On the 70th anniversary of the legendary Jimmy Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Jack Kowiak will recreate the story at the Brockport’s Morgan-Manning House, 151 Main Street on Thursday, October 4. His lecture will include video clips, animation and photos. The program starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public, sponsored by the Western Monroe Historical Society. Refreshments will be served.
Kowiak’s project started out as a presentation to provide additional background for a showing of the movie “Thirty Seconds over Tokyo,” about the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands during World II. With research in books and various web sites on the subject, the project expanded and has been presented at the Osher Institute and local libraries for about a year.
Kowiak, a Gates resident, was a market research manager with Eastman Kodak for 30 years.
The Kowiak presentation is the first in a series at the Morgan-Manning House. On November 1, Dennis Money’s topic will be “Beyond the Fence” about the world’s largest herd of white deer and the unique military history of the former Seneca Depot. Chet Fery is guest January 10, speaking about “Bread Time Stories” – baking bread and telling inspirational stories. On March 7, Peter Luce will speak on “The Music of Duke Ellington” describing and illustrating with recorded samples. The series ends with “The History of Slavery in America,” presented by Neil Frankel.
For information phone the Western Monroe Historical Society office at 585-637-3645.
