Margaret M. Nicholson, PhD
www.NicholsonStories.com
Come see me in “Unlikely Mermaid”
Q&A with Margaret -Peggy- Nicholson
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
3 – 3:45 PM
East Shore Area Library Rooms A & B
4501 Ethel St
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Light refreshments will be served.
Two Mermaid wannabes audition at Weeki Wachee, a Florida attraction older than Disney World. Lorraine, obsessed with mermaids, invites Peggy, 79, to travel with her. We deep dive into vintage footage, learning what it takes to be a world-famous mermaid while getting to know Peggy and Lorraine. It’s never too late to dream or drown trying.
View the award-winning 18-minute documentary by Lorraine Portman, co-starring Harrisburg-area native Margaret Nicholson. Afterward, enjoy a talk-back with Margaret about her experience filming the documentary.
"Unlikely Mermaid"
1-min trailer co-staring yours truly
Summer 2003
I moved to St Augustine, FL from Harrisburg, PA in 2003 shortly after my mother passed away. The birth of my grandson the previous year determined my relocation choice. Snow-free winters were a bonus.
After graduating from high school, I became a wife and mother, began college at twenty-eight, and earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in middle age.
I worked and lived in the Netherlands (Rotterdam - six years) and Germany (Oestrich-Winkel - six months). Florida with its sand and lizards and heat feels more foreign than Europe did.
