SHIP NOTES, SEAPORT AND MUSEUM NEWS face-s upplied divers to ass ist NOAA archaeologists in their mission. (For more in fo rmati on, see pages 24-29 of thi s issue) ... A $375,000 federal transportation enhancement grant awarded through the Virginia Department of Transportation, a $250,000 grant from the Norfolk Foundation, and a gift of $50,000 from General Motors will suport construction of new replicas of the Godspeed and Discovery for Jamestown Settlement. With these recent contributions, the Jamestown-Yorktown Fo undation has raised $ 1.75 million toward ship construction. The new ships are part of their comprehensive fac ilities master plan fo r improve ments to be completed by 2007. Godspeed is scheduled to sail to selected pons along the eastern seaboard in 2006 to draw national attention to the Jamestown quadricentennial in 2007. Until they are
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replaced, the existing Godspeed and Discovery will remain moored at Jam estown Settlement, alongside the Susan Constant. Qamestown-Yorktown Foundation, PO Box 1607, W illiam sburg, VA 23 1871607; 757 253-4838 or toll-free 888 5934682; fax 757 253-5299; web site: www. historyisfun.org •.. Independence Seaport Museum President John S. Carter was unanimously elected president of th e Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historic Organizations on 12 June 2004 . PFM & H O is a not-for-profit statewide organization established in 1905 to support, sustain, and expan d the role that museums and historical organizations play in their communities and thro ughout Pennsylva nia. They will celebrate their 1OOth anniversary in 200 5. Carter has wo rked in the museum fiel d for over 30 years . Before coming to the Independence Seaport M useum, he was director of the M aine M aritime M useum in Bath,
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M aine. (Independence Seaport Museum, 2 11 South Columbus Blvd . and Walnut Sr., Philadelphia, PA 19 106; web site: www. phillyseaport.org) . •. The Maritime Museum of San Diego is celebrating the lOOth anniversary of the steam yacht Medea. O n 29 August, the museum will host a birthday party with a Scottish
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