March 10, 2008
Kate Cory: The Woman and the Whaleship with Robert Kugler
Thursday, March 20th 2008
7:30 PM at the Council on Aging
75 Reed Road, Westport
Robert Kugler who lives in the Philip L. and Kate Cory Grinnell house in Westport Point, will review Kate’s background as well as Philip’s heritage at Westport Harbor, and the patterns of their lives at the Point from marriage in 1884 until their deaths in the 1930s.
The whaleship Kate Cory, named by its principal owner, Kate’s father, Alexander H. Cory, was built at the Point in 1856, but was captured and destroyed off Brazil by the Confederate warship Alabama in 1863. Bob Kugler will draw on a lifelong interest in nautical history and naval architecture as well as contemporary accounts, to discuss the Cory’s design, methods, career and place in the history of New England whaling.
Admission is free, but donations will be gladly accepted. Refreshments will be provided. Please call 508-636-6011 for reservations.