The Friends of Barnegat Lighthouse State Park have announced the 2025 winter lecture series, which runs from January through April. All presentations take place at 1 p.m. at the park’s visitor information center and last about an hour. Admission is free. Series coordinator Carolyn Goeckel provided an overview of what to expect from each speaker and the topics each talk will encompass.

First up, on Saturday, Jan. 4 is Civil War historian, professor, author and preservationist Anthony Waskie presenting “The Life of General George G. Meade, Portrayed in a Living-History Performance.”

Waskie is a member of the Union League of Philadelphia, Executive Council of the Civil War History Consortium of…