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Join us at the United States Coast Guard Academy April 29th for NMHS's Annual Meeting Saturday, April 29 th , rhe Society wi ll hold its 2006 Annual Meeting ar the United Stares Coast G uard Academy in New London, Co nnecticut. We will meet at the Officer's Club fo r the business meeting and maritime heritage reports; in the afternoo n we' ll rak e tours of rh e beautiful campus on the Thames River and of the Academy Museum. The day sta rts at 9AM with registration, a co ntinental breakfast, and an opportunity to meet other NMHS members, trustees, and staff 1he business meeting will begin promptly at 10AM, and representati ves from the region's maritime museums and institutions (including US Coast G uard, Mystic Seaport, Herreshoff Marine Museum , and the Co nnecticut River Museum) will fo llow, updating us o n their work preserving our seafaring legacy. After lunch , cadets will lead us on tours of their camp us and museum. Cost of the breakfast and luncheon is $5 0. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Mystic Marriott H otel & Spa (AAA 4-diamond) for the Na tional Mari rime Historical Society for the ni ght of April 28th ar the disco unted rate of $ 139. Call 1-866-449-7390 to reserve yo ur room, while they las t, until April 7 rh. The horel is in nearby Groto n, offI-95, exit 88. The US Coast Guard is rhe oldest life-saving service in the wo rld. The Academy had its beginnings as rhe School of Instruction for the Revenue Marine. In 1876, rhe first class of nine cadets
began their training aboard rhe schooner Dobbin, which operated o ut of Fisher Island near New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1878, Dobbin was replaced by the 106-ft. barque Chase. In 1900 , Chase's homeport was established at Arundel Cove, Maryland, where classroom instruction as hore was added to suppl ement rhe shipboard training program . In 1907, rhe barque was replaced by a cutter, and three years later rhar ship and rh e program's winter quarters were moved to Fort Trumball, an Anny coas tal defense installation in New London, Co nnecticut. The acade my's nam e was changed to rhe Revenue C utter School of Instruction in 1914, and the curter Hamilton was acquired to se rve as their new training ship. Today's Academy was born our of the 1915 merger of rhe Life Saving Service and the Revenue C urter Service. In 1932 it moved to its present location and in 1947 acquired rhe barque Eagle as a war reparatio n from Germany. We are grateful to Superintendent of th e Academy, Rear Admiral Jam es C. Van Sice, for inviting us to ho ld our annual meeting at this historic location. Please join us to help chan the Society's future. Call N MHS at 800-22 1-NMH S (6647) ext. 0 o r -Burchenal Green e-mail j.miller@seahisrory.org.
We look forward to seeing youT
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I I D Please make m e a Patro n of the Annua l Meeting. My $250 contribution includes two places at the luncheo n and a quarter-page listing in the Annual Meeting Program . (I will use _ l _ 2 _neither of these places.*) I D Please make me a Spo nsor of the An nual Meeting. My $1,000 contributio n in cl ud es two places at the luncheo n and a fu ll -page listing in th e Annual Meeting program . (I will use _ l _2 _ neither of these places.*) I D I wo uld like to help NM H S with this donation: _ _ __ I D My check for$ is enclosed. D Please charge $_ _ _ _ _ to my NAME D Visa D MasterCard D AmExpress I ADDRESS I CARD #_ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I SIGNATURE _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ PHONE I EXP. DATE _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ E-MAIL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ I *Please provide the nam es of you r gues ts, so they ca n be in cl ud ed in the attendance li st. T o MAKE A RESERVAT ION, mail or fax t hi s fo rm ro: I D
I/We will attend th e Annu al Meeting, Continental Breakfast, and Luncheo n at the US Coast G uard Academy. Please reserve _ _ places at $5 0 each*
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