National Museum of the Great Lakes hosts local author
The National Museum of the Great Lakes is pleased to announce the first it’s Fall Lecture Series. Saturday, October 11 at 2pm, the Museum will welcome back Toledo native, Ryan Barone, author of Steamboating. Visitors to the National Museum of the Great Lakes will have the opportunity to hear Ryan spin tales and share photos of his daily like aboard the S.S. Lee A. Tregurtha and as an officer aboard the Coast Guard cutters, Bramble and Hollyhock. Following Barone’s appearance, he will be on hand to sign copies of his book, which is for sale in the Museum’s store.
“I'm really excited to be kicking off the lecture series and promoting my book Steamboating at the new National Museum of the Great Lakes.” Barone said. “I'm returning to my hometown and the place that fueled my lifelong passion for the lakeboats, and will be sharing about my personal experiences aboard the longest steamship ever to sail the Great Lakes.”
Barone’s visit to the Museum is a kick off of a Fall Lecture Series to be hosted at the museum which will include additional historians, Christopher Gillcrist (Executive Director of the Great Lakes Historical Society) – Wed., October 22, and Paul LaMarre (Executive Director of the Port of Monroe) – Wednesday, November 12. A Spring Lecture Series is in the works as well.
Barone was born and raised in Toledo, OH, where he developed a life-long love affair with the Great Lakes shipping community. His 1994 summer voyages aboard the S.S. Lee A. Tregurtha inspired his memoire, Steamboating, which describes daily life aboard a Great Lakes steamship though the eyes of a teen-aged crewmember. A certified "Great Lakes Sailor," Barone has traversed the length of all five Great Lakes as a Merchant Mariner and as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. A licensed master of 100-ton vessels, Barone moved to the Washington DC area in 2006, and served for a time as a tour boat captain, operating on the Potomac River. He currently works for the Maritime Administration, where he manages the maintenance program for the Ready Reserve Fleet.
The Fall Lecture Series is included in the cost of admission to the National Museum of the Great Lakes. Museum members are FREE.
The National Museum of the Great Lakes is owned and operated by the Great Lakes Historical Society. Founded in 1944, the Great Lakes Historical Society has been preserving our shared cultural history by publishing a quarterly journal Inland Seas since 1945; by operating a maritime museum and research library since 1952; by offering educational programs to the general public since 1956; and by conducting underwater archaeological research across the Great Lakes since 2001. The opening of the National Museum of the Great Lakes enables the Great Lakes Historical Society to continue its mission to preserve and make known the important history of the Great Lakes. For more information, call Anna M. Kolin at 419.204.8947.
WHAT: Fall Lecture Series – Ryan Barone, author of Steamboating
WHEN: October 11, 2014; 2pm
WHERE: National Museum of the Great Lakes
1701 Front St., Toledo, OH 43605
ADMISSION: FREE with paid admission
NMGL/GLHS members are FREE
Adults (ages 18-64): $12.00 museum and boat; $8 museum only
Seniors and Children (ages 6-17): $11.00 museum and boat; $7 museum only
Children (5 and under): Free
Press Release Contact Name: Anna Kolin
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Press Release Contact Phone: 419.214.5000
Organization Name: The National Museum of the Great Lakes
Website or Link: www.inlandseas.org
Organization Address: Toledo, OH