collections of the NHA Library and is open to academics, graduate students, and independent scholars. Fellows are given a stipend and are housed for up to three weeks at the historic Thomas Macy House. NHA fellows are expected to produce an article for publication in the NHA journal, deliver a public lecture o n the subject of their research, and give a presentation to NHA staff. (For information on the fellowship and how to app ly, visit their website at www.nha.org) ... "Wooden Bones-The Sunken Fleet of 1758," a documentary written by Lake George (NY) nautical archaeologist Joseph W. Zarzynski and directed by Glens Falls filmmaker Peter Pepe, has been awarded the Gray's Reef Ocean Film Festival's prestigious "Maritime Heritage Category'' award. The DVD, released in May, is an hour-long docuWOODEN mentary abo ut Lake BONES George's Sunken Fleet of 1758 , when the British deliberately sank over 260 warships to protect them from the French through the winter of 1758-1759. The documentary investigates the history and underwater archaeological study of the lake's sunken bateaux-class warships and a 1758-constructed military dock fo und in the lake's shallows. Last year, Bateaux Below, Inc. was formally recognized by First Lady M ichelle Obama as a recipient of a "Preserve America Steward" designation . Volunteers provide monitoring and public outreach for three Submerged Heritage Preserves admin istered by the NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Lake George shipwrecks incl ude: the "Sunken Fleet of 1758," seven batea ux (boats) used during the French and Indian War; the 1758 Land Tortoise, a floating gun battery that has been design ated a National Hisroric Landmark; and the motor laun ch Forward, which dates to 1906. The organization's volunteers open the preserves to divers in the spring, monitor the sites, and close them for the off-season. Mooring cables, underwater signage, and trail lines are all installed by volunteer divers. Bateaux Below vol unteers prepared the nominations for listing the shipwrecks on the National Register SEA HISTORY 132, AUTUMN 2010
of Historic Places and conducted research, developed text, and raised funds to install state historic markers abo ut the sites . In addition, volunteers have given public lectures, written articles, and presented professional papers on the shipwrecks. (For mo re information on the documentary, visit www.woodenbones. com) ... The Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) is accepting manuscripts for consideration for its Annual Marion Brewington Essay Prize for 2011. The MdHS Maritime Committee awards $1,000 for the best qualifying manuscript on an aspect of the history of seafaring, fisheries, commerce, warfare, or recreation on C hesapeake Bay or its tributaries. The prize is named for Marion Brewington to honor his dedication in preserving, documenting, and recording the maritime history of Chesapeake Bay. Manuscripts should be submitted to the MdHS by 3 1 December for consideration. Writer's guidelines are available at: www.mdhs.org/ museum/brewington.html. (MdHS, 20 1 West Mo nument Street, Baltimore, MD 2 1201; Ph. 41 0 685-3750) ... On 13 July, construction workers near the World Trade Center site in New York uncovered the wooden remains of a small 18th-century ship about 20-30 feet below street level. Archaeologists from AKRF, an enviro nmental, planning, and engineeri ng consulting firm hired by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to document historical material that might be discovered during construction , were on site and recognized the curved timbers as ship fr ames . Workers at the site continued construction aro und the vessel, while archaeologists documented and tagged the remains in situ. The ship is the first large-scale ar-
chaeological discovery along the Manhattan waterfront since 1982, when a merchant vessel was discovered during construction at 175 Water Street, just a few blocks from the World Trade Center site. Like the Ronson Ship (named for the real es tate developer Howard Ronson who
World Trade Center Ship owned the site), this new find was likely used as cribb in g and fill when New Yorkers were extending the city's shoreline into the Hudson River during the 18th century. By 26 July, archaeologists began dismantling the ship, piece by piece, and readying it for transport to the Maryland A rchaeological Conservation (MAC) Lab in St. Leonard, MD, where the vessel's remains wi ll be co nserved. Accordin g to PANYNJ spokesman Steve Coleman, if, when, or where the vessel will be displayed when co nservation is complete in a few years has not been determined at this time. On site for the documentation and dismantling of the 32-foot hull were: AKRF archaeologists Michael Pappalardo, Diane Dalla! and Molly McDonald; Dr. Warren Riess, from the University of Maine (Dr. Riess worked on the Ronso n Ship in 1982, making it the subj ect of his PhD dissertation); and N icole Doub, head conservato r fo r the MAC Lab . .1
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