Town of Barnstable (Sturgis Library)

The town of Barnstable's Sturgis Library will create a microclimate display case to hold the Bible of Rev. John Lothrop, Congregational minister and one of the founders of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Lothrop brought the 1605 Bible with him to America on board the Griffin in 1634. It was burned by candle wax during the trip and repaired by Lothrop, who filled in the missing text from memory.