CANCELED: Light of the Bay: Book Talk with Lynn Guenther
CANCELED: POSTPONED DUE TO EMERGENCY!
Rescheduled date will be announced.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Pioneer, naturalist, collector, activist, lighthouse keeper, museum benefactor—few people accomplished more in their lifetimes, or meant more to the history of Santa Cruz, California, than Laura Hecox (1854–1919). The historical novel Light of the Bay brings Laura to life, telling her remarkable story from a first-person perspective.
As she prepares to retire after 50 years of work as a lighthouse keeper at Point Santa Cruz, Laura looks back on her life and shares the memories connected with treasured objects from her famous collection of scientific specimens and historic artifacts. Each object anchors a chapter in Laura’s epic coming-of-age story and appears in an original illustration.
Through Laura’s eyes, readers travel across the country by wagon train, witness the growth of Santa Cruz following California statehood, develop a passion for scientific inquiry, meet an array of colorful historic figures, and fall in love. They also experience the logging of the giant redwood forests, the extinction of wildlife species in Monterey Bay, the persecution of Native Americans and immigrants, and other costs of “progress.”
For decades, artist, educator and naturalist Lynn Guenther has aimed to create a robust arts and sciences curriculum for students across Santa Cruz County. Guenther has served at local schools, museums and municipal organizations, and during that time, she says she discovered a passion for teaching local history.
- Date:
- Sunday, June 11, 2023
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Downtown Community Room
- Branch:
- Downtown
- Attachments:
- Audience:
- All Ages
- Categories:
- Author Talks Local History Science