Position: Shipwright II Pay: $25.00 Location: Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic CT Position Type: Full time, year round Application link: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Apply/3097713/Mystic-Seaport-Museum-Inc/Shipwright-II Description: Key Responsibilities: Requirements Qualifications:
Documentation Projects Project: Steam Schooner Wapama Steam Schooner Wapama Launched at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in 1851, the American clipper Snow Squall served in the Pacific and South American trades, carrying general cargo out of the U.S. and tea, The steam schooner Wapama was built by the St. Helens Shipbuilding Company for the Pacific Coast lumber trade and coastwide service […]
Documentation Projects Project: Sub Marine Explorer Sub Marine Explorer One of the earliest working submersibles (submarines) in existence the Sub Marine Explorer was designed by Kroehl and Ariel Patterson. Built and launched in 1865 the sub was capable of diving to depths of 100 feet and was able to control its position using a series of ballast […]
Documentation Projects Project: Snow Squall SNOW SQUALL Remains Launched at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in 1851, the American clipper Snow Squall served in the Pacific and South American trades, carrying general cargo out of the U.S. and tea, spices, and coffee back home. Sunk in the Falkland Islands in the 1880s, documentation of her surviving pieces began in […]
Documentation Projects Project: Skipjack Kathryn Skipjack Kathryn The 1901 two-sail bateau “skipjack” Kathryn is an early example of an oyster-dredging vessel that was seen in great numbers on the Chesapeake Bay in the late 1890s. Built in Crisfield, Maryland, Kathryn served several different owners in Maryland and Virginia. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994, Kathryn was documented by […]
Documentation Projects Project: Schooner Ernestina Schooner ERNESTINA According to her significance statement, Ernestina is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand Banks fishing schooner. Robert “Bob” Bartlett sailed her in Arctic […]
Annual Conference 2018 Conference Presentations 2018 Annual Conference PresentationsNational Museum of Bermuda: April 4 – 6, 2018 Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Morning Session – Disaster Planning Paul Johnston, Smithsonian National Museum of American HistoryDisaster Planning at the Smithsonian Deborah Atwood and Zoe Brady, National Museum of BermudaBatten Down the Hatches: The Importance of Disaster Preparedness in […]
Funding Sources Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Foundation Center Institute of Museum and Library Services National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Historical Publications and Records Commission (National Archives) National Maritime Heritage Grants (National Park Service) Preserve America (National Park Service) Transportation Enhancement Activities (Federal Highway Administration) U.S. Lighthouse Society preservation grants program
Traveling Exhibit Nantucket Whaleship: Two Brothers Traveling Exhibit Featuring Rare Treasures and the Fascinating Story of the Nantucket Whaleship Two Brothers Looking for a New (Temporary) Home The captivating “Lost on a Reef” exhibit is available just in time for a surge of interest about the story of the whaleship Essex upon release of Ron Howard’s “In the Heart […]
Traveling Exhibits Nantucket Whaleship Two Brothers Navy Art Traveling Exhibition Program New York Historical Society: A traveling marine art exhibition titled The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America. More than fifty paintings ranging in date from 1750 to 1904 and a small selection of maritime artifacts are included. The earlier paintings are in the […]
