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traditional mann er with broad axe and a d ze . Jun e 9 is Small C ra ft Day a nd P ortsmo uth 's Mark et Square Day at S1rawbery Ba nk e, with di sp lay of traditiona l Pi sca taq ua wherri es a nd o th er working cra ft, and two hi stori c boat races. Pi scataqua Gundalow Project. PO Box 1303 , Port sm o ulh NH 0380 1 USS Co nstitution Museum has received a
$20,000 gra nl from th e H ya m s Tru st o f Boston to es tabli sh a libra ry made up of book s a nd periodi ca ls relatin g to m a ritime a nd naval hi story, hi storical Bos ton, Cha rl eston Navy Yard , m a rine sc iences a nd hi storic pre se rvation . The se resou rces will b e ava il ab le to sc ho lars, museum members a nd visitors without cha rge. USS Const ituti on Mu seum Foundation , PO Bo x 18 12, Boston MA 02129
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Mystic Seaport has opened a new marine art ex hibit , "Ports of Ca ll ," an illu strated rou nd-the-wor ld tour of 47 po rt s . In th e Schaefer Ga ll ey will be 58 paintin gs, lith og raph s, etchings , drawings and ceramics fro m the Seaport 's coll ection. Importa nt a rtist s represented include J ames E. Butterworth, Edmund Ca rmil etle, J acob Petersen, Currier and Ives. Th e A.G. Law Miniature S hip Model Co ll ectio n will be d isplayed with the " Port s of Ca ll " ex hibit , until Augu st 3 1. Mystic Seaport, Mysti c CT 06355
The Thames Ri ver S hipyard, w hose fate has bee n in the air pending needed rehabilitation , has been released by the Coast G uard for di sposa l lhrough the Genera l Serv ices Admini stration. The yard was erected in 1901 b y the Thames Ri ver Tow Boat Compa ny, pioneers in the use of ocean going tugs a nd barges, to bui ld and maint a in th eir fl eet, a nd co ntain s a hi storicall y sign ificant stea m power plant a nd marin e rai lways. Acquired by the Coast Gua rd Acad em y in 1969, the ya rd was to be demoli shed, but plan s were cha nged and lhe operator John Wronow ski, co ntinu ed to lease from the Coas l Guard. In 1975, th e shipyard was placed on the Nat iona l Regis ter of Hi sto ri c Places which req uires the owner to maintain lhe hi storic landmark, and New Lo ndon Landmark s, Inc., wh ic h saved the Union Ra il road Stat ion in New London, is working with th e National Maritime Hi sto ri ca l Society a nd the State Preserva tion Officer on the poss ibilit y of a joint effort to prese rve the shi pyard as a working ya rd w ith proceed s from operat ion s to go into restora ti o n.
Sc hooner, Inc. of New H aven, Co nnecticut , has ad ded a new sc hoo ner, the J. W. Carter, to sa il in environmen ta l work wit h their fir st schoo ner Trade Winds. The Carter was built by the lat e Ru ssel Grinne ll of G loucester, as a 66' wooden bugeye. H er arrival from St. Mi chaels , Maryland wi ll g rea tl y expan d floatin g fie ld trips wit h loca l hig h schoo l a nd col lege student s. Sc hoo ner Inc., 60 South Wal er S t., New H aven CT 065 14
The Oceanic Society is co mpletin g th eir new research vessel Oceanic a t the At lant ic Boa t W o rk s, Boo thbay H a rbo r, Maine. Th e firere tardant hull was built by Webbers Cove Bo aty a rd , East Blue Hill, th en mo ved to A.1\ a nti c for th e fini shin g touches . S he wi ll have a Delroit Diesel 6-71 engine. The Soc iety is lakin g tentati ve rese rva tion s for ed ucati o na l prog ram s . Ocean ic Society, Sta m ford M arin e Ce nt er, Magee Ave., S la m ford, CT
06902 (203 / 327-9786) The Suffolk Marine Museum in Lon g Isla nd has been given o ne of the last fi ve boat s hops in ex ista nce o n Lo ng Island , th e two-story Frank F. Penny boatshop on Senix C reek in Cent er Morich es . Used as a small craft boats hop since 1907, it was origi na ll y built as the laundry lo th e Brook lyn H o tel, wh ich burn ed d ow n in 1907. Th e shop was given w ilh it s co nt e nt s, in clud in g led ge rs , pla ns, too ls, b locks, s pars, oa rs, ga ffs, and heavy m achinery. P la ns are to transport the bui ld in g by barge to the mu se um site near th e Rud o lf Cu ll H o use w here it wi ll be used both as d isplay and resto rat io n workshop. Suffo lk Marine Mu se um, M on lauk Hi g hway, West Sayv ill e, NY 17796 T h e 1885 sc hoo ner Pioneer will aga in thi s year sa il from Pier 15, So uth Street Seaport Mu se um, o n summ er day sa il s in New York Harbor. Pioneer is a lso used in sa il trainin g as a part o f th e Pioneer Marin e Sc hoo l for marin a trades and for water sampl in g do ne b y th e Yo uth Co nse rva tion Corps . Three ho ur sa il s star t Apr il 28 for wee kend s a nd M ay 28 fo r wee kd ay sai ls. T ickets fo r mem be rs: $ 10, $5 for chil dre n und er 13; non members, $ 12 a nd $6 . So uth Street Seaport Museum, 203 Front St., New Yor k NY 10038
(212)1766-9076) Th e New Jersey Historica l Societ y has rece ived a co ll ecti o n of over 50 ha lf mod els of Jer sey cra ft a nd hundred s of pl a ns asse mbled b y lh e la te W ay ne B. Ya rnall a nd g iv en by Mrs. Yarna ll in hi s memory. Dr. C lifTo rd L. Lord, direc tor of the Soc iely, says : " Ya rn a ll and hi s fri end, th e la te H owa rd C ha pell e, agreed that m ar itim e hi sto ri a ns ha d neg lected New J e rsey in their haste to get from New York to the C hesa pea ke , a nd Mr. Ya rna ll spent yea rs o f spa re tim e tr yi ng to overcome that neglect." The co ll ec ti o n is avai lab le to researc he rs a t the Hi storica l Socie ty a nd a tempo ra ry ca ta log is ava il a bl e for 25<r pe r page. New J e rsey Hi sto ri ca l Societ y, 230 Broa d way, Newark NJ 07 104 (201 / 483 -3939) The Hud so n Ki ve r S loo p Clearwater w ill ho ld it s a nnu a l G rea t Hud so n River Rev iva l fes ti va l aga in thi s yea r a t Croto n Point Park, June 23-24 . Clearwater a nd Woodie Gu1hrie w ill be there , a nd boat ow ners a re in vit ed to sai l- in for th e wee kend. Exh ibit s and demo nstrati o ns wil l include boa t b uil din g a nd co nstruction sk ill s . En te rt a inm ent as a lwa ys wi ll be a m ajor part of lh e wee ke nd . C lea rwater, Inc., 112 Mark et St. , Pou g hk eepsie NY
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SEA HISTORY, SUMMER 1979