Speaker Colin Harvey - Captain James Cook RN: From Here to Hawaii

A talk by Colin Harvey, volunteer guide at Staithes Museum.

The talk will take you on a voyage of discovery, from his boyhood in the Staithes area and his time in Whitby in the Merchant Navy, to his career in the Royal Navy and his three expeditions, culminating in his death in Hawaii.

Hear the true story of a local labourer’s son who became one of the greatest marine explorers, navigators and cartographers who ever lived.