FRANCE The Belem Trust, set up by a national association of French sav ings bank s to restore the 155 ' steel ba rk Belem, is weighing options in ultimate
YACHT SAILS COTTON • FLAX • DACRON restoratio n of th e ship (see SH 16: 16-17). A fundin g campaign may be needed, possibly focused on the 450th anniversa ry of Jacques Cart ier' s voyage to Canada, in 1984. Fondation Belem, Hotel de Boisgelin , 5 rue Masseran, 75007 Pari s.
UNITED STATES & CANADA In "Mari ne Archaeology: A Misunderstood Science" (Ocean Yearbook 2, University of C hicago Press), Ship Trust Comm ittee member George F. Bass, who is pres ident of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, po int s out that archaeo logical endeavor has now pushed back the origins of Mediterranea n navigation to around 10,000 BC. "Thus we can be sure," he notes, "that sea farers preceded farmers and shepherds in the Mediterranean area long before man built houses, fired pott ery, a nd smelted meta ls." Reprints available: INA, PO Drawer AU, College Station TX 77840, $ 1.50. A Waterfront Conference spo nsored by Washington State Universi ty, Sea Grant, the Whatcom Museum of Histo ry a nd Art, the Bellingham Maritime Heritage Center and the Bellingham Maritime Heritage Foundation wi ll be held in Bellingham, Washington , June 22-26. Topics include: Waterfront awareness through maritime heritage, historic preservation, building a n information base through publications, building public spaces, waterfront development, creat ing compatibilit y between industrial development and public access areas, waterfront festivals, Ta ll Sh ips. Participants wi ll have an opportunit y to crui se from Seattle to Bellingham aboard the historic stea mer Virginia V. For informatio n: Wend y Runde!, Co nference Coordinator, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham WA 98228. The National Trust fo r H isto ric Preservati o n wi ll hold a Second Maritime Preservation Co nference at Baltimore, June 4-5 . The first day will be devoted to review of National Trust programs, the second ma inl y to government a l funding and harbor festi vals. National Trust, 1785 Massachusetts Ave. , Washington DC 20036 . The 12th Annua l James Monroe Award was presented to John Bunker, head of Histo ric
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