ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This project took a lot of time, research and hard work. It would not have been even remotely possible without the help of the following great Cape Codders: Meg Costello, Museums on the Green Falmouth; Danielle Jeanloz, executive director, Atwood House Museum, Chatham; David Dunlap, Building Provincetown Website; Betsy Wheeler, Barnstable Historical Society house administrator; Tom Dott, owner, Lamb and Lion Inn, Barnstable; Dan Bayley, Sandwich Historical Commission; Duncan Oliver, Historical Society of Old Yarmouth; Gloria Green, Harwich Historical Society volunteer; Mary Sicchio, Bourne Historical Society; Cynthia Ward, owner, Chapin’s Restaurant; Don McKeag, owner, Asa Bearse House Restaurant; Rose and Bob Gianferante, who owned the Yankee Clipper; Sylvia Leonard, whose family owned Rose’s Restaurant; Jean Young, assistant archivist, Chatham Historical Society; Joe Burns, reporter for the Register in Dennis; Bob Arnold, WellfeetOsprey.com; Ed Maas, owner of the Orleans Inn; Joe Jamiel, owner of Christine’s; John and Maxine Zartarian, owners of the Paddock; Nicole Muller, reporter for the Register in Dennis; Diane Dexter, musician and pianist at Dorsie’s; Tom Davis, the Business Exchange Real Estate; Peter and David Troutman, owners of Scargo Café; Alexandra Grabbe, Grabbing Alexandra Blog; Sturgis Library in Barnstable; George “Dorsie” Carey and his wife, Louise Houston; Mr. Johnny Yee; Marty Bloom, who owned Bloom’s Prime Rib House and Starbuck’s; Peter Cutler, Town Taxi; Stacy Apostol, whose family owned Sword and Shield; Gail Nessell Colglazier, Orleans Historical Society; Nick and Sophie Joakim of the Mayflower Restaurant; Ed Woelfle, former executive chef at the Cranberry Moose; Mary Ann Taylor and Dale Setterlund of Mari-Jean’s; Tammi Mason of the Brewster Health Department; author Paul Hensler; Jay Bartolomei, whose grandparents owned Danny-Kay’s; Karen North Wells, Underground Art Gallery; Jane Klimshuk, whose father owned Reno Diner; Anna and Bruce Woodland, owners of Northport Restaurant; Laura Hopper-Fish and Antwan Chigare, owners of Laura and Tony’s Kitchen; Brian Dunne of Aesop’s Tables; William Kaser, whose father owned the Cleaver; Bonnie Fellows, whose parents owned Bill & Thelma’s; Barbara Lind and Susan Kettell-Lind of My Tinman Diner; and Jen Dow and Judy Shortsleeve of Cape Cod Life magazine.

Mildred’s Chowder House. Courtesy of Sturgis Library.

I also could not have undertaken this project without the love and support of my family. My Grampa John Sullivan, who owned Sullivan’s Donut Shop, and his wife of more than seventy years, my Nina Rosemarie Sullivan; my mom, Laurie; my dad, Jack; my sisters, Kate, Lindsay and Ashley; my brother, Matt; my nieces and nephews, Kaleigh, Emma, Liam, Landon and Lucas; my stepfather, Chris Serpa; Nana Serpa for her help on Provincetown; my brothers-in-law, Chris and Jim; my uncles, John, Steve, Bob and Eric; my aunts Susan, Emma, Kelly and Amy; and my cousin Donna.

I also have a great support group of friends who deserve to be recognized for all of their help with this project. My mentor and good friend Bill DeSousa-Mauk, without whom I literally would not have gotten this project, as well as Steve, Emily, Deanna, Mike, Fitzy, DJW, Rob, Meg, Judy, Barbara, Kristin and Dana, Dawn, Tony, Freshy, O’Neil, Debbie, Maui, John Z, Barry, Monique, Tiffany and Sean, Kaylin, Shayna and the Wolfpac (Greg, Mike, Tuna and Brewster).