2018 Winter Lecture Series
January 14, 2018 |
"Butterfly Journeys, Near and Far”
Mark Adams
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Presentation will feature many of his butterfly photographs from Virginia well as from recent trips to the Peruvian Andes and southern Ghana. |
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February 11, 2018
(Note change of speaker for this date)
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“The Goons of August: The Origins of the First World War"
Peter Coogan
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March 11, 2018
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“Hoops, Corsets, and Yankee Soldiers: How Women Lived in 1860”
Beatrice Iceman
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Learn about Southern life and some women who lived it 150 years ago. Listen to how women changed history. Hear the amazing story of a Franklin County wife who single-handedly stopped a troop of 100 Union soldiers and saved countless Confederate lives. See authentic examples of clothing and jewelry.
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April 8, 2018
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"Camera Trapping at Claytor Nature Study"
Ben Shrader
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The Series is sponsored by the Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park. All lectures are held at the Discovery Center at the State Park and all presentations are from 3:00-4:00 p.m., Sundays. A single ticket is $7. A season ticket is $18. Two season tickets are $32. The price includes the parking fee. All ticket are paid for at the door. For more information call Smith Mountain Lake State Park, 540-297-6066.