Ahoy, Pirates!

Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler St, Tewksbury, MA | Get Directions »
FREE

About The Program: For centuries piracy has impacted national economies as privateers and pirates (some commissioned clandestinely by governments and monarchies) brutally preyed upon defenseless cargo ships and then absconded with their plunder.  Some of these treasures were never recovered.  Join New England folklorist John Horrigan as he takes you onboard a galleon and takes you on a cruise from the Golden Age of Piracy through the contemporary pirates who lurk off the coast of Somalia today.  You'll learn about the Pirate Code, pirate myths, buried treasure, pirates in pop culture, and many notorious pirates including: William Kyd, Captain Kidd, Redbeard, Florin, Piet Hein, Avery, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Marty Read, Charlotte de Berry, Black Bart, Ned Low, Jean Lafitte, Sir Francis Drake, Henry Morgan, and Blackbeard.

About The Presenter: John Horrigan is a popular historical lecturer who has been referred to as the "vanguard of the new popular public history," "New England's pocket historian," "historical raconteur," "a time traveler driving without a license," "so well-rounded he is a square," "a rogue nostalgian," and "a cross between Indiana Jones and Fox Mulder, but without all the drama."  Horrigan is a member of the Waltham Historical Society, Historical Society of Watertown, The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves, the Lincoln Minutemen, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Nature Conservancy, Solo Together, and numerous other organizations concerned with both nature and historical preservation.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Public Library.   Attendees must enter and exit the building through the Meeting Room doors.