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AUBURN — The steamboat Lexington met a disastrous end in 1840. Commissioned by industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt, it was one of the most luxurious steamers in operation at the time. Only four of the 143 people on board survived.
Ethelind Wright, historian and genealogist, will speak at the Androscoggin Historical Society on a local man, David Green, of Minot and Danville, who died in the final voyage of the Lexington.
The talk will take place 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the society’s Davis-Wagg Museum on the third floor of the County Building.
Wright is an experienced genealogist who has been climbing her own family tree since she was a teenager and enjoys sharing her knowledge. She has taught senior college courses in genealogy for several semesters at Lewiston-Auburn College.
Residing in Lewiston for more than 15 years, Wright earned her master’s degree in American and New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine. She recently retired from USM, where she had been employed as an administrative specialist.
Wright is currently serving as the registrar of the Mary Dillingham-Burnt Meadow chapter of the DAR, and as historian for High Street Congregational Church, UCC, in Auburn. She is a member of the Asbury Grove Historical Society and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
She is a member of the board of directors of the Androscoggin Historical Society.
Admission is free, although donations are accepted. For more information about the society, call 207-784-0586. Enter the County Building at the side door on Court Street and proceed to the third floor. An elevator is available.
