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Takes place in the Schmidtchen Theatre, located at the Lower Cape May Regional High School.
Free, doors open to the public at 6:00PM
Overview: The known history of Cape May ornithology was summarized by Witmer Stone (1866–1939) in his well-known work, Bird Studies at Old Cape May (1937). Recently, through a systematic study of (mostly unpublished) primary sources in Philadelphia-based archives, Dr. Halley has uncovered a wealth of primary sources that were unknown to Stone, which shed new light on the history of American ornithology and Cape May in particular.
Dr. Matthew R. Halley is an ornithologist and historian from Chester county, Pennsylvania, the Assistant Curator of Birds at the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science, and a Research Associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 2021. Halley has extensive research experience in the United States and abroad, especially in the Neotropics, and has authored dozens of research papers about bird evolution and the history of American science. During the last decade, Halley relocated and exposed a litany of overlooked primary sources, which have reshaped our understanding of historical figures like Wilson and Audubon, and the development of scientific ornithology in the United States.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lower Cape May Regional School, 687 U.S. 9, Cape May, United States
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