The Steamship Historical Society of America, located at the Ship History Center in Warwick Rhode Island is reaching out to libraries, museums and other historical organizations who may have an interest in some maritime historically related materials.
The Society has been reviewing materials in their collections and has identified some Maritime Periodicals for deaccession that are not specific to their organization.
As you will see many are not complete runs. The Society is offering these free of charge to a good home.
The Steamship Historical Society of America is a CAMM member organization. Can any of our members, affiliates, or friends assist them finding new homes for these resources?
For more information, please contact Astrid Drew at the Steamship Historical Society of America.
Are you looking for an exciting internship that will provide you hand-on experience and skills in a museum environment? If so, the South Street Seaport Museum’s Collections and Archives Internship is for you!
The South Street Seaport Museum is dedicated to telling the vital story of the foundation of New York and its link to its great natural harbor. The Museum houses exhibition galleries, two working nineteenth century print shops, a maritime reference library, and a fleet of historic vessels on Pier 16.
The Collections Department is currently in the middle of the first wall-to-wall inventory of its 27,000+ collections including paintings; drawings, prints and photographs; ship models; historic artifacts related to the lower Manhattan businesses of the 19th century; and a 65,000+ archival collections, including business and ship documents, manuscripts and ephemera.
As a Seaport Museum intern you be a member of the small, dynamic Collections team and will be able to make an enormous contribution to the work we do. You will also have the possibility to meet with other department heads, participate in meetings, and assist in general Museum events. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain collections care and display, registration and archive experiences and be involved in the day-to-day operations of the Museum that tells the history of “Where New York Begins.”
Intern responsibilities will include, but are not limited to assisting the department staff with the following tasks:
• Research and cataloging items in the Museum’s collections management database Collector Systems
• Assist in organizing and digitizing archives materials
• Monitoring and reporting on exhibition conditions as they pertain to exhibited collections
• Assisting with the cleaning of exhibits and artifacts on display
• Collect ideas and draft posts for the museum’s social media platforms on a monthly basis
• If time and interest permits, short-term, independent research projects related to the collection can be designed
Qualifications
Candidates should be currently enrolled in or should have recently finished a history, art history, or museum-related graduate or undergraduate program, possess basic computer skills, an interest in collections and registration work, and the ability to lift 30 pounds.
Timing/Duration
Internships last for a minimum of 10 weeks beginning in mid-July 2019 and is part-time. Interns must work a minimum of 2 days/week with an 10am-5pm (full-day); sorry, no half-day schedule permitted.
This internship position is primarily for college credit.
Application Deadline: April 10th, 2019
How to apply:
Please send your cover letter, resume, and contact information for two references to the attention of the Director of Collections at collections@seany.org.
No Phone Calls Please
South Street Seaport Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer
From this link you can read and download the full job description:
CAMM Members, please review the proposed slate of Officers and Board Members in advance of the CAMM Annual Meeting: April 26, 2019 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Nominations Committee – Proposed Slate 2019
OFFICERS
President: Marifrances Trivelli (1st one year term)
Vice President: Sam Heed (1st one year term)
Secretary: Paul Johnston (2 year term, renewable)
Treasurer: Pete Lesher (2 year term, renewable)
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE (5 total)
Susan Sirota – elected 2016 to 1st three-year term / 2019 = 2nd three-year term (to 2022)
Anne Grimes Rand – elected 2017 to 1st three-year term (to 2020)
Jeff Bowdoin – 1st three-year term (to 2022)
Amy Lent – 1st three-year term (to 2022)
Laura Orr – 1st three-year term (to 2022)
PAST PRESIDENT – Greg Gorga
BACKGROUND
The President and Vice President are elected for one-year terms, renewable to a total of three years.
The Secretary and Treasurer are elected for two-year terms.
The Members at Large are elected for three-year terms, renewable to a total of 6 years.
Annual salary is at the start of the pay range. The current salary range is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.
DUTIES
A Maritime Museum Curator performs professional curatorial work at a maritime museum; plans, organizes, and directs curatorial activities and educational programs; facilitates donations and loans of exhibits; supervises development and installation of exhibits (both on site and online); develops curricula for education programs; performs research necessary to present exhibits and programs; assists the Director with fundraising; conducts tours; and promotes interests in the museum via publications, presentations, the museum’s newsletter, website, and social media posts; supervises part-time staff and volunteers.
REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in history, museum studies, or related field; and
Two years of full-time paid professional experience in directing the curatorial activities of a maritime or specialty museum.
A Master’s Degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the experience lacking.
PROCESS NOTES
In addition to the regular City application, all applicants must complete a Maritime Museum Curator Qualifications Questionnaire at the time of filing. The Maritime Museum Curator Qualifications Questionnaire is located within the Supplemental Questions Section of the City Application. Applicants who fail to complete the Qualifications Questionnaire will not be considered further in this examination, and their application will not be processed.
A valid California driver’s license is required. Applicants will be disqualified and not eligible for appointment to these positions if their record for the past 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major violation (such as DUI).
For qualifying work experience in Requirement #2, the term “professional experience” applies to positions that require possession of a degree from an accredited four-year college or university in order to obtain that position. Therefore, to be considered “professional,” experience must be gained in positions after obtaining a four-year degree.
WHERE TO APPLY & APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications will only be accepted on-line. When you are viewing the on-line job bulletin of your choice, simply scroll to the top of the page and select the “Apply” icon. On-line job bulletins are also available at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacity.
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Applicants are urged to apply early to ensure you have time to resolve any technical issues you may encounter.
All application materials must be completed at the time of filling for you to be considered a candidate in this examination.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications must be received by THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2019.
In accordance with Civil Service Rule 4.2, all applicants who apply may not be tested in this examination. To meet anticipated hiring needs, only a limited number of qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the selection process in the following order: 1) Applicants currently employed by the City of Los Angeles who meet the minimum requirements, or are on a reserve list; 2) Remaining applicants who meet the minimum requirements in sufficient numbers to meet hiring needs in the order that applications were received or by qualifications review. Applications submitted during the filing period may be kept on file in the event that additional applicants need to be tested to meet hiring needs.
QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW
Should a large number of qualified candidates file for this examination, candidate’s qualifications for the position of Maritime Museum Curator may be evaluated based on the candidate’s responses to the Qualifications Questionnaire. Those candidates considered possessing the greatest likelihood of successfully performing the duties of a Maritime Museum Curator based solely on the information submitted for qualifications review will continue in the selection process.
SELECTION PROCESS
Examination Weights: Interview – 100%
The examination will consist entirely of an evaluation of professional and personal qualifications by interview. In the interview, emphasis may be placed on the candidate’s experience, training, and professional development as they provide the knowledge of: the curatorial problems, procedures, and policies of a public museum-type facility; the principles and techniques applicable to the planning and development of exhibits in a maritime museum facility, including management of loans or donations of artifacts, including ships, ship models, equipment, photographs, navigational aids, textiles, ephemera, and other historical materials; Southern California maritime subject matter and the historical significance of maritime artifacts; the supervision practices and principles, including the laws and regulations related to Equal Employment Opportunities; and the ability to: elicit public interest and support in the acquisition and exhibition of maritime artifacts; communicate and interact effectively with staff, museum patrons, volunteers, community organizers and the public; work tactfully and effectively with individuals within the museum and in the community at large in order to promote the museum’s mission; and other necessary skills, knowledge and abilities.
The Qualifications Questionnaire will not be separately scored, but will be considered by the interview board in evaluating each candidate’s qualifications. Candidates may expect the panel members to discuss this information during the interview. Qualifications Questionnaires submitted by candidates on the day of the interview will not be accepted for presentation to the interview board. Candidates will be notified later by e-mail of the date, time, and location of the interviews, which will be held in Los Angeles. It is anticipated that interviews will begin during the period of MAY 20, 2019 to MAY 31, 2019.
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Applications are accepted subject to review to ensure that minimum qualifications are met. Candidates may be disqualified at any time if it is determined that they do not possess the minimum qualifications stated on this bulletin.
As a covered entity under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. To request a disability accommodation, please complete the Disability Accommodation Form within 14 calendar days of the submittal of the City application. The Disability Accommodation Form can be obtained at http://per.lacity.org/exams/verify_disability.pdf(Download PDF reader).
A final average score of 70% in the interview is required to be placed on the eligible list.
In accordance with Civil Service Rule, Sec. 4.24, review periods may be combined. Candidates in the examination process may file protests as provided in Sec. 4.20, 4.22, 4.23 as applicable and within the required timeframe; however, the Personnel Department may respond to and resolve protests prior to the establishment of the eligible list.
Notice: If you receive and accept an offer of employment to a regular position with the City of Los Angeles, your employee benefit coverage (including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance) will commence approximately six weeks after your original appointment. Not all positions in the City receive benefit coverage; you should inquire regarding the availability of employee benefits prior to accepting a position. All City employees are required to be Disaster Service Workers.
THIS EXAMINATION IS TO BE GIVEN
ONLY ON AN OPEN COMPETITIVE BASIS
The City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, creed, color, ancestry, medical condition (cancer), or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Hello CAMM Members and Colleagues. This is a friendly reminder that deadlines are quickly approaching for the 2019 CAMM Conference and Annual Meeting hosted by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum April 24-26, 2019. Key dates to keep in mind:
LODGING: Hotel blocks will be released to the general public Saturday, March 24. Please call or go online today and reserve your room at one of the two hotels in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Baymont by Wyndham Manitowoc Lakefront
101 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Phone: 920-482-2097 (adjacent to the museum)
$89 a night – includes continental breakfast
Holiday Inn Manitowoc
4601 Calumet Avenue, Manitowoc
Phone: 920-682-6000 (3 miles from museum)
$119 a night – includes full breakfast at hotel restaurant
Click here for more Manitowoc/Two Rivers lodging options
LEONARD RENNIE PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS: Will be available for 2019 CAMM Conference. CAMM offers grants in support of professional development (including attendance at the CAMM Conference) for staff of member museums. Grants for 50% of total cost of travel, registration and lodging are available up to $750. Monies are limited so apply early. Download application:
Full conference registration is $199 and includes all conference session, lunches, receptions, and banquet.
Daily rates available for one day attendance (see registration form).
Spouse/guest registration for social events only (no sessions) is $125.
Optional Door County maritime landscape tour is $40 (this is an incredible all day bus tour, including lunch! You won’t want to miss is special tour with behind the scenes tours and programs).
Full conference details, including the full program, travel details, and events can be found on the conference page. Please email the CAMM Administrator with questions.
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum (WMM), founded in 1969, is located on Lake Michigan at Manitowoc and is home to the World War II submarine USS Cobia. WMM is seeking an Executive Director with proven passion to provide dynamic leadership for one of the largest maritime museums in the Midwest preserving the maritime history of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region.
The Executive Director must have entrepreneurial vision and is responsible for the consistent achievement of the organization’s mission and financial objectives to include but not limited to building and implementing a development and fundraising strategy for sustaining ongoing operations and revenue generation; executing a progressive program for the Museum’s exhibits, collections management, educational activities and community outreach; delivering clear and consistent messaging; and providing leadership to and overall management of the museum staff and volunteers.
To apply, please send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to WMMHRD@gmail.com by April 15, 2019. Salary is $75,000 – $85,000 annually, commensurate with experience. No phone calls please.
Only those whose qualifications match the needs of the WMM will be contacted.
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment
Summary of Responsibilities (including but not limited to)
Management and Operations
Deliver entrepreneurial vision and be team management oriented
Provide leadership to a staff including full and part-time employees and volunteers
Manage day-to-day functioning of the staff in achieving museum goals and objectives and maintain accountability to that end
Operationalize projects, decisions and plans made at the Board level
Manage the financial resources of the museum including contributing to the development of the annual budget and being accountable for adhering to the budget
Demonstrate fiscal management that generally anticipates operating within the approved budget and ensures maximum resource utilization
Provide timely monthly financial statements which accurately reflect the financial condition and status of the museum
Manage resources to include the direct supervision, hiring and retention of competent qualified staff
Establish employment and administrative policies and procedures for all of the functions and day-to-day operation of the museum
Oversee the curation of exhibits, events and operations on a day-to-day basis
Oversee the development and delivery of education programs
Oversee the maintenance and functioning of the museum and all of its locations
Development
Assist with the development and implementation of the museum’s fundraising plan under the direction of the Board of trustees
Cultivate effective personal relationships with private donors, foundations and businesses
Provide input to the Board of trustees for short and long term goals of the museum
Regularly meet with Board of trustees and museum members to report progress towards meeting museum goals and objectives
Represent the museum in public forums, maintain media relationships, and raise and maintain public awareness of museum accomplishments and goals
Represent the museum in the community to promote programs, initiatives and events
Build and promote a successful membership program
Create and tell the stories of Wisconsin and Great Lakes maritime history to a diverse audience of young and old alike
Desired Leadership Attributes (including but not limited to)
Leadership – nurtures a staff team that focuses on the best interests of the organization as a whole, understands the role of the team and the individuals on the team, and follows the imperatives of the strategic plan
Passion for Mission – demonstrates and communicates passion for the organization’s core purpose – “engage and educate the public about the maritime history of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region, including Wisconsin’s World War II submarines and USS Cobia”
Strategic Thinking – cultivates a culture of strategic action including recommendations on timelines and allocation of resources to move forward on annual planning and budgets
Results-Driven Mindset – improves and sustains the organization’s performance, develops and follows through on priorities, delegates appropriately, holds staff accountable and makes sound decisions
Demonstrated Success in Community Networking – develops strong community relationships to leverage good will, financial support, and program and service development
Financial Management Expertise – ensures the organization maintains adequate reserves and accumulates sources of capital to invest in needed future changes, understands and diligently attends to all budget and financial matters and can manage operations within budget constraints including making difficult financial decisions when required
Qualification Requirements
A degree or equivalent work experience in business management, marketing, non-profit management, museum studies or historic preservation
Business management skills including budgeting, financial and human resource management (knowledge of QuickBooks would be a plus)
Proven track record in program management and meeting strategic goals and objectives
Experience in fundraising and development including successful grant writing preferred
Knowledge of maritime history, maritime transportation systems/industry and the military sea service would be a plus
Success and experience in effectively leading and working as part of a team
Solid verbal, written, networking and interpersonal communication skills
Professional communicator skills for leadership and community outreach purposes
A talent for networking with financial donors, grant makers, community leaders and key stakeholders
Exemplary organizing and planning skills
Sound analytical thinking and problem solving skills including those pertaining to financial management
Ability to translate the Board of trustees goals and objectives into actionable and measurable outcomes
There may be snow on the ground for many of us, but spring is around the corner. That means it is time to register for the 2019 CAMM Conference hosted by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, April 24-26, 2019. There are several upcoming deadlines, of which to be aware:
LODGING: Blocks of rooms and special rates have been established at the following hotels. Please reference “CAMM Conference” when booking rooms. Blocks of rooms are only held until March 24. Please make your reservations before that date.
Baymont by Wyndham Manitowoc Lakefront
101 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Phone: 920-482-2097 (adjacent to the museum)
$89 a night – includes continental breakfast
Holiday Inn Manitowoc
4601 Calumet Avenue, Manitowoc
Phone: 920-682-6000 (3 miles from museum)
$119 a night – includes full breakfast at hotel restaurant
Click here for more Manitowoc/Two Rivers lodging options
Full conference registration is $199 and includes all conference session, lunches, receptions, and banquet.
Daily rates available for one day attendance (see registration form).
Spouse/guest registration for social events only (no sessions) is $125.
Optional Door County maritime landscape tour is $40
Registration Deadline is April 15, 2019.
LEONARD RENNIE PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS: Will be available for 2019 CAMM Conference. CAMM offers grants in support of professional development (including attendance at the CAMM Conference) for staff of member museums. Grants for 50% of total cost of travel, registration and lodging are available up to $750. Monies are limited so apply early.Download application:
EVENTS: In addition to conference sessions held at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, all tours and special events are included with full conference registration, including:
OPTIONAL SATURDAY TOUR: Saturday optional Door County maritime landscape bus tour (featuring the Door County Maritime Museum). 9:00am-3:30pm. Space is limited, reservations made on a first come first serve basis. $40 per person. Includes:
Round trip bus ride from Wisconsin Maritime Museum (Manitowoc) to the Door County Maritime Museum (Sturgeon Bay) – Includes en route narration by Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Archaeologist Tamara Thomsen.
Tour of the Door County Maritime Museum, led by DCMM staff, including the exhibits The Water Defines Us: DCMM@50 and Shipwrecks of Door County, and gallery lecture by Larry Herbst of the Sturgeon Bay Model Shop (tent.).
Lunch at the Door County Fire Company restaurant, including a presentation from the creative team behind the musical Windjammers, inspired by tales and tunes of 19th century Great Lakes sailors; courtesy of Northern Sky Theater.
Drive past Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding – Tracing its history back to 1918, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is an industry leader in the construction and repair of large ships and is a highlight of the working waterfront of Sturgeon Bay.
2019 Annual Conference in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, hosted by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum (photo WMM)
Tourism & Transportation: Manitowoc is located 30 minutes south of Green Bay and 1 1/2 hours north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin easily accessible by international airports in both cities. There are many rental car and airport shuttle options from Milwaukee and Green Bay airports.
Transportation options include:
GoRiteWay airport shuttles from Milwaukee. One way from $66.
Hertz rental car. Special conference rate from Milwaukee (reference CV#054R0001). Also located in Green Bay without conference rate.
Stardust Limousine, Manitowoc services both Green Bay and Milwaukee airports. (920)682-5767.
In its ongoing effort to be one of the best maritime experiences in the world, Maine Maritime Museum will break ground on a transformative 5-acre renovation this week. The “First Impressions” project encompasses a complete redevelopment of the front entrance and north side of the museum’s campus with a goal of enhancing the visitor experience, creating an ecologically friendly and attractive landscape bordering the river and Washington Street, and addressing a lack of handicapped accessibility, crumbling front steps, and deteriorating parking surfaces.
A site plan for the 5-acre “First Impressions” project. Photo: Maine Maritime Museum
In addition to redesigned parking areas, the south campus of the museum (5 acres) will be transformed into a new landscape that blends seamlessly with the natural surroundings, incorporates native plantings and expansive greenspace, utilizes interactive elements to provide a deeper appreciation of the history and unique ecology of the Kennebec River, and is accessible to all. Unique features of the landscape plan include groves of native Maine tree species that were used in traditional shipbuilding, a beautiful boardwalk along the riverbank providing views of the coastal wetlands, and a special garden honoring Navy families adjacent to the BIW: Building America’s Navy exhibit. New plantings will include 73 native Maine trees, 2,078 native Maine shrubs, and 1,446 native Maine perennials and grasses. The park-like south campus will be open to the public.
Maine’s maritime heritage is critically important to the state culturally and economically, and deserves the best representation we can provide. This project will have a lasting impact on thousands of visitors and locals for years to come. The new landscape and arrival experience will beautify the south end of Washington Street, celebrate our unique connection to the Kennebec River, and will be accessible to everyone. Finally, the exterior appearance of the museum will reflect the world-class experience found inside. – Maine Maritime Museum Executive Director Amy Lent.
The “First Impressions” project is the most recent in a series of ambitious improvements that the museum has completed in the past decade. Installation of the six masts of the Wyoming evocation (2013); construction of the Kenneth D. Kramer Blacksmith Shop (2014); renovation of the state’s largest lobstering exhibit, Lobstering & the Maine Coast(2015); construction of the one-of-a-kind exhibit, Into the Lantern: A Lighthouse Experience (2017); acquisition and restoration of the 1906 schooner Mary E (2017-18); and the opening of the high-tech exhibit BIW: Building America’s Navy (2018); are some of the transformative projects that have earned the museum recognition as a world-class institution, being named one of the top 10 maritime museums in the world (Marine Insight) and the best museum in Maine (USA Today).
Left to right, Facilities Manager Tony Croteau, Director of Public Programs and Operations Jason Morin, and Executive Director Amy Lent review plans for the 5-acre renovation. Photo: Maine Maritime Museum
Commercial landscape architects Richardson & Associates of Saco created the design; Crooker Construction of Topsham will manage the project working with Pine Tree Engineering.
Phase 1 of the roughly year-long project will commence in early March and focus on the front entrance of the museum. The north parking lot of the museum will be filled to become nearly level with the main entrance, eliminating the need for front steps. Approximately 9,000 yards of fill from the new Morse High School construction site will be reused in the process. A new concrete arrival plaza at the main entrance will include an inlaid map of the Kennebec River. From Moosehead Lake to the mouth of the river at Popham, visitors can walk along the river’s path and trace the history of this remarkable body of water. Boulders will be placed strategically around the Moosehead end of the map, evoking the mountains in that region and serving as seating for visitors.
Assuming the balance of the funding is in place, the entire project will be completed by spring 2020 in time for the Maine Bicentennial celebration when Maine’s maritime heritage can be celebrated as it deserves to be. The museum will remain open throughout the renovation. To date, the museum has raised almost 90% of the project’s $3.3 million fundraising goal. For more information, or to make a gift in support of the project, visit MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
About Maine Maritime Museum
Maine Maritime Museum is an independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to promoting an understanding and appreciation of Maine’s maritime heritage through exhibits, an historic shipyard, educational programs, a research library, and narrated cruises and tours. Founded in 1962, the museum is nestled along the Kennebec River in Bath, “The City of Ships” and provides a unique experience to visitors of all ages.
The Trustees of the Sailors of Snug Harbor are looking to connect with retired mariners. SSH is an operating foundation dedicated to assisting retired mariners wherever they live, who need financial assistance and meet the eligibility criteria. More than 16,500 mariners have been assisted since its inception in the early nineteenth century.
If CAMM Member and Affiliate Museums would like brochures to distribute at their institutions, please contact:
The Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor
17 Battery Place, Suite 230
New York,NY 10004 Tel: 646-465-8585, Toll Free: 1-888-257-5456 Fax: 212-513-0243 info@thesailorssnugharbor.org
Alternately, if CAMM Members and Affiliates have affinity groups that would benefit from Sailors’ Snug Harbor support services for retired mariners, please feel free to forward this brochure.
History
The Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor (SSH) was incorporated in
1806 as the result of a bequest made by Captain Robert Richard Randall, a
wealthy New York merchant. It was Captain Randall’s desire to have his
estate utilized to assist ‘aged, decrepit and worn-out seamen…’.
Who We Are
SSH is a non-profit organization whose mission is to financially aid
retired career mariners with a proven need of assistance. SSH no longer
owns or operates a retirement facility for mariners in Sea Level, NC, Staten
Island, NY or anywhere else. Today, we assist mariners in their home
communities.
Whom we assist
We offer support to career mariners who can demonstrate they have a need
for financial assistance and meet the following requirements:
2555 days of deep sea time, at least five years on U.S. flagged ships or 14 years working on inland rivers
65 years of age or older or on disability (Some exceptions may be made)
Proven need for financial assistance
Resident of the USA (or its territories)
An individual with $50,000 or more in assets will not be eligible (primary residence excluded)
A three year look back period will be used
Public benefits available to a mariner must be accessed, if eligible, before any subsidy from SSH is approved. For example, VA benefits, Medicaid, SNAP etc.
More than 16,500 mariners have been assisted since its inception in the
early nineteenth century.
Each interested Mariner must complete an application that requires detailed
information about present living arrangements, financial history etc.
Contact Sailors’ Snug Harbor
If you have any questions or are in need of assistance, please call our Mariner
Counselor at 1-888-257-5456. The web site www.thesailorssnugharbor.org
has a link to our application. If you do not have access to a computer, please
call and one will be sent to you.
The Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney is planning an international tour of our highly immersive, artefact and multi-media packed exhibit ‘James Cameron – Challenging the Deep’ and is seeking expressions of interest from potential host museums for the North American leg starting in late 2020 – early 2021.
Beginning with the 14-year-old science enthusiast from Chippawa Canada, who builds his first submersible and tests it with his pet mouse as pilot, the exhibit takes visitors on a 45 year journey and 8 deep ocean expeditions with Cameron to Titanic, Bismarck, extreme ocean environments and finally to the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in a unique submersible he built in secret in Australia. The exhibit blends four cinema-scale projection screens, programmed lighting and a continuous soundtrack into a single seamless immersive environment – avoiding the common museum pitfall of too much sound in not enough space.
Artefacts include miniatures, models and costumes from Cameron’s underwater sci-fi epic ‘The Abyss’; costumes, props, models and Cameron’s own script from ‘Titanic’; ROVs from three expeditions to Titanic and to Bismarck; artefacts from the science, design and construction of the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER; a live science demonstration growing rusticles; and specimens collected in the Mariana Trench by HMS Challenger in 1875 and by Cameron in 2012.
In the seven months from opening to 30 January there have been 120,000 ticketed visitors to the exhibit which closes in Sydney mid-2019. The exhibit occupies 400 – 500 square metres and requires a ceiling height of just under 5 metres. Venues will need to meet international museum environmental and security standards. For additional information about the exhibit or to express interest please contact Richard Wood, Creative Producer – Manager USA Programs (Richard.Wood@sea.museum) or Will Mather, Project Manager ( Will.Mather@sea.museum) at the Australian National Maritime Museum
Hello CAMM Members and Colleagues. This is a friendly reminder that deadlines are quickly approaching for the 2019 CAMM Conference and Annual Meeting hosted by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum April 24-26, 2019. Key dates to keep in mind:
LEONARD RENNIE PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS: Will be available for 2019 CAMM Conference. CAMM offers grants in support of professional development (including attendance at the CAMM Conference) for staff of member museums. Grants for 50% of total cost of travel, registration and lodging are available up to $750. 
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The Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney is planning an international tour of our highly immersive, artefact and multi-media packed exhibit ‘James Cameron – Challenging the Deep’ and is seeking expressions of interest from potential host museums for the North American leg starting in late 2020 – early 2021.
Beginning with the 14-year-old science enthusiast from Chippawa Canada, who builds his first submersible and tests it with his pet mouse as pilot, the exhibit takes visitors on a 45 year journey and 8 deep ocean expeditions with Cameron to Titanic, Bismarck, extreme ocean environments and finally to the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in a unique submersible he built in secret in Australia. The exhibit blends four cinema-scale projection screens, programmed lighting and a continuous soundtrack into a single seamless immersive environment – avoiding the common museum pitfall of too much sound in not enough space.
