CAPE MAY - Historic Cold Spring Village’s 9th Annual Spring Lecture Series will take place on four consecutive Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. All presentations will be held in the HCSV Welcome Center Museum, with the exception of the kickoff event on March 21, which will be held at Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum at the Cape May Airport. There is no charge for admission to these programs; speakers will be available for book signings and meet and greets afterwards. The Spring Lecture Series is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission.
Featured speakers for 2012 are:
Wed., March 21 - Naval Air Station Atlantic City: Did you know that Atlantic City International Airport began its life during World War II as an important base for naval aircraft protecting Allied shipping from German U-Boats? Dr. Richard Porcelli will discuss his new book, Images of America: Naval Air Station Atlantic City and examine the wartime origins of our region’s most important aviation facility. To be held at the NASW Aviation Museum at the Cape May Airport.
Wed., March 28 - The First Steamship to Cross the Atlantic: For thousands of years, ships plied the seas of the world powered only by sails or oars. With the voyage of the steamship Savannah in 1819, sea travel was forever changed. John Laurence Busch, author of Steam Coffin: Captain Moses Rogers and the Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier, will examine the vital importance of the Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic.
Wed., April 4 - Civil War and the Ludlam Legacy: In the 1860s, young Jesse Ludlam of Dennisville finds himself orphaned and thrust into the horror of the Civil War. To save his family’s shipyard and to avenge the death of his parents, he must find a way to survive. Author William Watson will discuss his most recent novel, The Ludlam Legacy, the story of a Cape May County teenager in the midst of our nation’s most tragic conflict.
Wed., April 11 - Historical Fun through Children’s Books: Historical fiction is a wonderful tool for getting young people interested in history, and can be fun for adults, too! Award-winning author and artist Trinka Hakes-Noble will explore the uses of history through a discussion of her book, The Scarlet Stockings Spy, the tale of a brave girl in British-occupied Philadelphia who aids George Washington’s army during the American Revolution.
The Village is located at 720 Route 9, three miles north of Victorian Cape May and a mile and a half west of the southern end of the Garden State Parkway. For more information, please contact Jim Stephens, HCSV Deputy Director for Education and Interpretation, at (609) 898-2300, ext. 17, jstephens@hcsv.org or visit www.hcsv.org.
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