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intimate relationships between whales and men, from the hunt for food and profit, to hunting for knowledge. New Bedford is the "Whaling C ity," and explaining the history of the fish ery in context with today's efforts to preserve whale populations can be difficult, especially fo r younger people who are no r well-versed in our whaling heritage. (18 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA 02740; Ph . 508 997-0046; www.whalingmuseum.org)
Five lighthouses that withstood the fury of devastating hurricanes, in some cases while partially submerged, are depicted on the new the USPS Gulf Coast Lighthouses commemorative stamps. M ade available on 23 July, the 44-cent First-Class stamps depict the M atagorda Island (T X), Sabine Pass (LA), Biloxi (M S), Sand Island (AL) and Fo rt Jefferson (FL) lighthouses. Be sure to as k fo r them o n your next stop at the US Post Office. Stamps are issued in sheets of 20 .. .. NOAA's Fisheries Service has published a new handbook online, which gives teachers, community groups, and the public a detailed road map of how to design and conduct oral history projects that celebrate the people, history, and culture of our nation's coastal and Great Lakes fishing communities. The idea fo r the handbook grew
out of NOMs Fisheries Service Local Fisheries Kn owledge Project co nducted in Ellswo rth and Jonesport high schools in Maine between 2003 to 2006 . N OAA wo rked w ith local educators to design an oral history curriculum for students who documented the fi shing and maritime history of their D owneast communities. The handbook includes sections on how to start proj ects, build communi ty partn erships and integrate projects into existing curricula, among other topics. "Students who previo usly saw no co nnectio n betwee n their lives and the work of scientists, fisheries m anagers, and seafo od businesspeople began to imagine different futures for themselves," said Joyce Whitmore, a retired social sciences teacher from Ellswo rth H igh School and a co-author of the handbook. (www.vo ices. nmfs. noaa.gov).
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Boston Harbor, Marshrnll Johnson (1850-1921) SU, oil on canvas, iimage size 18" x 24" SEA\ HISTORY 128, AUTUMN 2009