Waterman's Museum: Semesters-long WC partnership concludes

A two-semester-long partnership between Haven Harbour Marina's Waterman's Museum and Washington College's Digital Scholarship in Museum Partnerships project is wrapping up, following the involvement and work of several professors, dozens of undergraduate students and a few Rock Hall watermen.

The partnerships project seeks to engage Washington College students in authentic learning experiences by allowing students the opportunity to lead through learning in native settings.

Through this project, students visited the Waterman's Museum on several occasions – touring the exhibition space, viewing and learning about objects, interviewing local watermen and photographing select collection pieces to replicate and render in 3D. College staff assisted, photographing a virtual tour to showcase not only the museum space itself, but also the work of their students' research and cultural findings.

"Our students learn so many things when we partner with local museums," said Assistant Director of Educational Technology for WC Raven Bishop. "There are, of course, the technological skills of digitizing museum objects, recording oral history interviews, building virtual tours, constructing 3D models, designing exhibit banners and more – but beyond all that, the students get an opportunity to see how what they are learning in class and on campus can have a meaningful, real-world impact in the community."

Raven was joined in collaboration on this project by faculty colleagues Dr. Sara Clarke-De Reza, Assistant Professor of Education and Director of the Museum, Field and Community Education Program, as well as Dr. Julie Markin, Associate Professor of Anthropology.

Combined, this student-faculty effort has been recognized, as just this summer DSMP was presented the Hunter Burley Award from the Small Museums Association for outstanding contributions to the advancement of professional growth within, and the accessibility of information to, the small museum community on a regional or state level.

The partnership's student work is available online at dsmpproject.net, and will also soon be featured on our museum's official site, havenharbour.com/museum.

On the Radar: The Haven Yacht Club's upcoming events

The Haven Yacht Club hosts several events and gatherings throughout each year that are open to all – including members and non-members – of both Haven Harbour Marina and Haven Harbour South:

• Support THYC's annual fundraiser for their Susan H. Scovill Memorial Scholarship, providing students local to Kent County with an annual scholarship for college, by participating in this year's Basket Raffle! Take a chance at winning several prizes, as well as basket giveaways generously donated by Rock Hall businesses. Tickets are $5.00 (or five for $20.00). The drawing will occur tomorrow, September 17 at 3:45 p.m. near Haven Harbour Marina's Reception Center.

• THYC's much-anticipated Slow-Cooker Smackdown is set to take place Friday, September 30 beginning at 4:00 p.m. THYC challenges iron chefs and amateurs alike to bring their best slow-cooker recipes to the shootout.

Information on all upcoming events are published right here in our weekly News @HHMR newsletter. For THYC questions, comments or concerns, please contact Commodore Robin Pomeroy via her personal email at [email protected].