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DESCRIPTION:Lost on the Lady Elgin\n—Valerie van Heest\, Underwater Explore
 r\, Historian\, and Author\nWhen she touched a musket lying in a field of 
 debris among the wreckage of the once palatial sidewheel steamer Lady Elgi
 n\, it ignited a passion for the study of the tragic circumstances of her 
 sinking in Lake Michigan in September 1860\, which resulted in the deaths 
 of more than 300 people\, most from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin. Valerie van Hee
 st brings the audience back in time: To the golden age of Great Lakes pass
 enger travel\; to the eve of a presidential election\; to the brink of Civ
 il War\; and to a dark\, stormy night when 400 excursionists on board the 
 Lady Elgin were awakened in the middle of the night by a terrible crash wh
 en the vessel was off Highland Park\, Illinois. Within just a few hours\, 
 most of them would perish in the deadliest disaster on the open waters of 
 the Great Lakes. One hundred sixty years after this tragic accident\, Vale
 rie shares her exploration of the wreckage\, her involvement in a lengthy 
 court battle\, some fascinating artifacts from the wreck and the lessons s
 he learned.&nbsp\;\nAbout the Speaker\nWilmette native\, Valerie Olson van
  Heest is an underwater explorer and historian who has been involved in th
 e discovery and archaeological documentation of numerous historic Great La
 kes shipwrecks. Combining her passion for maritime history with her profes
 sional writing and design experience\, Valerie shares her adventures throu
 gh award-winning books\, films\, lectures\, and museum exhibits in ways to
  educate\, entertain and inspire. She is an inductee in the Women Divers H
 all of fame and the recipient of a Michigan State History Award for her wo
 rk preserving and promoting the state’s submerged maritime history. https:
 //whc.mango-wp.com/events/calendar/event/581-whc-lecture-lost-on-the-lady-
 elgin
DTSTART:20200315T183000Z
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LOCATION:Wilmette Harbor Club (20 Harbor Drive\, Wilmette\, IL 60091)
SUMMARY:WHC Lecture: Lost on the Lady Elgin
URL:https://whc.mango-wp.com/events/calendar/event/581-whc-lecture-lost-on-
 the-lady-elgin
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