Speaking Engagements
Over the past ten years I have given more than 350 talks and slide shows on a variety of my books. A partial list of the venues where I have spoken includes the following: American Museum of Natural History, Mystic Seaport, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Mariner's Museum and Park, Tenement Museum, South Street Seaport, National Archives, Politics & Prose Bookstore, Porter Square Bookstore, Harvard Bookstore, Concord Bookshop, Larchmont Yacht Club, Nantucket Whaling Museum, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Cape Cod Natural History Museum, Yale University, House of Seven Gables, Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public Library, Concord Festival of Writers, Town Hall Seattle, and scores of libraries throughout New England.
If you are interested in having me as a speaker for any of my books, please contact me via the contact form on this website (see tab above). Thank you for your interest.
September 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
7 PM
139 Main St.
Norfolk, MA
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters
January 2020
Thursday, January 9, 2020
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Talk on Brilliant Beacons: The History of the American Lighthouse
Monday, January 13, 2020
7:30 PM
One Del Pond Drive
Canton MA
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters
Thursday, January 30, 2020
6 PM
490 Ocean Street
Hyannis, MA
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters
February 2020
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
1:30 PM
1 Great Road
Acton, Massachusetts
Talk on When America First Met China
March 2020
Sunday, March 8, 2020
3 PM
30 Bokum Road
Essex, CT 06426
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters
Monday, March 16, 2020
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Talk on When America First Met China
William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Time TBD
Dodd Auditorium
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters
Sunday, March 29, 2020
2 PM
105 Alden St.
Duxbury, MA
Talk on Fur, Fortune, and Empire
April 2020
Thursday, April 23, 2020
1:30 PM
Life Care Center of Acton
1 Great Road
Acton, Massachusetts
Talk on Fur, Fortune, and Empire
Thursday, April 30, 2020
7 PM
2 New Liberty St.
Salem, MA
Talk on Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
May 2020
Thursday, May 21, 2020
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Talk on Fur, Fortune, and Empire
June 2020
Stoneridge Senior Living Community
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
4:00 PM
186 Jerry Browne Road
Mystic, Connecticut 06355
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricane
Thursday, June 4, 2020
6:30 PM
1 Nahant St.
Marblehead, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricane
Private event
Friday, June 5, 2020
11 AM
865 Central Ave.
Needham, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricane
Monday, June 8, 2020
26 North Road
Jamestown, RI
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters
Annual Meeting - private event
Hudson Library and Historical Society
Monday, June 29, 2020
TIME TBD
96 Library Street
Hudson, Ohio
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricane
July 2020
Thursday, July 9, 2020
7 PM
1874 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Monday, July 13, 2020
7 PM
61 Burrill St.
Swampscott, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
1:30 PM
1 Great Road
Acton, Massachusetts
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricane
Thursday, July 16, 2020
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Thursday, July 23, 2020
7 PM
13 South St.
Hanover, NH
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Friday, July 24, 2020
7 PM
50 Water St.
Newburyport, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
August 2020
Thursday, August 6, 2020
7 PM
65 Palmer Avenue
Falmouth, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Thursday, August 20, 2020
7 PM
25 Drift Rd.
Westport, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
7 PM
15 Concord Rd.
Billerica, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
September 2020
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Thursday, September 3, 2020
5:30 PM (wine and cheese at 5:30, talk at 6)
869 Route 6A
Brewster, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
7:30 PM
865 Central Ave.
Needham, MA
Talk on When America First Met China
Thursday, September 17, 2020
7 P.M.
170 Washington Street
Marblehead, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Talk on Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
Thursday, September 24, 2020
7 P.M.
100 Museum Dr.
Newport News, VA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
October 2020
Thursday, October 1, 2020
7 PM
32 Essex St.
Beverly, MA
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Thursday, October 15, 2020
6:30 reception, 7 PM talk
Location to be determined
Newburyport, MA
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates