Tom Beard, maritime historian, author and editor, and Dennis Noble, historian and author, will present two views of the Coast Guard at the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales lecture series on Sunday, May 3.

The presentation begins at 2:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles. Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street.

The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station at Ediz Hook will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year. When commissioned in 1935, it was the first U.S. Coast Guard air station on the West Coast. However, the Coast Guard and its predecessors began serving the people of Clallam County when the U.S. Revenue Cutter Jefferson Davis sailed through the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1854.

Noble, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1957 until his retirement in 1978, has been to the Arctic six times and the Antarctic twice. After retiring, he earned a PhD in history and is the author of 15 books. He will give an illustrated overview of Coast Guard units that have served, and continue to serve, in Clallam County.

Beard served 10 years as a Naval aviator; following this was a career in the Coast Guard flying missions for 10 years as a search and rescue pilot — both in fixed-wing aircraft and in helicopters with three years served at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles.

Beard’s presentation is titled “History is just down the street.” He will give historical accounts about the Coast Guard and share how you can discover historical accounts “just down the street.”

The Museum at the Carnegie recently opened a new exhibit, “U.S. Coast Guard: An Era of History and Heroism.” The Carnegie is open from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.

History Tales is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Clallam County Historical Society’s office at 452-2662 or e-mail artifact@olypen.com.