Frank Rudd interviewed Dorothy Fawcett on May 8, 1978, for the Tales of Cape Cod project. Ms. Fawcett was born in Boston in 1898 and brought to the Cape as a young child in 1900.  Her grandfather, with a business partner, had purchased 100 acres of land called Seaside Park, which later became West Hyannisport.  Her father’s occupation was as a painter/decorator, and later the postmaster of the local post office.  She attended Barnstable schools and the Hyannis Normal School.  She taught school in South Dennis for two years.  She worked in the post office part-time for 12 years during the summers and then became the full-time postmistress.  She retired after 28 years. She describes her early school years.  The grade school had nine grades and was in a building with 6 rooms.  There were six teachers and two special teachers for sewing and cooking.  She would walk three miles each way to attend Barnstable High School.  She describes Main Street, Hyannis, in 1907, including the P. Wilson magazine store, meat market, Liggett Drugstore, Federated Church, restaurant, two clothing stores, two grocery stores, the Baptist Church, a bank, and the library. She describes her father's work as a painter and decorator and his role as the postmaster from 1914 to 1940. Dorothy herself succeeded her father as postmaster in 1968. She describes the local post office's evolution, which initially operated only during the summer months and expanded as the population grew. Fawcett recalls her daily routine as a child, including hearty breakfasts of fruit, oatmeal, and eggs and attending school via a horse-drawn barge. Social activities included playing croquet and ball games, with limited access to modern entertainment like movies. The interview also touches on significant historical events, such as Prohibition and World War I, during which Fawcett and her peers knitted mittens and helmets for soldiers. She recounts the impact of technological advancements on her community, including the introduction of electricity, plumbing, and telephones, and the changes these brought to daily life.