The New Bedford Whaling Museum visits The OVL w/ 'A Day in the Life of the Lagoda'

Please join the Osterville Village Library in welcoming The New Bedford Whaling Museum! This exciting program 'A Day in the Life of The Lagoda' will take place on Saturday June 14th at 1pm in the Main Meeting Room. Nancy Gentile and Captain Michael Taylor from the New Bedford Whaling Museum will be here to talk about: A day in the life of a whaling voyage: crews, vessels, geography, products Details of the business: New Bedford, Nantucket, arctic whaling, and 20th century whaling Sister Sailors/Whaling Wives Along with a baleen and harpoon demonstration! About the Presenters: Captain Michael HM Taylor spent the first half of his career in the British Merchant Navy, starting as Apprentice in 1958 and rising to Ships Master. He has sailed in all classes of vessels and to ports all over the world. In 1978, he came to the United States to manage vessels trading with project cargoes to North Africa and the Middle East. Later, he was employed as Vice President at Maritime International New Bedford. On retirement, he farmed in South America before returning to Massachusetts where he now volunteers as a docent at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Nancy Gentile spent 39 years as a research librarian in various capacities in private and public libraries. After stints at the Newton Public Library and Millipore Corporation, her longest tenure was at the Robbins Library in Arlington, MA, where she was Head of Adult Services. Nancy has been a docent at the New Bedford Whaling Museum since 2017. She enjoys giving tours to student groups and to visiting adults weekly. Nancy resides in Mattapoisett with her husband Mark.