Many hands: we had 78 volunteers at work on the transcription project last week. They did it!
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The proverb, Many hands make light work, proved true at the Custom House. After posting a call for citizen scriveners two weeks ago, 78 of you got going, transcribing from one to six pages, each, from our 154-page anonymous New London seaman's whaling journal.
Turns out, the journal's a thriller, with vivid glimpses of whaling life and danger on the high seas.
How apt so many of you came forward to help in the days just before Monday: Martin Luther King Day of Service*.
Let's hear it for the volunteers!
*Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life to advancing equality, social justice and opportunity for all. He challenged us to build a more perfect union and taught us that everyone has a role to play in making American what it ought to be. Dr. King's birthday is now commemorated as a National Day of Service. We hope you are inspired to reach out in your community and make a difference.
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Sunday, January 31, 2 PM
SHIPWRECKED
Coastal Disasters and the Making of The American Beach
a zoom talk with author Jamin Wells
in partnership with the Henry Ferguson Museum
Zoom details will be posted next week.
In his first book, Shipwrecked, Prof. Jamin Wells shows that disasters have not only bedeviled the American beach--they created it. Though the American beach is now one of the most commercialized, contested, and engineered places on the planet, few people visited it or called it home at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
By the twentieth century, the American beach had become the summer encampment of presidents, a common destination for millions of citizens, and the site of rapidly growing beachfront communities. Shipwrecked tells the story of this epic transformation, arguing that coastal shipwrecks themselves changed how Americans viewed, used, and inhabited the shoreline.
We're pleased to welcome back Jamin Wells to the Custom House. He spoke at the Jibboom Club several years ago, while here researching Capt. T.A. Scott.
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NLMS is a nonprofit and relies on the generosity of supporters who share our passion for the maritime world.
At this challenging time, your support is needed more than ever. Please give today.
The best link for donating online can be found on the HOME page of our website: nlmaritimesociety.org. Many thanks!
Pin the Pipe on Popeye Party Game, from the Kids Ahoy exhibition.
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Sunday, February 28th, 2 PM
Seamen of Color: Living and Sailing from the Port of New London, 1640-1880, a zoom talk with Sandi Brewster Walker
Zoom details will be posted soon.
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What's Up at the Custom House - January 17, 2021 |
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New London Maritime Society - local friendly authentic
Telling the stories of New London's waterfront
& preserving four historic maritime sites
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New London Maritime Society thanks our Friends & Sponsors |
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Anonymous, John Steffian, Jr., The Maco Family Fund, DOCKO, the State of Connecticut, CtHumanties, USLHS, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, Chelsea Groton Bank, the City of New London , IMLS, PPP, United Rentals, & CDBG.
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Visit inside New London Harbor Lighthouse.
We give tours year-round.
Meet at the lighthouse, then climb 116 steps to the lantern room -- all the while learning about the 260-year history of Harbor Light, one of the oldest lighthouses in the country, and the tallest on Long Island Sound. The views at the top are spectacular!
The visit takes around 45 minutes. Everyone uses hand sanitizer and we all wear masks. Tours for one small Covid pod of up-to four people may be arranged by emailing nlmaritimedirector@gmail.com.
Suggested donations are $35 for adults, $30 for NLMS members, & $25 for youth 7-to-18 years old.
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We are looking for either a volunteer, or someone to periodically hire, to shovel snow for the Custom House. We need to keep our sidewalk along Bank Street clean and safe!
Please call 203-444-2884. thanks
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The clouds blow through. Image from Jan 16, 2021 at 12:01 PM Temp: 44°F, RH: 88.90%, Dew Point: 41 °F
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Explore McGuire Library Online Exhibitions of New London Maritime History -- including the new Merrimac journal posts.
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Facebook the Custom House MUSEUM SHOP for gifts with an extra feel good factor -- when you shop with us your purchases support our exhibitions, & educational programs.
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As Congress proved: The ballot is stronger than the bullet. --Abraham Lincoln. January 20th marks a New Chapter in America. We wish President-elect Biden & Vice-President elect Kamala Harris well!
And now for something completely different.
Crocus, hyacinth, and narcissus have been popular bulbs to force indoors in winter, from the mid-17th century. Here's my blooming porcupine, below. English potter, entrepreneur, and abolitionist, Josaih Wedgewood, a founding member of the Royal Horticultural Society, began producing these pots in the 1670s. Read more about porcupine pots in this pdf from the John Jay Homestead.
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Have a Sparkling Day!
150 Bank Street, New London, CT 06320 | 860-447-2501
The Custom House Maritime Museum is closed until further notice | 203-444-2884
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