Greenwich Historical Society’s History in the Making award dinner on October 29th at the Belle Haven Club honors the extraordinary 30-year legacy of their recently retired Executive Director and CEO Debra Mecky . Dr. Mecky will receive the History in the Making award for her leadership in transforming the Historical Society into a nationally recognized regional history museum. Distinguished author and maritime historian Nathaniel Philbrick will be the evening’s featured speaker.

Philbrick has written extensively about the sea in numerous New York Times bestsellers. In the Heart of the Sea won a National Book Award and was the basis of the 2015 movie directed by Ron Howard and a PBS American Experience documentary Into the Deep. His gripping narrative Sea of Glory which focused on a

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