histo ric and replica vessels around the US and UK. W hite holds a 100-ton m as ter's license from the US Coast Guard and has logged more than 30,000 miles at sea ·aboard traditional sailing vessels. The T SM is the maritime component of the Galveston Historical Foundation, which also operates the Galveston County Historical M useum and numerous other historic sites in Galves ton Coun ty, Texas . (TSM , Pier 2 1, No. 8, Galveston, TX 77550; Ph. 409 763- 1877; www.galvestonhisto ry.org) The original Massachusetts Bay Charter is currently on display at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, until 30 January 2011. The fo urACCENTS LIGHTHOUSES panel parchment will be displayed in PEM's American Art G allery, along with a RemembenngNorth American and Irish , . '];:brass sundial that belonged to G overnor •Lighthouse 1luough John Endecott and other obj ects representthe fine art of oowited ""'" ing American art and culture of the 17th cross -stitchmd ~ century. Known as the "Endecott Charter," histx>ric. alreseuch ~ ::the parchment came to N aumkeag (now -....:, ....,.~ ~ . ....... ~ Salem) on 23 June 1629 with Endecott, ·~ lt!llHt\ who became governor of the newly-es tablished Massachusetts Bay C olony. King ~. P O lloz9?"Dullbar,m 68 346 . iQiL ~, Charles I had signed two copies of the ofr~ !ll!!e c;i.tll.og: 40 2·209-2 334 ~ ficial charter- the fi rs t was taken to Cambridge, England, to be discussed amongst Serving Collectors & M useums Since 1971 the puritan founders, and the second was J. P. URANKER WOODCARVER sent to the colony itself as authorization. It AUTHENTIC MARIT IME was the first such charter to arrive in British HANDCARVED * DOVETAILED North America. Significantly, the fo ur Na nruckec, Massachusetts 1-508-693-5871 sheets of parchment represented a docu1393 County Road, Martha's Vmeyard, MA 02557 www.ninahellmanantiques.com mentary basis for American self-governWWW.JPUWOODCARVER.COM ment. The Massachusetts Bay Charter was considered the official governing document for almost 56 years, until it was made n ull and void by a court case in 1684 and Massachusetts fell under the Dominion of New England and the reign Sir Edmund Andros. The Endecott Charter was held by the Salto nstall family un til June of 18 10, when they gifted the Charter as a fo unding manuscrip t of the Salem Athenae um's collectio ns. (PEM, East India Square, 16 1 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01 970; Ph. 866-7451876; www. pem .org. Salem Athena::um, 37 Essex St., Salem , MA; www.saleDoor Hook 222051(-1) mathenaeum.net) . . . The North American Society of Oceanic History has issued a Call for Papers for the 2011 conference, "Maritime History Research at the Beginning of the 21st Century," to Door Stop & Catch Berth Light - Small Cabin Light be held on 12-15 May at Old Dominion 222712(-1) 400400(-1) 400430( - 1) University in Norfolk, VA. The conferEverett, Washington USA ence theme aims to provide an overview on
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