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Code Flag Lima, No. 18: Herreshoff Content for the Quarantined! Welcome to CFLP18! Today we're taking you to the Arctic! We've got a bit of a theme going on, inspired by the Mystic Seaport Museum's recent lecture on whaling fleets in the far north (linked below). That made us think of HMCo.'s connection to another incredible and tragic story of survival and, in this case, scientific exploration: the Greely Expedition of the early 1880s. We take a brief tour of that in today's "From the Vault" post, but the two documentaries are really worth taking the time with if you have it! Also, on Wednesday evening, you can find your HMM team over at Peter Isler's Web Wednesdays, a weekly webcast presented by the American Sailing Association (ASA). Episode 6 is appropriately titled "A Night at the Museum", and it will be live at 8:00 PM EDT, so all sorts of opportunities for chaos. Look for more info on this tomorrow with a special offer for our subscribers! As always, please send us your feedback, thoughts, ideas, etc. You can reach us at lima@herreshoff.org. You can also upload photos of your #HerrshoffFromHome projects on our Facebook page or connect with us on Instagram @herreshoff. We’re looking forward to hearing from you, as always! During these crazy times, the Museum really needs your support. We've challenged ourselves to grow our membership with new digital initiatives like this that can bring the museum to our community, so please help us achieve that goal by taking a minute to renew, join or donate now. Go to the Code Flag Lima Page

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Whaleboats for the Greely Relief Expedition A rescue mission to the Arctic is supplied with two small HMCo.-built steam-powered whaleboats. Read More

Grow "Ice" Crystals at Home In keeping with today's Arctic theme, a chance to grow your own "ice" crystals. Try It!

This Week in Herreshoff History: 1898 & 1912 Plants are today's This Week in Herreshoff History theme, but not the house variety: today we read about the steam engines that powered the Herreshoff plant, and then a whole parade of boats that belonged to a [human] Plant... Learn More

The Greely Expedition For those not familiar with the story of the Greely Expedition, we highly recommend this PBS documentary on the subject . You might also want to check out this documentary to get a sense of the journey from Fort Conger to Point Sabine as a group of modern adventurers and one Greely descendant retrace their steps. Watch "The Greely Expedition" Watch "Abandoned in the Arctic"

Mystic Seaport Museum: New London Whaling Fleet This was the lecture that kicked off this week's theme! Join Fred Calabretta of the Mystic Seaport Museum to learn about " Adventure, Discovery, and Disaster in the Eastern Arctic In 1846, the men and ships of New London’s whaling fleet began 70 years of extensive whaling in the eastern Arctic..." Learn More

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