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Lecture Program A
window on a vanished Lecture
and slide presentation by Leighton H. Coleman III
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The
Incredible true story of a toy bear that survived the Titanic disaster
$250 Suffolk County/ $300 Elsewhere The companion slide lecture program on Polar, The Titanic Bear, features what it was like for a child to grow up over eighty years ago, during the Edwardian age. Learn how yesterday's kids amused themselves in a world with out radios, televisions, computer games and plastic toys. Douglas Spedden, seen in the movie spinning his top on deck of the Titanic, recalls a simpler era where, children played with beautiful handcrafted dolls, plush mohair teddy bears, lead soldiers and brightly printed board games. This lecture harks back to heyday of "Grand Travel," when getting some where was extremely fun. Experience the twilight of the golden age of the ocean liner and transcontinental train service. Witness the birth of many Edwardian innovations, such as the airplane, motor car and telephone, which were erroneously thought to presage a utopian society. Examine the Titanic disaster, the worlds first major industrial catastrophe and understand how it destroyed the Edwardians' idealistic view of technology. The lecture has 120 slides and it can run from forty minutes to an hour long, depending on your schedule. Below is a partial list of schools and other organizations who have enjoyed the Polar, The Titanic Bear Lecture. For
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A partial list
of schools & organizations that enjoyed the slide lecture on Schools The Buckley School, New York City, New York. Nov.'94 The Kreamer Street Elementary School, Bellport , New York Jan.'95 The Sag Harbor Elementary School, Sag Harbor, New York Feb.'95 The George Grant Mason Elementary School, Tuxedo, New York March '95 Cayuga Elementary School, Lake Grove, New York April '95 Tackan Elementary School, Nesconset, New York May '95 Saint James Elementary School, Saint James, New York May '95 Portledge School, Locust Valley, New York Sept. '95 St. Bernard School, Levittown, New York Nov. '95 The Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket, New York Nov. '95 Harbor Country Day School, Head Of Harbor, New York Jan.'96 East Woods School, Oyster Bay, New York Jan.'96 Setauket Elementary School, Setauket, New York Feb.'96 Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School, Rocky Point, N.Y. Feb.'96 Oxhead Road Elementary School, Centereach, N.Y. April,'96 The Martin De Porres School, Queens, New York March '97 The Georgian Forest Elementary School, Silver Springs, Maryland April '97 The Quogue School, Quogue, Long Island, New York June '97 The Kreamer Street Elementary School, Bellport, New York Dec. '97 Thomas S. Leahy Elementary School, Greenlawn, New York Jan. '98 Clayton Huey Elementary School, Center Moriches, New York Jan. '98 Shore Country Day School, Beverly, Massachusetts May '98 Thomas S. Leahy Elementary School, Greenlawn, New York Jan. '99 Glenwood Landing School, Glen Head, New York April '99 Port Jefferson Elementary School, Port Jefferson, N.Y. April '99 Thomas S. Leahy Elementary School, Greenlawn, New York Jan. 2000 Thomas S. Leahy Elementary School, Greenlawn, New York Jan. 2001 Libraries Locust Valley Library, Locust Valley, New York April '95 Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, Setauket, N.Y. Feb.'96 Children's Librarians Association Of Suffolk County, Greenlawn, N.Y. June, '96 Islip Public Library, Islip, New York July, '96 Sayville Public Library, Sayville, New York Nov. '96 South Huntington Library, South Huntington, N.Y. Dec. '96 Central Islip Public Library, Central Islip, New York Jan. '97 Yarmouth Port Public Library, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Feb. '97 East Meadow Public Library, East Meadow, New York March '97 Westhampton Free Library, Westhampton, New York July '97 Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, New York March '98 Southold Public Library, Southold, New York April '98 Emma S. Clark Library, Setauket, New York Feb. '98 Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, New York March '98 Southold Public Library, Southold, New York April '98 Museums, Historical Societies & Educational Organizations Rotary Club Of Smithtown, Smithtown, New York Oct. '95 Smithtown Book Club, Smithtown, New York Nov. '95 Suffolk Co.'s P.T.A.'s "L. I. Parents As Reading Partners Conference" Oct. '96 Deepwells Fall Festival, Friends For L.I. Heritage, St. James, N.Y. Oct. '96 Friends For L.I. Heritage, Coindre Hall, Huntington, N.Y. Oct. 96 Three Village Historical Society, Setauket, New York Nov. '96 South Street Seaport Museum, New York City Dec. '97 Long Island State Veterans Home At Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y. March '98 The Wenham Museum, Wenham, Massachusetts May '98 The Nichols House Museum, Boston, Massachusetts May '98 Nassau B.O.C.E.S.' Making Connections Conference, Glen Cove, N.Y. July '98 Saint Botolph Club, Boston, Massachusetts April' 99 Vendors: Encore Books, Scarsdale, New York Jan. '96 Borders Books And Music, Westbury, N.Y. April, '96 Papers Book Shop, New Port, Rhode Island Sept. '97 Borders Books And Music, Westbury, N.Y. April, '98
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