New England Pirates

Name: New England Pirates
Start: 2025-02-25T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-25T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Simsbury Public Library

Program Type:

History

Age Group:

Adults

Registration for this event will close on February 25, 2025 @ 6:30pm.

Event Details

This presentation explains the history of the pirates and pirate hunters of New England during the Golden Age of Piracy. Topics discussed are why people became pirates, how pirate ships were run, weapons and tactics used, politics of the pirates, the government, and of the colonies, as well as how piracy ended. Welcome aboard as we discuss this hidden part of New England's history!

Presenter's Bio:

Luca Rebussini is from Cranston, R.I. and is a 6th grade social studies teacher. Luca is a 2016 and 2017 graduate of URI with bachelor's degrees in history and secondary education respectively and a 2018 graduate of Western Governors University with a master's degree in ESL. He began his pirate history speeches roughly three years ago out of a combination of a love of history, passion for teaching, and the fun of learning about the remarkable stories of pirates.

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