Events

The History Museum of Mobile’s upcoming Learning Lunch Program is on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 12pm and will feature historical journalist, author, and astronomer, Dr. Lawrence Krumenaker. His presentation is titled “Finding Lafayette's Footsteps in Mobile... and the Rest of the State.”

Dr. Lawrence Krumenaker started professional life as an astronomer after growing up steeped in New Jersey’s Revolutionary War historical sites. The two influences eventually merged into a career that included scientific research and popular science, education, and historical journalism. His articles and books on historical tourism are based on the idea that history is often best understood both by telling the *story* part of history and by standing where it happened. 

As an astronomer, Dr. Krumenaker is best known in the science community as: the discoverer of the first micro quasar in the galaxy, a stellar spectroscopist, and a planetary cartographer of the planet Mercury. He has been a science journalist and President of the International Science Writers Association. In addition to giving talks on historical events, Dr. Krumenaker has often done workshops and courses in astronomy education for teachers. He also writes astronomy-based newsletters on Substack, notably the internationally read The Galactic Times.

Some of his books include From River to River (General Lafayette in Georgia, 2024), Nine Days Traveling (Lafayette in Alabama, 2020), The Colonia Tour Book (Roman sites in Cologne, Germany, 2017), and Walking the Line (Atlanta Civil War Defenses, 2014). Copies of these books are available for sale at the Comer Museum. He has a Star Trek astronomy book, called Federation Space, due out next year.

The History Museum of Mobile invites the public to attend the free Learning Lunch lecture series. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch and enjoy a presentation on an historical or cultural topic. For more information on Learning Lunch, contact Jennifer Theeck, Curator of Education, at (251) 301-0270 or by email at theeckj@historymuseumofmobile.com.