The Long Island Studies Institute
and the
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
Present

A Symposium:

On May 20, 1927 at 7:52 a.m., Charles A. Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island for Paris, carrying sandwiches, water, maps and charts, and a limited number of other items he deemed absolutely necessary. He decided against carrying a parachute and radio in favor of more gasoline. In his single-engine monoplane, he was an unlikely candidate to succeed in the transatlantic flight as other contenders opted for multi-engine planes and at least one other crewmember aboard. He fought fog, icing and drowsiness (he hadn’t been able to sleep the night before taking off) during the historic trip.

On May 21, 33 _ hours later, (10:22 p.m. French time) Lindbergh set the Spirit of St. Louis down at Le Bourget Field near Paris. He had flown over 3,600 miles and became the first to fly non-stop across the Atlantic, and he did it alone.

-From "Charles A. Lindbergh Biography"
The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation

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Personal Reflections and Summation
Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of aviator-authors Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and award-winning author of fifteen books for children and five for adults.

Nova Hall, grandson of Donald A. Hall, was born in 1976 in Idylwild, California. At an early age he was introduced to aeronautics through the Spirit of St. Louis and the San Diego Aerospace Museum. While attending Northern Arizona University, majoring in International Affairs, his father became ill. He stepped into the family business and restructured the company. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and is the president of Orbital Air, Inc., and author of the soon to be published Spirit and Creator: The Lost Story Behind Lindbergh’s Historical Flight to Paris.

Brian Horrigan is Exhibit Curator for the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota. He previously taught at Arizona State University and the University of California, Berkeley, and lectured at Georgetown University. He is the author of a wide variety of books including the forthcoming ‘My Own Mind and Pen’: Lindbergh, Memoir and Memory; a much sought after public speaker, and the recipient of a number of fellowships and awards.

Judith Schiff is Yale University’s Chief Research Archivist since 1970, and a specialist in Yale, New Haven, and American history. She is the author of the back-page feature, "Old Yale" in the Yale Alumni Magazine, many articles and book chapters, and most recently the Michelin Travel Publications’ Green Guide to Yale and New Haven. She is also a dedicated volunteer, pro bono archivist for various non-profit organizations, and organizer of community cultural projects. Of the honors she has received, she is most proud of the New Haven Foundation Ivy Award for contributing to "increased understanding and cooperation between Yale and the City of New Haven." She also assisted the Lindberghs in research for their own books and co-edited Charles Lindbergh’s unfinished autobiography after his death.

Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of aviator-authors Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was born in 1945 and grew up with her three brothers and one sister in Connecticut. Reeve graduated from Radcliffe College in 1968 and moved to Vermont where she has been teaching, writing, and raising a family ever since. She is the award-winning author of fifteen books for children and five books for adults. She is the president of the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, a Minnesota non-profit organization seeking balance between technological advancement and environmental wisdom. She lives near St. Johnsbury, Vermont, with her husband, Nathaniel Tripp, and their family.

Joshua Stoff is the Curator of the Cradle of Aviation Museum since 1985 and author of fourteen books on aviation and space flight including Charles A. Lindbergh, A Photographic Album. He received a Masters degree in Museum Studies from the University of Toronto, and his latest publication by Dover Press is a catalog of the museum’s collection entitled, Aircraft and Spacecraft of the Cradle of Aviation Museum.