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Sea History's Guides to Maritime Programs and Cultural Sites T eachers have been telling us that they'd love to invo lve their students with a mari tim e history experience, bur that they are o nl y aware of the basic tourist-oriented p rograms in their areas. Educators ask, "Where can we find a meaningful m ari time experi ence for our students-o ne that is relatively inexpensive and easy to reach fro m o ur school?" Res po nding to this appeal, the N arional Maritim e Historical Society is developing a series of regional guides that explo re m aritime education programs avai lable in va rious parts of the country. T he first, for New York C iry, is made possible through the support of the H enry L. and G race Doherty C haritable Foundation , and the second, for Boston , through support fro m rhe Sunfield Fo undation . T he guides describe the types of m aritime education programs offered, in subj ects as va ried as boatbuilding, rowing, oys tering, marine art, and sail training, and p rov ide historical background so that teachers can develo p lessons based o n rhe ex perience.
In additio n, we offer practi cal informa- Long Island, the T uckerton Maritime Centio n about the sires and programs that is ter in New Jersey, and the arr program s critical for educators planning a visit, bur is now fea tured ar the N oble M aritime Colrarely found in other resources. T his in - lection in Staten Island. Eve n such ico ns of cludes advice fro m veteran teachers o n New York as rhe Staten Island ferry's daily lesson-plans as well as inforcommuter runs can be worked into fun , m ation abo ut res troom and histo rical, educatio n programs. parkin g facilities, food conAfter reviewing Sea H istory's Guide cessions and site accessibility. to M aritime Programs and Cultural To keep the data current Sites-N ew Yo rk Region, middle and accurate, we will feature school principal Felicita Santiago the sires and programs on the exclaimed : "This is exacrly the kind r====== of info rmation my teachers Sea H istory web site and invite teachers and o thers who have need . T his year, we' re going sailing 1" visited the sires to critique the programs and update rhe informati on. Wi th this issue of Sea H isN MHS m embers will also be intory, the Natio nal M aritime vited to recommend o ther maritime Histo rical Society anno unces cultural sires that o ur editors may have our second guidebook proj ect overlooked . fo cusing on the Boston area. As we wo rked on the New Yo rk W e ask the help of N MHS guide, due for publication this spring, we m embers who m ay have special kn owledge were happy to be surprised at the number of some lesser-known maritim e cultural and vari ety of maritime history experiences sires in the Bosto n area. Please send your available to the public. Amo ng the largely suggestions along with comments on the unknown sites and programs rhar we dis- site and its programs to D avid B. Allen, covered are such recent start-ups as The Director of Education , N MHS, PO Box River Project o n M anhattan's Hudson River 68, Peekskill N Y 10566 , o r e- m ail .t waterfront, rhe Flowers Oys ter Co . on david@seahistory.o rg.
NMHS Annual Meeting to be Held 19 May 2001 at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston W e wiU be traveling to the U SS Constitution Museum in Boston for the N ational Maritime Historical Society's Annual M eeting this year. The museum was founded in 1972 to foster and promote scholarly and popular understanding and appreciation fo r USS Constitution's role in American histo ry.
Registration and coffee begin at 9AM at the museum on Saturday, 19 M ay. Reports from the officers of the NMHS Board of Trustees, staff, and committee chairmen will be followed by introductions to the U SS Constitutio n Museum and updates on a variety of maritime proj ects.
-------- - ---- - -- --- - -- ---, NMHS Annual Meeting Registration I/we will ane nd the Annual Meeting and lun cheon . Please reserve __ places at $5 0 each. Please send me the Bosto n Visitor's Guide. Please make me a Patro n of the An nual Meeti ng. My $250 co ntrib ution incl udes two places at the luncheon; $150 of this amount is a tax-deductible donation. (I will use _l _2 _ neith er of these places.) Please make me a Sponsor of the Annual Meeting. My $ 1000 contribution includes rwo places at the luncheo n and a full -page listing in the Annual Meeting program; $900 of this amount is a tax-deductibl e donation. (I will use _l _ 2 _ neither of these places.) I wo uld li ke to hel p NM HS with this donation: _ __ My check fo r $_ _ _ is encl osed.
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Mail to: NM HS, PO Box 68, Peekskill NY 10566, or call NMHS at 9 14 737-7878 xO.
The gatherin g will then move to the Hull Room of the Navy Yard's Building 5 overlooking U SS Constitution for lunch from l-2:30PM . The afternoon schedule will include tours of the USS Constitution Museum and the great ship herself.
Meeting Information Cost of the lun ch, including wine, is $50 per person. U se the form provided, call us at 9 14 737-7 878 xO o r 800 221 -NMHS (6647) xO, or fax us at 91 4 737-78 16 to sign up for the Annual Meetin g and lunch. It helps us in planning if you reserve early. This is graduation weekend, so make your room arrangem ents quickly. W e have reserved a block of rooms for the night of 18 May at rhe Co nsrirurion Inn Armed Services YMCA Boston, 150 2nd Ave., a five-minute walk from th e museum, at $ 100/ night for a double. C all the Inn at 6 17 24 1-8400 as soon as possible; rhe block closes on 11 M ay but may sell out before then. Man y other hotels are listed in rhe Boston Visitors G uide.