LANCASTER—Steamboat Era Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington, will launch the 2025 Second Saturday Speaker Series at 2 p.m. January 11.
On January 11, the museum will welcome Greg Kirkbride for his presentation, “America’s Tall Ship – the Coast Guard Barque EAGLE.” Commander Kirkbride, a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, sailed on three cadet training cruises aboard the EAGLE.
The February 8 program will be a virtual lecture by author Jack Shaum, who will discuss his book, 122 Years on the Old Bay Line. From luxury accommodations to war service, Shaum will bring alive the stories of those magnificent vessels that sailed under the Old Bay Line flag.
On March 8, Keith Kehlbeck, historian and author of Gone to God: A Civil War Family’s Ultimate Sacrifice, will present “Steamboats During the Civil War.”
On April 12, Richard Covington will speak about his book, Northern Neck Fishing Steamers Go to War: Turning Fishboats into Warships. Covington will share the harrowing tale of the conscripted menhaden fishing boats and their crews who served in wartime conditions off the coast of France during World War I.
Tickets are $5 per session, or $15 for the series. Purchase tickets at the museum, 438-6888, or www.steamboateramuseum.org.
