Join us for an afternoon with local author, David Martin! His new illustrated book, prepared in time for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, brings together under one cover the facts and narratives about the often
little-known histories of the Revolution on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket, from the period 1761 (end of the French and Indian Wars) to 1783 (Treaty of Paris). Co-written by 24 authors coordinated through the Cape and Islands Historians Committee, the book is available as of August 2025 in bookstores, libraries, and schools. Topics include: accounts of the few actual battles fought on Cape and Islands, privateering, the serious splits between Loyalists and Patriots, British shipwrecks off of Cape Cod which resulted in favorable outcomes for the Patriots, the history of African Americans and Native Americans from the region who served actively in the War, and the stories of 10 important individuals from the region who played important roles in the Revolutionary
period.

David Martin is former president of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society and chair of its Education committee;  he is also current president of the Marstons Mills Historical Society. He is a retired Professor and Dean from Gallaudet University in Washington, DC and has been involved in family history for nearly 40 years. As chair of the Cape and Islands Historians Committee, he has coordinated the production of the new book, "The Revolution on Cape Cod and the Islands". He resides in Marstons Mills.