Sailing the South Pacific and boldly going where Ossining Artist Alfred Agate and the US Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 have gone before.

Join Town Historian Caroline Curvan as she tells tales of her summer research adventure sailing from Tahiti to Fiji on a tall ship. Hear about traditional feasts, kava drinking ceremonies, and life on board a 19th century ship in the 21st century.

She’ll also weave in the story of Ossining’s own Alfred Agate, one of two illustrators on the largest and most ambitious exploring expedition in US history that you’ve never heard of.

This event is free; we ask for your RSVP to help us plan.

About Caroline Curvan

Caroline Ranald Curvan is a professional researcher and writer. She led the research team for the critically acclaimed American Masters/PBS documentary Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page. A writer with popular local blog OssiningHistoryontheRun.com and an adjunct professor of research and composition, she is a deep and passionate student of history.