ABOUT OUR BROWN BAG PROGRAM
The Amelia Island Museum of History’s Brown Bag Lunch lecture series presents lunchtime conversations with fascinating members of the Nassau County community. Join us at 12pm on the first Wednesday of every month to learn from the people who make our community so vibrant! Audience members may bring lunch to eat during the lectures. Attendance is free and open to the public.
UPCOMING PROGRAM
“Exciting Insights From The 2026 Right Whale Calving Season“
with Theresa Hartz
Wednesday, March 4th, at 12 pm
Date: Wednesday, Msrch 4, 2026
Time: Noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.)
Location: Amelia Island Museum of History, 233 S. 3rd Street
Cost: Free (attendees may bring their lunch)
Theresa Hartz is a registered nurse and hospital project manager by profession and an avid birder by heart. Theresa has been a birding field trip leader and a birding class and workshop presenter for Birds Georgia for many years. However, after moving to Amelia Island in 2020 and learning about the Right Whales, she joined the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors and began learning about the whales. Theresa is now a member of the AIWA speaker’s bureau.
In this presentation we will give an update on the 2026 Calving season for the North Atlantic Right Whale. It has been an exciting and eventful season! We will also learn about the recent reproductive history and challenges for this critically endangered species. We will also talk about the dangers and risks that are causing these whales to be so endangered. But we will also talk about hope and what you can do to help protect these magnificent creatures.
Seating is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. This program is wheelchair accessible.
For more information contact Tirik Peterson at 904-261-7378 x102 or tirik@AmeliaMuseum.org.
Watch this program remotely on our Twitch Channel.
For Future Programs check out our Event Calendar.
PAST PROGRAMS
“Let Your Hands Breathe Life”
Jim Bollenbacher
February 2026
Sudden cardiac arrest affects nearly 400,000 people in the United States every year, yet only 1 in 10 people survive. Why? Because most victims don’t receive CPR from bystanders, only 40% get this critical help. But we can change these odds. Across the country, communities like ours are coming together to train people in Hands-Only CPR, a simple technique endorsed by the American Heart Association that removes the need for mouth-to-mouth breathing. Hands-Only CPR makes it easier for anyone to step in and save a life.
Visit our YouTube Channel for more of our Brown Bag Program videos.
For questions or for more information please contact Curator Tirik Peterson via phone at
904.261.7378 x102 or via email at tirik@ameliamuseum.org.