Navigating the Stars with Lindsay Sprague

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Program Type:

Animals & Nature

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Registration for this event will be open from November 1, 2024 @ 9:00am to December 10, 2024 @ 7:00pm.

Program Description

Event Details

Have you ever wondered how ancient people told time? Got from point A to point B without a smartphone or compass? Made it over the underground railroad, or to far away countries over the seven seas? Learn about Nathaniel Bowditch, the father of modern navigation and how he taught illiterate men to calculate from and follow the stars.   

Learn which constellations matter most in the northern and southern hemispheres. Best of all, take home a star map and learn how to participate in orienteering and other activities in your own neighborhood. Lindsay Sprague of Winterberry Homestead will cover all this and more!

Disclaimer(s)

Staff often take pictures at library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let us know before the program begins.