Join us in the Cordingley Room at 6:30 PM on November 25 for another program led by Leigh Larson.
Columbus Day and Thanksgiving afford us time off work and school to be with our families during the fall season. But do we know where these holidays came from? Who was Christopher Columbus? What happened in North America between his 'discovery' and the first Thanksgiving holiday? What is the story of the first Thanksgiving anyhow? Come find out how colonial American stories shaped national identity, and learn what is fact, and what is myth.
Leigh Larson is a storyteller. Whether it’s writing, speaking, filming, or digital designing, Miss Larson aims to make stories relatable, entertaining, and memorable for her audiences.
She completed her undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s in International Relations and minors in Environmental Sciences and World Religion / Philosophy. She worked in Texas politics prior to serving as a minister in the USAFR Chaplains Corps and for a church in Denver. She successfully helped start a recovery non-profit before growing her skills in tech as a web and graphic designer before launching her web and graphic business full-time. She has visited 46 American states and many national parks, as well as traveled in Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania.
She is an avid hiker, explorer, women’s advocate, and collector of stories.
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