Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past
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Title
Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past
Subject
Falmouth
Creative writing
Photography
Historical postcards
Description
Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past is a collection of community-sourced writing and art, created in response to Falmouth Public Library's historic postcard collection. It was run and curated by Calliope Poetry for Community in 2023. Postcard reproductions and their associated derivative works were originally displayed at the Falmouth Historical Society's Museums on the Green from October 6th, 2023 – May 10th, 2024.
Visit the Wish You Were Here digital exhibit to see these items on display.
Visit the Wish You Were Here digital exhibit to see these items on display.
Creator
Calliope Poetry for Community
Date
2023
Contributor
Kathy Andrews, Julie Bogosian, Mary Boylan, Kathleen Casey, Mark Chester, Nancy Cherico, Meg Costello, Lisa Willow Dunn, Sally Fine , Diane Hanna, Ilene Karnow, Micheal Klehm , Alice Kociemba, Leslie Lichtenstein, Jim McIlvain, Miriam O’Neal, Marie Palmer, Scott Peterson, Laura Puopolo, Hilton Railey, Claudine Reilly, Paul Rifkin, Marilyn Rowland, Lisa Jo Rudy, Robin Smith-Johnson, Milt Williamson, Rich Youmans, Catherine Miron Youngstrom, Ron Zweig
Relation
Anita Gunning Postcard Collection
Robert C. Hunt, Jr. Postcard Collection
Format
jpg
pdf
png
docx
Language
English
Type
Creative writing
Photography
Collection Items
Foggy Morning at Quissett Harbor Kathleen Casey
Color photograph of Quissett Harbor, Falmouth, Mass.
Curator Statement Rev Edit
Curator's statement from Calliope Poetry for Community, on the community art and writing project Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past.
Includes inserted postcard image "Falmouth Heights from Harbor" (Gunning_Heights_Har_1326).
Includes inserted postcard image "Falmouth Heights from Harbor" (Gunning_Heights_Har_1326).
FHS Postcard Meg Costello
Written piece entitled "Dr. Francis Wicks House," by Meg Costello, inspired by a historic postcard
FHS Garden Alice Kociemba
Color photograph of the Falmouth Historical Society garden, Falmouth, Mass.
Menauhant Robin Smith-Johnson
Written piece entitled "Menauhant Pier: Two Ladies Out for a Stroll," by Robin Smith-Johnson, inspired by a historic postcard
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