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Keep up-to-date on Facebook. facebook.com/mymaritimemuseum Follow the Museum’s progress on historic Chesapeake boat 15 9 PHOTO BY DICK COOPER 2023 2313 restoration projects and updates on the (Pictured front row, from left) George MacMillan, Don Goodliffe, Pam White, Connie Robinson, Apprentice For a Day Program. Mary Sue Traynelis, Carol Michelson, Audrey Brown, Molly Anderson, Pat Scott, Paul Ray, Paul Chesapeakeboats.blogspot.com Carroll, Mike Corliss, Ron Lesher, Cliff Stretmater, Jane Hopkinson, Sal Simoncini, Elizabeth A general education forum Simoncini, Annabel Lesher, Irene Cancio, Jim Blakely, Edna Blakely. and valuable resource of stories, links, and information for the curious of minds. features (Second row, from left) David Robinson, Ann Sweeney, Barbara Reisert, Roger Galvin, John Stumpf, 3 chairman’s message 12 lifelines 15 Bob Petizon, Angus MacInnes, Nick Green, Bill Price, Ed Thieler, Hugh Whitaker, Jerry Friedman. Beautifulswimmers.tumblr.com by CG Appleby Gentlemen... Profile: John Ford (Third row, from left) Mike Sweeney, Kirby Scott, Richard Shaw, Karen Shook, President Langley Watch our Rosie Parks skipjack The Situation has Changed restoration updates and more at by Tracey Munson Shook, Rick Kuba, Andy Flanagan, Duane Lundahl, Joe Irr, Lloyd Devigne, and Bob Hinkel. 4 president’s letter by Dick Cooper youtube.com/CBMMorg1965 by Langley R. Shook History on the Half Shell The Chesapeake Bay 13 research by Kate Livie At a June 14 reception held on Fogg’s Landing in St. Michaels, the Museum Maritime Museum 5 currents Tide, Trade, and Tugs: recognized members of its dedicated corps of more than 200 volunteers for their Navy Point, PO Box 636 The Ward Family of Deltaville combined 28,220 hours of service to the Museum over the course of the last St. Michaels, MD 21663 Museum welcomes new Board 20 on the rail year—the equivalent of nearly 15 full time employees. Several staff members 410-745-2916 • cbmm.org members and Vice Presidents by Michelle Zacks Edna sails again, plus updates of Development and Constituent on the Rosie Parks project. recognized individual volunteers for their work in the education, buildings and On the cover: grounds, curatorial, Museum Store, boatyard, boat donations, and administra- Services and bids farewell to summer 14 education Traditional caulking tools lie on the deck of interns and a long-time staff member. What’s Fresh? tive departments. Volunteers with more than 100 hours of overall service were the skipjack Rosie Parks. calendar Photo by Tracey Munson. Museum receives grant for War of Seasonal Selections from Education 21 also recognized and presented pins for their service. St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance, 1812 exhibit, and event highlights. by Kate Livie Special recognition was given to volunteers with the highest hours of Editors: Tracey Munson & Marie Thomas Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival, Creative Director: Marie Thomas Maritime Monster Mash, Oyster- service, including Rosemary Thomson with 10,000 hours; Bob Mason with Curator’s corner Exploring Public Perceptions of Copy Editors: Mariana Lesher 11 Science with ALL Fest, woodworking workshops, 6,000 hours; Joan Chlan with 5,000 hours; Bill Price with 4,000 hours; John & Emilie Knud-Hansen exhibit spotlights, and more. Hawkinson, Paul Ray, and Bob Whitlock with 3,000 hours; Paul Carroll, Jerry Pocahontas Nameboard Restored by Esty Collet Contributing Writers: Friedman, Roger Galvin, Bob Petizon, and Mary Sue Traynelis with 2,000 by Elisabeth Meier Dick Cooper, Kate Livie, Langley Shook, 25 heroes honor roll hours; Nick Green and Angus MacInnes with 1,500 hours; and Sam Barnett, CG Appleby, Esty Collet, Tracey Munson, Audrey Brown, Russ Cochran, Gloria Freihage, Gerry Hughes, Rick Kuba, Marie Thomas, Elisabeth Meier, Richard Mike Corliss, Cliff Stretmater, Ed Thieler, Ben Tilghman, and Bob Traynelis Scofield, and Michelle Zacks. with 1,000 hours each. The Chesapeake Log is a publication of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

1 FALL 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log Fall 2012 2 Chairman’s Message Board of Museum Staff President’s Letter Governors President by Langley R. Shook, President by CG Appleby, Chairman of the Board 2012-2013 Langley R. Shook, President, 4951 Cheryl Miller, Administrative Assistant, 4943 Breene M. Kerr Center CG Appleby, Chair As the summer heat fades and gives way to cooler for Chesapeake Studies Let me begin by again thanking our more than autumn breezes filled with noisy geese, the Tom D. Seip, Vice Chair Pete Lesher, Chief Curator, 4971 James P. Harris, Treasurer 200 volunteers who last year donated a combined Museum has much to look forward to this fall. Richard Scofield, Assistant Curator of Watercraft, 4966 Richard C. Tilghman, Secretary Rob Forloney, Director of the Kerr Center, 4959 total of over 28,000 hours of service to the On September 30, our campus will be filled with Schuyler Benson Kate Livie, Director of Education, 4947 Museum—the equivalent of almost 15 full-time a stunning array of vintage automobiles from the Paul Berry Eric Applegarth, Exhibits Specialist, 4945 employees! We simply could not operate without Golden Age of Motoring, circa 1900-1942, as Richard J. Bodorff Lynne Phillips, Collections Manager, 4972 their tireless and dedicated efforts, and we’re well as a display of classic wooden speedboats Harry W. Burton Helen Van Fleet, Education & Reservations Assistant, 4941 enormously grateful for everything they do. from the same era. William S. Dudley Michelle Zacks, Museum Folklorist, 4961 David E. Dunn I’m also delighted to announce two new staff Just a few days later on October 6 and 7, three Anna W. Fichtner Boatyard appointments—the Museum’s new Vice President decades of small boats, family, and community Dagmar D. P. Gipe Marc Barto, Rosie Parks Project Manager, 4967 of Development, David Crosson, and the culminate in the 30th Annual Mid-Atlantic E. Brooke Harwood, Jr. Mike Gorman, Vessel Maintenance Manager, 4967 promotion of René Stevenson who becomes India Gilham-Westerman, Shipwright Apprentice Christopher A. Havener Vice President of Constituent Services while Small Craft Festival. What began as a casual Jennifer Kuhn, Journeyman Apprentice gathering of boaters with an interest in small Francis Hopkinson, Jr. continuing her strong leadership of our Annual Fred Israel Ken Philips, Shipwright Apprentice rowing and sailing craft has since evolved into Fund and membership programs. (Read more on page 7.) As discussed below, Pamela Jana Communications & Special Events development and fundraising are as important now as they ever have been in one of the nation’s premier small craft events. OysterFest is returning on November Richard H. Kimberly Tracey Munson, Vice President of Communications, 4960 3 with plenty of oysters, boat rides, live music, and lots of family activities—it’s a Peter M. Kreindler Marie Thomas, Communications Manager, 4953 the Museum’s 47-year history. Your steadfast support has enabled the Museum to day spent enjoying what makes the Chesapeake region so special. Frank C. Marshall Melissa Spielman, Director of Events & buck the trend in the recent down economy that has seen most of our peers face The Museum also sees the return of hundreds of students from all over the Geoffrey F. Oxnam Volunteer Program, 4956 declining memberships, declining attendance, and declining charitable dona- Bruce A. Ragsdale Ida Heelan, Events Coordinator, 4944 tions. The Annual Fund has set all-time records in each of the past three years, Mid-Atlantic region in the fall, some learning about the Chesapeake Bay for the Mitchell Reiss Development while our membership levels and attendance also have risen. Yet membership first time. You’ll find them racing up the steps of the Hooper Strait Lighthouse, Diane J. Staley David Crosson, Vice President of Development, 4984 crawling through the E.C. Collier in the Oystering Exhibit, and collectively Henry H. Stansbury dues and admissions receipts, combined, currently provide less than a third of the squealing with delight at the sight of a sea squirt wriggling in their hands as they Benjamin C. Tilghman, Jr. Constituent Services revenue necessary to support the Museum’s important mission. cruise the Miles River aboard Mister Jim during an ecology cruise. Alfred Tyler, 2nd René Stevenson, Vice President of We soon will begin our Annual Fund appeal, with a goal this year of raising Constituent Services, 4950 over $600,000 to sustain and expand our programs and exhibits that make the With member events, educational programming, new exhibits, special events, Emeriti Membership Manager, 4991 Debbie Collison, Museum perhaps the most prominent cultural and historical institution on the and more, the Museum offers many reasons to renew your membership year after Richard T. Allen Emilie Knud-Hansen, Mem/Develop. Assistant, 4955 Eastern Shore. Almost 1,500 of you contributed to the Annual Fund last year year, and to encourage others to join. This past summer is a shining example of how Margaret D. Keller Jody Andrews, Dockmaster, 4955 and we’re counting on others to join in to keep participation levels rising. While members are embracing our Museum—record attendance at the Antique & Classic Breene M. Kerr Megan Fisher, Museum Host, 4945 Charles L. Lea, Jr. Anne Robling, Museum Host, 4945 the Annual Fund historically has provided more financial support to the Museum Boat Festival, Chesapeake Folk Festival, and Watermen’s Appreciation Day, as well D. Ted Lewers, MD Finance than membership dues, we cannot stress enough how important it is that members as sold-out educational programs and member events. Fred C. Meendsen Jean Brooks, Vice President of Finance, 4958 like you continue to renew membership year after year, often at higher levels, or Besides the many perks of belonging—free general admission, free or reduced John C. North II Craig Atwood, Director of Finance, 4958 as lifetime members. We cherish your faithful support and thank you for it. admission to special events, members discounts, docking privileges, The Chesapeake Sumner Parker Brenda Faulkner, Staff Accountant, 4948 To build a stronger Museum, we need more members like you. Log, and more—your membership plays a vital role in supporting not only the Robert A. Perkins James K. Peterson Digie McGuirk, Accounting/HR Assistant, 4957 If you’ve brought an out-of-town guest to the Museum time and again, and Museum, but our mission to inspire an understanding of and appreciation for the Norman H. Plummer Patti Meschino, Administrative Services Specialist, 4963 they love it, then why not ask them to join? Consider asking your neighbor who rich and varied maritime heritage of the Chesapeake Bay and its people. Please John J. Roberts Marty Smythe, Museum Store Manager, 4963 loves the Bay so much, to join your Museum. Another generous way you can Devon Duvall, Sales Associate, 4962 come visit your Museum this fall and enjoy what you, as a member, have helped to Henry H. Spire share your love of the Bay, Navy Point, the old boats and the stories we hold, is to create and sustain. James E. Thomas Operations give a membership to a family member or friend. Joan Darby West Bill Gilmore, Vice President of Operations, 4949 There’s a convenient envelope stapled inside, and I invite you to pull it out Donald G. Whitcomb John Ford, Facilities Manager, 4970 right now and renew and extend your membership—perhaps at the next higher Lad Mills, Boat Donations Program Manager, 4942 Andrew Walter, Boat Donations Program level—or order a new membership for someone who would enjoy and appreciate Assistant Manager, 4942 your Museum as much as you do. It will make you feel good—and your Museum Sam Fairbank, Facilities Maintenance Assistant, 4969 and its important mission will love you for it! Joseph Redman, Facilities Maintenance Assistant, 4969

To contact, dial 410-745, and the number listed. To email, use the first initial, full last name @cbmm.org. 3 Fall 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log fall 2012 4 currents

Museum welcomes new board members County and the Waterfowl Festival. of Foreign Service and a Juris Doctor Benson, his wife Jenny, and their two degree from Hastings College of the children live in Easton. Law, University of California. Fred Israel of Royal Oak, MD, Mitchell Reiss, of Chestertown, MD, earned his BSEE Engineering degree is the 27th president of Washington from New York City College. In 1957, College. Reiss is a leading expert on he founded Fred Israel Associates, a American foreign policy and is interna- consulting engineering liaison and tionally recognized for his negotiating technical marketing company. Israel skills during the Northern Ireland later received his Juris Doctor degree peace process and the North Korean from Georgetown University in 1963, nuclear crisis. During the past decade, opening the law offices of Fred Israel Reiss held a number of leadership the same year, which later became positions at the College of William & Israel & Raley. Israel also co-founded Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and held Trident Labs in 1963 and Syscon Corp. appointments in the School of Law and in 1966. In addition to serving on the Government Department. numerous boards, Israel has served He currently serves on a number as a Georgetown University Board of of boards and advises private sector Regents member and the Academic companies and philanthropic organi- Committee Chairman for Wheeling zations. Reiss has a law degree from Jesuit University. He currently serves as Columbia University Law School, a president and board member of Temple Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford B’Nai Israel in Easton. He and his wife University, a Master’s degree from the Pictured inside the Museum’s newest exhibit, Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Bay Tugboats are front row, from left: Norman Plummer (Emeritus), Lesley have homes in Royal Oak, MD Howard Freedlander (retired), Judge John C. North II (Emeritus), Bruce Ragsdale, Fred Meendsen (Emeritus), Fred Israel, Diane Staley, Pam Jana, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Dagmar Gipe, Richard Bodorff, and Jocelyn Eysymontt (retired); second row, from left: David Dunn, Chris Havener, Alan Griffith (retired), Langley and Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s degree from Williams Shook (President), Harry Burton, Fred Cross (retired), Frank Marshall, Jim Harris (Treasurer), Mark Nestlehutt (retired), Alfred Tyler, Ben Tilghman, and Frank Marshall, of Royal Oak, College. He is the author of various Frank Hopkinson; third row, from left: Anna Fichtner and Henry Stansbury; fourth row, from left: Joe Peters (retired), Sumner Parker (Emeritus), and MD, joined the Lockheed Missiles and books, articles, and reviews. Bob Perkins (Emeritus); fifth row, from left: Paul Berry and Geoff Oxnam; sixth row, from left: CG Appleby (Chair), Richard Kimberly, and Bill Dudley. Space Company in 1980 as company Diane Staley, of Bozman, MD, has Not pictured: Schuyler Benson, Brooke Harwood, Doug Jurrius (retired), Peter Kreindler, Bill Millar (retired), Mitchell Reiss, Tom Seip (Vice Chair), counsel after seven years on U.S. Army 25 years of marketing, advertising, Richard Tilghman (Secretary), Barbara Viniar (retired). Emeritus Governors not pictured: Richard Allen, Margaret Keller, Breene Kerr, Charles Lea, n August, the Museum bid farewell active duty in the Judge Advocate strategic communications, public Ted Lewers, Jim Peterson, John Roberts, Hank Spire, James Thomas, Joan Darby West, and Donald Whitcomb. and good luck to long-time boatyard General Corps. In 1987, he moved to relations, sales and event experience Istaff member Don MacLeod. He Litton Industries and in 1994 was in corporate and advertising agency began his apprenticeship during the n June 18, the Museum elected Nestlehutt, Joe Peters, and Barbara resources as key components in furthering elected Corporate Vice President executive positions. In 2002, Staley two-week clean-up from hurricane four officers and five new members Viniar for their service. At the meeting, the Museum’s mission.” and Deputy General Counsel. After retired from her position as Senior Vice Isabel in September 2003, and stayed Oto its Board of Governors. Newly retiring board members were presented New board member Schuyler Benson Litton’s 2001 merger with Northrop President of Interactive Marketing for three years before being promoted to elected to three-year terms on the a memento made from the original was born and raised in Easton, MD, Grumman, Marshall was appointed AOL/Time Warner. Staley developed Floating Fleet Assistant. MacLeod Museum’s Board of Governors are wood of the skipjack Rosie Parks, now and is currently employed with Benson Vice President, Associate General and implemented interactive marketing was recently accepted into the Marine Schuyler Benson, Fred Israel, Frank under major restoration at the Museum & Mangold Real Estate. Benson earned Counsel, and Sector Counsel. and advertising programs for national Marshall, Mitchell Reiss, and Diane through 2013. a Bachelor’s degree from Hampden- After retiring from Northrop brands including General Mills, Systems Program at The Landing Staley. Newly elected as board officers “The Museum is privileged to count Sydney College in Farmville, VA, Grumman in 2009, Marshall was Citigroup, Target, Ford, Microsoft, School in Arundel, Maine, where are Vice Chair Tom Seip, Treasurer among its governors some of the most before returning to the Eastern Shore appointed to the Lockheed Federal and Warner Brothers. Staley received he will be trained in diesel engines, James Harris, and Secretary Richard accomplished and generous people in to pursue his career in real estate. As Credit Union Board of Directors and her Master’s degree in Public Relations/ electrical, refrigeration, and plumbing. Tilghman, Jr. Museum Chair CG the region,” commented Museum Chair a past president of the Mid-Shore currently serves on the Management Mass Communications from Boston We also thank our summer interns Appleby was reelected to a second term. CG Appleby. Board of Realtors, Benson is active in Development and Compensation University and her Bachelor of Arts, Brittni Landgraff, Julia Flood, and The Board also recognized retiring “We are pleased to benefit from the the real estate community, having also Committee, Finance Committee, and Journalism degree from Purdue Elisabeth Meier (pictured above) for governors Fred Cross, Jocelyn Eysymontt, service of all our board members— served on the Maryland Association the Operations Committee. Marshall University. She and her husband, Jeff, all of their hard work and wish them live in Bozman. Howard Freedlander, Alan Griffith, retiring, continuing and new, and feel of Realtors. He currently serves on the holds a Bachelor of Science degree well on future endeavors. Doug Jurrius, Bill Millar, Mark fortunate to have their talents and boards of The United Fund of Talbot from Georgetown University’s School

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avid Crosson has joined the to lead these development efforts.” he Museum recently received “Thanks especially go Museum as Vice President of Crosson’s connections with the a Maryland Heritage Areas to the Commissioners of DDevelopment. Crosson brings a wide sea began early, having worked as TAuthority (MHAA) grant to support a St. Michaels,” said Chief range of relevant experience to his deckhand and mate on all manner Chesapeake Bay-focused War of 1812 Curator Pete Lesher. new position, as a previous marketing of craft, including historic coastal exhibit. Coinciding with the 200th “The Commissioners and communications campaign strate- schooners, tugs, dredges, and offshore anniversary of the war’s Battle of took the necessary steps in gist who has worked extensively with fishing draggers. He's the owner of St. Michaels, the exhibit is scheduled the Town’s comprehensive non-profit advocacy organizations, a classic wooden sloop that he sailed to open in spring 2013 and continue plan to allow the Museum providing many with fundraising and on the Chesapeake for many years as through February 2015. and other non-profit and grant application support. In addition, a member of the Museum. Crosson The Museum’s exhibit will focus government entities to he has worked in public relations as began his professional career as a on the issues and events related to the become eligible for this Senior Vice President for Corporate journalist reporting, writing, and regional hostilities on the Chesapeake grant program.” and International Public Affairs in the editing on energy, the environment, Bay. The exhibit will highlight local In collaboration with Director of the Center for Chesapeake Studies Robert Washington office of Edelman Public healthcare, international trade, and stories including shipbuilding during the Maryland State Forloney, Chief Curator Pete Lesher, Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area Executive Director Deborah Divins Davis, Relations Worldwide. maritime issues for a variety of publi- the time of the war, and the Battle Archives, the Museum St. Michaels Town Commission President Michael Vlahovich, Crosson has managed high profile, cations, including Hearst Newspapers, Vice President of Development David Crosson. of St. Michaels, which occurred on is undertaking origi- and President Langley Shook stand next to the recently issue-advancement campaigns, serv- Newsweek, and several McGraw-Hill August 10, 1813. nal research concerning installed Star-Spangled Banner War of 1812 kiosk, now at the Museum’s entrance. ing under General Colin Powell as newsletters and magazines. “Most war exhibits focus on military impressment, slavery, and communications director for the In response to his appointment, battles,” explains Director of the African American experi- Presidents' Summit for America's Crosson said, “I'm lucky. The Museum Center for Chesapeake Studies Robert ences during and following the war. projects and activities that expand Future—a joint initiative of Presidents is much more than a repository of Forloney. “Our exhibit will focus on Using a social history approach and economic development and tourism- Clinton and Bush to generate greater artifacts from a disappearing maritime the social history of the war—like the focusing on the daily lives and work related job creation through the state. corporate funding and volunteer service culture. It's a celebration of values that stories of shipbuilders, farmers, sailors, of regional people impacted by the The Museum is also a Star-Spangled for young people in need. are as vital today as ever. My aim is to and the men and women who lived war, the exhibit will provide visitors 200 Official Partner in the statewide In announcing Crosson's appoint- build funding not just to sustain the throughout the Chesapeake region with larger contexts for understanding bicentennial commemoration of the ment, President Langley Shook said, Museum, but to grow it as well.” during the time of the war.” Chesapeake history. War of 1812 and a National Park “We're pleased to welcome Dave. He Crosson is a graduate of Amherst The Museum became eligible for MHAA has awarded 63 matching Service (NPS) Chesapeake Bay was selected from a field of more than College, BA, English, cum laude. He the MHAA grant when the Town grants totaling $2,713,480 to Maryland Star-Spangled Banner National 80 candidates after a thorough search is the father of two—Dylan, 16, and of St. Michaels was included in the non-profits, local jurisdictions, and Historic Trail participant. process that included interviews by Margaret, 15. Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage other heritage tourism organizations. more than a dozen senior staff and René Stevenson has been appointed Area in July 2012. These grants support heritage tourism Governors. His appointment comes at Vice President of Constituent Services. a critical time. In her new position, Stevenson continues continued from page 7 The Museum is blessed to have over overseeing membership, the Annual “My husband Tom and I fell in love volunteers, our Board of Governors, include monthly Member Nights that 5,000 members and tens of thousands Fund, and staffing the Board of with St. Michaels during an anniver- our members, donors, and visitors— feature a variety of fun and interesting of visitors each year, yet membership Governors, while adding responsibility Vice President of Constituent Services sary weekend visit,” recalls Stevenson. who see the impact we’re making in programs, and member express entry dues and admission receipts combined for the Visitor’s Center, marina, and René Stevenson. “I enjoyed working at the children’s people’s lives. These are our constitu- and hospitality areas offering free bever- provide less than a third of our finan- the Talbot Street Welcome Center. hospital, but when I saw the opening ents, and finding ways to develop and ages and snacks at all Museum festivals. cial support. We need to build our Stevenson joined the Museum three at the Museum, I knew it would be my strengthen these relationships is what Contact the VPs at [email protected] business development at the A.I. duPont donor base, and Dave's got the skills, years ago after a 20-year career in bank- dream job. What makes it so reward- I love most about my job.” Recently or [email protected]. experience, and passion for our cause ing administration and nine years in Hospital for Children in Delaware. ing are the people—the staff and introduced membership initiatives

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antique & classic Boat Festival chesapeake folk festival The Antique & Classic Boat Festival, held annually on Father’s Day weekend, celebrated The Chesapeake Folk Festival, held on Saturday, July 28, welcomed 2,200 visitors to campus. This year’s festival “Treasures of the Bay...Hidden its 25th anniversary this year with nearly 5,000 visitors. in Plain Sight” highlighted Chesapeake traditions from off the beaten path. Visit Chesapeakefolkfestival.org for more information.

Loading the cannons underwriting party wATERMEN’S aPPRECIATION DAY & CRAB FEAST Friends of the Museum recently gathered at the home of Alexa and Tom Seip for a round of auctioning off everything but the kitchen sink for On Sunday, August 12, the 3rd annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day & Crab Feast welcomed 2,500 visitors to campus and featured Alaska this year’s Boating Party. The party was graciously underwritten by Nancy and CG Appleby. (top row, left to right) Mariana and Pete Lesher, fishermen and Reality TV stars Edgar Hansen and Jake Anderson of Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” (pictured top right). The event was Alexa Seip, Boating Party co-chair Cindy Jurrius and son Scott. Jocelyn Eysymontt and Nancy Appleby. Joe Robillard, Mary Van Fossan, Usha hosted in partnership with the Talbot County Watermen’s Association and benefited both organizations. The day featured all-you-can-eat Robillard, Boating Party co-chairs Geoff and Talli Oxnam, and Schuyler Benson.(bottom row, left to right) The crowd waits for the auction to crabs, a boat docking contest, and silent auction. Hansen and Anderson met with festival-goers, signing autographs, and even tried their begin. Bob Mantell prepares the cannon. René Stevenson, Rosa and Steve Sands, Langley Shook, Joe Peters, and Cindy Jurrius. Richard Kimberly hands at a “Chesapeake Watermen’s Rodeo.” and CG Appleby warm up the crowd. 9 fall 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log fall 2012 10 curator’s corner lifelines

The Flipside of a Tug Nameboard Profile: John Ford Docent Education

Thursday, September 20, 10am by Elisabeth Meier by Tracey Munson Exhibit Exploration: viewing and discussion of Muskrat Lovely film he nameboard for the tug Pocahontas hether presiding over an in Small Boat Shed. is beautifully carved with rounded Easton Town Council meet- Tuesday, October 9, 10am Tletters and carefully detailed scrollwork, Wing as a long-standing elected official, Volunteer field trip to George raised high at the ends and emphasized or working and volunteering as the Washington’s Mount Vernon by the shape of the edge of the board. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s to tour house and gardens: Running your fingers over the intricate staff liaison with the Mid-Atlantic Volunteers to meet at Kent Island carving, P-O-C-A-H-O-N, the letters Small Craft Festival’s (MASCF) Park and Ride, near Kmart, to carpool. Each participant covers stop abruptly, with the right side just steering committee, one thing remains The original trialboard (left), paired with a carving done recently by John Garlick. the cost of his/her own admission. a sawn-off square. On the other side, the same—John Ford makes sure every the name Dover is flanked by its own voice is heard. Tuesday, October 16, 10am scrollwork—a new nameboard carved led to federal appeals court cases in 1919 of the last figurehead carvers, William Now serving as Facilities Manager, Exhibit Exploration: Pete Lesher on the back of an old one. The new and 1920. In 1931, the Pocahontas was W. Geggie, a desire to preserve the Ford has been with the Museum and and Kate Livie to lead workshop on interpreting the vessels and board’s squared-off letters and thin, sold to a new owner in Philadelphia nameboards in his collection, and an the festival since 1990. Along the way, objects in the Small Boat Shed. shallowly carved outlines indicate and renamed Dover, thereby requiring interest in re-creating ornaments he he’s also served as Historic Cemeteries significantly less craftsmanship (and new nameboards. was unable to collect, Burgess became of Easton President, Easton Planning Thursday, October 25, 10am money) was invested in creating the Perhaps unwilling to waste a a proficient traditional woodcarver and Zoning Chair, Easton Town Council Ward 1 Representative, and Easton Exhibit Exploration: Robert recycled nameboard. perfectly good piece of wood, the new himself. At some point, Burgess laid Town Council President. Forloney to lead workshop on Although cutting down a well-crafted owners simply turned over the old out the missing end of the Pocahontas “John has a great ability to bring people together,” commented Chief object interpretation in the VLA. nameboard might seem thoughtless Pocahontas nameboards and cut off nameboard, evidently with the inten- Curator Pete Lesher and fellow Easton Town Councilman. “He’s mindful in Tuesday, November 6, 10am today, it was not an uncommon practice what they did not need. The decision tion of restoring the board to its origi- making sure Festival participants’ ideas are heard—which is much the same Exhibit Exploration: Michelle when nameboards were still an essential not to reshape the sawn-off end of nal appearance. Burgess never finished style he employs with his constituents in Easton as well. John is a careful Zacks to give lecture on African part of even the least decorated vessel’s the board and the shallow carving are the work, however, so both the original listener who builds a community of stakeholders in all of his endeavors.” American Eastern Shore cultural ornamentation. Double-sided pieces equally indicative of the new owner’s nameboard and Burgess’s unfinished Ford was born in Iowa, and lived in Wisconsin before moving to Easton, connections in the VLA. MD, in 1966. He earned his BA in English from Towson University. Prior to like the Pocahontas/Dover nameboard thrift and utilitarianism. addition were a part of his collection Tuesday, November 13, 10am provide some of the best examples of a Although the Dover, ex. Pocahontas, when the Museum purchased it in 2006. working with the Museum, Ford kept close to the Chesapeake Bay through Volunteer field trip to Chestertown: ship’s history as it moved around and was scrapped in 1964, her nameboard The practice of carving nameboards has work at Crockett Brothers in Oxford and a marine construction company in Kate Livie to lead walking tour of out of the Bay. survives due to the efforts of the collec- not died out, as Burgess feared it might, Queenstown. Around that same time, Ford met Peggy Joseph of Havre de the historic downtown, followed The tug Pocahontas was built in tor Robert H. Burgess, who may have even though very few vessels on the Bay Grace at their respective best friends’ wedding. “We walked down the aisle by lunch and a special guest. 1888 in Camden, New Jersey. This salvaged it himself as the tug waited still carry them. together as part of the wedding party,” commented Ford. They later married nameboard was likely carved then, and to be broken up. Burgess did much John Garlick of Easton, MD, in 1978, followed by the birth of their son Ben, on St. Patrick’s Day, 1983. Volunteers play a critical role serving its careful craftsmanship displayed both of his collecting among abandoned continues the craft today. In July, “We were the first couple to be married in the Benedictine School’s chapel in the Museum’s mission. Whether the vessel’s name and the owners’ pride vessels or those about to be destroyed, during the second of two weeks spent Ridgely,” recalls Ford, noting Peggy was a teacher there at the time. in their new tugboat. The Pocahontas’ often rescuing pieces from scrap at the Museum demonstrating and Ford also takes great pride in being one of the co-founders of CBMM’s you donate time at the reception first berth was in Norfolk, where she heaps, trash bins or rotting hulks in teaching carving classes, he was able Academy for Lifelong Learning and has served as secretary and Museum staff desk, building boats, or leading worked for the next 43 years. As was hopes of preserving the Bay’s vanish- to bring the Dover/Pocahontas name- liason since its inception. Ford has taught numerous literature classes includ- tours, the Museum appreciates and ing poetry, short stories, novels, and plays, and is conducting a course on true for most tugs, the majority of the ing maritime connections. Burgess board, a part of the Museum’s historic welcomes any amount of time you Benjamin Franklin this fall. Pocahontas’ career in this period was was particularly intrigued by tradi- collections, into living tradition. are able to offer. Contact Director unrecorded. But her time maneuvering tional ship carvings—his collection Using the pattern Burgess laid out, When asked what the most gratifying aspect of his work at the Museum of Events and Volunteer Programs, is, Ford notes his work with the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival. “It may ships from their berths into the busy contains more than fifty nameboards and with the original nameboard as a Melissa Spielman at mspielman@ be the boats that bring people together here,” commented Ford, “but it’s the maritime traffic of Hampton Roads like the Pocahontas/Dover—as well as guide, Garlick carved out the missing cbmm.org or call 410-745-4956. relationships, the ties of families coming together that make it so special. was not uneventful. Pocahontas was by the traditional art of ship carving. “TAS,” just as the original was made The joy of working here is watching people enjoy this place.” More about this involved in at least two collisions that Inspired by his acquaintance with one 124 years ago. year’s MASCF on page 22. 11 fall 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log fall 2012 12 research education

News-built barge on which they installed a pilot house and two engines. What’s Fresh? Tide, Trade, and Tugs: A decade later they made their shift to tugs, heading down to New Orleans to Seasonal Selections purchase the Gram-Me, a sixty-foot, 1000 horsepower push boat. Since then, from Education Photo by Jami Luburgh Ward they have added three other tugs to their small fleet. From pick-up points in The Ward Family of Deltaville Tappahannock, Kilmarnock, Kinsale, Baltimore and Seaford, the Ward tugs haul grain to Perdue processing and export facilities in Seaford, Salisbury, and by Kate Livie by Michelle Zacks Norfolk. The switch to tugs and barges has allowed the Wards to maintain the ties of tide and trade that connect their family to the Bay’s history. s the leaves fall, and the Before joining the family business, John M. Ward’s son Jay went through temperatures finally silence the Asummertime cricket symphony, some hrough four generations, the Ward family has navi- the Newport News Apprenticeship School of Shipbuilding. He learned a great gated the currents of the Chesapeake Bay. These days, deal from the program, but his hands-on tug education really took off when he of our most welcome Museum visitors theT family operates one of the last “mom and pop” tugboat worked as a deckhand for his father. As Jay explains, his father taught him a lot return: the waterfowl that winter over companies on the Bay. The youngest tug operator in the about working on the water and about playing as a team. One thing he learned in Fogg’s Cove. Waterfowl certainly family, Jay Ward, captains the Capt. Johnny. This model- from his father, Jay says, is that when “the weather’s bad and it’s cold…nobody add to our gorgeous local fall scenery bow tug proudly bears the name of Jay’s great-grandfather, wants to be in those situations. Everybody’s got to be in there and you kind of (and nothing is more Eastern Shore John T. Ward, the man who first plunged the family into make the best of it.” With Jay at the wheel of the Capt. Johnny, the Ward family than the plaintive sound of a flying the business of moving cargo from rural tributaries to urban shows every sign that it will keep moving with the changes in the fruit of fields V overhead), but at the Museum, and sea to keep their roots in the maritime world alive and well. ports on both sides of the Bay. John T. left his home in they mean a little more: waterfowl Crisfield at age 13, looking for “anything he could do to represent a traditional resource that make a dollar,” as his grandson John M. Ward puts it. Museum Folklorist Michelle Zacks interviewed Ward family members in Chesapeake residents have relied on Deltaville and Jay Ward aboard the tug en route to Salisbury. In Baltimore, he found work hauling supplies out to Capt. Johnny for thousands of years. Photos and quotations from those interviews are part of the Museum’s new ships for Vane Brothers, then a Fell’s Point ship chandlery This fall, in honor of our water- exhibit, Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Bay Tugboats. The Ward family of and ship repair company. A few years later, young John fowling culture, as well as our tugboaters also will be featured in a Museum program on November 16th. returned to Crisfield. Having gotten a taste for the business gunning community, we will be See the Calendar of Events on page 24 for details. of transporting goods from shore to ship, he bought a boat Aboard the tug Capt. Johnny in Salisbury, Captain Jay Ward radios the offering several educational programs and struck out on his own, “hauling anything he could,” bridge tender to request the raising of the Main Street bridge. that focus on our relationship with his grandson explains. The work of hauling produce, crabs, the Bay’s winter birds. For beginner and oysters brought John T. to Deltaville, a horizontal hunters, a hunter’s safety certification crabs in the summer and early fall from the western shore hook of land on Virginia’s western shore. Lapped by the program is available in October to Rappahannock River to the north, the Piankatank River over to picking plants in Crisfield; watermelons from North Exploring Public Perceptions teach the fundamentals of gunning to the south and scalloped by small creeks throughout, Carolina to Baltimore; and tomatoes and potatoes from fields responsibly. In November, a special Deltaville is a Chesapeake maritime haven through and throughout the Eastern Shore. The Ward family hauled of Science with ALL by Esty Collet waterfowling workshop will teach through, home to generations of watermen and boatbuild- seed oysters from the James River up the Rappahannock hunting skills such as duck and goose ers. There young John met Iva Deagle, the woman who River for planting, and wintertime was spent dredging for crabs. his fall, the Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) invites you to became his wife. The couple had three sons: Melvin, As it did for families and businesses throughout the explore public perceptions of science with Greg Farley, Director of the calling, laying water and field spreads, Floyd T., and Milton. country, World War II spelled many changes for maritime CenterT for Leadership in Environmental Education at Chesapeake College. retriever basics, as well as sessions on Known to everyone as Captain Johnny, John T. Ward industries in the Chesapeake. During the postwar decades, This course will explore the public perceptions of science, the politicization traditional decoys, vessels, and tools crisscrossed the Bay on a series of buy boats. The first trucks increasingly were used in place of boats for hauling of scientific information, the use and misuse of scientific information in the of gunners from the Chesapeake’s Deltaville-built vessel he owned was the Iva W. Standing produce and seafood. In response, the Ward brothers began public arena, and the public-health, land-use, ethical, and other consequences past. (See the calendar on page 24) in the yard of Floyd T. and Jean Ward’s home, you can see carving out a niche for themselves by hauling corn, soybeans, of ignoring science in the public arena. ALL will also explore some recent It’s exciting to find new oppor- the point of land between two creeks where shipwright wheat, and barley from the western and eastern shores of research that attempts to explain why people choose to accept, or deny, tunities to educate our members and John Wright built the sixty-foot vessel for Captain Johnny the Bay for delivery to Baltimore. As the centuries-old scientific findings, and what this may mean for our democracy. our visitors about the different ways in 1929. After the Iva W., close to 20 wooden boats entered production of grain in the Chesapeake grew increasingly The program will run six weeks, Monday evenings October 1, 8, 22, 29 the Chesapeake’s people have explored the Ward family business, the vessels growing increasingly consolidated, the Wards continually upgraded to larger and November 5, 12 from 5:30-7pm in the Van Lennep Auditorium. This fall and interacted with their environment. bigger and able to carry larger loads. vessels. By the 1960s, Floyd T. was captaining the Mary ALL offers 20 other programs, lectures and field trips on subjects as varied Especially, like waterfowling, when it’s Whether it was shoveling oysters before heading off to S. Lewis, a ninety-foot oyster dredge boat purchased from as the Civil War, the Windsor Chair, Exploration of the Saltmarsh, the a story as old as the Chesapeake itself. school, or repairing the boat on a Saturday afternoon when Bridgeport, Connecticut. At two hundred tons, Mary Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, the Legal Process, Ghost and you’d rather be getting ready for a date, when you were S. Lewis approached a practical limit for what a wooden Ghoulies, Benjamin Franklin, Belief, and more. For more information about part of Captain Johnny’s household you had to work. From vessel could haul. So in the 1970s the Wards made the these programs and to register, call ALL at 410-745-4941 or download an their early teen years on, the boys helped their father run leap to steel boats, starting with the John W., a Newport online catalog at cbmm.org/all.

13 fall 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log fall 2012 14 feature “Gentlemen… February 5, 1975, and made the initial with Dacron sails and has been kept in formal offer of $25,000 for the skipjack offer. In a letter dated February 6, yacht condition since she was launched. spelling out the terms, and included a the Situation Has Changed.” Brown thanked Holt for the visit. While Captain Parks is asking $30,000 $2,000 check as a show of good faith. “Just a note to let you know how for the Rosie, we could probably get her The old captain signed the letter of by Dick Cooper much I enjoyed the conducted tour for $25,000. The public relations value agreement with a somewhat shaky hand. yesterday. I was amazed to see the of acquiring the Rosie Parks would be of On February 28, J. Geer Wilcox extent of your facilities.” Brown went great importance to the Museum.” of Oxford, chairman of the Museum’s on to write, “I talked with Captain Later in the letter, Holt writes Development Fund Committee sent a Parks yesterday, and he is willing “I have talked with Richardson’s Boat letter to the full Board of Governors to go along with your proposal to Yard and they advised me that the Rosie with the salutation: purchase the Rosie Parks for $25,000, Parks is in better condition than any “Gentlemen: An opportunity to with approximately 1/3 at the time correct a deficiency in the Museum’s of delivery, and the balance over a Floating Exhibit, i.e., the acquisition two year period.” Brown, obviously a of a skipjack, has come unexpectedly good salesman with a sense of how to to the Museum. Until now, no boat strengthen a connection, concluded the has been available and until now the letter with the following post script: proper facilities to berth and maintain a “Am enclosing my check and application skipjack, although in the final phases of for supporting membership.” construction, had not been completed The letter appears to be more of and, therefore, were unavailable. The a record keeper than breaking news situation has changed. Probably the because on the very same day, Holt best known and most desirable skipjack began laying out his goal to buy Rosie to on the Bay is available.” members of the Museum’s board. Wilcox went on to assure his fellow “We have $6,500 in restricted funds board members that “this is not a for the purchase of a skipjack, which we ‘double dip’ attempt. It is, however, need to round out our exhibits of avail- an appeal to you to help us with this Photo by Thomas H. Sewell able sail boats of the Bay,” Holt wrote project by soliciting a contribution or to Museum board member S. Paul contributions from others possibly in Captain Orville Parks and Museum Director R.J. “Jim” Holt aboard the Rosie Parks, en route to her new home at the Museum, 1975. Johnston on February 6, 1975. Anne Stinson reading her 1975 Star-Democrat your sphere of influence and contact. Johnston was an influential Museum story on the Museum’s purchase of the Rosie. Your participation will allow us to take supporter who lived in Bozman. He was advantage of an opportunity which n the early months of 1975, R.J. apprentices work to bring the famous a “Skipjack Fund” for the express a World War I biplane pilot; former undoubtedly will never be duplicated as “Jim” Holt, the first full-time direc- vessel back to what she looked like purpose of buying a skipjack and Holt Saturday Evening Post editor who of the skipjacks on the Bay…. Captain an addition to the Museum’s collection Itor of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime when Bronza Parks built her in 1955. had looked at a few boats, including the had warned the world in 1939 about Orville Parks has also been contacted of Bay oriented exhibits.” Museum, quietly worked out a plan to By 1975, the Museum’s fleet had Rebecca T. Ruark. advancing German air power; a member of and he is very interested in the Rosie In a P.S., Wilcox wrote, “Such expand the floating fleet by making a grown to 36 Chesapeake vessels, ranging He then learned that the well- the agency that evolved into NASA; and Parks going to the Chesapeake Bay donations are, of course, tax deduct- major acquisition. The Museum was from the historically significant log- respected oysterman Captain Orville had served as head of the Smithsonian’s Maritime Museum. He will accept ible.” Wilcox’s appeal worked, the full entering its second decade, and if it was built bugeye Edna E. Lockwood, down Parks was in ill health and had come National Air and Space Museum. $25,000 paid over a 3 year period of amount was raised and the purchase of going to continue to make its mark on to sailing skiffs and a one-log dugout, ashore for good. Parks’ skipjack, the Holt started out his letter by writing, time in thirds. He will not sell the boat Rosie Parks was concluded. the region, it needed a skipjack—the most of which had been donated. Not Rosie Parks, was well known on the Bay, “Along with the Master Plan, we should until hearing definitely from us.” On April 24, Holt sent a letter to iconic symbol of the Bay. According all the boats were floating and many having won several honors in the Sandy include plans on the floating exhibits.” On February 17, Holt met with the the Avon-Dixon Agency in Easton to letters and documents preserved by were in bad repair. It was a constant Point and Deale Island windjammer He went on, “It was brought to my Executive Committee of the Board and adding Rosie to the Museum’s insur- the Museum, everything started to struggle to keep the 50-foot, round- races. Holt began working behind the attention that Captain Orville Parks, received its unanimous support. He also ance policy. Veteran Eastern Shore come together for Holt that February bottomed sloop J.T. Leonard from scenes with Luke Brown, an Annapolis owner of the Rosie Parks, suffered a put forward his idea that the money journalist Anne Stinson joined the and moved quickly. On April 26, Holt sinking at the dock. The good skipjacks boat broker who had Rosie listed for sale heart attack several weeks ago and the should not be raised from the general crew and dignitaries who boarded had his prize as he helped sail the on the Bay were still a major part of the at $30,000 (about $120,000 in today’s Rosie Parks is no longer dredging. She membership. He was looking for 19 Rosie in Cambridge the morning of skipjack Rosie Parks into St. Michaels oyster fishery and were too valuable for dollars.) Holt thought $25,000 would is now available for purchase. As you individuals of means willing to kick April 26, 1975, to chronicle its voyage harbor. Today, almost four decades their owners to even consider selling be a number he could raise if he had a know, the Rosie Parks is the best known in $1,000 or more for this one-time to St. Michaels for The Star-Democrat. later, the Rosie is being reborn as them to an upstart museum. Four years year or two to work on it. He arranged Skipkjack on the Bay and was built by purchase. The next day, he crafted a Story continued on page 19. Master Shipwright Marc Barto and his earlier, the Museum had established for Brown to visit the Museum on B.M. Parks in 1955. She is equipped letter to Captain Parks extending his 15 fall 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log fall 2012 16 Photo by Thomas H. Sewell Photo by Robert de gast Photo by Robert de gast

(From left) A close-up look at a midden, an ancient trash pit discarded by Indians. Discarded oyster shells piled high near the Caulk & McCready oyster house on Navy Point in St. Michaels, 1907. Skipjacks and patent tong oyster boats crowd into the Chesapeake Beach harbor, 1970. African- History on the Half Shell American shuckers open oysters at the McNasby oyster house in Annapolis, 1969. Romans, the English colonists consid- the stony carapace. Chesapeake towns shipped far from the brackish waters ered oysters a familiar comfort food, used them to construct “corduroy roads” of the Chesapeake. Gold rush miners, by Kate Livie a feeling clearly conveyed by their (alternating stripes of beam and shell) sod-busting pioneering communities and gleefully gustatory missives home. stretching miles in length through field, Chicago political fat cats alike dined In the wilderness of the New World, marsh, and forest. Oyster shells were voraciously on the delicate mollusks t was in Act Two of William the humble oyster continues to be one clustered near the waterline, oysters where much of the local plant lore was infill, creating dry, buildable land where that had been a staple of the diet in the Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of of the Bay’s most significant, enduring were a staple of their diet, as their unknown and the average immigrant before had been protected coves, waving towns and cities they had left back East. IWindsor that the world first encoun- and delicious connections between our middens attest. And these were no unskilled with a gun, oysters that could eelgrasses on the bottom. For a time, Chesapeake oysters fed tered the phrase “Why then the world’s past and our present. palm-sized dainties of the kind we be dislodged by hand and eaten raw In other places, oysters’ role as the the young, growing nation, and grow mine oyster/ which I with a sword shall To see evidence of the incredible relish today—rather, they were hulking with gusto were a welcome and easy “foundation of the economy” had been a too did the coffers of the packing house open.” The timeless line of dialogue, breadth of the human relationship with ten-inch monsters, platter-scaled and taste of home. figure of speech. But in the Chesapeake, industries back on the Bay shores. originally meant as a threat in the play, the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, needing to be cut into smaller portions In the several hundred years follow- oysters literally supported transporta- Hundreds of different packing houses, has clung mollusk-like to our collec- all you need to do is head to the water’s for easy consumption. Due to the lack ing colonization, Chesapeake residents tion and construction on a large scale. each with a different brand, explosively tive discourse since its original delivery edge. Throughout the watershed, espe- of an Algonquian written language, continued to rely on the oyster reefs In towns like Crisfield and St. Michaels, proliferated in working waterfront on the weathered boards of the Globe cially in today’s lower, saltier reaches, however, the earliest accounts of these adjoining their properties or commu- and even the Chesapeake Bay Maritime communities where oysters wetly fueled Theatre in Elizabethan London. In the you can discover evidence of genera- gargantuan Chesapeake oysters come nities for shellfish. Recipes from this Museum itself, whole portions of the the economy. Towns like Crisfield four centuries that have passed since it tions of Chesapeake folk feasting on not from the Native Americans who era call for adding oysters and their community are held aloft by compacted sprang up virtually overnight on the was penned, the phrase has transformed oysters. They’re called middens: ancient had been reaping the rewards of oyster liquor to a dish, cooking them until shell, up to 20 feet deep. The centrality of shores of the Chesapeake, oriented from salvo of aggression into a declara- trash pits discarded by thousands of reefs for centuries, but from the diaries the oyster’s delicate sea taste had been oysters to Bay life only grew in the 19th toward their lifeblood, their engine, the tion of opportunity; today to proclaim years of Indians reaping the Bay’s and letters of the early colonists. And transferred, and then spooning up the century. Due to rapid technological fertile oyster reefs that crenellated the that “the world is your oyster” is to see bounty and layered over millennia like what breathlessly enraptured, hungry oysters and throwing them away. It advances of the Industrial Era, steam Bay’s bottom. all life’s possibilities as pearls arrayed on the ultimate Smith Island cake. You can descriptions they are: was an embarrassment of riches—so locomotion, canning and food preserva- From the African-American women the half-shell, yours for the plucking. spot them crumbling where the waves “The abundance of oysters is incredible. monumentally-scaled and seemingly tion innovations, and the newfangled who shucked oysters in the unheated It’s quite a fitting analogy, really, lap ceaselessly at the shore, exposing There are whole banks of them so that endless was the oyster population in practice of dredging, the slow, local packing houses to the powerful railroad especially for people in the Chesapeake. piles of white, wafer-thin half dollars of the ships must avoid them,” said Francis size and scope that it was inconceiv- harvest of oysters transformed almost magnates who flooded their rail lines Here in the Bay’s tidewater, oysters shell dislodged with every high tide. Louis Michel in 1701. “They surpass able to the 18th century Chesapeake overnight into an international juggernaut. with boxcars laden with oyster cargo, have represented precisely that pros- The edges of these ancient oyster those in England by far in size, indeed; person that humans could possibly Skipjacks sailed over the winter many levels of society felt the impact of pect for as long as humans have been leavings are smoothed with age and they are four times as large. I often cut make a dent. Oysters were so plenti- Bay, their decks piled high with the the oyster boom. But oysters, it seems, wrestling them open and sipping the almost translucent—barely tangible them in two, before I could put them ful as to be disposable, so ubiquitous “white gold” from the bottom’s beds. have a tipping point. Mature and ready essence of brine from their cupped reminders of the massive oyster reefs into my mouth.” as to be invisible. Everyone ate them, Chesapeake oysters, in brightly colored for reproduction between one to three shells. As a symbol of the opportunity that would have emerged like marine Coming from a land where the regardless of social class, income or race. cans that boasted the unique flavor, years of age, they need significant for survival, for prosperity, for environ- cornucopia as the water receded twice populace had embraced oysters as a Cooking wasn’t the only use for oysters, origin, cleanliness, or freshness of their time to repopulate when harvesting or mental harmony, and for innovation, each day. For the Indian communities national fishery since the time of the however; there was much to be made of respective brands, were then packed and natural events, like freshwater surges,

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History on the Half Shell, continued from page 18. “Gentlemen... the Situation Has Changed,” Edna sails again continued from page 16. by Richard Scofield eliminate adult oysters from the stock. For 50 years in the late 1800s to the turn of the century, there was no respite This July, the 1889 nine log bugeye Edna E. for the Bay’s oysters; the demand only grew. The peak of Lockwood returned to active sailing status after the oystering harvest was in the 1880s, when more than nearly a decade. In preparation over the past several 20 million bushels of oysters were caught each year, and years, the covering boards, which were yellow pine, the myriad uses for oysters from flesh to spent shells were were replaced with white oak. Log rails, monkey in such high demand the ancient oyster middens along rails, and the patent stern were also replaced. the Bay’s shores were unearthed for use in fertilizer and Several deck beams, and a section of deck around chicken feed. But it wasn’t to last—that 20 million bushel the main mast partners were repaired. All of catch would never again be attained. Slowly, year by year, the running rigging was replaced and the stand- the oyster catch, once believed to be in numbers beyond ing rigging was served with tarred marlin. The the reach of human impact, attenuated, and below the iron ballast in her bilge was replaced with lead to water line, the reefs, now relegated to strips of productive prevent rusting. oyster beds, contracted correspondingly. By 1920, only Rosie docked along side the lighthouse, circa 1975. Edna is the last original log hull bugeye still photo by dick cooper four million oysters were harvested. Today, the harvest sailing in the world. She is a testament to the hovers at 100,000 to 150,000 bushels or less, and many of Stinson says she has great memories of that day, and her craftsmanship of her builder, John B. Harrison of the oysters on the Bay’s bottom are threatened by diseases old friend Captain Orville. “He was such a gentleman, a Tilghman Island. With work continuing on the MSX and Dermo that, although harmless to humans, little on the formal side, but always warm and welcoming to restoration of the skipjack Rosie Parks, the Museum are devastating to the remaining oyster populations. me.” She says she had sailed on Rosie Parks before that day, hopes to have the two old girls racing against each But oysters have always equaled opportunity in the reporting her first story about oystering. “I hadn’t done an other again in the near future. Edna’s restoration and Chesapeake, and as we approach a watershed moment in oyster story yet and he said, ‘You can come with me Miss maintenance are supported by a generous restricted their harvest, they now represent the possibility for change, Stinson.’ ” In her 1975 newspaper account, Stinson wrote, donation by the Kimberly-Clark Foundation. for dialogue, and for balance. Oysters, once valued only for “The Rosie Parks’ trip out of the Cambridge harbor Saturday (top) Edna under full sail on the Miles River, for the first time in their flavor, are now championed by conservation organiza- morning with Captain Orville Parks at the wheel was an nearly a decade. (bottom left) The boatyard crew works to get tions as one of the Bay’s “founding fish”—creating habitat, the sails raised. (bottom right) Chief Curator Pete Lesher and occasion of mixed emotions. It combined a pang of regret Assistant Curator for Watercraft Richard Scofield at the helm. kicking off the food chain, and most importantly, filter- that one more skipjack was retiring from the oyster dredg- ing the Chesapeake’s most formidable modern foe: algae. ing fleet. More personally, it was a poignant time for the Watermen, too, tout oysters as one of the last prospects 79-year-old skipper, ordered by his doctor to leave a lifetime in the Bay for the traditional bounty of the Bay’s fishing on the water.” Rosie Parks Update economy, where a man with a boat, tongs, and a mission Stinson says she remembers Captain Parks talking can make a living from an honest day’s work. about his late brother Bronza, who had been murdered by As you see from the cover, the shipwrights have With the oyster population in jeopardy, watermen and a mentally unstable customer 17 years earlier. “He talked continued the process of caulking the deck, using environmentalists broadly agree that more Chesapeake about how much he missed his brother.” traditional tools, cotton, and oakum. In addition, oysters are a good thing, and vitally necessary for the envi- After a cold, spray-soaked ride out of the Choptank and work has begun on Rosie’s bulwarks (the low walls ronment and the economy. Figuring out the approach to up Eastern Bay, Rosie rounded Tilghman Point and headed built around the edge of the deck) and knees (used ushering an oyster era back into the Bay, however, is much into the Miles River under full sail toward her new home trickier and contentious. Do we end the oyster harvest all at the Museum. “Captain Orville stood aside and Museum as natural angle brackets to fasten the deck to the together? Grow the ones we eat artificially? Let companies director Holt took the wheel for a turn as captain,” Stinson hull, and reinforce critical structural locations). take over the bottom and manage their own private plots? wrote. “Peter Black had a turn, followed by Ralph Wiley, It’s a controversial issue, make no mistake, but it’s also Ted Graves and Hank Luykx. Their grins threatened to split one that goes right to the core of who we are and what we (top) Captain Orville Parks’ granddaughters, Bonnie Ruest, their faces.” Sharon Weber, and Janis Beach, and daughter-in-law Ruth value, as Chesapeake residents. Over the next few years, Thinking back to that day, Stinson, now 85, says, “One of Parks stopped by to check in on Rosie’s progress as Vessel there will be much disagreement and discourse, argument the things that I recall was when we got to St. Michaels, Mantainance Manager Don MacLeod continues caulking. and innovation. But with a little luck, hard work, a lot of Captain Orville clearly wanted to stay on the boat until the (left) Boatyard volunteer Cliff Stretmater and Shipwright discussion and collaboration, and yes, the opportunity to last possible minute. He was so reluctant to leave, he kept Apprentice Ken Philips work on the portside roller’s knees. guide the change, it’s not too late for the world of a healthy fussing over it. He wanted to make sure everything was (middle) Philips works on Rosie’s bulwarks. Crassostrea virginica population to again be our oyster. clean and that everything was in its place. Then he got very (right) Visitors from the Blind Industries and Services of Mary- And that is one tasty prospect we all can agree on. quiet. He sort of collected himself and got off the boat. land take a tour of the Rosie Parks project and feel the grain Like oysters? See page 23 for information on the Nov. 3 OysterFest. He walked away and did not look back.” of her wood with Director of CCS Robert Forloney.

19 fall 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log fall 2012 20 calendar sept/oct/nov 6th Annual St. Michaels Concours Mid-Atlantic Small Craft sept/oct/nov d’Elegance set for September 30 Festival XXX, October 6 & 7 Woodcuts with Kevin Garber Girl Scout Woodworking Badge Day Thursday, September 20 in the Boat Shop Saturday, October 13, from1-4pm in CBMM Boat Shop 6:30-8pm; $25 members; $35 non-members $12 per participant. Register with the Girl Scouts of the Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941. Chesapeake Bay at 302-456-7182. Meet master printmaker Kevin Garber as he demonstrates and The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will be holding a discusses the proper techniques for duplicating a print from a Girl Scout Badge Day in collaboration with the Girls Scouts Philip McMartin wood cut of the early 1960s. Garber’s works of the Chesapeake Bay Council. Offered to cadettes, the can be found in the Kemper Art Museum and Island Press at requirements for a Woodworker badge will be fulfilled Washington University as well as in collections throughout the through fun hands-on activities, exciting tool demonstra- country, including the Whitney Art Museum in New York City. tions and exploration of the real-life boats at the Museum, taught by Shipwright Jennifer Kuhn. Model Sailing Club Races Intarsia Wood Plaque Workshop Sunday, September 23 at 11:30am, Fogg’s Cove with Mary Sue Traynelis The Model Sailing Club builds and races a fleet of radio controlled Friday, October 12, 5:30-8pm in the Boat Shop skipjacks on weekends in Fogg’s Cove. During the winter months, Saturday, October 13, 10am-4pm (with break for lunch) models are built. The 48-inch skipjack models are built from $70 members, $85 non-members. Pre-registration required scratch from plans sold by the club. The public is invited to join. This 6th Annual St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance features On Saturday, October 6, and Sunday, October 7, the by October 3. Children 12 and up welcome with adult coachbuilt automobiles, along with other significant, award- Museum hosts one of the nation’s largest gatherings of small chaperone. Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941. Lapstrake Skiff Workshop winning motorcars from the Golden Age of Motoring boat enthusiasts and unique watercraft at the 30th Annual September 28, 29 & 30 in the Bay History Building Intarsia is a woodworking technique that uses varied (1900-1942), as well as a unique collection of automobiles Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival. shapes, sizes, and species of wood fitted together Friday, 6-9pm, Saturday & Sunday, 9am-5pm from the post-war sports and racing era from 1948 through to create a mosaic-like picture with an illusion of depth. $80 members, $95 non-members. All tools and materials Museum visitors can marvel at the craftsmanship and 1962. A collection of classic wooden speedboats from the Learn the basics for selecting different types of wood, are supplied. Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941 innovation used in traditional and contemporary small water- same era will also be on display along the Museum’s docks. cutting, sanding, and mounting to create your own intarsia by Sept. 24 For more information, contact Model Guild craft while enjoying the Museum’s waterfront campus and The Concours kicks off with a participant welcome hands-on exhibits, including the new tugboat exhibit and the wood plaque with Mary Sue Traynelis, who creates and Director Bob Mason at 410-745-3266. sells intarsia and unique Woodsaics©, and Boatyard Program reception on Friday, September 28 at the Museum followed historic restoration of the skipjack Rosie Parks. Led step-by-step by skilled modelers, participants will create Manager Jenn Kuhn. Patterns for a lighthouse, owl, and by a motor tour on Saturday, September 29. The round-trip a 10-inch wooden rowing skiff with lapped side planking and Sailing skiffs, rowing shells, kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, sailboat will be available, with two sets of designs for each, motor tour begins at the Inn at Perry Cabin and travels to a flat bottom. The 10-inch model is formed over a frame in prams, and one-of-a-kind boats will be on display and in the ranging from beginner to advanced. much the same manner as a real boat is constructed. The the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, before water throughout this family-oriented event. Boat owners Model Guild welcomes anyone 12 years of age or older and returning to St. Michaels. hailing from all over the country will be available to share Hunter’s Safety Course encourages new members of all skill levels. On Saturday, September 29, a gala fundraiser at the their knowledge and boating experiences with visitors. Wed.-Sat., October 17, 18, 19, 20 Harbourtowne Golf Resort and Conference Center in 6-9pm, Wednesday-Friday in Van Lennep Auditorium CBMM’s Friday Open Boat Shop Live music, scenic river cruises, food, and beverages will Saturday, 9am-12noon at off-site location. $10 per person St. Michaels is open to the general public and features be available to round out the weekend festival. On Saturday, Friday, September 28 from 5:30-8:30pm Students under 13 must be accompanied by adult cocktails, dinner, and a live auction. Tickets for the gala Museum boatyard staff and Chesapeake Wooden Boat $20 members, $30 non-members. Pre-registration required. Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941 fundraiser are limited and available for purchase prior to Builders School instructors will be on hand to offer boat- Participants must be 16 or older, unless accompanied by an To purchase a hunting license or to hunt in Maryland, state the event. adult. Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941. building workshops and maritime demonstrations. Beginning law requires you to successfully complete a Hunter’s Safety On Sunday, September 30, the main event welcomes at 1pm, a lively race of small craft out on the Miles River Members of the public are invited to the boat shop to work Course. This course includes instruction in hunter responsi- the public to the Museum with the display and judging of can be watched from the Museum’s waterfront and docks. bility, firearms and ammunition, firearm handling and safety, on small projects of their own, or to bring ideas for a future marksmanship and shooting fundamentals, principles of project, and receive the advice of an experienced shipwright participating automobiles and an accompanying fashion Festival-goers can also vote for their favorite boat, with wildlife management, bow hunting, muzzleloader hunting, and woodworker. Participants can expect assistance with show. Food and beverages will be provided by the Crab the People’s Choice award and others announced Saturday tree stand safety, first aid, water safety, and Maryland legal machinery and tools, plans, measurements, and the execution Claw Restaurant. Sponsors for the event include Jaguar evening to participants. requirements. Firearms are provided. of a small-scale project, which could include a Christmas or Land Rover Annapolis, Porsche of Annapolis, Maryland On Sunday, festival-goers are invited to bring nauti- birthday present, frames, furniture, models, artwork, etc. Life magazine, and The Shore Life magazine. cal items to swap or sell at a traditional swap meet. The 2nd Maritime Monster Mash General admission for Sunday’s event, which takes place Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival is free for Museum Friday, October 19, 5:30-8pm on Fogg’s Landing 6th St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance from 10am to 4pm on September 30, is $30 for members members and children under six, otherwise admission is $10 members, $15 non-members, children 12 and under free Sunday, September 30. See sidebar. and $35 for non-members, with all proceeds benefiting the $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $6 for children ages 6 to Chills, thrills and spooky family fun featuring dancing with children and adults served by the Museum’s educational, 17, with all museum exhibits open throughout the two-day DJ Chris Startt, costume prizes, ghost stories, haunted exhibits, 30th Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival exhibit, and boat restoration programs. Tickets can be festival. For more information, visit cbmm.org/mascf or call refreshments, games for all ages, trick-or-treats for the kids, and Saturday & Sunday, October 6 & 7. See sidebar. purchased in advance or at the Museum’s welcome center 410-745-2916. a “Sea Nettle Nightmare” maze. Be on the lookout for Chessie, the day of the event. For more information, visit smcde.org the legendary sea monster said to live in the Chesapeake Bay! or call 410-745-4978. 21 fall 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log fall 2012 22 calendar CBMM’s Friday Open Boat Shop Model Sailing Club Races Friday, November 9 & 23 from 5:30-8:30pm Sunday, October 21 at 11am, Fogg’s Cove See description on page 21. See description on page 21. Working Waterfront: Tide, Trade, and Tugs, Winterization with Paul Rybon The Ward Family of Deltaville Thursday, October 25 from 6-7pm in the Boat Shop Friday, November 16, 6pm in Van Lennep Auditorium $15 members, $25 non-members. Pre-register with is Saturday, November 3 $8 for members, $10 for non-members Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941 by Oct. 16. Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941 Museum volunteer Paul Rybon, a retired diesel mechanic The Ward family of Deltaville, Virginia, operates one of the last with many years experience, teaches the basics on preparing From 10-4pm on Saturday, November 3, celebrate the “mom and pop” tugboat companies on the Chesapeake Bay. your boat for the winter months. When registering, be sure Chesapeake’s oyster at the Museum’s OysterFest. The annual Join us for an evening of conversation as several generations to tell us the type of engine your boat has, so we can ensure event features live music, oysters and other food, children’s of the Ward family share stories of transporting crabs, oysters, your questions will be answered. activities, boat rides, oyster demonstrations, harvesting produce, grain, and other goods by wooden buy boat, tug, CBMM’s Friday Open Boat Shop displays, retriever demonstrations, cooking demonstrations, and barge throughout the tributaries of the Bay. Friday, October 26 from 5:30-8:30pm and an oyster stew competition among regional chefs. Working Waterfront: See description on page 21. In addition to the Museum’s floating fleet of historic Women of the Maritime World Half-Hull Model Workshop vessels, the Talbot County Watermen’s Association will Thursday, November 29, 6pm in Van Lennep Auditorium have several boats dockside to help share the stories of how Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28 $8 for members, $10 for non-members oyster dredging, hand tonging, patent tonging and diving for 9am-5pm in the Bay History Building. $80 for members, Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941 $95 for non-members. All tools and materials supplied. oysters have been longtime traditions of the Chesapeake Bay. Join us for an evening of discussion with some of the Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941 by Oct. 22. The Talbot County Watermen’s Association will serve freshly women who make the maritime world tick. Headed by For information, contact Model Guild Director Bob Mason caught Chesapeake Bay oysters on the half shell. In addition, Nancy Taylor Robson, author of Woman in the Wheelhouse, at 410-745-3266 or email [email protected]. hatchery-raised raw oysters and fried oyster sandwiches will the talk will explore her experiences living and working on- board tugs as the wife of a tugboat captain and a licensed Participants are invited to create a half-hull model of the Pride be available. For those who prefer to celebrate oysters rather mate. The conversation will also include the voices of other of Baltimore II. Band sawed from a block and carved to the than eat them, pit beef, hot dogs and hamburgers, cold beer, salty females from all kinds of work, both educational and rounded shape of the Pride’s hull, the half-hull model is then caramel apples, warm apple cider, and more will be offered. industrial, within the traditionally male field. mounted on a baseboard to form a fine wall display piece. An oyster slurping contest among festival-goers and an OysterFest oyster stew competition among regional chefs will offer bragging rights for the winners; with limited samples of december Saturday, November 3. See sidebar. oyster stew served along Fogg’s Landing beginning at 11am. MEMBER NIGHT: Shop ’til You Drop! Working Waterfront: Delaware Local restaurants will perform cooking demonstrations of Wednesday, December 5 at the Museum Store, 5:30pm Thursday, November 1 at 6pm in Van Lennep Auditorium their signature oyster dishes throughout the day. This year’s Find distinctive holiday gifts at our Musuem Store, specially $8 for members, $10 for non-members event features special cooking demonstrations by Culinary stocked for the season. Members receive a 25% store Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941 Ambassador of the Chesapeake Bay and on-air personality John discount and free gift wrapping, while enjoying wine Shields, who will be available for book signings. and refreshments as they shop. Delaware, celebrating her 100th anniversary, is a product OysterFest boasts plenty of family-friendly, educational, of Bethel, Delaware’s great age of wooden boatbuilding at Fundamentals of Waterfowling Workshop the beginning of the 19th century and one of the very last and fun activities designed to help kids get to know the other Bay creatures. The event is sponsored by Maryland Friday, December 7 at 6pm, Bay History Building survivors. Join Vessel Maintenance Manager Michael Gorman, oyster and how important the bivalve is to the Chesapeake Public Television, with its documentary Chesapeake by Air Saturday, December 8 at 9:30am, Van Lennep Auditorium Boatyard staff and others with connections toDelaware’s Bay. You can explore an oyster nursery, learn how oysters screened in the Van Lennep Auditorium during the event. Pre-register with Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-4941 long history as we take a close look at the recent conserva- clean the Bay by building your own filter, participate in a The documentary captures the unparalleled wild beauty, tion effort and share stories about a very special tug. scavenger hunt or face painting, or watch dip-net making history, and natural serenity of the Bay, all from above. Targeted toward beginner and intermediate hunters, this and knot-tying demonstrations. Build-a-boat activities Festival-goers can explore the Museum’s exhibit build- workshop offers the basics of gunning for Chesapeake MEMBER NIGHT: Exhibit Spotlight: waterfowl. On Friday, a workshop features a discussion and provided by the Model Guild will be available for a $3 fee. ings, including Oystering on the Chesapeake and Waterman’s tour of the Museum’s decoys, firearms, and waterfowling Oystering on the Chesapeake Dogs can even have fun, with retriever demonstrations Wharf, where visitors can try their hand at tonging or nipper- vessel collections. Saturday’s program features hands-on Wednesday, November 7 at 5:30pm. $5 members, taking place along the Museum’s waterfront, and don’t miss ing for oysters. The Museum’s bugeye, Edna E. Lockwood, an demonstrations and classes, with participants working $10 non-members. RSVP to Cheryl Miller at 410-745-4943. the scenic river cruises and on-the-water oyster tonging 1889 log-bottomed oyster dredge boat and National Historic with masters of the sport to hone their calling techniques, Join Director of Education Kate Livie as she explores the rich demonstrations with Chesapeake watermen. Conservation Landmark, will be on display. rig layout and strategy, and retriever skills. The workshop 400-year relationship between the Chesapeake’s people groups including Marylanders Grow Oysters, Chesapeake Admission to OysterFest is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, will provde an up close and personal look at some of the and its ‘founding shellfish’ through skipjacks, oyster cans, Bay Foundation, Oyster Restoration Project, and the Nature and $6 for children between the ages of six and 17. Children world’s finest Chesapeake decoys, the tools and tales of the “Outlaw Gunner,” and conversation with experts in the and dredges. Learn about the current controversies facing Conservancy will be on-hand to discuss efforts to clean and five years and under and Museum members are admitted free. gunning world. All participants must have Hunters Safety the traditional oyster fishery, and sample new ‘aquaculture’ preserve the Bay. In addition, Philips Wharf Environmental Food and boat rides are an additional cost. For more infor- oysters some small companies are growing as a sustainable certification. Children over 12 are welcome to register with Center’s Fishmobile will offer visitors the opportunity to see mation, visit cbmm.org/oysterfest or call 410-745-2916. new option. an adult chaperone. *Price to be determined, call for information. live sturgeon, diamondback terrapins, horseshoe crabs, and 23 fall 2012 the chesapeake log the chesapeake log fall 2012 24 Heroes Honor Roll

We are extremely grateful to you, our donors, for your gifts to the Museum. Your support makes a huge impact on the lives of children and adults who visit the Museum and experience the Chesapeake Bay first hand through engaging educational programs, interactive ex- hibits like assisting our master shipwrights restore historic vessels, or taking an ecology cruise on our replica buyboat. Donors whose gifts were received between May 5 and August 17, 2012 are listed below. Thank you for helping us impact more lives with a deeper understanding and appreciation for the Bay. You truly are our heroes, and we couldn’t do it without you! THANK YOU! The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is recognized as a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to CBMM are deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Please consider including CBMM in your trust or estate plans. Find out how you can leave a legacy of support for the Museum’s important mission by contacting René Stevenson at 410-745-4950.

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