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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER of CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM OPENING OF NEW MUSEUM BUILDING DELAYED / / I t was the best programs after the I of times, it was building opens. I the worst of From about the mid- times." Charles Dickens dle of December, vari- expressed well the feel- ous offices of the ings of museum staff museum will be in dif- during the first weeks ferent stages of moving. in December 1988. It Membership and de- was with feelings of velopment will move relief and pleasure that from the North Annex the museum staff view- to the new building, as ed the anticipated well as education. The completion of the new administrative offices, exhibition building — including that of the after planning for this director, will be moved significant occasion for to the North Annex. some ten years. On the The museum library other hand, there was and archives will be anxiety during the final moved into the East An- weeks whether the CMM Photo by Paula Johnson nex, but these collec- building would be tions will be unavail- ready for the move. As able to the public for matters developed, delays in construction beyond the the coming year except under special advance arrangements. museum's control required the rescheduling of the closing Members visiting the museum during the next few months and moving from early December until early January. should enter the new building. Information on location of It is new planned to close the museum from Sunday, various activities will be available there. Access and parking January 1, 1989, until noon on Saturday, January 14. During will continue to be from Maryland Route 2 as you enter that period the staff will be involved in moving collections Solomons, but through the gate to the north of the old from the old building to the new; temporary exhibits will be museum building — follow the signs there and in the park- set up in the new building; the museum store will move ing area. Exit will be from a new gate on Lore Street. Infor- displays and stock; and museum offices will be relocated. mation may also be obtained by phone (301-326-2042) from When the new building opens on January 14, virtually all the museum. of its facilities should be available: the lobby, museum store, The spring issue of the Bugeye Times will carry more com- changing exhibit area, temporary exhibits, and auditorium plete information — with photographs — on the activities in — all on the first floor — as well as the upper level offices the new exhibition building and plans for visitors during the for membership and development. The educational facilities spring and summer months. Be assured that there will be as on the first floor and mezzanine, however, will not be fully many interesting activities as usual at the Calvert Marine open until February 1 (see below). Some minor construction Museum, although some may be in different locations than may still be in progress, but this should not affect visitors or (Continued on page 7)

THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED TO VISITORS DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 THROUGH JANUARY 13, 1989. ON JANUARY 14 THE NEW EXHIBITION BUILDING WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC Bugeye

FOSSIL FACTS By Sandy Roberts

An Extinct Angel Shark, Squatina occidentalis

One of the rarest and most interesting gill clefts) would have been located on of fossil teeth found at Calvert Cliffs is the top if its head and a wide me that of Squat/na occidentalis, an extinct would have been in front of its b angel shark. It is a small, single cusped snout. Five partly lateral gill slits would Squatina dumerili tooth rarely exceeding a quarter of an have been located on each side of its Modern Atlantic Angel Shark inch in length. The erect, smooth crown neck in front of enlarged cloak-like pec- is pointed with sharp cutting edges, and toral fins. In spite of its batoid shape, for its size, stoutly built. The root is it probably swam like a true shark with relatively broad. On the outer face of a sculling motion of its tail. the crown the enamel extends down The angel shark received its unusual over the medial surface of the root, for- name when pious medieval observers ming a diagnostic characteristic. The in- saw its free-flowing pectorals as wings ner face of the crown lacks this enamel and its tapering body and tail as angelic Squatina dumeriii elongation. The inner face of the root robes. Later, it was called a "monk," (profile) is raised and extended to the rear. Teeth and finally dubbed a "bishop." One of both jaws are similar in appearance. Australian species, richly decorated 5quatf'na occidentalis (Latin for with ornate denticles, even managed to western skate) is thought to have been reach the rank of "archbishop." about five feet long and to have weigh- Interestingly, the original tooth found ed about sixty pounds. It was probably of S. occidentalis from the Calvert For- a shallow-water dweller and a bottom mation at Plum Point was the first of its feeder using its needle sharp teeth to kind to be definitely recognized as feed upon fish and crustaceans. Skate- coming from the North American like, its eyes and large spiracles (vestige continent. Teeth of Squatina occidentalis (Extinct Angel Shark)

ii SITTING IN ON THE FUTURE"-AN UPDATE Bugeye Tutted Quarterly Newsletter of the of the 198 seats "sold" to date. A gift Calvert Marine Museum The opening of the new exhibition and the building does not end the need for of $250 wi 11 entitle the donor to a com- Calvert Marine Society, Inc. funds to complete the work there. memorative plate on the back of one (ISSN 0887-651X) Funds are still needed to match part of of the seats as well as on a wall plaque a grant from the National Endowment designed and carved by LeRoy "Pep- Ralph E. Eshelman, Director for the Humanities being used to per" Langley; a gift of $100 will entitle Paul L. Berry, Editor fabricate and install the permanent ex- the donor to a commemorative plate on Other contributors to this issue: hibit, "Maritime Patuxent: A River and the wall plaque. In either case, the Layne Bergin its People," in the new Maritime History donor may have his or her (or a cou- Rita Adams Hall. Members visiting the new ple's) name on the plate, or the name Craig DeTample building will see evidence of the work of someone the donor wishes to honor The bugeye was the traditional sailing craft on this exhibit, expected to open or memorialize. of the Bay, and was built in all its glory at sometime in 1990. Further details on the "Sitting in on Solomons, the "Bugeye Capital of the The "Sitting in on the Future" cam- the Future" campaign and an order World." Membership dues are used to paign is designed to raise these mat- form may be obtained by a phone call fund special museum projects, programs, and printing of this newsletter. Address ching funds, and also to provide an op- or letter to the museum. comments and membership applications portunity for recognition of donors to: through a commemorative plate for a Calvert Marine Society, Inc. seat in the auditorium or on a donor list P.O. Box 97 on the wall of the auditorium. Since the Solomons, MD 20688 (301) 326-2042 campaign began in early June, over $37,000 have been raised, with over 100 W'wtoi 1988/1989 3

THE MENHADEN'S NURSEMAID By Janet Lembke y y X~* ome here!" our neighbor refrigerator overnight. My husband and menhaden after another from the net I Tom shouts as I leave the I have tugged many dead and dying and pitch them back, and we'll be V^^ trailer, bucket in hand, to menhaden from our nets, and I've sav- blessing the larger fish — blues, maybe haul the crabpots. He stands at water's ed them for crabpot bait—but not once — that snared themselves in pursuit of edge next door to extract fish from the has either of us seen this ghostly grub. a menhaden dinner. Some people sell gill nets he's just brought ashore from The crabpots wait a little longer, un- their menhaden as crabpot bait, but at an overnight stay on the river. The sun til I've checked the guide to nearshore two cents a pound, it takes a lot of is cresting the trees to the east. marine life. The book gives modest menhaden to make a dollar. Crabs can wait. I race across the help, indicating generally that the grub Though people don't eat them (at shallow drainage ditch that separates is a cymothoid, one of a large family least not yet), menhaden support fleets our yard from his. What will it be this of parasitic isopods. I'm not satisfied. of commercial trawlers that pull their time? Tom helps to satisfy my quen- I start asking questions, nets in river mouths and sounds for chless curiosity about the river by sav- "Sure," says another neighbor, "the precisely this species. The catch is pro- ing the oddities that sometimes tangle menhaden's nursemaid, that's what cessed for oil or ground into fertilizer themselves in his nets. He's shown me you're talking about." But he doesn't and chicken feed. It may be that a lookdown, a silvery fish with menhaden will soon make the a body as flat and narrow as a leap from chicken troughs to butter plate turned on its edge china plates; researchers now and with eyes set high above the experiment with mashing parts long, precipitous slope to its of menhaden to make surimi, mouth. Another catch produced the fish-paste developed by the a young filefish, mottled brown Japanese and currently manufac- and beige and wearing a uni- tured from other species to mold corn's spike in the middle of its "crab legs" and "shrimp" that forehead. * sell for half the price of the real "Ever seen this?" Tom holds »- thing. out a square, brown plastic tub. The menhaden trap them- It contains a dead menhaden, selves in our nets because of an all-too-familiar species that their feeding habits. They swim casts itself overabundantly into with mouths wide open, letting our summer nets. When the a hearty broth of plankton flow menhaden are schooling in our through their buccal cavities and part of the river, we throw back out through their gills, which are ten or twenty for every edible equipped with rakers — fine, fish we keep. This one measures feathery sieves — that strain all about nine inches from stem to the goodies out of the soup. It's stern, on the large side for the the gaping mouths that land river. menhaden in trouble with nylon "Look here," Tom says, point- filament. River people say that ing to the menhaden's open "menhaden swallow the net." mouth. Something plump and Or they try to, closing their white as a grub wriggles itself into the know how the nursemaid goes about mouths on the mesh and catching it in light. It looks like a medieval drawing its duties, nor how it got hired in the the hinges of their jaws. River people come to life: the pallid soul escaping first place. He does, however, show me also call them "back-out fish." Instead from the corpse's mouth. how to spot the menhaden when of pulling them head-first through the "Don't know rightly what it's called, they're schooling inshore. net like croakers or small blues, we but what it does is help the menhaden On summer evenings they announce must grasp them behind the gills and process food. There's a deficiency, you themselves by their noise. It's not the give a backward tug. see, in the menhaden's digestive sys- crisp pop pop-pop of shrimp, nor the I keep asking questions about the tem. All of 'em have these helpers." ripple-making splash of an airborne nursemaid. Do all menhaden give lodg- The inch-long creature escaping from mullet or shad as it returns to the water. ing to these isopods? At what cost? the dead menhaden's mouth has a fat, It's a gentle but incessant murmur, a Who pays and who profits? "Nurse- bleached, slightly repulsive but unde- rustling whisper, made by myriad maid" does not seem to designate a niable reality. Tom's explanation for its mouths breaking the surface for an in- parasite; it sounds benign, implying a presence, however, seems like a chip off stant, then retreating. The sound brings caretaking function, perhaps like that of the folklore block, a tale kin to that of bad news and good: In the morning an adult animal regurgitating pre- cooked eel turning raw if left in the we'll be cussing as we extricate one (Contsnued on page 6) Bugeye Twm

CHESPAX: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION • development and implementation of education learning packages, from COORDINATION FOR CALVERT COUNTY kindergarten to adults; • development and implementation of long and short term scientific The need for coordination among the Outdoor/Environmental Education Task- investigations; several groups in Calvert County deal- force to study the needs for programs • development and maintenance of liv- ing with environmental education has and the ways to provide coordi- ing plant, animal, and microbe been evident for several years. In a nation. Late in May 1988 they reported specimens; county located between two major to the Calvert County commissioners • development and implementation of bodies of water — the Chesapeake Bay and recommended the formation of a student-designed projects; and the Patuxent River — each with regional outdoor/environmental educa- • cooperation with neighboring coun- serious environmental problems, it is tion program in Calvert County, nam- ties, local, state, and federal agencies inevitable that the public schools would ed CHESPAX, with a permanent board in seeking additional funds, pro- want to emphasize environmental mat- of directors. This concept was accepted grams, and opportunities; ters in their science curriculum. At the and given initial funding in 1989 with • coordination with other local same time, the research groups in the an addition of $50,000 to the county's resources (Flag Ponds Nature Park, county — Chesapeake Biological Lab- Board of Education. It is expected that Calvert Marine Museum, Battle Creek oratory, Jefferson Patterson Park and the fuller, permanent program will be Nature Center, Jefferson Patterson Museum, Benedict Estuarine Research funded and implemented in 1990. Park and Museum, Chesapeake Laboratory, and Calvert Marine Mu- Under CHESPAX, Calvert County Biological Laboratory) for maximum seum — joined together in the SEARCH would utilize its unique geographic access and utilization of existing consortium, are interested in such pro- location and its plethora of existing facilities; grams and are called upon to help with county, state, and private agencies and • development of a catalog of regional educational programs. A third party — institutions to produce a comprehen- resources available to in-county and Calvert County — has responsibility for sive regional outdoor/environmental out-of-county school systems and environmental planning and outdoors education program. This program would other service groups seeking access programs that are related and that fall serve the county's education system, to regional programs. under the county's Planning Office and provide dimensions of learning as part King's Landing Park would be used by its Division of Natural Resources. And of the outreach program for existing the Board of Education as the primary finally, a fourth party — the state of neighboring county outdoor programs, site for its outdoor/environmental edu- Maryland — has broad programs and and significantly enhance on-going cation program and focal point for financial support in this field. county programs at all age levels. In CHESPAX. As the program develops fur- Some of these i nterested parties form- specific terms the program would ther, Bugeye Times readers will be kept ed in 1988 a Planning Group for the include: informed.

CMM AMAZON EXPEDITION SUCCESSFUL

Seven hardy Calvert Marine Society members returned safe- ly after a two-week Amazonian expedition to Peru. Highlights of the trip included swimming in the Amazon, paddling dugout canoes, catching piranhas, seeing monkeys, tree sloths, poison arrow frogs, six-foot wide Victorian water lilies, and tapirs —one of which visited the camp one night. A lec- ture on the expedition will be given later at a date and time to be determined.

Many members may recall the first CMS expedition in 1985 to watch and pet gray whales in Baja California. The next trip will be underwater exploration of the reefs of Fiji, now scheduled for August 1989, as described in detail in the flier in this issue of the Bugeye Times. Future trips will include the Iberian Peninsula in 1990 and possibly Iceland in 1991. From left to right: Ralph Eshelman, Ev Eshelrnan, Gerda Mason, Leonard "Spike" Mason, Rebekah Jarboe, Paul Grisso, Judith Landis. Kneeling: our For information call Layne Bergin at the museum. The first guide Nestor liiapi and two "river people" children. two trips were spectacular. Don't miss those in the future! Wiitta 1988/1989

SOLOMONS HARBOR SHIPWRECK SURVEY were concentrated on the Back Creek side of the marina where a former U.S. Navy minesweeper, a railroad barge, a scow, and an unidentified barge were located. Because these wrecks are to be removed and destroyed, a complete location survey, a photographic survey, and basic architectural drawings have been completed for all four wrecks. Ar- chival research has confirmed that the minesweeper was built in 1942 in Newport Beach, California, and con- verted in 1945 to an amphibious hydrographic survey ship named Simon Newcomb. The most significant find, however, was the scow. Evidence of a forward mast step, the lack of a centerboard trunk, and no mechanical propulsion indicate that this wreck was a sailing vessel, perhaps a pungy. The stern had obviously been altered sometime in its CMM Photo career, when, according to local tradi- Shipwrecks on Back Creek, Solomons, with minesweeper in the background and scow in the foreground. tion, the vessel was converted to a barge. CMM is interested in adding to its Over the years the museum has ac- bottom. Since the wrecks lie in areas files any additional information concer- cumulated a great deal of information that would not be affected by the ning these or other wrecks in the area. about shipwrecks in the Solomons area. marina development, no further work Anyone with such information is urg- Preston Lore, who was captain for many was carried out. ed to contact the museum. (Ralph E. years of the buyboat Sidney R. Riggin, During late 1987 and in 1988, efforts Eshelman). in 1977 identified over a score of wrecks near Solomons, including one area where derelict wrecks lay one on top the other. These wreck sites have been marked on master maps in the museum and have proved useful for more detail- ed harbor surveys. In 1987 the owner of Calvert Marina on the Dowell peninsula (between Back and Mill Creeks) approached CMM about surveying potential wreck sites along his property as part of his effort to obtain Army Corps of Engineers per- mits for bulkheading and pier work. The Nautical Archaeological Division of Capitol Divers Association in cooperation with CMM conducted a survey of the marina during the sum- mers of 1987 and 1988 as part of their training courses. Efforts in early 1987 were concentrated on the Mill Creek side of the marina, resulting in the discovery of two wrecks which may be the bugeye William Hellen and the schooner Alfred, indicated in the CMM Photo by Paula lohnson Preston Lore survey as sunk in this area. Al Lavish, CMM volunteer and member of the Patuxent Small Craft Guild, helped a youngster and his mother build a model boat as part of a special boatbuilding workshop at Patuxent River Appreciation The wrecks were in very bad condition days in October. and for the most part buried below the Bugeye Timed

Nursemaid (Continued from page 3) is transformed to sedentary female. cradle the notion that we are divinely When the change is complete, the appointed landlords exercising domi- digested food for its young. Is there isopod moves to the host's mouth and, nion over the planet, we may well think some substance to the talk about a facing forward, attaches itself to the roof of ourselves as caretakers for all that defect in the menhaden's digestive of the buccal cavity. Snugged in, it ap- shelters, feeds, and clothes us and lets system? And how does the nursemaid parently ceases to bite the host that us get on with perpetuating ourselves arrive on the scene? I put the questions feeds it and takes on its role as taster. in ever greater numbers. to fishermen on and off the river and Like a cook testing an entree, the Does the planet need us? The to the owners of seafood markets. isopod gets first crack at plankton soup. menhaden doesn't need its isopod and They're familiar with the nursemaid, The menhaden's gills heal. Fish and would do just as well without it. The but they have no satisfying answers. isopod assume a kind of commensal nursemaid that is not a nursemaid The person who can lead me to the relationship. The isopod, no longer tru- depends on the menhaden for its very facts appears on an August afternoon at ly parasitic, has found armor for its soft life and it knows enough to back off a seafood exhibition. I've been asking body and issued itself another ticket for before it kills its host. But it operates on all the exhibitors about the nursemaid, free meals. The fish, relieved of injury, instinct; we must use our wits. and one of them finally says, "You can easily support this uninvited might check over there with Joe." Joe's mouthful of a guest. Though only one Janet Lembke, the poet in a poet-scholar team, name tag identifies him more fully as party gains, neither is hurt. has translated four Creek tragedies for a series Joseph W. Smith, National Marine No, nothing is wrong with the published by Oxford University Press. She spends winters in Staunton, Virginia, and the rest oi the Fisheries Service. And, hallelujah, all I menhaden's digestive tract. Nor does year on the lower Meuse River in North Carolina. need to say is "menhaden" and the fish need the isopod to perform any This article appeared originally in Sierra, /u- "isopod." other everyday task. And no, not every ly/August 1988. Used with permission "O/enc/ra praegustator, that's your juvenile menhaden is so occupied. O. critter," he says. praegustator shuns cooler waters; Praegustator—an appropriate name menhaden off the Massachusetts coast for something that lives in the mouth don't encounter these hitchhikers. On- CHANGES PLANNED of something else. It means "foretaster," ly in Chesapeake Bay and waters farther FOR MEMBERSHIP the one who takes the first sampling of south do these isopods appear regularly the food put on the table. in numbers ranging from slight to RENEWALS Joe adds that he doesn't know all that moderate. much about the creature—his work as A commensal relationship. What a The membership office, in an effort a fisheries biologist centers elsewhere homey word commensalism is. It to reduce unnecessary paperwork and —but, come to think of it, he's read means "tabled together," sharing the to speed its operations, will change pro- cedures for renewals, beginning about this very isopod in a specialized same heaping board; it suggests com- February 1, 1989. Renewal notices will journal. Would I like a copy of the fort, courtesy, and enough food to fill be sent three times a year: members article? every belly. I think of noon day farm who joined in February, March, April, Praise be to those whose memories dinners—three meats with gravy, five or May will receive a renewal notice in are like gill rakers, collecting nourishing kinds of vegetable, homemade biscuits, May; those who joined in June, July, tidbits of information and letting the and sweet-potatoe pie. Those dining August, or September, will be notified dross go. Six days later the article, pub- together may be strangers without in September; and those who joined in lished more than 15 years ago, arrives mutual customs, language, or interests, October, November, December, or in my mailbox. It tells a strange story. but they gather at the common board January will receive notice in January. When Q praegustator leaves the in- in a common cause, the need to fuel No changes are planned at present for cubation of its mother's brood-pouch, themselves so they can go about the membership categories or dues. it begins life as a free-swimming male. main business. To make the picture tru- Membership in the Calvert Marine After it finds a female and mates, it ly commensal, place a few other Society is an important way to show looks for lodging in a juvenile men- species at the table—a chicken, a horse, your support for the work and programs haden that has no other tenant. The a beetle, all minding their manners in of the Calvert Marine Museum. fish's open, indiscriminate mouth a domestic version of the Peaceable Through continuing membership you sweeps in the isopod along with food, Kingdom. The main business of this will stay informed of the activities and both travel to the gills, where the motley crew may appear in different planned in the months ahead — a isopod fastens itself and enters a tran- guises—harvesting the corn, cleaning period that promises to be exciting for sitional phase. No one knows if the the barn—but underneath, it's always the museum and its members. We hope isopod feeds directly on the gills or the same: ensuring the future of each to see you often during the year in the simply ingests the food trapped there. species at the table. membership room on the upper level The host can sustain damage, some- Menhaden and isopod tabled of the new exhibition building. Stop by times massive but rarely fatal, to all together look to me like a model of to meet the membership and develop- parts of gills, from rakers to coverings. uneasy but workable companionship. ment staff, and also to enjoy a dramatic While the isopod occupies the gills it As for my kind, here we are, stuck in view of the boat basin, lighthouse, and undergoes a sex change; roving male the world's craw. And if we do not still Back Creek. 1988/1989 7

Opening (Continued from page 1) in the past. And mark your calendars now for the formal opening of the new building on International Museum Day, Thursday, May 18, 1989.

Discovery Room Opening The Discovery Room on the first floor of the new exhibition building will open to the public on Wednesday, February 1, 1989. This room is dedi- cated to hands-on activities for children from five to eleven years of age. Parents and children should both enjoy playing and learing together. The Discovery Room will be open to the public on Tuesdays through Fridays from noon to 2:00 p.m., and on Satur- days and Sundays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. For more information, please call the museum.

YEAR-END APPEAL UPDATE

As of mid-December, some 185 members have donated nearly $11,000 to the Calvert Marine Society's annual Year-End Appeal on behalf of the museum. Our thanks to you who have donated. We still hope to exceed the record $16,000 realized in last year's Appeal. Give as generously as you can to this special fund that helps keep the Calvert Marine Museum a center for en- joyment and enrichment — goals that are even more important as activities and programs shift to the new exhibi- tion building in 1989. The Year-End Ap- peal will close on February 15, 1989. A roster of donors will appear in the spring issue of the Bugeye Times. A reminder: you may use your VISA CMM Photo by Paula Johnson or MASTERCARD to charge your con- Among the artifacts being conserved for the expanded maritime history exhibit in the museum's new tribution. Indicate your card number exhibition building is this deep water mine, similar to those tested during World War II at the U.S. and expiration date on the "Amount" Naval Mine Warfare Test Station at Point Patience. Shown here is Jody Hill, one of several volunteers line of the Year-End Appeal envelope from the Naval Weapons Station at Yorktown who are refinishing the mine. and sign on the bottom line. Bugeye Timed

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT HOLIDAYS AT CMM John Darr, Museum Host As in past years, the museum Volunteers who act as host perform organization. Later, personal experi- celebrated the holiday season with one of the most important public rela- ences with boatbuilding (he has built decorations in the museum lobby and tions functions at the museum. Along three and another under construction) in the Drum Point Lighthouse, and with with our interpretive staff, they repre- and talks with area watermen and other the annual yule party — this year held sent our "front line" and are frequent- residents helped him become knowl- in the new exhibition building, prior to ly the only person with whom visitors edgeable in local maritime history. its official opening. Anna Weems Ewalt have any contact dur- CMM has received and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lines provid- ing their visit. A good several letters prais- ed a Christmas tree and other decora- host can provide the ingjack Darr for shar- tions for the lighthouse, and Mrs. Lin- friendly, welcoming ing this considerable da McGilvery decorated the tree in the environment that is knowledge with our museum lobby. Front door decorations remembered long visitors. were provided by Mrs. Ellen Zahniser. after the details of the When not at the Also appreciated were the donations of exhibits have faded. museum, Jack enjoys refreshments for the yule party, and the John Darr-"Jack"- reading and music help of those who assisted with the is one of our museum with his wife Margie hayride, provided music, and general- hosts. For many years at their home on Old ly aided with holiday events. Santa a weekender to the House Cows in Lusby. Claus — portrayed by Skip Zahniser — Solomons area from He also likes work- appeared again this year at the J.C Lore his home in Vienna, ing in his shop and Oyster House. Virginia, Jack retired has just recently vol- in 1981 from the unteered to complete Bureau of Standards children's tables for and moved here per- the new discovery manently. His first ex- CMM Photo room at the request perience as a volun- of educator Craig teer resulted from the efforts of his late DeTample. wife Martha, then acting as the Jack claims he volunteers "just to museum's volunteer coordinator, re- keep from vegetating," but he thorough- cruiting him as a substitute host. Since ly enjoys the educational aspect of his that time, Jack has gradually increased position. "If a person wants to learn his commitment so that he's now about the museum, the best way, by far, depended upon as a regular weekday is to become a volunteer. When you host, plus host on one or more Satur- have to try to explain it to someone days during the month. else, that's when you really learn." Museums are not new to Jack Darr. Questions about the volunteer pro- As a youngster in Pittsburgh, he and his gram, positions, and benefits are wel- grandfather explored the Carnegie come and may be directed to Layne Museum together each weekend and Bergin, Volunteer/Events Coordinator. gathered information about museum Join the crew!

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PERMIT MO. [CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM' 3 ft T- T i iJMh ——t~^^—^f^ SOLOMONS P.O. BOX 97 MARYLAND SOLOMONS, MD 20688