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This blog focuses on the history of the town of Barnstable (founded in 1630), especially the villages of Cotuit, Marstons Mills, and neighboring villages.

It also links to two daily calendars:

1.Women Peacemakers,

2. United Nations events

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The following posts were originally printed in the Barnstable Enterprise.

Burgess House 2010

Burgess House 2010
image source: Holly Hobart

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Ambassador of Peace

United Nations Association Connecticut

Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Ambassador of Peace Award 2010

Is presented to

James Gould

For his life-long commitment to the United Nations efforts toward World Peace and Justice

For his dedication to UNA-USA

For his indispensable contributions

to the success of UNA-CT's and UNA-Westminster, London's annual

UN CALENDAR FOR PEACE

Jim Gould

James Gould has supported and worked for World Peace and Justice all his life, ever since he participated as a student in a League of Nations Essay Contest in 1940. The list of his achievements is long!

In 1945, he received a Certificate of Studies in French Civilization from the Sorbonne and, in 1953-4, he was the first Ford Foundation Fellow. In 1955, he was awarded a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He has actively campaigned for the UN from its beginning in 1945. He has been a diplomatic interpreter, foreign service officer, Fulbright lecturer, Peace Corps regional Director, strong supporter of UNESCO, early advocate of China's UN membership, organizer of Model UNs, author of biographies of distinguished internationalists, member of the Board of the UN University, professor of graduate seminars in international organizations, and president or vice-president of UNA-USA Chapters and Divisions, most recently President of UNA-Cape Cod, 1990-95. He was a great friend and colleague of Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen who created the UN CALENDAR FOR PEACE. His contagious enthusiasm, scholarly research, and yearly updating with new facts and figures have made the CALENDAR a wonderful reality every year, welcomed at the UN and all over the world. Thank you, Jim!

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Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Ambassador of Peace Award

Joe Baxer & John Rorke accept award for Jim Gould

Honorees

2002 Miriam Bergamini …UNA Greater Hartford Chapter

2003 Richard Griffis … UNA Greater Hartford Chapter

2004 Caroline Bridgman-Rees … New Haven Chapter

2006 Beverly Stern … New Haven Chapter

2007 Lisl Standen … NW Connecticut Chapter

2008 Irving Stolberg … Connecticut Division

2010 James Gould … UNA Cape Cod

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Cotuit, Cape Cod, Mass., United States
Jim is the Historian of the Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit, co-author of the Images of America book "Cotuit and Santuit" and numerous papers on local history. He has served on the Historical Commission of the town of Barnstable, and as its chairman. He writes a weekly column on Marstons Mills history for The Barnstable Enterprise. His researches have included the history of Quakers on Cape Cod, Portuguese communities and genealogy, and history of neighboring villages of Osterville, Centerville and Hyannisport. In 2010 he received the Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen award of the United Nations Association of Connecticut for his contributions to the UN, including 25 years of the UN Calendar for Peace, and presidency of UN chapters in Los Angeles and Cape Cod. At Scripps College he taught "Women and Peace" which is the basis of a calendar of women peacemakers and their accomplishments.
Please contact me: jimcotuit@yahoo.com