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Presentations by Jeremy D'Entremont |
Upcoming public presentations:
February 21, 2012, 12 noon: "Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse and Whaleback Lighthouse" for the Stratham 76ers, Stratham (NH) Fire Station Municipal Room. (603-778-7600)
March 4, 2012, 2 p.m.: "Lighthouses of New England and the People Who Kept Them" at the Leominster Public Library, Leominster, Massachusetts.
April 10, 2012: "History of White Island Lighthouse in the Isles of Shoals" at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH, for the Isles of Shoals Historical and Research Association.
April 23, 2012, 6:30 p.m.: "Lighthouses of Boston's North Shore" at the Langley-Adams Public Library in Groveland, Massachusetts.
April 26, 2012, 1:45 p.m.: "Lighthouses of Boston's North Shore" at Summer Place in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
June 29, 2012: "Lighthouses and Shipwrecks of Casco Bay," Fort McKinley Museum on Great Diamond Island, Maine.
September 7, 2012: "Lighthouses of New England and the People Who Kept Them" at Star Island, New Hampshire, for Isles of Shoals Historical and Research Association fall weekend.
September 8, 2012: "Lighthouses of New Hampshire and Southern Maine" at Star Island, New Hampshire, for Isles of Shoals Historical and Research Association fall weekend.
October 24, 2012, 7 p.m.: "Haunted Lighthouses of New England" at the Moultonborough Public Library, Moultonborough, New Hampshire.
October 31, 2012, 10:30 a.m.: "Haunted Lighthouses of New England" at the Sharon Adult Center, Sharon, Massachusetts.
| Looking for a guest speaker for your museum,
organzation, or social club? Jeremy D'Entremont, writer/photographer,
maritime historian, and webmaster of this site is available to
provide an exciting presentation on lighthouses or other maritime
subjects. Jeremy's presentations combine
historic and new photos, film clips, and audio clips. Jeremy D'Entremont has been called the leading expert on New England's historic lighthouses. He is the author of nine books, including The Lighthouses of Maine, The Lighthouses of Massachusetts, The Lighthouses of Rhode Island, The Lighthouses of Connecticut, Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast, The Lighthouse Handbook: New England, and Ocean-Born Mary: The Truth Behind a New Hampshire Legend. Jeremy is the historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation and the founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses. He has appeared on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, Public Television, and National Public Radio speaking about lighthouses and other subjects. |
 Photo by John Whalen
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The following lectures are available:
The Lighthouses of New England and the People Who Kept Them
Haunted Lighthouses of New England
Lighthouse Storm Stories
The Flying Santa of the Lighthouses
Lighthouses of New Hampshire and Southern Maine
Lighthouses of Maine's Casco Bay
Lighthouses of Boston Harbor
Lighthouses of Boston's North Shore
Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast
Also available is "Ocean-Born Mary: the Truth Behind a New Hampshire Legend," related to Jeremy's 2011 book of the same title.
Most presentations run about 45-75 minutes, but the length can be tailored to fit your needs.
Pricing depends on the venue's distance from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and other factors. Email nelights@gmail.com for more information.
 Jeremy D'Entremont with Dolly Bicknell, daughter of historian Edward Rowe Snow. D'Entremont edited and annotated seven new editions of Snow's books. | "The
Kittery Historical and Naval Society thanks you for an interesting and
informative presentation on Boon Island. We learned so much about the
lives and trials of lighthouse keepers. It was fascinating!" - Kittery
Historical and Naval Society. "I overheard some comments from folks on how much their enjoyed your photos and talk, so I would call the afternoon a huge success." - Maine Mayflower Society. "D'Entremont's presentation was an artful blend of historic and comtemporary photographs..." - Cubberly and Shaw Maritime Museum News. |
Here are some of the venues where Jeremy D'Entremont has appeared:
| New York Albany Institute of Art & Science Connecticut Green Light Academy, Danbury Faulkner's Light Brigade, Guilford American Association of University Women, Clinton Essex Public Library Rhode Island Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, Jamestown Jamestown Philomenian Library Massachusetts Friends of Plum Island Lighthouse, Newburyport Nauset Newcomers, Wellfleet Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown Dennis Public Library Wenham Museum Ipswich Public Library Beverly Public Library Nahant Historical Society Salem Maritime National Historic Site Medford Public Library |
Massachusetts cont. Swampscott Yacht Club Marblehead Power Squadron Lynn Historical Society Rockport Historical Society Thacher Island Association, Rockport Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport Scituate Historical Society Winthrop Rotary Club Winthrop Historical Society Hull Lifesaving Museum Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands Old South Meeting House, Boston Sharon Adult Center South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell Tewksbury Public Library Wilmington Public Library Reuben Hoar Library, Littleton Linden Ponds, Hingham Brooksby Village, Peabody Haverhill Public Library Emerson College, Boston Nichols Village, Groveland |
New Hampshire Leach Library, Londonderry Nashua Public Library Plaistow Public Library Portsmouth Historical Society Portsmouth Public Library Steppingstones (Krempels Brain Injury Foundation), Portsmouth New Castle Public Library New Castle Historical Society New Castle Congregational Church Madbury Historical Society Seacoast Christian Women's Connection, Hampton Henniker Historical Society Kiwanis Club of the Seacoast North Hampton Publc Library Isles of Shoals Historical and Research Association |
Maine Kittery Historical and Naval Society Kittery Lions Club Old Berwick Historical Society, South Berwick Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Maine Lighthouse Museum, Rockland Maine Historical Society, Portland Maine Mayflower Society, Auburn Portland Harbor Museum, South Portland South Portland Historical Society Wells Public Library Friendship Historical Society Owls Head Transportation Museum University of New England, Biddeford West Quoddy Head Light Keeper's Association, Lubec |