly Wampanoag
tribe summered and shared
with the early residents. Upon
that "common land" stood
fish houses, four "try " yards
where mariners stored their
gear,blubber barrels and lumber,
and a community mill built by
Barnstable's town fathers.
The nearby Great Marsh
provided the settlers with
important sources of food. In
addition to fish and shellfish ,
the marsh teemed with ducks,
geese, snipes and plovers.
Most important of all was
its abundance of salt hay.
Harvested with scythes and
stored on staddles (circles of
wooden stakes) the hay fields
proved such superior feed for
livestock that early residents
were soon exporting their cattle
to England forprofit. Other foods
grown on the settler's "common
land" in Mattacheese were
beans, onions and corn. Wheat,
too, was initially cultivated but
abandoned after a mildew blight
of 1760.
The first dwellings were
primitive lean-tos which soon
evolved into one-room houses
with a large fireplace and a
sloping roof. As the settlers'
families grew, additional rooms
were added onto the " great
room," creating the style known
as the classical Cape Cod house.
Until 1692 , Barnstable
remained under the authority
of Plymouth Colony, which
then merged with the younger
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Before that Pl ymouth' s
Proprietors, or male landholders,
granted the first residents
permission to settle on the land,
allowed their representatives to
serve on the General Court ,
or legislature, and demanded
strict compliance to laws, taxes
and "orthodox" religion. Early
residents were thus expected
to participate in the religious
services at Reverend Lothrop's
meeting house. During the
warm months, services were
held at "Sacrament Rock ,"
also known as "Great Rock"
or "Town Rock.'" Located on
the south side of today's Route
6A (originally a Wampanoag
trail), the rock still stands near
the Barnstable-West Barnstable
Elementary School.
By 1702 , the swelling
population impelled residents
tobuild homesawayfrom the old
"mill,marketandmeetinghouse"
center of Mattacheese and settle
instead inthe western sectionsof
the Town of Barnstable. Those
settlers were soon chafingat the
inconvenience of traveling to
Lothrop's meeting house and
that, combined with religious
differences, led to construction
of the 1717 Meeting House in
West Barnstable.
Paradoxically Hyannis, today
the Cape'smajor businesscenter,
remained a wilderness covered
with a virgin pine forest and a
consequently unapproachable
harbor. Known as the South
Seas, Hyannis was named after
its powerful and popular native
American chief, Iyannough.
By 1780 one settler established
a warehouse there but only
gradually were other warehouses
built and the land cleared so that
by the time of the American
RevolutionHyannishad become
one of the two major maritime
centers of Cape Cod. Even then,
it might have been difficult to
find a parking space for a horse m
and a buggy.
Nancy RubinStuart is an author (www.
nancyrubinstuart.comj) and executive
director of the Cape CodWriters Center.
(www.capecodwriterscenter.org)
Albert C. Harris, 71
Albert Charles Harris,71,died July
12,2014,at his home in Dennis after a
three-year battle with cancer. Hewas
the husband :
of Susan
Vaughn
Harris. :
He was
born March,
2, 1943, in ;
Buffalo, :
NY, to Earl j
and Helen
(Gauger) •
Harris,grew :
up in Rome,
NY, graduated from Rome Free
Academy and earned a bachelor 's
degree in history at the University
of Buffalo. j
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He lived in Manchester, CI,
for nearly 40 years where he
was manager of the Carousel
gift store, Connecticut sales
representative for Parmenter
and Till Associates and co-owner
of Old Colony Lighting. He later
was manager of Edgartown Art
Gallery on Martha's Vineyard, •
and most recently a bus driver
for Cape Cod Regional Transit.
In Connecticut , Al also was •
a founder and active member
of Unitarian Universalist
Society: East , Manchester ,
elected member of the
Manchester Board of Education,
president of the Manchester
Historical Society, president
of the Glastonbury Unitarian
Fellowship, and president of
the Bicentennial Bandshell
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Committee. Since coming to
Cape Cod in 2008,he was active
in the Historical Society of Old
Yarmouth , most recently as
treasurer, and a member of the ¦
Yarmouth Newcomers ' men's
book club. His interests included
theater and the arts , historical
touring and family genealogy,
photography, gardening and
reading. i
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by a daughter,Rebecca
Harris of Mount Sydney, VA.; a
brother,Earl Harris and his wife,
Deborah, of Rome, N.Y.; two
stepchildren'and their spouses,
Jeanne and AnantSananikone of
Sterling, VA,and Matthew and
Suzanne Vaughn of Lake Forest ,
IL.; seven grandchildren; two
nieces and a nephew. :
The family wishes to thank
Dr. Frank Basile and Dr. Robert
McAnaw and the oncology staff
at Cape Cod Hospital for their
special care of Al.
A memorial service will be
held at the Unitarian Church of
Barnstable,3330 Main St. (Route
6A), Barnstable , at 3 p.m. July
22 followed by a reception. A
private burial will be at Unitarian
Universalist Society. East in
Manchester.
Memorial donations may be
sent to the Cultural Center of
Cape Cod: 307 Old Main St.,
designate for Education Wing,
South Yarmouth , MA 02664.
Ronald M. Hayden
Sandwich - Ronald M.Hayden,
67, passed away peacefully
at Massachusetts General
i Hospital on July 12, 2014 with
his family by his side.
: Born in Quincy on Jan. 2,1947
to Matthew and Elsie Hayden,
: he is survived by his sister
Anita Hayden of Hyannis and •
: his brother Kenneth Hayden
: (Marion) of Lenox. Ronald
graduated from Quincy High
School in 1965 and began
i working in the computer
¦ programming department of
Grossmans in Braintree. He later
: worked for a stock brokerage
: firm in Boston before settling on
: a career in various departments
: in the auto business.
: In 1976 , Ronald married
j Joceline Guenette of Medfield
and they raised three children
here on Cape Cod and in
: Lantana , Florida. In 2009, he
moved back to Cape Cod and
lived in Hyannis and Sandwich.
Ronald was an accomplished
fisherman and gourmet cook
who also loved to golf , ski, race
cars , hike, travel , and play the
guitar. Music and cooking were
two of his greatest passions. He
loved animals , especially dogs ,
and they all adored him in return.
Known for his sociability,
kindness ,compassion and quick
wit, Ronald had many lifelong
friends.
He is survived by his three
children: Michelle Tumas (Matt)
of Lake Worth , Florida , Jill
Carrion(Manny) of Franklin ,
North Carolina , and Daniel
Hayden of Sandwich. He is also
survived by 11 grandchildren.
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Remembering
RichardClark
I wanted to express my
condolences to the friends and
family of Richard Clark. The
news about him being lost in a
deep-sea diving incident in North
Carolina a few weeks ago has
weighed heavily on my heart.
Richard preceded me as Town
Councilor for Precinct 1. He
will be remembered for his
professionalism , intellect , wry
but good humor and absolute
command of the Parliamentarian
procedures. As a local
businessman , the founder of
Oceanside Restoration , Richard
brought his business sense to
the Council dais. He also has
served with distinction and
competence as the moderator
for the Barnstable Fire District
for many years.
I had enormous respect for
the man. He was most helpful to
me in many issues, primaril y the
Airport and Roads issues. 1 last
spoke to him about the Roads
Committee and some of our
efforts a few days before he left
for North Carolina with plans to
meet and go over the Temporary
Roads Repair Program when he
returned.
I offer my sincere sympathy and
am keeping him and his family in
my thoughts and prayers during
this difficult time.
Ann B. Canedy
Vice President
Barnstable Town Council
Cummaquid
CONTINUED ON PAGE B:5
LETTERS
By Margeaux Weber, chair
Moving forward to PARCC
: A few months ago, I wrote
• about Barnstable 's participation
in the field testing of the PARCC
(Partnershi p for Assessment
of Readiness for College and
j Career) test. The Department
of Elementary and Secondary
Education is conducting a
i two-year test run of this new
: assessment , which is aligned
i with the new Common Core
standards. In 2015 , the Board
: of Elementary and Secondary
: Education will decide whether
i PARCC will replace MCAS.
In the spring, a random sample
of students in Massachusetts
took sections of the PARCC
test while their peers took
the traditional MCAS test. In
Barnstable , a little over three
; hundred students at BUES, BIS
and BHS took either the Math
i or ELA PARCC test instead of
i MCAS. Across the state, 81,000
: students took part in "testing
the test ," as DESE describes the
; process. Similar trials took place
in the other PARCC member
states. Test results from this
sample will not be reported.
According to DESE, the results
of this limited field test will
be analyzed to determine the
validity, accuracy and reliability
; of the test questions.
: For the second phase of
I the "test drive " of PARCC in
Massachusetts , districts have
: been asked to choose between
PARCC and MCAS for testing
during the 2014-2015 school
year. Districts choosing PARCC
will take the complete test for
both ELA and Math. Unlike
MCAS, PARCC assessments
have two parts: a Performance-
Based Assessment in March-
April followed by the End-
of-Year Assessment in May.
While student results will be
reported and analyzed , districts
administering PARCC will
have their accountability status
"held harmless," meaning that
the accountability level can
improve but will not decline
based on PARCC test results.
Districts choosing MCAS will
be classified according to current
accountability standards. At the
end of this second phase, DESE
plans to prepare a comparison
of PARCC and MCAS results
to aid the Board in its decision.
Districts have until October 1,
2014 , to register their selection
with DESE. However , those
districts that made their selection
before the early deadline of June
30will be guaranteed their choice
of test. As of Jul y 2, DESE is
reporting that 297 districts have
made their selection , with 176
districts choosing PARCC and
121 deciding to administer
MCAS.
At our last meeting, the
Barnstable School Committee
voted to administer the PARCC
assessments for ELA and Math in
grades 3-8, as recommended by
Superintendent Czajkowski . Her
recommendation is supported
by the district leadershi p team.
MCAS will be used for Science,
Technology and Engineering
and all other grade levels;
all tenth graders throughout
Massachusetts will continue to
take MCAS until 2019. For 2015,
Barnstable will use the paper
version of PARCC rather than
administering the tests online.
In reaching our decision , the
School Committee engaged
in some serious discussion on
the strengths and shortcomings
of both PARCC and MCAS
and standardized testing in
general. Criticism has been
leveled at the process involved in
developing these tests as well as
the substance of the assessments
and logistics of administration
At this point in time , it is
impossible to say whether
PARCC is "better " than MCAS.
However, it is inevitable that
Massachusetts will implement
a new assessment system based
on its participation m Race to
the Top and incorporation of
the Common Core standards for
college and career readiness. At
the bottom line, it is in the best
interest of our students to have
an early exposure to the next
generation of assessments.