Spirit of St. Louis 75th Anniversary - Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh

denotes Lindbergh Foundation sponsored events.

Fort Myers, Florida

November 15, 2002 -- "Earth Shine: The Shared Vision; The Shared Legacy of Charles A. And Anne Morrow Lindbergh"

The second symposium in the series will also be held at the Florida Gulf Coast University (Click here for a downloadable brochure). It will focus on the Lindberghs' concern for the environment and balance philosophy. Speakers include: Sergei Sikorsky; John Nance, author of The Gentle Tasaday for which Lindbergh wrote the foreword; and Astronauts Rusty Schweickart and Michael Collins. Lindbergh also wrote the foreword for Collins' book, Carry the Fire. Click here for a downloadable registration form.

February 22, 2002 -- "Lindbergh: Man, Myth, and Memory" Symposium

The Lindbergh Foundation and family, together with Florida Gulf Coast University, The Florida Humanities Council, the Uncommon Friends Foundation, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, and Northern Trust Literary Society are pleased to present this special symposium in honor of the 75th Anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's historic New York-to-Paris flight. (Click here for a downloadable brochure.)

The invited speakers for this conference include: as keynote speaker: Judy Schiff, co-editor of Autobiography of Values and Chief Archivist at Yale in charge of the Lindbergh Collection; Ev Cassagneres, Ryan Aircraft Historian; Catherine Bixby Barrett, daughter of Harold Bixby, one of the most important financial backers of the Spirit of St. Louis; Kathleen Winters, glider pilot and writer on Anne Morrow Lindbergh's contributions to aviation; and as capstone speaker: Dr. Sylvia Earle, Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society and former President of the Lindbergh Foundation. Reeve Lindbergh will contribute the closing remarks. This conference will be held at Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565 from 9 a.m. -- 5 p.m. The cost per person for this conference is $25 and includes lunch and refreshments. For more information, please contact: lindbergh@wwrecpa.com or call 941-334-2154, ext. 125. Click here for a downloadable registration form.*

May 21, 2002 -- 75th Anniversary and re-creation of Spirit's landing at the conclusion of Lindbergh's solo, non-stop, transatlantic flight

Kermit Weeks, official pilot of the Lindbergh 75th Anniversary, will land his own reproduction of Spirit of St. Louis at Fantasy of Flight World's Greatest Aircraft Collection, in Polk City, about 20 miles southwest of Orlando on Interstate 4. Weather permitting, Weeks will land the single engine monoplane at the historically accurate time of 3:22 p.m., Florida time, Lindbergh completed his transatlantic flight at 10:22 p.m., Paris time. The public is invited.

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