Thornton W. Burgess' Peter Rabbit (aka Peter Cottontail) character as portrayed by Harrison Cady, the illustrator with whom the Sandwich-born Burgess collaborated.

Children's author Thornton Burgess would have turned 150 this year. His hometown of Sandwich, Massachusetts is using the milestone to celebrate his legacy. Radio Boston learns more about his life ...

Thornton W. Burgess' Peter Rabbit (aka Peter Cottontail) character as portrayed by Harrison Cady, the illustrator with whom the Sandwich-born Burgess collaborated.

Nearly 500 Pairpoint & Westmoreland glass making and cup plate moulds are being put up for sale and will be auctioned off by Stanton Auctions on-site at the Company.

The boards of trustees of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and the Thornton W. Burgess/Green Briar Nature Center have voted unanimously to approve the museum's acquisition of the nature center.

The Thornton W. Burgess Society’s Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen are located at 6 Discovery Hill Road in East Sandwich.