Lecture: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
Thu, Mar 26
|Southold Historical Museum Maple Lane Ca
Special presentation by Author Cynthia Barrett, based on her book Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions.
Registration closes Mar 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
Time & Location
Mar 26, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Southold Historical Museum Maple Lane Ca, 55200 Main Rd, Southold, NY 11971, USA
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About the event
Join us for an engaging lecture with author Cynthia Barrett, based on her book Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions.
Barrett explores the seafaring origins of familiar words and phrases—revealing that “filibusters” began with sailors, the first “skyscrapers” were towering ship sails, and “turning a blind eye” traces back to Admiral Nelson’s legendary act of battlefield defiance. She will also share how her own family’s maritime history, from a World War II naval officer father to a whaling great-grandfather from Cold Spring Harbor, inspired her research and writing.
Free to attend. Please RSVP.
Registration closes Mar 25, 2026, 12:00 AM