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North American Society for Oceanic History Annual Conference in Alpena, MI, 15-18 May 2013 NASOH's annual conference for 2013 will be hosted by NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at Thunder Bay, at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. "Maritime Borderlands and Cultural Landscapes," the conference theme, reflects a recent shift in scholarship of borderlands history through studies of physical and figurative spaces between states and cultures. Maritime historians and archaeologists also have embraced the cultural landscape model as a means for understanding human connections to coastal and marine places; this shift in scholarship calls into question long-held ass umptions of economy, empire, environmental impact, and geographical meaning. Optional excursions aboard a glass-bottom boat on Lake Huron to tour the Sanctuary's shallow-water shipwrecks and a land-based tour of the coast and its historic lighthouses are planned. Further information about the conference can be found online at www.nasoh.org or by contacting the conference chair, Cathy Green, at cathy.green@noaa.gov. (For more information on the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, visit www.thunderbay.noaa.gov.)
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Golden Gate Bridge. Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, located 42 miles north of San Francisco, is a destination feeding area for local and migratory marine life. (www.farallones.noaa. gov; www.cordellbank.noaa.gov) ..• US Representative Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, along with co-chair Michael G. Grimm of New York, announced in February the creation of the new Congressional Maritime Caucus to raise awareness among members of Congress of a broad range of maritimerelated topics and legislative initiatives. "From Alaska to Puerto Rico, Louisiana to New York, every day this industry facilitates trade and delivers energy resources that support millions of jobs and pays billions in state and federal taxes every year. I also look forward to highlighting the role other industries play in supporting maritime commerce, be it in the fields of law, engineering, shipbuilding or insurance." According to Rep. Richmond, America's ports employ 13 .3 million workers nationwide, and that international trade accounts for more than 25% of America's gross domestic product. US seaport activities generate more than $3.15 trillion in annual economic output, with $3.8 billion worth of goods moving in and out of seapons every day around the country. (Rep. Richmond's office is at 2021 Lakeshore Dr., Suite 309, New Orleans, LA 70 122; Ph. 504 288-3777; www.richmond.house.gov) ... On 7 January, Mystic Seaport received a $ 100,000 grant from the Beagary Charitable Trust to develop and implement an educational outreach program for primary school students in Northeastern Connecticut. Mystic Seaport will use the funds to create activities and learning tools for use in-school, at the museum, and online, with the goal that every 5th grader in the Mystic, CT, region will be able to access these programs and materials over a three-year period beginning this year. Last year, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and state legislators designated the 20 13-14 academic year to be the "Year of the Charles W Morgan" in the state of Connecticut to coincide with the completed restoration and 38th voyage of the 1841 whaleship Charles W Morgan. The Beagary grant will also be used to develop education materials highlighting this educational designation. "We recognize it is a challenge for school districts in this era to be able to afford to take students on field trips outside the classroom. This grant will enable us not only to physically bring every 5th grader in Northeastern Connecticut to Mystic Seaport, but also to help us develop in-school and online learning tools to serve students across the state and elsewhere," said Mystic Seaport President Steve White. The Beagary Charitable Trust is a longtime supporter of Mystic Seaport. In 2008, the trust gave $150,000 towards the restoration of the Morgan. Mystic Seaport has also announced that the restoration work on the Charles W. Morgan is on track for a 21July2013 relaunch. With the final outer stem p iece installed on 1 February, the rebuilding of the foremost part of the bow consisting of the apron, stem and outer stem was completed. A new wormshoe m atching the original's dimensions is being affixed to the false keel, which in turn is atrached to the ked. The wormshoe was five inches thick when built, but a thwe-inch replacement was installed in the 1970s once the ship vwas already at the museum.
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