Boston Light: Three Centuries of History with Author Jeremy D'Entremont

Описание: Based on Jeremy's book, Boston Light: Three Centuries of History, this talk focuses on Boston Light Station, the site of the first lighthouse on the North American continent. Jeremy will trace its history through three centuries of tragedy, rescues, and colorful human interest stories of keepers and their families. As you may know, Jeremy D'Entremont is one of our very favorite speakers so we hope you'll join us for for another great discussion!

Jeremy D'Entremont is the president and historian of the American Lighthouse Foundation, historian for the U.S. Lighthouse Society, and the author of more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He's the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society's podcast, Light Hearted. He has appeared on the popular Ghost Hunters TV show, as well as Haunted Lighthouses of America on the Travel Channel. He has also appeared on the History Channel, Public Television, and National Public Radio speaking about lighthouses.

This program is brought to you in collaboration with the Chelmsford, Groton, and Tewksbury Libraries. We're also thrilled to be partnering with a multitude of additional MA & NH Libraries to bring this program to our communities.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library