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A message from the
president & chairman
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Currents
Dan Sutherland remembered, visiting
vessels, children’s Chesapeake Bay
artwork contest, member benefits,
new exhibits, and more.
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Photos & Story by Michelle Zacks
NEW EXHIBIT:
Push and Pull:
Life on Chesapeake Bay Tugboats
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By Pete Lesher
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What’s Fresh? Seasonal Selections
from Education
By Kate Livie
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research
A Revitalized Center for
Chesapeake Studies
By Robert Forloney
curator’s corner
The Push and Pull of
Chesapeake Tugboating
education
Step out this spring with the
Academy for Lifelong Learning
By Esty Collete
by Langley R. Shook & CG Appleby
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features
The Real Rosie Parks
By Dick Cooper
Museum Interns:
Where are they now?
By Marie Thomas
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Lifelines
Volunteer Profile:
Model Guild
By Katie Willis
calendar
Frederick Douglass Day, Maritime
Model Expo, Elf Classic Yacht
Race, Sailing Program, Kids Club,
Boater Safety Classes, Member
Nights, and more.
on the rail
An update on the Rosie Parks
restoration project and repairs
to other historic vessels in the
Museum’s fleet.
By Marie Thomas
annual fund
honor roll
(some benefits are enhanced at higher
membership levels)
The mission of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum is to inspire an understanding
of and appreciation for the rich maritime
heritage of the Chesapeake Bay and its
tidal reaches, together with the artifacts,
cultures and connections between this
place and its people.
Vision Statement
The vision of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum is to be the premier maritime
museum for studying, exhibiting, preserving
and celebrating the important history and
culture of the largest estuary in the United
States, the Chesapeake Bay.
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Follow the Museum’s progress
on historic Chesapeake boat
restoration projects and updates on the
Apprentice For a Day Program.
Chesapeakeboats.blogspot.com
Campus
improvements
A general education forum
and valuable resource of stories, links, and
information for the curious of minds.
Beautifulswimmers.tumblr.com
Thanks to Crystal Trust,
the State of Maryland, and
a matching grant from the
Department of Natural
Resources, the Museum has
secured all necessary funding
for the bulkhead project on
Navy Point. Hi-Tide Marine
Construction, Inc. of Snow
Hill, MD, broke ground in
Workers from Hi-Tide Marine Construction of Snow Hill,
November, 2011 and the work MD continue bulkhead restoration work along Navy Point
is scheduled to be finished
this past January.
this spring, replacing 681 feet
of decayed wooden bulkhead with more durable vinyl sheathing, adding one finger
pier and three spring pilings, and upgrading marina electric and water service.
In addition to the bulkhead, a small wall in the Welcome Center has been removed
to improve traffic flow and visual appearances, a new merchandise display window is
now revealed in the Museum Store, and all of the lights in the Waterfowling building have been replaced with brighter, energy-saving LED lighting.
Watch our Rosie Parks skipjack
restoration updates and more at
youtube.com/CBMMorg1965
The Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum
Navy Point, PO Box 636
St. Michaels, MD 21663
410-745-2916, cbmm.org
On the cover:
Looking up the mast of the skipjack
Rebecca T. Ruark, in Tilghman Island.
Photo: Tracey Munson
Editors: Tracey Munson & Marie Thomas
Creative Director: Marie Thomas
Copy Editor: Mariana Lesher
Contributing Writers:
Dick Cooper, Pete Lesher, Kate Livie,
Kelley Allen, Michelle Zacks, Katie Willis,
Esty Collet, Robert Forloney, Tracey
Munson, Marie Thomas
The Chesapeake Log is a publication of
the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
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Museum Staff
President
Langley R. Shook, President, 4951
Cheryl Miller, Administrative Assistant, 4943
A Message from the President & Chairman
by Langley R. Shook, President & CG Appleby, Chairman
Breene M. Kerr Center
for Chesapeake Studies
Pete Lesher, Chief Curator, 4971
Richard Scofield, Assistant Curator of Watercraft, 4966
Rob Forloney, Director of the Kerr Center, 4959
Kate Livie, Director of Education, 4947
Eric Applegarth, Exhibits Specialist, 4945
Lynne Phillips, Collections Manager, 4972
Helen Van Fleet, Education & Reservations Assistant, 4941
Michelle Zacks, Museum Folklorist, 4961
Boatyard
Marc Barto, Rosie Parks Project Manager, 4967
Mike Gorman, Vessel Maintenance Manager, 4967
Don MacLeod, Vessel Maintenance Assistant, 4967
India Gilham-Westerman, Shipwright Apprentice
Jennifer Kuhn, Shipwright Apprentice
Ken Philips, Shipwright Apprentice
Chris Sanders, Journeyman Shipwright
Communications & Special Events
Tracey Munson, Vice President of Communications, 4960
Marie Thomas, Communications Manager, 4953
Melissa Spielman, Director of Events &
Volunteer Program, 4956
Ida Heelan, Events Coordinator, 4944
Constituent Services
René Stevenson, Director of Development, 4950
Debbie Collison, Membership Manger, 4991
Katie Willis, Visitor Services Manager, 4993
Emilie Knud-Hansen, Mem/Develop. Assistant, 4955
Marty Smythe, Museum Store Manager, 4963
Victoria Alexander, Museum Store Associate, 4962
Megan Fisher, Museum Host, 4945
Anne Robling, Museum Host, 4945
Maggie Robar, Museum Store Associate, 4962
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ou might assume the Museum slows down
during the winter, but that couldn’t be farther
from the truth. Your Museum continues to be
a hub of activity, during even the coldest season.
This January saw a 300% increase in attendance from last year, and while the unnaturally
warm weather certainly helped, we know the
Museum’s rich programs and educational
opportunities—made possible through your
generous support—played a big role, too.
A sold-out lecture series and record attendance
in the ChesAdventures and Academy for
Lifelong Learning programs had campus
President Langley R. Shook
teeming with members and new visitors alike.
Our new “Delmarva Days” initiative offered free admission on select weekends
and holidays, and continues to be a great way to invite neighbors to see what
makes this place so special. New visitors aren’t the only ones noticing how
special our Museum is—since the fall, we’ve welcomed wide media attention to
campus. The History Channel’s “101 Best Inventions” featured a segment on
the keel with Chief Curator Pete Lesher, and the Discovery Channel filmed a
segment for its show
“House Hunters.”
Finance
Jean Brooks, Vice President of Finance, 4958
Brenda Faulkner, Director of Human Resources, 4948
Digie McGuirk, Accounting/HR Assistant, 4957
Operations
Bill Gilmore, Vice President of Operations, 4949
John Ford, Facilities Manager, 4970
Lad Mills, Boat Donations Program Manager, 4942
Donna Fairbank, Facilities Custodian, 4969
Sam Fairbank, Facilities Maintenance Assistant, 4969
Joseph Redman, Facilities Maintenance Assistant, 4969
To contact, dial 410-745, and the number listed.
To email, use the first initial, full last name @cbmm.org.
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hope to welcome even more visitors and members to
campus. After a successful first event in the fall of
2010, Frederick Douglass Day returns May 5, along
with the Maritime Model Expo and the Elf Classic
Yacht Race on May 19, followed by the Antique and
Classic Boat Festival, celebrating its silver anniversary,
on Father’s Day weekend.
to
More recently, WBOC’s
“Delmarva Life” show
hosts interviewed Lesher
about our winter programs and the skipjack
Rosie Parks restoration
project. Lesher was also
heard on NPR’s Radio
Catskill WJFF speaking
about the tug Delaware.
Speaking of boats, be sure
turn to page 23 and check
out the progress on the
restoration of Rosie Parks,
and the repairs made to
both the tug Delaware
and the Museum’s Potomac
River Dory. As our busy
season approaches, we
Chairman CG Appleby
Warmer weather also welcomes the return of our
popular education programs including Lighthouse
Overnight Adventures, the Summer Sailing program,
and the half-day Kids Club summer camps, all of
which fill up fast. (See our calendar on page 19 for a
complete list of all upcoming events and programs.)
The bulkhead project on Navy Point is nearing completion with 681 feet to be replaced, a new finger pier and spring pilings, and upgraded
marina electric and water services. All of these events, improvements, and programs are
possible because of your generosity. Your donations and membership enable the Museum to fulfill its mission of sharing the stories of the Chesapeake Bay and the people
who have shaped their lives around it.
Our fiscal year ends April 30 and we are close to meeting our fundraising goal. If you
have not already done so, please consider donating to this year’s Annual Fund, or making a second gift. As you can see, we promise your gifts will be put to good use.
And don’t forget to encourage your friends and neighbors to enjoy all the benefits of
membership including our upcoming Member Nights, our way of saying “thank you”
for your unwavering support and encouragement.
Please come visit your Museum soon and enjoy all you’ve helped to make possible.
As this issue of the Log went to press, we learned of the loss of Daniel Sutherland,
our dear friend and much admired boatyard program manager, who passed away
on February 18. Those who had the privilege of knowing or working with Danny, or
learning small boatbuilding from him, will always remember Danny as an enormously
talented craftsman, a patient teacher who generously shared and demonstrated his
skills with old and young alike, and, fundamentally, just a great guy who was fun
to be around and who never took himself too seriously. Please see the story about
Dan on page 5. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Dan’s family, his two children,
Storm and Skye, and his long-time companion, Patti Diamond.
Board of
Governors
2011-2012
CG Appleby, Chair
Alan R. Griffith, Vice Chair
Joseph E. Peters, Vice Chair
Tom D. Seip, Treasurer
Mark S. Nestlehutt, Secretary
Paul Berry
Richard J. Bodorff
Harry W. Burton
Frederic N. Cross
William S. Dudley
David E. Dunn
Jocelyn W. Eysymontt
Anna W. Fichtner
Howard S. Freedlander
Dagmar D. P. Gipe
James P. Harris
E. Brooke Harwood, Jr.
Christopher A. Havener
Francis Hopkinson
Pamela Jana
R. Douglas Jurrius
Richard H. Kimberly
Peter M. Kreindler
William C. Millar
Geoffrey F. Oxnam
Bruce A. Ragsdale
Henry H. Stansbury
Benjamin C. Tilghman, Jr.
Richard C. Tilghman, Jr.
Alfred Tyler II
Barbara Viniar
Langley R. Shook, President
Emeriti
Richard T. Allen
Margaret D. Keller
Breene M. Kerr
Charles L. Lea, Jr.
D. Ted Lewers
Fred C. Meendsen
John C. North II
Sumner Parker
Robert A. Perkins
James K. Peterson
Norman H. Plummer
John J. Roberts
Henry H. Spire
James E. Thomas
Joan Darby West
Donald G. Whitcomb
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Co-workers laud boat builder’s skill
Visiting Vessels: Schooner Sultana,
Viking Ship Norseman, & HMS Bounty
by Kelley Allen
reprinted with permission from the Star Democrat
master boat builder died Saturday,
February 18, but the legacy of
his craftsmanship remains. Daniel
Sutherland, boatyard program
manager at the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum, for almost five
years, died of apparent heart failure at
the age of 47.
Every weekend, the boat
yard bustled with activity
as some people participated in the apprentice
program, while others
watched. “He really
was an extraordinary
man,” Lesher said. Prior
to joining the Museum,
those in certain boating
circles knew Sutherland
for his work, and through
the annual Mid-Atlantic
Small Craft Festival.
“He will be sorely missed,” said Richard
Scofield, assistant curator for watercraft
and former boatyard manager. “His
talent is not replaceable.”
A fourth-generation boat builder from
upstate New York, Sutherland learned
much of his craft from his grandfather,
Ernest Sutherland, said Scofield, who
worked closely with Sutherland and
had known him for about 20 years.
“Danny was extremely intelligent, and a
really good boat builder,” Scofield said.
“I was thrilled to death every day to have
him working in my boat shop.”
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A photo from 2011 of Dan Sutherland and a few of his co-workers
at the transom of the skipjack Rosie Parks. From left: Richard
Scofield, Dan Sutherland, Don MacLeod, and Marc Barto.
“St. Michaels for one
weekend is a mecca for
people who build, own, sail, cruise...,”
Lesher said. “Dan was a long-time
participant there. It was sort of a home
crowd for him ... When he exhibited a
boat here, these were the sorts of boats
that would win prizes.”
Sutherland’s work included building
more than 50 boats from John Henry
Rushton’s designs. Scofield said he
considered Sutherland perhaps the
world’s greatest expert on the boats of
Rushton, a premier canoe builder in
New York in the 1800s.
Pete Lesher, chief curator, said it
brought the Museum great pride to
bring in someone of Sutherland’s
caliber. “Often the boats that he built
were so finely finished that you didn’t
want to paint these things,” Lesher
said. “So many of them ended up being
varnished. You didn’t need paint to
cover up the putty that most everybody
else uses.” Lesher said the Museum
hired Sutherland specifically to teach
boatbuilding, which he did through the
Museum’s apprentice program.
“So often, people who have these exacting standards don’t have the patience to
teach those who are just learning,” he
said. “But he [Dan] had that.”
David Harp, chesapeakephotos.com
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And Lesher praised Sutherland’s skills
building lapstrake small boats. “I have
a Lapstrake 12-foot cedar canoe, and
when it needed restoration I took it to
him,” Lesher said. “Nobody I knew
knew better how to repair one of these
boats than Dan.”
Lesher also had the opportunity to sail
a boat Sutherland built in New York,
where Sutherland built boats for museums.
“It’s like sailing a piano,” Lesher said.
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“The degree of craftsmanship and finish
is truly extraordinary.”
Before coming to Talbot County,
Sutherland did work for the Antique
Boat Museum in Clayton, NY, the
Adirondack Museum in Blue
Mountain, NY, and the Alexandria
Seaport Foundation in Alexandria, VA.
He also owned Sutherland Boat and
Coach in Hammondsport, NY.
A memorial service and celebration of
Dan’s life was held at the Museum on
Saturday, March 10. In lieu of flowers,
the family has asked that donations in
memory of Daniel Sutherland be made
to the Museum, where they will be
placed in a Boatbuilding Apprentice
Endowment Fund. Donations may
be sent to PO Box 636, St. Michaels,
MD 21663 with a notation that the
donation is being made in memory of
Dan Sutherland.
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n Sunday, May 5, the Museum
welcomes back the Schooner
Sultana for a week-long visit. The
Sultana will be open for boarding to all
Museum visitors from 2:30-4:30pm on
Tuesday, May 8.
The schooner Sultana serves as an
on-the-water classroom for learning
about the history and environment
of the Chesapeake Bay. An almost
exact replica of a British schooner that
patrolled the North American coast
just prior to the American Revolution,
Sultana provides day-long programs for
up to 32 participants as well as liveaboard programs for up to nine guests.
For more information about the Sultana,
visit schoonersultana.com.
The replica ship HMS Bounty will be
docked along the Museum’s harborside
from Thursday, June 14, to Monday,
June 18, during the Antique and Classic
Boat Festival. The tall ship is offering
dockside tours to Museum visitors at
$10 for adults, $5 for children, and free
for children five and under.
The original tall ship is known for the
infamous mutiny that took place in
Tahiti in 1789. The current replica ship
was built in 1962 for the movie “Mutiny
on the Bounty,” starring Marlon
Brando, and was more recently featured
in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead
Man’s Chest,” starring Johnny Depp.
Besides movie appearances, the HMS
Bounty sails the country offering dockside tours and is used to teach a variety
of programs, including sail training and
From left, the Schooner Sultana, Viking ship Norseman, and the replica HMS Bounty.
educational programs for school children.
For more information about the HMS
Bounty, visit tallshipbounty.org.
On Friday, June 22, the Viking ship
Norseman is landing at the Museum
for a three-day visit, offering a reallife look at a Viking ship and the type
of people who sailed them more than
1,000 years ago. Norseman is a 40
foot half-scale replica of the famous
Gokstad ship that represents one of
the many types of sailing vessels built
and designed by Vikings.
The Norseman’s crew will be in authentic Viking attire and will establish a
small encampment, complete with iron
and woodworking tools, and period
music. The ship is sailing under the
banner of the Leif Ericson Society
International, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting truth
and understanding of the Viking
explorer—the first European to set
foot upon North America.
The ship is based in Wilmington, DE,
at the Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard, and
will be trailered to the Museum campus.
While Maryland is not known for a
large Scandinavian-American population, Delaware and New Jersey were the
primary destinations for thousands of
19th-century emigrants from Sweden
and Norway. Just one look at the boats
on display at the museum will offer
convincing proof that many Viking boat
designs hold up even today.
The Viking visit is made possible by a
generous gift from Merrilyn & John I.
F. Knud-Hansen, MD. For more information about the Norseman or the Leif
Ericson Society, visit vikingship.org.
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NEW EXHIBIT: Opens April 14
Gunning Among Friends:
Chesapeake Waterfowl Hunting Clubs
Banding together for a day’s hunting is a longtime practice among
those hunting waterfowl for sport.
And when the duck blind is too far
from home, remote clubhouses near
the marshy shorelines have provided
a home away from home. Whether
populated by wealthy hunters from
another state or working class friends
from closer by, waterfowling clubs
have formed along the Chesapeake
Bay from the Susquehanna Flats in
the north to the saltwater marshes
along the lower Eastern Shore since
the early nineteenth century.
An exhibit on these clubs, featuring
historic photos, documents, decoys,
Gunning clubs like the Accomack Club in
and other gunning accoutrements,
Virginia provided comfortable accommodations
opens in the Museum’s Waterfowling to members and guests. Museum collection,
gift of Dr. Harry Walsh
Building on April 14 with an opening reception on Friday, April 13.
The exhibit remains open through November 4, 2012, during regular Museum
hours. For more information, see page 20.
Children’s Chesapeake Bay
artwork on display
After leaving the Museum in 2009, Sanders enrolled in the International Yacht
Restoration School in Newport, RI, receiving his proficiency in yacht restoration degree in June, 2011. He also holds a degree in physics from the University
of North Carolina. Prior to rejoining the Museum, Sanders worked restoring
mahogany runabouts in Bristol, CT. He currently resides in St. Michaels, MD.
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Free Daily Events
Memorial Day through Labor Day
(with paid admission, free for members)
Public Tours
What: 45-minute highlights tour.
When: Friday & Saturday
Time: 11am & 2pm
Waterman’s Wharf
What: Docent interpretation.
When: Everyday
Time: 11am-3pm
Chesapeake People
Student artwork is now on display in
the Van Lennep Auditorium. The show
represents 50 young artists from across
the Mid-Atlantic who have qualified
as semi-finalists in a “Chesapeake Bay
Revival Coloring Contest.”
To enter the contest, students were
encouraged to create an original piece
of artwork capturing their own interpretation of the Chesapeake Bay. The
winning poster will be selected in March
2012 with input from contest sponsors,
including the Museum. Check our
Facebook page for the announcement of
the winners.
Journeyman shipwright Chris Sanders welcomed back
Chris Sanders, of Newport, RI, rejoins the Museum as a journeyman shipwright. Sanders’ work begins on the three-year restoration project of the historic
skipjack, Rosie Parks. Sanders previously served as a Museum apprentice from
2008 to 2009, when he worked alongside Boatyard Program Manager Dan
Sutherland to build Vida, a 9-1/2’ tender for the 1888 classic racing yacht, Elf.
Sanders also worked on the bugeye Edna E. Lockwood and assisted in the
day-to-day preservation of the Museum’s historic fleet of Chesapeake vessels.
PNC Bank’s “Grow Up Great”
Program awards grant to Museum
What: Visit with authentic
Chesapeake People
who share their stories.
When: Saturdays
Time: 11am-3pm
Family Drop-ins
Vice President & Branch Manager of the St. Michaels
branch of PNC Bank Kimberly Kastel, Museum Director
of Education Kate Livie, SMCC Director Trish Payne, and
SMCC Youth Coordinator Pam Phillips stop for a photo
while taking a tour of campus to discuss plans for the
upcoming sessions of Kids Club.
The Museum has been awarded a grant from PNC
Bank’s “Grow Up Great” program, which allows
the Museum’s popular Kids Club program to be
extended for two extra weeks. Collaborating with
the St. Michaels Community Center (SMCC),
the Museum will use the additional two weeks to
provide programming for underserved youth in
the Bay Hundred area.
Kids Club is a half-day, hands-on Chesapeakefocused camp for kids ages four to seven, in which
children learn about the Chesapeake Bay firsthand
through activities, stories, games, and crafts.
“One of the main priorities of the PNC Foundation
is to provide educational and developmental
opportunities that improve the school readiness of
underserved children,” explains Kimberly Kastel,
vice president and bank manager of St. Michaels’
PNC Bank, “and our volunteers are really looking forward to helping out with the camp this
summer,” she adds.
For more information about Kids Club, contact
Director of Education Kate Livie at 410-745-4947
or email [email protected].
What: Kid themed, hands-on
activities (crafts or tours).
When: Thursdays & Fridays
Time: 2-4pm
Boatyard Skills Demonstration
What: Learn a traditional boatyard skill from a trained shipwright.
When: Monday - Friday
Time: 1:30pm
Community Work Days: Skipjack Restoration
What: Work under the guidance of a master shipwright to help rebuild
the skipjack Rosie Parks.
When: Saturdays
Time: 10am-3pm
Sailing Saturdays
What: Try your hand at sailing our Apprentice For a Day boats. Boats
range in size from 12 to 20 feet. The boats are perfect for one
to two people, with instructions provided for beginners. Space is
limited and pre- registration is recommended. Call the Welcome
Center at 410-745-4965 to reserve, otherwise, it’s first-come,
first-served.
When: June 9, July 14, August 11 & September 15 with two daily sailing
sessions from 10am-12noon, and 1-4pm
Cost: $10 per session
Mister Jim Cruises
What: Climb aboard the buyboat Mister Jim for a scenic cruise on the
Miles River.
When: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays
Time: 12noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm
Cost: $10
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Push and Pull:
Life on Chesapeake
Bay Tugboats
The Push and Pull
of Chesapeake
Tugboating
Story & photos by Michelle Zacks
McAllister tug Robert E. McAllister, a converted
Navy yard tug, is ready for action at the McAllister
Towing of Baltimore docks.
Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake
Bay Tugboats opens in the Museum’s
Steamboat Building on April 21, 2012.
The Chesapeake is a highway for tugs
and barges, and for the large ships
aided by tugs in port. Centered around
the big compound steam engine that
dominates the room—an engine
salvaged from the 1929 C&O railroad
tug W. J. Harahan (ex-Chessie,
ex-El Toro)—the exhibit will explore
the variety of ways tugs are used
around the Chesapeake.
Visitors will gain historical perspective
on what has changed in the world of
tugboats on the Bay since their first
arrival, and meet some of the captains
and crews who work—and sometimes
live—aboard these hard-working boats.
To gather the stories of these men and
women, Museum Folklorist Michelle
Zacks went aboard tugs, photographed
their work and collected photographs
from some of the crews, and conducted
a series of oral history interviews all
around the Bay. This article will give
you a flavor for some of the stories
highlighted in the exhibit.
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n a recent mild December afternoon at the docks of McAllister
Towing in Baltimore’s North Locust Point Marine Terminal,
Captain Robert Dempsey announces the Robert E. McAllister
is heading out in an hour. Moran Towing, another of Baltimore’s three
ship docking companies (Krause Marine Towing is the third), has just
called in for an assist. The Surrie Moran is docking a container ship so
large—more than three football fields in length and nearly one football
field wide—that three tugs are needed to nudge her into Baltimore’s
Seagirt Marine Terminal. The Robert E. McAllister’s 4000 horsepower
twin diesel engines would come in handy.
From the bow of this converted Navy yard tug, it’s clear the people and
work animating this harbor tell the Chesapeake Bay’s story just as
much as skipjacks, crab pickers, and oyster tongers. Since Colonial
times, Baltimore harbor has been the hub of Chesapeake maritime life.
Shipbuilding, ship repair, and ship docking provided a backbone for port
life and its diverse mix of people. Everything from tobacco to wheat,
sugar to guano, oysters to watermelons, and coal to petroleum has moved
in and out of this industrial harbor.
Captain Bob directs the Robert E. McAllister out toward the Francis Scott
Key Bridge, moving at a slow and steady eight knots. Fort McHenry
lies to starboard while the cranes of Seagirt Marine Terminal loom
ahead to port, as the Robert E. passes cruise ships, a Domino sugar
ship, and enormous military vessels. Sometimes, Captain Bob sees
watermen gill netting for rockfish next to the channel. Gulls careen past
and Canada geese stitch Vs across the sky. As the MSC (Mediterranean
Shipping Company) Rachele heaves into view with containers stacked sixhigh, a tiny launch zips out to meet her, letting the harbor pilot climb
aboard to confer with the bay pilot. Once inside the Key Bridge, the bay
pilot disembarks onto the waiting launch, while the harbor pilot begins
to direct the docking Moran and McAllister tugs.
Lying snugly parallel against the port bow of this skyscraper of a ship—
“on the shoulder” as they say in the business—the Robert E. is positioned to connect the two vessels. Steve Marks, the other man on the
McAllister tug’s two-man crew, marries the Rachele’s messenger line to
the Robert E.’s, allowing the ship line to be pulled up. McAllister calls
Steve’s position “deck utility,” meaning he is both the engineer and
line handler. As the Robert E. swings
around to nose her bow into the flank
of the Rachele, pushing the container
ship towards Seagirt, the movement is
as gentle as the rocking of a cradle.
It’s no surprise that many a Chesapeake
tributary leads to tug and barge work.
A marine biologist by training, Captain
Bob’s lifelong love of the water exemplifies a connecting thread in the tugboat
world. While Bob Dempsey was
“pulled” toward tugboats, for others
this line of work comes as a “push.”
Affectionately known as “Tangerines”
in the industry, 50 to 60 men from
Virginia’s Tangier Island are employed
on tugs and barges. Kim Parks, better
known as “Socks,” is one. Most of
the men in his family were watermen and, following in their footsteps,
Parks began waterman life at age six
by steering his uncle’s boat toward the
next crab pot. By 15, his
father entrusted him with
his own boat for wintertime crab dredging.
Discouraged by what he
sees as harsh regulations
making it nearly impos(top) The harbor pilot launch idles beside the MSC Rachele,
allowing the bay pilot to disembark, as the tug Surrie Moran
sible for watermen to make
approaches.
a living these days, Parks
is still extremely satis(bottom) Aboard the Robert E. McAllister, Captain Robert
fied with his tug career.
Dempsey and Deck Utility Steve Marks wait for the MSC
Rachele to pass under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, ready to
Working for Baltimorebased Vane Brothers, Parks help dock her at the Seagirt Marine Terminal.
is the captain of the tug
Roanoke, hauling diesel fuel
explains “Any given waterman, the
up the Wicomico River to Salisbury.
things they know is tide and weather…
His experience as a waterman provides
also currents, knowing when it’s going to
a great foundation for learning how to
be flood tide or ebb tide.” Though he no
maneuver a tugboat and barge through
longer pulls crab pots for a living, he will
the Bay’s tributaries.
always be rooted in the ways of the Bay.
When asked how his background
prepared him for tug work, Parks
“I was a waterman all my life,” he says,
“Matter of fact, I tell people, I still am.”
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education
research
Photo by Cam McCutchen
What’s Fresh?
Seasonal Selections from Education
By Kate Livie
A
s the weather grew colder, the education department
took advantage of the lull to implement new initiatives—volunteer field trips and a volunteer book club. The
lecture series, “An Abundant and Fruitful Land: Foodways of
the Chesapeake,” warmed the intellect and spirits (sometimes
with spirits) of those who attended our sold-out programs.
And hardy young souls ventured out onto campus to learn
about winter birds, windy days, and how the Chesapeake
Bay was formed from a glacier in our children’s program,
ChesAdventures.
We welcomed an art show, featuring the creative talent
of students throughout the watershed in the “Chesapeake
Bay Revival Art Contest,” offered collaboratively with the
Chesapeake Bay Trust and a children’s book author.
Looking ahead, we’ve got every educational opportunity you
can imagine: training sessions, workshops, classes, camps,
lectures, and festivals. Keep up with the education department
The Bay’s Own Breed
Photo courtesy of Wilson Wyatt
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n 1996, the Breene M. Kerr Center
for Chesapeake Studies (CCS) was
created to strengthen the Museum’s
connections with the region’s scholarly
institutions while translating significant
new research into engaging visitor experiences. In other words, it would serve as
a think tank for the study of the history
of the Bay and its people. Over the
years, the Center has realized notable
accomplishments such as Oystering on
the Chesapeake, the first exhibit designed
using extensive original research by
the Center, and Chesapeake People, a
program allowing tradition bearers such
as watermen, crabpickers, and decoy
carvers to share their experiences and
skills with Museum visitors.
by following our new blog and learn about the Chesapeake’s
history, people, and environment on Beautiful Swimmers, at
beautifulswimmers.tumblr.org.
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The moment before release is the most magnificent. Their entire body trembles with intent and
purpose, thick muscles vibrate with contained
energy crawling down the barrel chest to wet,
muddy hocks shivering with instinct. Each quick
breath a steamy dragon waft, puffing out in
white bursts that linger in the frigid morning air.
Their blonde eyes pulse from owner to bird and
back again, watching, waiting in delicious and
terrible anticipation. They were made for this.
They are Chesapeake Bay retrievers.
By Esty Collete
This spring, ALL will once again offer its popular walking
tour of the Easton Airport (April 19, May 17 & June 21) in
which participants learn what a local airport can mean to a
community. On May 10, ALL travels to the home of landscape designer and sculptor Jane Kirch. Other ALL field
trips include a trip to the National Air and Space Museum in
By Robert Forloney
A Chessie and water go together like scrapple and eggs.
This Spring, “Step Out”
with the ALL
his past winter, The Academy for Lifelong Learning
(ALL) welcomed nearly 70 members and instructors to its
annual meeting at the Museum. Tom Hollingshead, President
of ALL since 2010, passed the leadership baton to the new
president, Ronald Lesher. Robert Lippson will fill the role of
vice president formerly held by Bob Feldhuhn, and John Ford
and Brice Gamber will continue in their roles as secretary
and treasurer respectively. Three new members of the executive
committee were introduced: Sam Barnett of Easton, Kate
Mann of Royal Oak, and Beverly Martin of Easton.
A Revitalized Center for Chesapeake Studies
Long-time members and new members alike enjoy ALL’s Annual Meeting
and Winter Social. Ronald Lesher, President of ALL, Kate Mann, Dorothy
Parker, Beverly Martin and Tom Hollingshead.
Chantilly, VA (June 5), two visits to the Naval Academy in
Annapolis (April 26 & May 16), a visit to the Calhoon MEBA
Engineering School in Easton (May 22), and three visits to
Poplar Island (June 14, July 20 & August 7).
ALL offers unique programs of public interest in the fields of
history, literature, art, science, religion, leisure, sports, current
affairs and more. Call the Museum at 410-745-2916 for more
information, visit cbmm.org/all, or find us on Facebook.
Seeking to revitalize the Center, the
Museum hired a new director and a
professional folklorist to expand the
folklife programs, increase collaborations
with universities and cultural institutions, enhance the internship program,
and emphasize new research in public
programming—like the new exhibit Push
and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Tugboats.
The Center’s immediate goal is to
encourage scholars, members, and the
public to see the Museum not just as
a repository for objects, but also as a
center for civic engagement: a place
where stakeholders—people who love
the Bay—share their perspectives and
use the Museum’s resources, collections,
stories, exhibits, and events to help
make sense of the past while making
informed decisions about the future.
In addition to exploring Museum exhibits, Chesapeake Semester students are put to work raising
the sail of the Rebecca T. Ruark, the oldest working skipjack on the Bay, and listening to Captain
Wade Murphy, Jr.
One of the recent initiatives of the Center
is its partnership with Washington
College’s Center for Environment
& Society. Chesapeake Semester is an
innovative program that entails intensive
study, field work, and outdoor adventure.
This is not your typical college course—
participants study the complex history,
ecology, and culture of the Bay as a
microcosm of the challenges and transitions confronting coastal communities
around the world.
Spending more than 50 days in the field,
students link classroom discussions with
first-hand experiences in the watershed.
During this past fall semester students
traveled to 50 different sites and met
with 40 guest lecturers including policy
makers, watermen, farmers, scientists,
and artists. Connecting students to the
land and water fosters a powerful sense
of place, and gives students a better
understanding of the human and social
dimensions of diverse issues.
The Museum hosts student orientation while providing research resources,
serves as a liaison to watermen, artists,
and other collaborators, and assists with
student exhibitions. While on campus,
students examine exhibits, speak with
artists and shipwrights, have discussions
about contemporary issues, and even
get a chance to explore artifacts in the
Museum’s private collection.
Students have an opportunity to study
the Chesapeake in depth, explore solutions, and examine the nexus between
policy and people’s everyday lives. This
is exactly the kind of interdisciplinary
study and innovative collaboration that
the Center will develop and expand.
For more information contact CCS’s
Director Robert Forloney at 410-745-4959
or email [email protected].
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The Real
by Dick Cooper
Rosie Parks
A
s the historic skipjack Rosie Parks is restored plank by
plank, the family tree of the real Rosie Parks is regenerating branch by branch. The descendants of Rosina Todd Parks,
a small woman who bore four sons and died young after a hard
life on southern Dorchester County’s waterfront, are keeping
their family history alive by retelling stories that have been
passed down for generations.
Rosie Parks’ famous shipbuilding son, Bronza, built the skipjack for her famous oysterman son, Orville, in 1955—
53 years after she died at the age of 26. Museum shipwright
Marc Barto and his team of apprentices and volunteers are one
year into a three-year restoration and demonstration project on
the skipjack. While the first of the Parks’ family reunions next
to the Rosie was a big success in November, family members
are already looking forward to the re-launch in 2013.
“I had purchased a photo of my father at an auction,” Mary
Harding says. “I told my son we should donate it to the
Museum, but when we got there, we found they already had it
and had made that cut-out of him from it.”
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“His car stalled on the train tracks down
around Pocomoke, and he was hit by
the train and killed,” Mary Harding
says. “I remember the day, and I was
only about two at the time, but I remember when they came to the house and told
Dad his father had been killed.”
It kept spreading until 57 of Robert
and Rosie’s offspring showed up, some
traveling from as far away as Florida
and New Mexico. Orville’s grandson
Tom Parks kept his younger cousins,
nephews and nieces enthralled with his
stories of growing up with the old waterman. “I used to go out with him during
Christmas break when I was seven or
eight,” he says. “I got chicken pox when
we were out dredging near the bottom of
the Choptank River.”
“We were all overwhelmed by what the Museum did for the
family,” says Mary Parks Harding, Pres’ mother and the
daughter of Bronza Parks. “It was one of the greatest tributes
to my father that I have ever seen.” Family members posed for
group photos next to a life-size photo cut-out of Bronza during
the reunion.
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After Rosie’s death, the boys were
raised with the help of relatives in their
small, close-knit community. Their
father later remarried and had five
daughters, Mary Harding says. But
tragedy continued to follow the Parks
family. Robert W. W. Parks was killed
in 1929 in a dramatic accident.
remembers the 1969-70 oyster season
when he crewed with Orville. “We were
tied up in Chesapeake Beach,” he says.
“There were 27 dredge boats tied up in
there one day. Only three of us went out,
the rest stayed tied to the pier because it
was blowing, it was blowing bad.”
“We were the only ones to make it back
to Chesapeake Beach. The rest couldn’t
make it back in and they ran up to
Annapolis,” Tom says.
The real Rosie Parks, date unknown.
Wesley and Rosina Parks’ four sons in Wingate. He was
followed by Robert in 1897, Bronza in 1899, and Rosen in
1900. Rosen, the last of the Parks brothers, passed away in
1989. Mary Harding says family members are not sure what
caused Rosie’s death in 1902. Some speculated it was caused
by having four babies so close together, but Mary Harding
doesn’t think that was a factor because she lived two more
years. “It must have been something else,” she says.
He says his father, who was part of the
crew, took him ashore in the skiff but
the houses they went to were unoccupied
summer homes. “We walked to a general
store in a snow storm where we called
my mother and she came and got me.
One of my earliest memories of the Rosie
is getting chicken pox in a snow storm
at Christmas.” Tom Parks says that his
grandfather was known around the Bay
for being one of the most daring of the
skipjack captains.
“If there was money to be made, he would
go drudging,” he says. Tom Parks
“He stuck her in the mud a little,” he
recalls “We got the sail down, launched
the push boat and went back into the
harbor. We got 150 bushels of oysters
that day. He knew enough about the Bay
so he knew what he was doing. We
were the only boat in the harbor that
made money that day.”
And then there was the racing. Orville
Parks liked to take home the prize
money, and usually did. “He was quite
serious about his racing,” Tom says. “He
didn’t go out there just to sail, he went
out there to win, so you had to be ready.”
To illustrate how serious he was, Orville
told his racing crew that when he was
a young man, he took his father racing
with him on a blustery day on the
Potomac River.
But not all of the Parks family stories
have sad endings, with tales of life in
the boatshop and on the water shared
among the four generations at the family
gathering. The reunion started small
when several members and Museum
staff began exchanging e-mails about
getting together to share a bushel or two
of oysters during the OysterFest at the
Museum in early November, 2011.
Standing on the doghouse of the skipjack Rosie during a recent
family reunion at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the
real Rosie’s great-grandson, Pres Harding of Chestertown, put
it this way, “This has been a grand thing for the family. This
project is not only restoring the boat, it is restoring the family.”
Bronza Parks was one of the best-known shipwrights on the
Chesapeake in the mid-1900s. He built hundreds of boats
in his shop, ranging from crab skiffs to cabin cruisers, before
being shot to death by a mentally disturbed customer in 1958.
His brother, Orville—who was honored by then-Governor
J. Millard Tawes with the title “Admiral of the Chesapeake”
for his oystering and sailing skills, retired from a life on the
water in 1974 at the age of 78. He sold the Rosie Parks to
the Museum in 1975 and died in April of 1976 at the age
of 80. Orville was born in 1896, the first of Robert William
feature
“Midway through the race, his father
went forward and cut the halyard to the
main so the sail fell,” Tom says. “Because
he figured his son was going to sink his
boat if that was what it took to win the
race. He knew he would drive that boat
under if he needed to, just to win the race.”
A story that has been told through the
generations is the one about how Orville
came to name his boat after his late
mother. He was six years old when the
real Rosie Parks died and the only one
of her four boys who was old enough to
have a clear memory of her.
(top) Mary Parks Harding, Bronza’s daughter.
(bottom) Tom Parks, grandson of Orville, helps
shipwrights restore Rosie.
“We were on the Bay and the wind
was from the south and the seas were
running 12 to 14 feet high. We couldn’t
launch the push boat because the sea was
too high. Every time we went down a
swell you could feel the centerboard hit
the bottom. We had to sail in between
the rock breakwaters at Chesapeake Beach.”
Tom says they had only a small bit of
the main up as his grandfather eased the
Rosie into the harbor and headed for the
shallow side of the channel.
He was a soldier in World War I and was
on a battlefield in Europe when he was
hit by a German gas attack. While he
was struggling with the effects of the gas,
he told his family, his mother came to
him and said, “Orville, you can make it.”
Orville told his grandchildren, “So that
is why I named my boat Rosie Parks
because I knew my mother would look
out for me while I was on the water.”
You can keep up with the
restoration process by visiting
cbmm.org/rosieparks.html.
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Museum Interns:
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where are they now?
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Paige Martin
Education Intern, 2011
Hometown: Riverton, NJ
When Washington College junior Paige
Martin applied to become an education intern, she had already garnered
plenty of experience inside a classroom,
but wanted more experience teaching
outside of a classroom.
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“I was actually able to pick up a
live blue crab and show kids the
differences between a male and
a female,” recalls Martin. “That is
something you would rarely find
inside the classroom and it gave
me a new perspective on teaching.”
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by Marie Thomas
M
any recall internships fondly, as the pinnacle of their
college education. Forced out into the “real world,” a
good internship will test your mettle and put into practice
everything you’ve spent the last few years learning. A quality
internship will set you up to enter the workforce with a little
bit of experience under your belt and, if you’re lucky, some
connections to help you along.
Administered by the Breene M. Kerr Center for Chesapeake
Studies (CCS), a CBMM internship is an innovative ten-week
program in research and hands-on museum practice. Students
are given the opportunity to learn from seasoned experts who
monitor, observe, and guide their professional development.
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Regular seminars introduce interns to other departments
as well as the best practices of a variety of museums and
educational organizations. The Museum’s program stands out
because interns interact with different audiences, provide various
visitor experiences, are able to attend professional staff meetings, and have the opportunity to meet and network with
diverse museum professionals. Internships are a great way to
gain practical experience, with projects completed in research,
collections, folklore, and education at the Museum.
For more information, contact CCS Director Robert Forloney
at 410-745-4959 or [email protected]
Martin worked on a variety of projects
assisting the Kids Club instructor with
daily lessons for the half-day summer
camp, creating drop-in activities for
families visiting the Museum, and
running educational activities at major
summer events. Martin’s biggest project
was to create family learning bags for
the Welcome Center.
“My internship here changed my view of
the typical museum and I think it does
the same for every visitor,” says Martin.
Now a Washington College senior,
Martin is majoring in human development with a certification in elementary
education. She is student-teaching in a
3rd grade classroom, and just taught her
first lesson about the Chesapeake Bay.
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Ken Hickman
Curatorial Intern, 1999
Hometown: West Chester, PA
After completing an assistantship at
the University of Delaware’s Center for
Historical Architecture & Design for
his master’s degree in history/museum
studies, Ken Hickman joined the
Museum as a curatorial intern.
Hickman was tasked with conducting a
historical survey of the Museum’s three
administration buildings––the Eagle,
Dodson, and Higgins houses––prior to
their restoration. The surveys included
detailed research regarding ownership of
the properties, construction of the houses,
and their evolution through time. Hickman
also created measured drawings of each
structure for the archives.
“The staff really took a personal
interest in our activities both during
and after work hours. Everyone was
willing to include interns in whatever
activities were taking place. The
personal connections I made at
the museum continue to serve me
to this day.”
place to put her training into practice
and allowed her to work on teaching
skills and develop confidence in front
of audiences. Through connections with
the Museum, she joined St. Michaels’
Wednesday Night Race committee and
the Museum’s Edmee S. log canoe crew.
Ferris currently teaches 8th grade social
studies at Matapeake Middle School in
Stevensville, MD.
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Jonathan Olly
Curatorial Intern, 2004
Hometown: Hubbardston, MA
Since 2006, Hickman has served as the
director of the Penn State University’s
After finishing his bachelor’s degree in
All-Sports Museum (where he majored
history at the University of Massachusetts,
in history and political science, graduatJonathan Olly interned at the New Bedford
ing in 1998). After his Museum internWhaling Museum in Massachusetts,
ship and prior to returning to Penn State,
and as a sailing apprentice on the sloop
Hickman was the curator and developClearwater in Poughkeepsie, NY, before
ment director at the USS Constellation in
applying to the Museum.
Baltimore and the curator at the AmeriDuring his Museum apprenticeship, Olly
can Merchant Marine Museum in Kings
wrote articles for the Museum’s quarterly
Point, NY.
publication, photographed artifacts and
manuscripts, and helped to pack up and
Jill Ferris
transport the Burgess Collection.
Education Intern, 2010
Hometown: Lockport, NY
“There’s no expectation of needing
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to know a lot about the Chesapeake
or boats, you’re not tied to any one
project, and you’ll come away with a
better understanding of how to tell
stories with objects,” says Olly.
While fellow classmates were wading
through mounds of paperwork during
their summer internships, Jill Ferris
was co-leading Kids Club, coordinating
volunteers for the Chesapeake Folk
Festival, and leading school and camp
tours. At the time, she was working
toward her master’s degree in history
museum studies in the Cooperstown,
NY graduate program.
“There were lots of small experiences to
see what various Museum jobs entailed, whether a curator, registrar, exhibit designer, or shipwright. I would
definitely recommend this experience
to others. Museums that provide
intern housing and a stipend are rare,
and those with a quality internship
program are rarer still,” he adds.
While at the Museum, Ferris designed a
preschool scavenger hunt and family
learning map, and designed two interpretive panels for features in the front
of the administration offices.
“I loved that I was able to do meaningful work as an intern and use my
experience to address some of the
Museum’s needs,” recalls Ferris.
She adds that the Museum was a perfect
Olly, now a graduate student in American
studies at Brown University in Rhode
Island, is writing a dissertation that
examines how various groups re-imagined New England’s maritime history in
the 20th century for tourism and commerce.
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lifelines
Megan Anderson
Education/Folklife Intern, 2007
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Megan Anderson interned at the Museum
before her last semester at Michigan
State University, working on a variety
of projects for both the education and
folklife departments. Anderson created
a training program for volunteer interpreters on “Marshes: The Disappearing
Edens,” exhibit.
She coordinated and expanded the
Chesapeake People program, youth
and family programs, and assisted with
the Kids Club summer camp. In addition, Anderson wrote the interpretation
for the Edna E. Lockwood.
“I learned so much from my internship supervisor––invaluable lessons
not only about education and learning,
but also on time management,
managing expectations, and working
through internal politics.”
Anderson adds that her responsibilities
and experiences as an intern set her
apart from other recent college graduates
when applying for jobs––in particular
her experience of creating a volunteer
training curriculum, which helped her to
land her first full-time job.
Anderson is a training project coordinator
at St. Augustine College in Chicago’s
Institute for Workforce Education’s
Center for Non-Profit Effectiveness
where she conducts outreach to non-profits,
creating customized training programs
to help them run more efficiently.
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Kim Kraeer
Education Intern, 2007
Hometown: Denton, MD
Having just graduated from Washington
College with a biology degree, Kim
Kraeer was eager to gain some hands-on
experience. In addition to helping with
Kids Club during her internship, Kraeer
helped to develop and implement a new
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curriculum for ecology cruises aboard
the Museum’s replica buyboat, Mister Jim.
“My internship gave me great teaching
experience––developing content and
presenting it, as well as training docents,”
says Kraeer. She enjoyed her time at the
Museum so much, she returned to take
part in a grant-funded program aide
position for several months.
“The Museum really made a point
to give us projects that matched
our own particular interests and
strengths,” she adds.
Kraeer went on to graduate from
American University with a master’s
degree in biology, where she was able to
use the teaching experience she acquired
at the Museum to teach undergraduate
biology. Now, Kraeer is a marine mammal
assistant trainer at the National Aquarium
in Baltimore, where she works specifically with the dolphins, in all aspects of
their care and training, including show
presentations for the public.
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Michelle Zacks
Folklife Intern, 2009
Hometown: Hamden, CT
As a PhD candidate at the University
of Hawai‘i (UH), Michelle Zacks wrote
her dissertation on the environmental
history of the mullet fishery of southwest
Florida. She wanted experience at a
maritime museum, and CBMM was her
first choice.
Zacks was the folklife intern for the first
annual Chesapeake Folk Festival, and
very involved in much of the original
planning for the scope and shape of
the event. Zacks conducted research
and field work on women involved in
the work and home life of Chesapeake
watermen, on pound net fishing, and on
other types of net fishing. She helped
to coordinate logistics, plan and build
festival exhibits, and write text panels
and program text.
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“CBMM’s internship offers the
experience of dealing with real-life
constraints, in terms of budgets,
deadlines, and logistics. It gave me
a deep appreciation for the necessary
compromises you have to make
in order to translate your grand
dreams and ideas into real programs,”
says Zacks.
Zacks is almost finished with her dissertation for UH and is currently working
part-time as the Museum’s folklorist,
focusing on interviews with captains and
crew of Chesapeake tugs and barges for
the upcoming Tug exhibit, in addition to
planning the Folk Festival for July 28.
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Julie Broadbent
Folklife Intern, 2011
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
As a folklife intern this past summer,
Julie Broadbent helped plan the
Chesapeake Folk Festival in July, with
duties ranging from inviting participants,
to helping design the program and
assisting with other educational components of the event.
“Besides learning how to pick a crab,
I learned how crucial events, like the
Chesapeake Folk Festival, are connecting
local communities to the Museum,”
comments Broadbent. “I met a waterman
from Rock Hall who invited me to go
pound net fishing. This was the major
leagues of fishing––my singular blue gill
fish was outmatched when 300 pounds
of rockfish, catfish, and perch were
harvested in less than three hours.”
Broadbent is currently completing her
master’s degree in history museum studies
in the Cooperstown, NY, graduate program
and is writing her thesis on Eastern
Shore women in the seafood industry.
“As I enter the museum field, the
relationship-building and communication skills I learned at CBMM are
proving invaluable,” she adds.
Volunteer Profile:
Model Guild
By Katie Willis
M
embers of the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum’s Model Guild
are hardly what you would call retired.
With the ninth annual Maritime Model
Expo coming up May 19–20, the recent
addition of a milling machine to campus,
weekend workshops, weekly meetings,
and model kit production for the
Museum Store, members of the Model
Guild are some of the Museum’s most
dedicated volunteers.
The Model Guild began in the mid1980s as the brainchild of Norman
Stewart, who was offering classes in
model boatbuilding in the Steamboat
Building. In 1987, Bob Mason (the
Guild’s current director) and his wife
took an advanced class building a
standard workboat, and a passion was
sparked. It was around this time that
then curator Richard Dodds asked
the Guild to create a model depicting
the James Adams Floating Theater
to complement an upcoming exhibit
which later became so popular it was
commissioned to travel the region as a
mobile exhibit, educating others about
the Museum.
Due to the success of this exhibit piece,
the Guild generated more support,
formed a core group, and received additional special requests for models. The
Guild began work on acquiring funds to
further their mission of supporting the
curatorial and educational needs of the
Museum and interpreting the skill and
art of model boatbuilding to the public.
When Stewart decided to start taking
his winters in Florida, Mason took
over the daily operations of the
club, running meetings, teaching classes, and creating more
kits for the Museum Store. As
their operation grew, the Guild’s
meeting area expanded to the Bay
History building in 2010.
“When this group started, it was just
four people. Through Bob’s leadership,
he has expanded our vision,” says Ed
Santelmann, the developer of the
Guild’s half-hull model class which
he teaches. After attending the Cabin
Fever Expo in York, PA, the largest
North American model engineering
show in the country, Mason helped
to establish the inaugural Maritime
Model Expo in 2003. In 2008, Stewart
passed away unexpectedly, leaving official
directorship to Mason.
“Classes are still offered following the
style and format that Norm [Stewart]
created. We are grateful for the model
legacy he has created,” says Mason.
This past December a computerized
numerically controlled (CNC) milling machine was delivered to campus.
The machine, donated nearly 10 years
ago from Chesapeake College, was
(Clockwise from left) Norman Stewart, the
founder of the Model Guild, and his wife Millie.
The Model Guild’s headquarters inside the Bay
History Building. Bob Mason and Bob Cimba
with the new milling machine.
previously located in Centreville due
to lack of space at the Museum. The
milling machine is instrumental in
helping the Guild create their model
kits, cutting small, intricate parts, which
are carved into three-dimensional
shapes from wooden blocks.
The Model Guild is offering a beginner
model boatbuilding workshop on
March 31 and April 1. See the calendar
of events on page 19 for more information. New members with all levels of
experience are welcome.
For more information on the Model
Guild and its activities, please contact
Bob Mason at 410-745-3266 or email
[email protected].
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april/may/june
Summer Sailing Program
June – August
Explore the Miles River and learn maritime skills in our
Summer Sailing Program, where new sailors and old salts gain
the confidence to sail a small boat in a fun, safe, and encouraging environment. Pre-registration required, contact Helen Van
Fleet at 410-745-4941.
Junior Sailing, ages 8-16
Mon.–Fri., 8:30am–12noon or 1–4:30pm
$200 members, $225 non-members
Basic – Offered as an introduction to water safety, rigging, boat
handling, and docking, this course is designed for new sailors or those
who need to solidify their skills before starting the intermediate level.
intermediate – Helps students to learn more complex sailing skills,
including right-of-way rules, boat handling, local navigation, and proper
sail trim.
advanced – Designed for students who have mastered their intermediate level skills, this course focuses on boat handling and sail trim.
Activities include exploring aspects of dinghy racing and the racing
rules of sailing as well as racing starts and tactics.
– Junior sailing Basic –
June 11 – 15
June 18 – 22
June 25 – 29
July 2 – 6
July 9 – 13
July 6 – 20
July 23 – 27
July 30 – August 3
August 6 – 10
8:30am – noon
or 1 – 4:30pm
8:30am – noon
8:30am – noon
8:30am – noon
1 – 4:30pm
8:30am – noon
8:30am – noon
8:30am – noon
1 – 4:30pm
– junior sailing Intermediate –
June 18 – 22
July 2 – 6
July 6 – 20
July 30 – August 3
1 – 4:30pm
1 – 4:30pm
1 – 4:30pm
1 – 4:30pm
– junior sailing advanced –
June 25 – 29
July 23 – 27
1 – 4:30pm
1 – 4:30pm
Adult & Teen Basic Sailing Weekend
Sat. & Sun., July 14-15 and August 4-5, 1-4:30pm
$200 members, $225 non-members
Adult and teen sailors can learn or improve their sailing skills. Learn
the principles of sailing a small 15-foot boat. Instructors teach small
boat handling, boating safety, and sail theory.
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Boater Safety Courses
April 17 & 18, May 16 & 17, June 12 & 13
July 17 & 18, August 14 & 15
6-10pm, $25 per two-evening session
Maryland boaters born after July 1, 1972 are required to have a
Certificate of Boating Safety Education. The certificate is obtained
by passing a Department of Natural Resources-approved course,
and is good for life. The course is a great way to become a more
confident and competent boater. Pre-registration required, contact
Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941.
Kids Club
June – July
$100 members, $120 non-members. Membership rates apply if
camper’s parent or guardian is a member. Scholarships are available.
The Museum’s weekly Kids Club is a half-day, hands-on
Chesapeake-focused camp for kids ages 4 to 7, where children
learn about the Bay firsthand through activities, stories, games, and
crafts. Pre-registration required, contact Helen Van Fleet at
410-745-4941.
Ages 4 – 5
Ages 6 – 7
9:30am – 12:30pm
9:30am – 12:30pm
June 25 - 29
July 9 - 13
July 2 - 6
July 16 - 20
Apprentice For a Day Public
Boatbuilding Program
North Shore Sailing Skiff, “Miss B” Model
Sat. & Sun., 10am-4pm. $35 members, $45 non-members.
Journeyman’s special available (any 4 classes: $125 members,
$170 non-members).
Learn traditional boatbuilding under the direction of a Museum
shipwright. Be a part of the whole 17-week process, or just sign
up for those aspects of building a boat that you want to learn.
Must be 16 or older unless accompanied by an adult. Call
410-745-2916 to register.
Beginner Model Boatbuilding
Saturday, March 31 & Sunday, April1
9am-5pm, $80 members, $95 non-members
Tools and materials supplied.
The Museum’s Model Guild leads participants step-by-step
to create a half-hull model of the clipper Pride of Baltimore II.
Band sawed from a two-toned wood block and carved to the
rounded shape of the Pride’s hull, the half-hull model is then
mounted on a baseboard to form a fine wall display. For ages 12
and up and all skill levels welcome. A special rate for a parentchild team can accomodate younger children. Pre-registration
required by March 26 by calling 410-745-2916.
april
Opening Reception
Maritime Model Expo
Gunning Among Friends:
Chesapeake Waterfowl Hunting Clubs
Saturday, May 19 & Sunday, May 20
Sat., 10am–4pm & Sun., 10am–3pm
Free for members or with Museum admission
Friday, April 13
5:30pm, Small Boat Shed
Join fellow Museum members and the East Coast Decoy
Collectors Club for a reception to kick off and celebrate the
opening of this new exhibit. Lite fare served. Special thanks
to Judy & Henry Stansbury for sponsoring the reception. Free
for members. Space is limited, RSVP by April 6 to Helen Van
Fleet at 410-745-4941.
Member Night
Blessing of the Fleet
Friday, April 18 at 4pm
Celebrate this year’s boating season with members, volunteers,
and boatyard staff for an official ceremony honoring our own
floating fleet of Bay boats, as well as local work boats. Ceremony
will be held under the Hooper Strait Lighthouse (weather
permitting). Refreshments served. Free for members. RSVP by
April 17 to Debbie Collison at 410-745-4991.
Guided Tour
Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Tugboats
Saturday, April 21
11am, Van Lennep Auditorium
Come to the official opening of the new exhibit where Chief
Curator Pete Lesher will lead a guided tour. Light refreshments served. Free for members.
may
Schooner Sultana Visit
Saturday, May 5 – Sunday, May, 13
Open for boarding on Tuesday, May 8, 2:30-4:30pm
Held in conjunction by the Museum’s Model Guild and the
North American Steamboat Modelers Association, this expo
includes radio-controlled models powered by steam, battery, and
wind. Static displays of highly-detailed and realistic models by
the Washington Ship Model Society and others will be featured,
as well as activities for children.
The Elf Classic Yacht Race
Saturday, May 19
Race finish 4pm at the Museum (time subject to weather and
sailing conditions). Free for members or with Museum admission
Join Elf and other classic sailing yachts for the Elf Classic yacht
race—a true yachtsman’s race. The Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis
will serve as the departure point. This event is organized by the
Classic Yacht Restoration Guild to recreate the sensibilities of
yacht racing of the 1880s when the races began on shore, included the row to the boat on mooring or anchor, making sail and
reversing the process at the finish, in this case signing the race log
at the Tolchester Bandstand on the grounds of the Museum.
To participate in the event, or to inquire about sponsorships,
contact Rick Carrion at [email protected] or visit
cyrg.org/elfclassic.htm.
Member Night
Rosie Parks Skipjack
Restoration Project Progress Report
Wednesday, May 23 at 6pm in Museum Boatyard
Join master shipwright and project manager Marc Barto as he
talks about the three-year restoration of the Museum’s skipjack Rosie Parks. Board-by-board, nail-by-nail, learn how the
revered old skipjack is being brought back to her former life.
Free, RSVP by May 22 to Debbie Collison at 410-745-4991.
The replica schooner Sultana will be docked along the Museum’s
harbor-side for five days. Read more on page 6.
june
Frederick Douglass Day
In Concert:
229th Maryland Army National Guard
Band
Saturday, May 5, 2012
10am-4pm; Free for members, $10 for adults, kids under 16 free
Celebrate Talbot County’s favorite son and one of America’s
most important 19th-century leaders. Enjoy entertainment, food,
educational activities, and live music. Read more on page 22.
Tuesday, June 12, 7pm
Free, bring chairs & blankets
The acclaimed 229th Maryland Army National Guard Band
performs patriotic music selections spanning a number of eras
and genres. Museum members enjoy refreshments served at a
special VIP hospitality area during the concert.
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HMS Bounty Visit
Thursday, June 14–Monday, June 18
Open for boarding with dockside tours
available for an additional fee of $10
adults, $5 for children, and free for
children five and under
The replica ship HMS Bounty will be
docked along the Museum’s harbor-side
during ACBF. Read more on page 6.
Frederick Douglass Day
Learning from the past, educating for the future
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Vikings on the Chesapeake
Friday, June 22–Monday, June 25
Free for members or with paid admission
The Leif Ericson Viking Ship Norseman, a
half-scale replica of the famous Gokstad
ship, will be at the Museum for three
days. Read more on page 6.
The restored Silver Arrow Chris Craft runabout, belonging to Dick Hickman of Wrightsville,
PA, will lead the 100 plus boats on display at the Museum for the silver anniversary of the
Antique and Classic Boat Festival, coming on this Father’s Day weekend.
Father’s Day Weekend, Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 17
Fri., 11am–5pm; Sat., 10am–5pm; Sun., 10am–2pm
Free for members or with Museum admission
This annual boat event is the largest of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region,
featuring more than 100 antique and classic boats, boatbuilding demonstrations,
maritime artists and craftsmen, craft vendors, classic used boats, motors, and
nautical flea market, along with live music, food, and more.
A special feature this year is “The Arts at Navy Point,” a showcase of juried
artists and craftsmen presenting maritime-themed home, boat, and wall decor
items. This year features the largest fleet of antique Silver Arrow Chris-Craft
boats for ACBF’s silver anniversary, made in limited production for only two
years. These are rare boats powered by big V-8 engines, with some coming as
far away as Florida. This event is hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the
Antique and Classic Boat Society International in cooperation with the Museum.
The first Frederick Douglass Day was
held at the Museum in October 2010,
drawing more than 500 people to the
Museum’s waterfront campus and raising $10,000 for the Frederick Douglass
statue unveiled at the Talbot County
Courthouse in June, 2011.
Mark your calendars
Big Band Night/Fireworks
Chesapeake Folk Festival
Saturday, July 28
Watermen’s Appreciation Day
Sunday, August 12
15th Annual Charity
Boat Auction
30th Annual Mid-Atlantic
Small Craft Festival
Labor Day Weekend
Saturday, September 1
Fri., Sat., Sun., October 5, 6 & 7
St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance
Friday, October 19
Sunday, September 30
OysterFest
Maritime Monster Mash
Saturday, November 3
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he Frederick Douglass Honor
Society (FDHS) and the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum are
partnering again to present Frederick
Douglass Day on Saturday, May 5, 2012
at the Museum.
From 10am to 4pm, this day-long celebration features exhibits about Douglass’
life and work, genealogy workshops,
cooking demonstrations, dance, live
music, regional foods, and activities for
children to learn about the diversity of
cultural traditions established in our
early heritage. Shipbuilding techniques
used by Douglass will also be demonstrated at the boatshop.
25th Antique & Classic Boat Festival (ACBF)
Saturday, June 30
T
In keeping with this year’s theme,
“Learning from the past, educating for
the future,” the Museum and FDHS
have once again partnered with all
Talbot County schools to host a countywide 8th grade Frederick Douglass
essay contest. Contest winners will read
their entries at Frederick Douglass Day
and receive gifts and prizes from the
Museum and local organizations.
New this year is a cooking demonstration by Michael Twitty, a recognized
(top right) From left, William Wells, young
Frederick Douglass, Mary Thomas, Judge
James Thomas, and Norman Anderson at
the inaugural Frederick Douglass Day.
(bottom right) Young attendees try their
hand at fishing off the docks of Waterman’s Wharf.
culinary historian, community scholar,
and living history interpreter focusing
on historic African American food and
folk culture. Twitty will be holding
open-f ire cooking demonstrations at
the Museum’s Mitchell House, which
belonged to Douglass’ sister. Twitty
involves his audience in discussions about
heirloom crops and seeds, wild food, foraging methods, and the cooking techniques
that create a uniquely African American
cultural tradition.
Local food vendors will include Darnell’s
Grill, Milestone, Sam’s Pizza, Scottish
Highland Creamery, and BBQ chicken
from the Union United Methodist
Church in St. Michaels. In addition to
dance, music, and live demonstrations,
families will have the opportunity to
see history come alive by chatting with
a young Frederick Douglass interpreter,
creating their own copy of Douglass’
newspaper, the North Star, and trying out
the clothes and tools of a 19th century
free black sailor in a vintage photo booth
activity.
Donations and proceeds benefit the
Frederick Douglass Endowed Scholarship
Fund and Museum educational programs.
Admission is $10 for adults, and free for
museum members and kids under 16.
For more information, call the museum
at 410-745-2916.
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on the rail
Rosie Parks
Winter’s mild temperatures allowed for more
work on the skipjack Rosie Parks, and as a result,
Rosie’s restoration is ahead of schedule. With
the chine logs completely replaced and installed,
the crew turned their focus to the side planking.
After clamping the new chine plank into place,
the crew worked their way up, installing new
side planks on both sides of Rosie.
Follow Rosie’s progress by visiting us online at
cbmm.org/rosieparks.html, watching our Rosie
Parks Restoration Project updates on YouTube,
reading our blog, Chesapeakeboats.blogspot.com,
or following us on Facebook.
(Top, left to right) The new chine is clamped into place.
Shipwright Apprentice India Gilham-Westerman attaches
the chine plank.
(Bottom, left to right) Rosie during original construction
juxtaposed with Rosie under restoration with new
side planks.
Delaware
The tug Delaware’s
centennial restoration
continues just in time
for the Museum’s new
Push and Pull: Life on
Chesapeake Tugboats
exhibit, opening in the
Steamboat building
April 21 and running
Vessel Maintenance Manager Mike Gorman strips and
through 2014. New
repaints Delaware’s window sashes.
carlins represent one
of the most significant aspects of Delaware’s restoration, along with new
side deck beams, refurbished fuel tanks and new tank brackets. Half of
the tug’s existing sole was replaced with southern yellow pine. In maintaining
the historical accuracy of the restoration project, port holes were cut and
installed into the forward topside planking and Delaware’s exterior cabinside beadboard was replaced with custom-milled yellow pine.
Twelve window sashes have been stripped and repainted, using all original
materials. Topside and bottom were painted prior to Delaware’s early-March
splash, leaving a few other cosmetic upgrades to be completed once launched.
As part of her centennial celebration, the river tug will be outfitted to
depict what life on a tugboat looked like at the time Delaware worked
the Chesapeake Bay and her tributaries. This summer you may find the
1912 river tug at a nearby event or at one of Maryland’s ports of call as she
takes a celebratory centennial tour out on the Chesapeake. Otherwise she’ll
be dockside in Fogg’s Cove near Waterman’s Wharf.
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Vessel Maintenance Assistant Don MacLeod and volunteer Richard Foa work on the Potomac River Dory boat.
Dory Boat
The Potomac River Dory’s deadwood and shaft
alley have been removed, with the deadwood
replaced with white oak, an original match. The
shaft alley will also be replaced with the same
type of wood, before new mid-ship frames
milled at the Tuckahoe Sawmill are installed.
Restoration of the 1931 boat, built in Banks
O’Dee, MD, and once used for oystering,
continues with forefoot bottom planking to be
mapped out with ribbands and later replaced.
Annual Fund Honor Roll
We are extremely grateful to you, our supporters, for your gifts to the Museum’s Annual Fund, endowment, education programs, bulkhead
replacement, Rosie Parks restoration, historic vessel preservation, and those who’ve become Benefactor, Sustaining, and Life members. Your gifts
benefit the children and adults served by our education programs, special events, exhibits, and boat restoration programs, and allow us to preserve
the artifacts, traditions, heritage, and stories of the people whose lives have been shaped by the Chesapeake Bay. We can’t do it without your
generosity! Donors whose gifts were received between November 7 and February 14, 2012, are listed below. The Museum’s Annual Fund closes
on April 30, and we are so close to our goal. If you haven’t done so already, please consider donating, or making a second gift—it’s your generosity
that enables us to impact more lives with a deeper understanding and appreciation for the Bay. THANK YOU!
Academy for Lifelong Learning
Elizabeth Adams
Air Products Foundation
Nancy Aldrich
Rosemary & George Aldrich
Joyce & Mark Allen
Chrys & Ed Alvarado
Judith & Robert Amdur
Molly & Peirce Anderson
Della & Herbert Andrew
Lisa & Jim Andrew
Anonymous
Antique & Classic Boat Society Chesapeake Bay Chapter
Nancy & CG Appleby
Blenda & Bruce Armistead
Dolores & Edward Arnold
Ashby Commons, L.C.
Sandra & John Ashworth
Lisa & Steven Asplundh
Neva & Edward Asplundh
AT&T Foundation
Robert Austin
Cecil Backus
David Bailey, Jr.
Martha & Mark Bailey
Bank of America Foundation
Linda & Tom Barbour
Katherine & Stephen Bardelman
Donna Barker
Marc Barto
Susan Bastress & Peter Behringer
Lindsay & David Batcheller
Carolyn & Jack Batty
Pattie & Mike Batza
Ardith & Theodore Bayler
Elly & William Bayne
Jeff Bean
Theo B. Bean Foundation
Barbara & Jerry Bechtle
Jean Marie & Duane Beckhorn
Holly & Walter Beckwith
Elaine & Ed Bednarz
Ann & Colin Bentley
Holly & Bill Bentley
Norma & Donald Berlin
Allan Bernard
Cathi & Franklin Berry
Joy & David Best
Pattie & George Betz
Ginger & Marion Bevard
Kathleen & Paul Bigelman
Ellen & Edward Bilinski
Marlen & Charles Binder
Alison & Arthur Birney
Carole Bishop
William Blades
Patricia & Tom Bliss
Ellen & Richard Bodorff
Joyce Bolton & Jeff Watkins
Patricia & James Bonan
Amy Bondurant & David Dunn
Anne Marie & John Borneman
Delores Bowens
Helen Bower
Ann & John Boyden
Angela & Andrew Boyer
Fran & Phillip Bradley
Karl Briers
Donna & Chip Britt
William Brody
Katharine & Stanley Brown
Norman Brown
Anne & David Brunson
Andrea & Larry Buel
Franz Burda
Anna & John Burfeind
JoAnne & Kitridge Buritsch
Carolyn & Brian Burke
Virginia & George Burke
Claire Burkelman
Nancy & Jim Burri
Faith & Bill Bustard
Patti & John Butner
Scott Buzby
Colleen & Daniel Callahan
Peggy & Walt Campbell
Margaret & Nick Cannistraro
Kathy & Daniel Canzoniero
Danuta & Reno Carbonetta
Roberta & John Carey
Leila & Bruce Carlson
Carol Carlson
Christine & Tyler Carr
Richard Carroll
Susan & Paul Carroll
Patti & Ralph Case
Barbara & Frank Cavanaugh
Ann Marie & Richard Cespedes
Ashley & Sam Chamberlain
Jane & Peter Chambliss
Jeff Chandler
Candace Chiaruttini & Paul Milne
Rebecca & Jeff Chittenden
Sherri Christenson
C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Estate
Robert Clagett
Jill Clark & Stephen Morris
Jo & Ted Clark
Lucy & Gary Clarke
Katherine & David Cockey
Mary Ruth Collison
Vera & Paul Colon
Constellation Energy
United Way Campaign
Shirley & Harvey Cook
Newbold Cooper
Missy Corley
Ann & Robert Corrie
Martha Coven & Paul Frick
Mary Anne & Dick Cover
Linda & Robert Coverdale
Joan Cox
Anne & Doug Croker
Janet & James Crowle
Victor Crown
Crystal Trust
Christine & Jerry Cully
James Curran
Peggy & Raymond Custard
JoNell & Mike Dann
Sylvia & Pete Davenport
Margaret & Robert Davis
Mary & Anthony Davis
P. Davis
Judith & Robert Deakins
Ralph Decker
Carolyn Decker
Ruth & Edwin Decker
Patrisha & Albert Del Negro
Elizabeth & David Derby
Linda & John Derrick
Eva Smorzaniuk & Phil Dietz
Marilyn Di Paolo & Warren Ringler
Helen & Paul Dix
Donna & Tim Dolan
Thomas Donlan
John Dombach
Gregory Dowd
Dawne & Lawrence Drake
Mary Ann & David Draut
Carol & Michael Droge
Bob Drury
Robert T. Dryden
Teresa & Dixon Duffett
Virginia & Harry Duffey
Jane & Joseph Duffy
Lynne & Buck Duncan
Barbara & Irénée du Pont
Catherine & Walter Eckbreth
Susan & Michael Eckhart
Orin Edson
Susan & John Edson
Rona & Stuart Eisen
Elm Street Development Co.
Barbara & Eugene Elrod
Peggy & Frank Emmet
Pat & Jak Eskinazi
Georgiana & Alfred Evans
ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.
Jocelyn & George Eysymontt
Elinor Farquhar
Nancy & Robert Farrell
Farvue Foundation
Brenda & Gil Fauber
Dorothy & Lyle Feisel
Susan & Robert Feldhuhn
Anna & Charles Fichtner
Andrea & Thornton Field
Vanessa & Rodger Findiesen
Gwendolyn & Jay Fink
Julia & Andrew Flanagan
Ann Marie & James Flood
Alice & James Forbes
Darlene & Jeff Forte
Shirley Foster
Tom Fountain
Karen & Ben Frana
Allison & Jon Franke
Mary Parks Harding, daughter of Bronza Parks (builder of the skipjack Rosie Parks), recently sent us a photo of
these coins. Mary writes “Uncle Willie and my father owned a packing house together. It was known as L & P
Seafood. The pickers and shuckers were given tokens each time they ‘weighed in’ their work. At the end of the
week, they cashed in their tokens for their pay.”
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From the Museum collection: Collections Manager Lynne Phillips holds up
a very large fossilized oyster shell, estimated to be several million years
old. Found by a donor in Rio Grande, it represents the kind of oyster the
Chesapeake Bay had, and the size oysters used to reach.
Liz & Howard Freedlander
Nancy & Edward Frey
Susan & Gerry Friedel
Andrew Friel
The Friel Foundation
SE. W. Friel
Kimberley Fritts & Francis Turner
Berniece & George Fromm
Christina & Earl Furman
Sandra & Walter Ganzi Cuyler
Robin & Charles Garber
Sonia & Pedro Garcia
Mary George & Robert Gast
Joanne & Fred Geiger
Jane & Robert Gerhard
Linda & Ed Gerner
Donna & Morton Gibbons-Neff
Gloria & James Gibson
David Gierisch
India Gilham-Westerman
Carolyn & Barry Gillman
Terri & Bill Gilmore
Dagmar & Al Gipe
Grace Giraldo
Mimi Girard
Lorraine & Wallace Glass
Susan & Edward Glynn
Michele & Robert Goodson
Brenda & Dave Goodwin
Mike Gorman
Kathryn & John Gorski
Mary & Barry Gossett
Nancy Graham
Anna & Steve Grant
Suzie & Dick Granville
Donna & Harry Grauel
Elizabeth & Robert Gray
Rosemary & John Gray
Pam & Tom Green
Mark Green & Michael Rankin
Penny & Alan Griffith
Janet Grissom
Katherine Griswold & Dwight Moore
Anne & Richard Gupman
Gabrielle & Fred Haab
Joan & Hermann Habermann
Mary & David Haglund
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Milton Hall
Virginia & Michael Halloran
Thomas Hamilton
William Hamilton
Susan & James Handy
Jennifer Mainster-Hanna & Richard
Hanna
Linda & Kirke Harper
Judy & Jack Harrald
Pam & Jim Harris
Trish & Brooke Harwood
Ardoth Hassler & James Short
Mark Hasslinger
Hattons Garden, LLC
Chris Havener
Martha & John Hawkinson
Haydon Bolts, Inc
Carolin Head
Frederick Hecklinger
Sylvia & Ralph Heidelbach
Ada & Martin Heilman
Archer Dodson Heinzen
Ruth Heltne & Bill Clark
Joan & Hunt Hendrickson
Sonia & Thomas Hendrix
Katherine & Thomas Herbert
Susan & Andrew Hess
Darby & Donald Hewes
Janet & Bob Hewes
Leslie Hill & Dennis Carroll
Suzanne & Richard Hood
Marian Hopkins
Judge William Horne
Martha Horner
Ann & Luke Howard
Embry Howell
Amelia & Grant Howerton
Martha & Charles Hudson
Governor Harry Hughes
Kathleen & Howard Hughes
Diane Humphrey
Deanne & Thomas Hutchison
Jennie & John Hyatt
Inn at Perry Cabin
Norma & Charles Irish
Gugy Irving
Pam & Jerry Jana
Margaret & Melton Jarboe
Sherry & David Jeffery
Virginia Jenkins & Thomas Anastasio
Paula Johnson & Carl Fleischhauer
Tim Johnson
Karen Johnson-Amritt & Clark Johnson
Catherine & Richard Jones
Robert Jost
Linda & Kenneth Joy
Cynthia & Doug Jurrius
Phil Kable
Fritz Kahn
Mary & William Kalis
Jody Katz & Jeffrey Gibbs
Julia Kauffman
Sandy & Ron Kaufman
Fern & Daniel Kecman
Margaret Keller
Pat & Dick Keller
Adine Kelly
Anne & Robert Kelly
Carolyn & William Kelly
Jeanne & Lawrence Kelly
Stan Kelton
Richard Kennedy
Jill Kent & Mark Solomons
Bill Kepner
Carol Kilbourn
Mary & Charles Kilbourne
Diane & Edward Kilduff
Karen & Dick Kimberly
Barbro & Kevin Kirk
Joan & Frank Kittredge
Teresa & Paul Klaassen
Margit & Maurice Klein
Jacqueline & Edward Knight
Nancy & Robert Knowles
Emilie Knud-Hansen
Linda Laramy
Maria LaWalt
Leslie & Charles Leaver
David Lees
Annabel & Ron Lesher
Mariana & Pete Lesher
Jerilyn Levi & Dennis Truesdale
Pat & Ted Lewers
Jean & Robert Lewis
Susan & David Lewis
Ann & Steve Lindblom
Lois & Larry Lindsley
Joseph Link
Hermine & John Linton
Diane & Robert Little
Elizabeth Lord
Katherine Lordi
Harriette & Eric Lowery
Helena & Horace Lowman
Linda & Dick Lowry
Barbara & Ben Lucas
Joan Lunney & William Idler
The Lyric Foundation
Linda & James Maciver
Thomas Mackin
Luann & Read Madary
Eleanor & John Magee
Robert Malson
Becky & Dwight Martin
Brenda & Sperling Martin
Marie Martin & Gary Nylander
Elaine & Tony Masso
Allene & Edward Masters
Carol & Bill May
Joan & Edward McCall
Harriett & Ellicott McConnell
Constance & Thomas McEvoy
Dorcas & Jeffrey McGuiness
Martha & Michael McMahon
Media Zone
John Menard
Cathy & Tom Mendenhall
Merrill Family Foundation
Carol & Russ Merritt
Susan Merryman
Donna & Mark Metzger
Jill & Jack Meyerhoff
Mary & Kenneth Michael
Carol & Bart Michelson
Mid-Shore Community Foundation
Mary & Thomas Milan
Alice & Richards Miller
Diane & Albert Miller
Patrice & Herbert Miller
Rich Miller
CBMM captures the heart of what it means to live and breathe the
Bay. It doesn’t get any better than the boatbuilding shed, and the
view from the top of the lighthouse! - Jerry D., Tripadvisor.com
Elizabeth & Tom Hipp
Elizabeth & Worth Hobbs
Winifred Hobron
Laura & Keith Hoffman
Karen & T. J. Holland
Teri & Tom Hollenshade
Laura & Tom Hollingshead
Patricia Holloway
Joseph Holt
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John Knud-Hansen
Merrilyn & John Knud-Hansen
Gabrielle & Bill Korab
Alice & Peter Kreindler
Jennifer Kuhn
Jack Lahr
Byron LaMotte
Wendy Lane
Dede & Marvin Lang
Tina & Lad Mills
Karl Moeller
Debbie & Gary Molchan
Linda & James Montague
Heather & Shane Moore
Elizabeth Moose
Cindy Moran & Scott McDonald
Elizabeth & Rick Morgan
Dorothy Mowry
A great day on the shores of the Miles River. This is a wonderful
experience for anyone—kids through grandparents. Lots of interactive exhibits in a number of buildings, and the lighthouse is a
special treat. - Annapolis Gal, Tripadvisor.com
Clifton Mumford
Jacqueline & William Munch
Judy & Bill Munn
Joan Murray
Diana & Steve Mysliwiec
Peggy & Jim Nallo
Kathleen & John Nash
Judith Needham & Warren Kilmer
Mirna & Conrad Nelson
Revs. Abigail & Mark Nestlehutt
Newport News Shipbuilding
Nancy & Fred Nichols
Doris & Willard Nielsen
Ceci & Rob Nobel
Ethel & Judge John North
Joan & David North
Molly Nussear & Mitchell Owens
Carol & John Nyland
Maureen & Jim O’Connell
Nancy O’Connell & Raymond Wiacek
Diane & Kevin O’Connor
Douglass S. Oeller
William Ogden
Karen & Stephen O’Neill
Margaret Orem
Nancy & John Orzechowski
JoAnn & Ralph Osborn
Christine & Hamish Osborne
Barbara & Ernest Oskin
Rebecca Otter & Paul Moorhead
Marguerite & John Owens
Norman G. Owens Foundation
Talli & Geoff Oxnam
Philip Palmer
Jeanette & Philip Parish
Andrew Parker
Dorothy & Frederick Parker
Fran & Sumner Parker
Judy & Tom Parks
Nancy & Bill Parnell
Margaret & Jim Pasquarelli
Terry & Will Passano
Cammy & Tony Passarella
Marlene & John Patmore
Robin Pender
Carol & Jon Petersen
Alice & Robert Petizon
Melissa & John Pflieger
Ken Philips
Elizabeth & Steven Phillips
George Phillips
Kristen Pironis
Chloe & David Pitard
Judge Jay Plager
Ellen & Norm Plummer
Diane & William Poole
John Porter
Lynne Porter
Bev & Laurence Pratt
Robert Price
Catherine & Robert Prouse
Deborah & Donald Pusey
Bruce Ragsdale & Richard Scobey
Ellen Rajacich
Mary Alice Rath & Bruce Burgess
Mary Ann & Paul Ray
Paula & William Ray
Martha Read
Joe Redman
Daphne & Philip Reese
Linda & John Regenhardt
Bob Reinbold
Christine & Tom Reinert
Eleanor Requard
Mary Restifo
Deb & Robert Rich
Joan & Robert Rich
Lucy & George Richards
Vicki & Jay Ricketts
Mary & Fritz Riedlin
Robert Riley
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
John Roberts
Carey & James Robertson
Linda & Harlan Robinson
Meg & Joseph Robinson
Norman Robinson
Martha & Julius Roe
Ellen & Thomas Rogers
Margaret Roggensack
Karen Roth & John Harper
Joyce & Donald Rumsfeld
Harriet & William Russell
Paul Rust
Karen & William Rutherford
Joann & Wayne Rutledge
Teresa & Keith Rutter
Diana Sable
The Sailing Club of the Chesapeake
Rhonda & George Salem
Susan Sampson
Judy & Mark Sandground
Virginia & Kenneth Sappington
Patricia & Frank Saul
Rose & Clifford Sayre
Eileen & John Schaffer
Anne & Peter Schellie
The Schluderberg Foundation
Susan & Philip Schnering
Richard Schubert
Debbie & Chris Schultz
Betsy & Dale Schulz
Margaret & Richard Schuster
Jean Sener
Sener/Johnston Family
Bruce Shaffer
William Shakespeare
Lisa & John Sherwood
Robert Shoemaker
Karen & Langley Shook
Peter Silvia
Jo Sue & Rem Simpson
Katherine Simpson
Nancy Sims
Joan Sisk & Charles Madary
John Skocz
Carol & Scott Smallwood
Andy & Ed Smith
Carol Smith
Jacqueline Smith & Jerry Hook
Jessica & Brian Smith
Katie & Dick Snowdon
Arden & Reyn Somers
Ann & Marc Sonnenfeld
Melissa & Steve Spielman
Linda & Hank Spire
Caroline & Charlie Sproule
Nancy & Bill Stafford
William Stamm
Judy & Henry Stansbury
The Starr Foundation
Carlina & William Steele
Valerie & George Steele
Barry Sterling
Peggy & Guy Steuart
Rosalyn & Ken Stevens
Rene’ & Tom Stevenson
Ann & Rudolph Stewart
Evelyn Stewart
Glenna Stewart
Sigrid & William Stiles
Mary Ann & William Stockman
Susan & Jack Stoltz
Brenda & Don Stone
Sarah Stoner
Margaret & William Stott
Antoinette & Gregory Strauch
Jeff Strider
Patricia & Seymour Strongin
Sharon & Ric Struthers
Margaret Stubee
Josephine & John Stumpf
Mary & John Swayze
Ann & Mike Sweeney
Lynda & Chuck Teubner
Shirley & Peter Thatcher
Susan & Bill Thomas
Judy & Jeff Thompson
Frankie and Jim Thorington
Carla & Mark Todd
Suzanne & Robert Todd
Margaret Tomlinson
Nancy Trippe
Rosemary & Sam Trippe
Vonne & Robert Troknya
Cordy & Luther Tucker
Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation
Benson & George Tulloch
Union United Methodist Church
Susan & James Vail
Irene & Robert Valliant
Van Strum Foundation
Sally & Moorhead Vermilye
Susan & Herman Viola
William Vitale
Lorraine Vollberg
Virginia & William Voorhees
Jean & Don Wagner
Leanne Wagner & John Dent
Theresa & Michael Walden
E. K. Walker
George Wallace
Victoria & Michael Wallace
Peggy & Salvador Waller
Lynn & Joe Walsh
Ann & Donald Walter
Laura & James Ward
Joan & Joseph Warren
James Washburn
Michelle & Chris Washburn
Grace & Frank Watkins
Ruth & David Way
Mary & Richard Weaver
Alicia & Martin Weber
Irmy & Phil Webster
Susan & Andrew Weisburger
Cheryl & John Weliver
Joan & Clif West
Kate Whalen
Hugh Whitaker
David White
Suzanne & John Whitmore
Virginia & Richard Whittaker
Gail & Robert Wilensky
Wiley Rein LLP
Katie Willis
Patti & Craig Willis
Elizabeth & William Winstead
Michelle & Matthew Wolf
Michele & Albert Woodroof
William Woodward
Paula & Rogre Worthington
Jean & James Wortman
Kathy & Donald Yent
Liz & Tim Yost
Joyce & Don Young
Margaret & Sanford Young
Arlene & George Zachmann
An amazing tribute to the Chesapeake Bay! This is a “do not miss”
part of any trip to St. Michaels. Plan to spend at least two hours here
to see and experience everything. - Linda, Tripadvisor.com
Josephine & Wayne Shaner
Mary & Robert Sharp
Lisa & Timothy Shaw
Lolli Sherry & Craig Damon
Muriel & Enos Throop
Beverly & Richard Tilghman
Christopher Tilghman
Mary Tilghman
Clemens & Carol Zappe
Linda & Artur Zimmer
Joan & Howard Zwemer
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Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
P.O.Box 636
St. Michaels, MD 21663
cbmm.org • 410-745-2916
Save the date for the 15th Annual Boating Party
A Star Spangled Night
on Navy Point, 1812-2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Cocktails • Dinner • Music • Dancing
cbmm.org / boatingpar t y
BUY A BOAT
Your next visit is on us!
and help support the Museum’s
FREE GENERAL ADMISSION
Boat Donation Program
for two people to the
Buy sailing dinghies, cabin cruisers, canoes,
crabbing skiffs, and more. Donated boats
cost a fraction of buying a new or used
boat at retail.
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum,
St. Michaels, Maryland
Open 10am daily. Visit cbmm.org
or call 410-745-2916 for info.
Bring this coupon for general admission. Not
reedemable for special events. Redeem at the
Welcome Center. Ticket has no face value.
Expires: December 31, 2012
The Chesapeake Log, Spring 2012
Formula 280 BR-2007
LIKE NEW: Only 42 hours. Lift kept, full
canvas, radar and all electronics (refrigeration, heaters, anchor, windlass).
Donate a boat and receive a tax deduction
and help the Museum at the same time.
Contact Lad Mills, Boat Donation Program Manager
410-745-4942 • [email protected]
Visit cbmm.org —inventory subject to change.
Check our website for current list of boats for sale.