NMHS Legacy Society If you believe we can learn from the past...Create a legacy to shape the future. Earlier this year, the National Maritime Historical Society was the recipient of a substantial legacy gift from long-time supporters of the Society. We are immensely grateful to Mrs. Jean K. and CAPT Richard (“Dick”) E. Eckert, USN (Ret.) for their farsighted generosity. Both born in Huntington, New York, in the 1930s, the pair married in 1957 and shared a passion for all things maritime —he had enlisted in the US Naval Reserve Aviation Cadet Program, with Navy duty in San Diego and the Philippines, and she had a love of model ship building and all things nautical, founding the South Bay Model Shipwrights and competing in national ship modeling competitions. The couple set up the Eckert Trust in 1996 to ensure support for those organizations they cherished; Dick died in 2014 and Jean passed in August of last year. Their beneficence will create a legacy that will continue to inspire and bring important lessons to young people—tomorrow’s maritime leaders.
Help NMHS keep history alive! You, too, can create a legacy for tomorrow’s maritime leaders and ensure our maritime history is not lost. Making a planned gift to the Society is a deeply personal and effective way to support our lifelong work, and has a transformative impact on our ability to promote maritime heritage and inspire future generations. A gift in your will or living trust is one of the most effective ways to provide for the Society’s future, and allows you to retain your assets during your lifetime. Alternatively, naming the National Maritime Historical Society on a portion of a retirement or life insurance policy is a simple way to provide for NMHS’s future without writing or re-writing your will or living trust. We are happy to assist as you consider a planned gift to NMHS. Please visit us at www.seahistory.org/plannedgiving, email plannedgiving@seahistory.org, or call us (914) 737-7878 Ext. 0 for more information.
Have you already made a legacy gift? We hope you will notify us when you have included us in your future planning so that we may thank you and welcome you as a new member of our NMHS Legacy Society.
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