Eric Jay Dolin
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).
May 2022
Jibboom Club -- New London Custom House Museum
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
1 PM
150 Bank Street
New London, CT
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
7 PM
235 Pleasant Street
Marblehead, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Thursday, May 26, 2022
4 PM
865 Central Ave
Needham, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
June 2022
Monday, June 6, 2022
7 PM
25 White Street
Cambridge, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
7 PM
500 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA
Zoom talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Thursday, June 9, 2022
7 PM
170 Washington Street
Marblehead, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
National Museum of the US Navy
Friday, June 10, 2022
1 PM
Building 76,
Washington Navy Yard, DC
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Sunday, June 12, 2022
4 PM
234 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Saturday, June 18
Noon to 3
501 Main Street
Chatham, MA
Father's Day booksigning for Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
7 PM
Zoom event. Register by clicking on the underlined title above.
Zoom talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Orchard Cove Independent Living
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
7:30 PM
1 Del Pond Drive
Canton, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Thursday, June 23, 2022
7 PM
98 High Street
Newburyport, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Saturday, June 25, 2022
3:30 PM
Masin Room
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
1 PM
Washington, D.C.
Zoom Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
July 2022
Nantasket Beach Lecture Series
Co-sponsored by The Hull Public Library, the Hull Lifesaving Museum, and the Nantasket Beach Resort
Thursday, July 7, 2022
7 PM
Ballroom at the Nantasket Beach Resort
45 Hull Shore Drive
Hull, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Monday, July 11, 2022
6 PM
1 India Street
Nantucket, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
6 PM
248 Main Street
Johnstwon, PA
Virtual talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
Thursday, July 14, 2022
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Brewster Historical Society and
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
7 PM (talk, see below)
2553 Main St
Brewster, MA
6 PM cocktail hour, 7 PM book talk
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Everett Public Library--Parlin Memorial
Thursday, July 21, 2022
7 PM
410 Broadway
Everett, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
6:30 PM
142 Main St.
Sandwich, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
7 PM
151 Lagoon Pond Rd.
Martha's Vineyard
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
August 2022
Monday, August 1, 2022
7 PM
3046 Main St.
Barnstable, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
2 PM
7000 Great Meadow Road
Dedham, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
7 PM
30 Chandler St.
Tewksbury, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Yarmouth Town Libraries’ Annual Summer Reading Program
Thursday, August 11, 2022
2 PM
528 Forest Rd.
West Yarmouth, MA
Talk on Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
Mattapoisett Free Public Library
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
6:30 PM
7 Barstow St.
Mattapoisett, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Thursday, August 18, 2022
7 PM
1 Nahant St.
Marblehead, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Panel on “Naval History” with Tom Clavin, author of The Uttermost Ends of the Earth and Ben Raines, The Last Slave Ship (awaiting confirmation on Raines)
Filmed by C-Span
Jackson, Mississippi
Hudson Library and Historical Society
Monday, August 29, 2022
7 PM
Hudson, Ohio
Virtual talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Saber and Scroll Historical Society
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
7 PM
Charlestown, West Virginia
Virtual talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
September 2022
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
7 PM
61 Burrill St.
Swampscott, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Monday, September 12, 2022
9:30 AM
32 Essex Street
Beverly, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
4 PM
186 Jerry Browne Rd
Mystic, CT
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Thursday, September 15, 2022
6:30 PM
400 Morrissey Blvd.
Dorchester, MA
Hybrid talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution -- the talk will be in-person and via Zoom.
South Bayfront Sailing Association
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Time TBD
604 Marina Parkway
Chula Vista, CA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
NEHGS virtual event “Writing History” series (w/bundled book purchase)
6:00 - 7:15 pm
6:00 - 6:25 pm: presents book w/slides
6:25 - 6:50 pm: conversation w/moderator on the art of “writing history” - discussing complete works and craft as a topic
6:50 - 7:15 pm: audience Q&A
Thursday September 22, 2022
7 PM
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Exeter Inn
90 Front St.
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
The Massachusetts Historical Society
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
7:00 PM (reception at 6)
1154 Boylston St.
Boston, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Thursday, September 29, 2022
11 AM
One Harvest Circle
Lincoln, MA
Talk on Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America
October 2022
Saturday, October 8, 2022
4 PM
Fishers Island, NY
Talk on A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year-History of America's Hurricanes
The James Library & Center for the Arts
Thursday, October 20, 2022
7 PM
24 West Street,
Norwell, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust
Monday, October 24, 2022
6 PM
211 Cross Rd.
North Dartmouth, MA
Annual Meeting
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
7 PM
1441 Post Rd.
Darien, CT
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Jewish Book Month at the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore
Thursday, October 27, 2022
7:00 PM
4 Community Rd.
Marblehead, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
November 2022
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
7:00 PM
Continental Restaurant
Saugus, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
7:00 PM
Foxborough, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
December 2022
Sons of the American Revolution (Boston Chapter)
Saturday December 3, 2022
10 A.M.
Location TBD
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
January 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Noon-2
Hyannis, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Friday, January 20, 2023
7:30 PM
Littleton, Ma
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
March 2023
The Historical Society of Watertown
Sunday, March 19, 2023
2:00 PM
Watertown Free Public Library
123 Main Street
Watertown, MA
Talk on Brilliant Beacons: The History of the American Lighthouse
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
6:30 PM
Washington D.C.
Virtual talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
May 2023
Thursday, May 4, 2023
7 PM
Marblehead, MA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Fundraiser dinner at the Lee Mansion
Details to come
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
7 PM
Mount Vernon, VA
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
July 2023
National Maritime Historical Society
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Time and Place to be determined, but either in or near Peekskill, NY
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
August 2023
The Knox Annual Lecture
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Time TBD
South Thomaston, ME
Talk on Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
September 2023
Thursday, September 28, 2023
7 PM
170 Washington St.
Marblehead, MA
Talk on Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America