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Journey to the unknown
Sept. 28 presentation at Aster of Paul Siple’s Antarctic expeditions by his daughter
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Ann Johnson holding a photo of herself a child with Admiral Richard Byrd, her godfather and middle namesake. Johnson’s father, Paul Siple, explored Earth’s southernmost continent with Byrd beginning in the 1920s.
MONROE — Open to all, Ann Johnson, daughter of explorer Paul Siple, is sharing her father’s intriguing history in the Aster Assisted Living Home, Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 1:30 p.m. Johnson, a resident who suffers from Alzheimer’s, is aided in the presentation by Sales and Marketing Director of Aster, Amanda Gerber. The program will also be available to watch on Zoom.