The Anniversary Celebrations

Agenda 100th Anniversary of the Harvard Boston Aero Meet September 24-26, 2010

Friday September 24th

10AM at Kennedy Senior Center Squantum - Ribbon cutting - opening ceremony for exhibits with the Mayor of Quincy cutting the ribbon with other invited guest Remarks by the Mayor, Dr Minsinger BHO, Bill Deane MAHS, Ed Fitzgerald QHS Exhibits open to the public until 4PM

10:30 AM Guided Tour in the Aviation Walk at Squantum - tour conducted by MAHS Public tours to continue with docents available until 4PM

10:00 AM Opening of Kite Fest at Squantum Park Point - under the sponsorship of Scott Skinner from the Drachen Foundation and Don McCasland from the Blue Hill Observatory Kite kits from the Drachen Foundation and the Alexander Graham Bell Museum available for children to fly for free

Friday 5:30 to 6:30PM Reception at Quincy Historical Society - with introduction of Dr. Tom D. Crouch as Keynote Speaker - Book Signings and Pictures - by Invitation only

6:30 PM Welcome by Dr Fitzgerald, Dr Minsinger, Bill Deane Introduction of Dr Crouch by Jinny Nathans - AMS Archivist

7- 7:45 Lecture Dr Tom D. Crouch Senior Curator Division of Aeronautics Smithsonian - Smithsonian Air and Space Museum “ Remembering the Harvard-Boston Air Meet”

8:15PM - Repeat Lecture for public

Saturday September 25th

8:30AM Special tour Aviation Walkway with Dr Tom D. Crouch – Senior Archivist Aeronautics - Smithsonian Air and Space Museum at Squantum Point Park

10AM to 4PM Kite Fest Continues - open to all

10 AM to 4PM Exhibits open at Kennedy Senior center - open to all

9 AM to Noon - USPS at Quincy Historical Society - public may bring any material with $0.44 postage and have it cancelled with Special Cancellation. Special envelope and postcard catchet will be available for purchase

4:30PM Lecture Series to start at Kennedy Senior Center - open to public

Jinny Nathans- AMS - "Who was Abbott Lawrence Rotch"

Bill Deane - MAHS - " Massachusetts Aviation Firsts during 1910 and Images of Harvard Boston Aero Meet”

6:00PM Kumu Gupta - "Amelia "' movie screening at Kennedy Senior Center - open to public

Sunday September 26th

10AM to 4PM Kite Fest - open to all

10AM to 4PM - Exhibits at Kennedy Senior Center - open to all

10AM to 4 PM Aviation Walkway tours - open to all with docent present