Lilian Fairchild Travel Talks
Join us in the Museum auditorium on Wednesdays for fascinating lectures and travel the world from your seat!
Presentations begin at 2pm and are included with Museum admission:
$7 Seniors (62+), $8 Adults (18-61), free to Museum members
Each talk is followed by a traditional tea and cookie reception where guests can chat with the speakers.
For more information, call 716.896.5200 ext. 385
| 2010 Schedule |
| April 7 | Bethlehem Parent's School and Orphanage in Bethlehem, Uganda, Africa Pauline Hoffmann and Lindsay Pohlman, St. Bonaventure University |
| April 14 | Cycling for a Cause through Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Shannon Gilmartin, The Dempsey Challenge: A Journey for Hope |
| April 21 | No Lecture |
| April 28 | Rome, Pompeii and Amalfi, Italy Stacie Waddell, American Cancer Society |
| May 5 | Discovering Malaysia Melanie Buhrmaster-Bunch, University at Buffalo |
| May 12 | Shanghai - The New China Bob Chase, Gelia - Marketing Communications |
| May 19 | Mount Kilimanjaro: A Journey of Inspiration Jo Ann Harig, American Cancer Society |
History of Lilian Fairchild Travel Talks
In February 1928, Lilian Fairchild joined the staff of the Buffalo Museum of Science as the assistant librarian. She began a travel talk series about her travels in England. Twenty three travel talks were given in the first year, drawing 4,385 attendees. The talks were further supported by the establishment of a travel information bureau in 1929 that lasted until 1948.
Miss Fairchild retired in 1945 but continued the lecture series until her death in August 1948. To honor the founder, the series became known as the Lilian Fairchild Travel Talks, dedicated to the memory of a woman who had entranced audiences with her contagious love of travel.
Miss Fairchild holds the record for the number of lectures delivered. The list of guest lecturers reads like a "Who's Who" in Buffalo. The topics have covered not only every corner of the Earth by every conceivable means of transportation, but have also dealt with theater, music and current events.
