Hudson River and East Coast Lighthouses are the theme
of this Featured Two-Part Winter Lecture Series
sponsored by the
Columbia County Historical Society
&
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society
of this Featured Two-Part Winter Lecture Series
sponsored by the
Columbia County Historical Society
&
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society
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LIGHTHOUSES PART I:
SATURDAY, 15 February
TICKETS: Advance Tickets $15 At the Door: $15 Members (CCHS or HALPS) $ 20 Non-Members |
"Lighthouses of the Hudson"
by Lighthouse Historian and Enthusiast, Bob Taylor Saturday, 15th February @ 4:00pm PART ONE OF TWO LECTURES on East Coast Lighthouses
Expert Lighthouse Historian Bob Taylor will deliver an illustrated slide show of Lighthouses along the Hudson River, beginning with the Statue of Liberty and continuing up the Hudson River to Lake Champlain. The lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer conversation. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Bob Taylor's involvement with the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society (HALPS) goes back to 2002 and his hobby for more than two decades has been visiting, climbing and photographing lighthouses. He has traveled throughout the United States including the Great Lakes, as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and abroad looking at lighthouses and photographing them, most often on group tours. To-date he has photographed more than 1,200 lighthouses. LECTURE LOCATION: Van Buren Hall, 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106 Join us for a glass of wine or other beverage following the lecture |
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SATURDAY, 22 February
TICKETS: Advance Tickets $15 At the Door: $15 Members (CCHS or HALPS) $ 20 Non-Members |
PART TWO OF TWO LECTURES on East Coast Lighthouses
Expert Lighthouse Historian Bob Taylor will deliver an illustrated slide show of with an introduction of Lighthouse tools, machinery and methods. and after a brief overview of Hudson River lighthouses, he will offer a photo-tour of existing Lighthouses on the coast of Maine. The lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer conversation. LECTURE LOCATION: Van Buren Hall, 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106 Join us for a glass of wine or other beverage following the lecture |
