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of boards in Maine, including serving as president of the Board at the Farnsworth Museum and Wyeth Center in Rockland, Maine. (PMM, Church Street, PO Box 498, Searsport ME 0497 4-0498; 207 5482529; web site: www.penobscotmarine museum.erg) ... Maritime museums and cultural organizations in The Netherlands are recognizing the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Dutch East India Company in 1602 with exhibits and other commemorations. Many events are noted on the web site www.VOC2002.nl. Ongoing exhibits are being held at the Nederlands ScheepvaartmuseumAmsterdam (tel: 31 (20) 52 32 222; web site: www.scheep vaartmuseum.nl), the M aritiem Museum Rotterdam (tel: 31 (10) 4 13 26 80; web site: www.maritiemmuseum.nl), Amsterdam Historical Museum (tel: 31 (20) 523 18 22; web site: www.ahm.nl), and the Batavia Yard in Lelystad (tel 31 (320) 26 14 09; web site: www.bataviawerf.nl) .... A new group, "Keepers of Mispillion Light," is working to acquire, save and restore the 1872 lighthouse in Delaware, named "Most Endangered Lighthouse in the United States" by Lighthouse Digest in 2001. (KML, PO Box 148, Milford DE 19963; LD , PO Box 1690, Wells ME 04090; 207 646-0515; web site: www .LighthouseDigest.com) ... The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Mid-Atlantic Region in Philadelphiahasopened "Beacons on the Shore: Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Region," an exhibit focusing on several themes including the architectural evolution, technological development, and maintenance oflighthouses. The exhibit, open through 11 January 2003, features architectural drawings and documents from the records of NARA, Mid-Atlantic Region, photographs from the Still Pictures Branch of NARA, lighthouse models, and artifacts donated by private citizens. (Robert N .C. Nix Federal Building, Chestnut St. between 9th and 10th Streets, Philadelphia PA; 215 5975694)
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SEA HISTORY 101 , SUMMER 2002