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Closing out a two-week exhibit of the maps made by George E. Matteson of Scituate that including a lecture of how as a ranger he assisted with 100 lost hunter and hiker rescues missions, including searches for downed aircraft, the Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Road in Apponaug will host a talk by Anne Holst from noon to 2 p.m. this Friday. Anne will speak about her mother Fire Chief Nancy Allen Holst and her contemporary, George E. Matteson in regard to their combined efforts to fight fires in RI. The exhibit is in collaboration with Anne Holst and her team from Clouds Hill Victorian Museum, and the Scituate Preservation Society. Last Thursday evening Steve & Linda Koirnatz representing the Scituate Preservation Society talked of Matteson’s life, his extended family and the roles they have played in Rhode Island history. George would fly over forest fires, drawing quick maps of the terrain, landmarks, trails and roads, which were dropped by parachute to ground crews to aid them in reaching the heart of a fire. Pictured here are Linda Koirnatz giving her presentation; one of Matteson’s maps of Scituate and a picture of the mapmaker. The center will be selling copies of Matteson’s maps on Friday, too.
(Warwick Beacon photos)
Closing out a two-week exhibit of the maps made by George E. Matteson of Scituate that including a lecture of how as a ranger he assisted with 100 lost hunter and hiker rescues missions, including searches for downed aircraft, the Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Road in Apponaug will host a talk by Anne Holst from noon to 2 p.m. this Friday. Anne will speak about her mother Fire Chief Nancy Allen Holst and her contemporary, George E. Matteson in regard to their combined efforts to fight fires in RI. The exhibit is in collaboration with Anne Holst and her team from Clouds Hill Victorian Museum, and the Scituate Preservation Society. Last Thursday evening Steve & Linda Koirnatz representing the Scituate Preservation Society talked of Matteson’s life, his extended family and the roles they have played in Rhode Island history. George would fly over forest fires, drawing quick maps of the terrain, landmarks, trails and roads, which were dropped by parachute to ground crews to aid them in reaching the heart of a fire. Pictured here are Linda Koirnatz giving her presentation; one of Matteson’s maps of Scituate and a picture of the mapmaker. The center will be selling copies of Matteson’s maps on Friday, too.
(Warwick Beacon photos)
Closing out a two-week exhibit of the maps made by George E. Matteson of Scituate that including a lecture of how as a ranger he assisted with 100 lost hunter and hiker rescues missions, including searches for downed aircraft, the Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Road in Apponaug will host a talk by Anne Holst from noon to 2 p.m. this Friday. Anne will speak about her mother Fire Chief Nancy Allen Holst and her contemporary, George E. Matteson in regard to their combined efforts to fight fires in RI. The exhibit is in collaboration with Anne Holst and her team from Clouds Hill Victorian Museum, and the Scituate Preservation Society. Last Thursday evening Steve & Linda Koirnatz representing the Scituate Preservation Society talked of Matteson’s life, his extended family and the roles they have played in Rhode Island history. George would fly over forest fires, drawing quick maps of the terrain, landmarks, trails and roads, which were dropped by parachute to ground crews to aid them in reaching the heart of a fire. Pictured here are Linda Koirnatz giving her presentation; one of Matteson’s maps of Scituate and a picture of the mapmaker. The center will be selling copies of Matteson’s maps on Friday, too.
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