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2014 Annual Report Wattles Jacobs Education Center Grand Opening Highlights from the Cartography Collection From the “This Annual Report describes our program of work. We spend your treasure in pursuit of a Helm worthy cause, we endeavor to make our mission relevant for the many, we devote ourselves to by James Russell President & CEO bettering the communities served, and aspire to make this institution preeminent.”

As we collectively anticipate a September ribbon cutting of our new Education Center, allow me to at- continues unabated and has become more formalized. It used to be investment. On the fi rst fl oor, Casa dos Botes discovery center will tempt to put the accomplishment in some, albeit biased, perspective. We just closed out our 2014 annual that the organization would publish a book or two a decade. Now we be designed specifi cally for families and children, so that they can are printing two a year. is higher level of scholarship and produc- enjoy a museum experience while letting their kids explore freely. e audit and received another top 4 Star Charity Navigator award for accountability, transparency and good tion drives our brand as a preeminent research center. expansive 4th fl oor will have the best harbor views in New Bedford. business practice. Our net assets have increased by $10 million over the past fi ve years to $30 million. The Private funding again leads the way, with the vast majority of this e City invited the Museum to take a leadership role with the return endowment has doubled to $9 million in the same time frame. Then, our reliance on the taxpayer account- coming from outside the City. e Museum is proud to be a leader of the Charles W. Morgan Homecoming celebrations, and we were ed for 37% of our income. Trustees implemented a strategic philanthropic switch, and today it is less than in downtown economic development and hopes that the investment happy to assist. Many memories and aspirations hung off her davits in this city by so many of our members will encourage others to 2%, yet the operating budget remains the same. Then, the Museum looked at diff erent 5-year scenarios, and downtown had the hustle and bustle feeling of a cosmopoli- follow suit. one having the Museum close 4 days a week just to remain solvent. We didn’t close – we expanded, we tan center. Our visitation topped 105,000 in 2014, and signifi cantly learned how to do more with less and we became better for it.

2015: The former education classroom is 2010: Four million dollars in interior renovations are completed on transformed into the Dr. Gilbert & Frima the 1916 Bourne Building and the half-scale whaleship Lagoda. Shapiro Gallery.

Left: 2014: The Cook Memorial Theater receives a series of major 2010: After years of being closed to the public, the Museum’s technological and aesthetic oldest gallery space undergoes extensive restoration and is improvements, including the reopened as the Wattles Family Gallery. creation of the BayCoast Bank Stage. 2015: Construction of the 20,000 sq. ft. Wattles Jacobs I like to think that we are an entrepreneurial museum and am always By December 2015, however, all will be safely and Education Center progresses steadily towards a September Grand Opening. amused when people assume we are staid and placid. ere were 12 securely consolidated under one roof, in climate galleries then, many needing major renovations, and many needing controlled environments. refreshed exhibits. Members like you stepped forward and today we over 50% of visitors, overwhelmingly local, enjoyed themselves at e Wattles Jacobs Education Center will provide an outstanding have 20 galleries, new and restored. Unlike the dragon that sits on Not too long ago, education programs revolved around K-9 student no charge. With another 140,000 visiting our traveling exhibitions extension to our mission and our campus. Already, programs are top of a pile of gold, the percentage of our collection that is out on visits. is is how education was defi ned on Johnny Cake Hill. Now in San Francisco and San Diego, we worked with our National bursting at the seams ready to occupy spaces. e entire visitor expe- view is remarkably high. Ask yourself if your museum experience is we work on multiple planes. e docent-led programs continue to Park to gain access to other Parks where we showcased our region’s rience will be coordinated, amplifi ed and deepened whether you are better today than it was just a few years ago. From what visitors tell fl ourish and evolve and are complemented by a much broader ar- diverse whaling story from coast to coast. Today Californians are our K or gray! Staff is united in moving forward with this ambitious and us, the answer is a resounding yes. I trust that you fi nd the exhibits of ray of programming tailored for specifi c audiences. Appropriately, 5th largest visitor segment by state. Importantly, our base of support exciting agenda. ey have proven year after year that they are up a high order intellectually and designed with high production values the High School Apprenticeship Program is heralded as a national is expanding and linking cultural tourism with targeted marketing for the challenges that lie ahead. Speaking for them, I fi rmly believe too. Our collection has grown signifi cantly and with many impor- model, and with signifi cant partner help, students can get the very while leveraging our assets to attract visitors. that the Whaling Museum in 2015 is more relevant than ever. As a tant new gifts and major acquisitions, like the 1/3 scale model of best out of the Museum, and get a leg up on life. Often overlooked, Member, I hope you are proud of your association, just as the Board yet undiminished in intensity, is the important function of mentor- We set out to build an education center that would address the of Trustees is sincerely grateful for your involvement, participation the Concordia yawl. But back then, the collection was housed needs of our community, and they will soon reap the rewards of this among fi ve diff erent locations, with some off site and unregulated. ing college interns and those interested in our fi elds of study. is and most welcomed support. cabo verde trip

1 Cultural Ties that Bind Us by GENE MONTEIRO, Trustee 1. Frederick Clark, Jr. President-elect Bridgewater State University; James Russell, President & CEO, New Bedford Whaling Museum; Louis Ricciardi, Trustee, The week of April 17, 2015 was indeed a special time for me. It was then that James Russell and I Bridgewater State University; Dr. Judite do Nascimento, UNICV; Mario Lucio de went to Cabo Verde to present a traveling exhibit that tells the story of how the relationship between Sousa, Minister of Culture; Dana Mohler the U.S. and Cabo Verde began. The exhibit is a section of the Yankee Baleeiros! traveling exhibition Faria, President, Bridgewater State University; Eugene Monteiro, Trustee, that talks about the shared legacies between Yankee and Lusophone whalers. New Bedford Whaling Museum. 2. Gene Monteiro, Trustee, New Bedford Whaling Museum; Humberto Lima, As a second generation Cabo Verdean American, born in New homeland where he died in 1966. I was able to visit his grave during Chairman of the Cabo Verdean Institute Bedford in 1946, the Cabo Verdean story has a very special sig- my fi rst visit to Cabo Verde in 2012. A personal letter that I wrote to of Culture; Josina Fortes, Cabo Verdean Institute of Culture. nifi cance to me. My grandparents emigrated from Sau Nicolau, him is now in a small jewelry box buried next to him. e engraving

Cabo Verde to New Bedford during the early 1900s, in search of on the box says “love notes to Pa Pai.” a better life for their families. As a young boy, I recall my grand- What I have told you represents a small portion of my story, and I parents, Ma Mai and Pa Pai, talking in a sad way about the Interested in going think it is quite relevant to my visit to Cabo Verde this April. As a loved ones they left behind in Cabo Verde, that they would nev- trustee since 2008, I have been involved in many worthwhile ini- er see again. I remember them talking about their homeland with to Cabo Verde? tiatives of the organization. As co-chairperson of the Cabo Verdean such love and pride. I often heard the words sodade, amizad, and Advisory Committee, I have been involved in helping to develop Join us Spring 2016 for a very other terms of endearment for their beloved Cabo Verde. I also special week-long visit! 2 remember hearing my grandparents lamenting about Sau Nicolau “ As they settled in the New Bedford area and with such sadness as if their hearts were in pain. e songs mornas Contact Caitlin McCaff ery, at 508-717-6816 that I heard at family gatherings expressed the nostalgia of those left began raising families, they promoted the Cabo or cmccaff [email protected] behind and of saying goodbye to everything they knew and loved Verdean culture out of love and necessity for about the homeland. ose songs, conversations, and family gather- that’s the only culture they knew. It is a strong ings have left a lasting impression on me. culture characterized by music, food, friendship, 3. Cabo Verdean Flag As Cabo Verdeans settled in the New Bedford area and began rais- 4. Waterfront in downtown Mindelo, and love. Cabo Verdeans were known at that ing families, they promoted their culture out of love and necessity, St. Vincent, Cabo Verde. for that was the only culture they knew. It is a strong culture char- time for being hard workers who saw the 3 acterized by music, food, friendship, and love. Cabo Verdeans were value and benefi ts of a day’s labor.” known at that time for being hard workers who saw the value and benefi ts of a day’s labor. During those early days they worked as the Cabo Verdean Maritime Exhibit, a permanent exhibit that tells whalers, fi shermen, carpenters, factory workers, farmers, and labor- some of story of the Cabo Verde/American experience with regard ers. My paternal grandfather arrived on the shores of New Bedford as to whaling, immigration, and the infl uence of Cabo Verdean cul- an 18 year old deck hand on a whaling ship. He spent several years as ture. As a normal progression to telling the story to a wider audi- a whaler before resorting to a land based job. He was proud of his life ence, the Cabo Verdean Advisory Committee played a key role in as a whaler and talked to my siblings and me about his experiences. the development of a traveling exhibit with illustrations and text in He was a boatsteerer, and harpooner, and sometimes was assigned to both English and Portuguese for all to see. at exhibit has thus far the top of the mast as a lookout. He spoke very little English, but traveled from , to California, and now to Cabo Verde. one could readily feel his enthusiasm when talking about life at sea. Its arrival in Cabo Verde and the interest shown there was beyond I remember some of his whaling riddles and phrases to this very day. my expectations and could very probably lead to a variety of other Despite the rigors of such a diffi cult life of chasing whales, pa pai was collaborative initiatives, including long term loans of relevant arti- proud that he was part of it and that whaling was his ticket to a better facts, internships a the Museum, cultural exhibits, and more. ere life. In 1965, long after he retired from all forms of employment, he is truly a synergy between the Whaling Museum and the Minister returned to Sau Nicolau, the island where he was born. At that time of Culture of Cabo Verde. It is my hope that we will build upon the I was a nineteen year old college student studying in Washington excitement and strengthen those ties that bind us together. D.C. and never got the chance to say goodbye. Pa Pai returned to his

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2 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 3 Welcome Incoming Trustees Thank You Outgoing Trustees Tricia Claudy is a member of the Board of Directors Barbara Mulville has spent nearly four decades as Nathaniel “Nat” Bickford joined the Board of Eugene “Gene” Monteiro joined the Board of for Visual Thinking Strategies and has been instrumen- a non-profit business professional. A native of Connecti- Trustees in 2009. During his tenure, he served on the Trustees in 2008. He served as the Clerk of the Execu- tal in bringing an innovative educational approach to the cut, she worked in Boston before moving to the South Development, Collections, and Governance Commit- tive Committee, Chair of the Governance Committee, Whaling Museum. The VTS curriculum helps students Coast 16 years ago to join Southcoast Health System. tees. Nat was strongly supportive of the Navigating the and Co-Chair of the Cabo Verdean Advisory Committee. engage in discussions about works of art as a way to Prior to her retirement, she was Senior VP for External World capital campaign and recently spearheaded an Gene also captained the Museum’s sailing and rowing strengthen their critical thinking and observation skills. Affairs at Southcoast, where she oversaw development, initiative to evaluate Board operations and trustee en- teams for the 2013 International Whaleboat Regatta. In Tricia also serves on the Board of Directors of The Step- PR, marketing, community relations, publications, and gagement. The Trustees appreciated Nat’s enthusiasm 2015, he traveled to Cabo Verde with President James pingstone Foundation in Boston. Steppingstone develops and implements volunteers. An active volunteer herself, she has served on many nonprofit and commitment to fundraising and effective institutional governance. Nat Russell to open a traveling exhibit and meet with community and cultural programs that prepare underserved schoolchildren for educational oppor- boards. Her local activities have included the Rotch Jones Duff Museum lives in City and South Dartmouth with his wife, Jewelle. leaders to establish a stronger relationship between New Bedford and tunities that lead to college success. Tricia will be a strong advocate on the board and the Charles W. Morgan Homecoming Steering Committee. She Cabo Verde. The Trustees will miss Gene’s good humor and strong support joined the Board of Education Committee. Tricia lives in Chestnut Hill and Salters Point with is also past chairman of the Buttonwood Zoological Society. Barbara lives Lucile “Cile” P. Hicks of the Museum’s community programming. Trustees in 2007. She served as Vice-Chair of the Board her children. in South Dartmouth. and chaired the Development Committee from 2007 Donald S. Rice joined the Board of Trustees in 2007. Pamela Donnelly has been a seasonal resident of Alice Rice Perkins has been actively involved with to 2013. Cile focused her attention on increasing the He served as the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer of the South Coast since 1989, and after 25 years of splitting the Whaling Museum since moving to Marion full-time Museum’s base of annual supporters and growing the Executive Committee as well as on the Development their time between Los Angeles and South Dartmouth, in 2008. She served on the Over the Top committee for the endowment, efforts that saw the Museum through and Governance Committees. In 2012 Don became the she and her husband, Tim Mahoney, recently became several years before co-chairing the event in 2014 and a recession and will benefit the institution for genera- Co-Chair of the Navigating the World Capital Campaign full-time residents of Massachusetts. She received a 2015. Ms. Rice has deep ties to the South Coast and a tions to come. Under her leadership, philanthropy to the Museum grew and was instrumental in raising $7.5M towards the build- BA from Bennington College and a Masters of Archi- lifelong interest in the Whaling Museum. She summered by a tremendous 300 percent. The Trustees will miss Cile’s leadership, ing of the Wattles Jacobs Education Center. The Trustees tecture degree from the Columbia University Graduate in Mattapoisett as a child and is the wife of Mark Per- graciousness, and tireless advocacy for the Museum’s mission. Cile lives in will miss Don’s strong leadership, strategic thinking and fiscal management School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. In 1983, Pam started her kins, son of the late George and Margaret Perkins of Padanaram. George Wayland and South Dartmouth with her husband, Bill. skills, but are thrilled that his daughter, Alice Rice Perkins, will join the Board architectural practice specializing in residential design. Clients and projects Perkins served as a Whaling Museum Trustee, and upon the settlement of this year. Don lives in Mattapoisett with his wife, Genie. joined the Board of Trustees in continue to take her to unique locations across the country. She is a board his estate, Alice was instrumental in facilitating the donation of much of his Patricia A. Jayson 2009. She served on the Development, Audit, and Gov- joined the Board of the Trustees in member at Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford and serves on our whaling memorabilia collection for the Whaling Museum. Alice grew up in Jeffrey Raymon ernance Committees, in addition to serving as Co-Chair 2009. A Principal at CliftonLarsonAllen, Jeff served on Building & Grounds Committee. Pam and her husband share a commit- , attended Harvard and Columbia Colleges as an undergradu- of the Over the Top Gala. A life-long sailor, Patty arranged the Museum’s Finance and Audit Committees. He Co- ment to land conservation and have one son. ate, and NYU for graduate school in clinical social work. She has been ac- tive in the Apollo Circle at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, chaired numer- for several cruising and yacht club rendezvouses to visit Chaired the Over the Top gala in 2013, helping to raise Faith Pierce Morningstar has a deep back- ous junior benefits for the artist colony YADDO, and was a member of the the Museum during her tenure on the board. Patty was over $150,000 for the Museum’s educational programs ground in the field of education. She is a developmental National Committee on American Foreign Policy. Alice currently works in also heavily involved in the Charles W. Morgan Home- and exhibitions. Jeff’s keen insights on both financial psychologist, whose research focuses on the psychologi- private practice as an adult psychotherapist. Alice is an active board mem- coming, serving as an organizer for the hugely successful gala and parade management and accountability have served the institu- cal and sociocultural roots of our response to individual ber of her homeowners association, the River’s Edge Common Land Trust. of boats. Patty lives in Fairhaven and will continue to serve on the Mu- tion very well. and group differences. A graduate of Stanford Univer- She served on committees for the New Bedford Art Museum, Rotch-Jones- seum’s Development and Gala Committees. sity and Harvard, her professional work has been in the Duff House, and WHALE annual fundraisers. Alice takes the baton from her development of a series of programs for different age father, Donald S. Rice, whose trustee term expires this year. groups, preschoolers through senior citizens, designed to foster the devel- opment of respect for ourselves and others. She is the wife of Ambassador Gunga T. Tavares has twenty years of experi- Richard Morningstar and the mother of four children and seven grandchil- ence in grassroots cultural social initiatives, and many dren. She lives in Washington, D.C. and summers in Marion. years of national and international media experience with Portuguese speaking audiences. She has served as Michael Moore, Ph.D. returns to the Board the Cultural Attaché at the Consulate General of Cabo of Trustees for a third term. Dr. Moore grew up in the Verde in the United Sates since 1995, where she founded U.K. and has a veterinary degree from the University of Cimboa, a Cabo Verdean Journal of Arts, Letters and Stud- Cambridge. He received his Ph.D. from the Woods Hole ies (1996-2001), to bring awareness about common issues and concerns Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Massachusetts within the academic and intellectual Cabo Verdean and Cabo Verdean Amer- Institute of Technology. He has been based at WHOI ican Community. Utilizing the momentum and the intellectual potential in- since 1986. He provides veterinary support to the Ma- spired by the magazine she helped found the “Common Threads” Cabo rine Mammal Rescue and Research Division of the International Fund for Verdean Community Conferences to continue the dialogue among Cabo Animal Welfare, supporting their work with live and dead stranded marine Verdeans at another level. With experience as an international broadcaster mammals on Cape Cod. He works closely with the Right Whale Consor- with the Information Agency in Washington D.C., working at tium, curating and contributing to the right whale necropsy database. He the Voice of America and the WorldNet, and as a news editor, at the Cabo has recently undertaken a series of projects related to better understanding Verdean Newspaper “Voz di Povo” and the National Television, her commu- of how diving mammals manage gas under pressure. He has also been nication skills helped her establish solid relationships with the different gen- collaborating on projects to improve suction cup and invasive cetacean tag erations of Cabo Verdeans across the United States. Every year she works to systems. He is Director of the WHOI Marine Mammal Center, Chair Elect of create new programs to celebrate the Cabo Verdean heritage in New England, the NOAA Working Group for Unusual Marine Mammal Mortalities, and a and unique opportunities for exhibits of History and Culture of the Cabo member of the NOAA Atlantic Scientific Review Group. Without question, Verdean people. Michael is singularly responsible for moving the Whaling Museum towards Left: Donald S. Rice addresses the crowd at the 2014 Over the Top Gala. Right: Lucile Hicks receives the 2014 Chairman’s Award for her contributions to the organization. telling the modern whale biology and conservation story.

4 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 5 Wattles Jacobs Education Center

Grand Opening Weekend September 26 – 27

Join us to celebrate the completion of the Museum’s new 20,000 sq. foot Education Center. Festivities will include an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, guided tours, Estate of Patricia Nottage Susan & Dr. Gary Grosart Russell Morin Fine Catering MPD Higgins Foundation family activities and musical performances. Capt. & Mrs. Robert G. Walker, USN Mariana & Edward M. Howland II ..... Susan & Dr. John S. Howland This event is free and open to the public. Marsha & David N. Kelley II Patricia A. Jayson Hon. D. Lloyd Macdonald and Ann Macdonald Joseph Abboud Company Christine & Rep. Paul A. Schmid, III Mona & Robert Ketcham Jane Shapleigh, Jane Mackey and Andrew Kotsatos & Heather Parsons Christine Schmid Joan & William A. Lawrence Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation Judy & Jay Light Fredi & Dr. Howard Stevenson Robert Lenzer Dean & Janet Whitla The Ludes Family Foundation ...... Judith N. & Edward G. Lund, Jr. Talbot Baker, Jr. Susan & Albert Paladino Pamela & Joseph Barry, Jr. Faith & Charles Paulsen There is still time to “join the crew” Campaign Supporters Mr. & Mrs. Russell S. Beede Emily & John Pinheiro Jewelle & Nat Bickford Riccardi’s Catering Schedule of Events by making a donation Please join us in thanking these generous donors who contributed gifts in Mary Jean & Bill Blasdale Mickie & Clif Rice support of the campaign initiatives to construct the Wattles Jacobs Education Donors of $5,000 or more will be listed on the main donor wall. Donors of Estate of Robert O. Boardman Anthony Sapienza Center, strengthen long-term financial capacity, and build the endowment. Saturday, September 26 $1,000 or more will receive a complementary commemorative publication. Nanette & William M. Braucher Peter Silvia Bristol County Savings Bank Charles Smiler Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with special guests Community Foundation of Southeastern MA – Barbara & Paul Ferri The Challenger Foundation Jeannie & Mason Smith Give online Jacobs Family Donor Fund Caroline & Lawrence Huntington Nancy C. Crosby Virginia & Victor Trautwein Joan & Irwin Jacobs, Kathy & Gurdon Wattles New York Community Trust - Wattles Family Visit: www.whalingmuseum.org/support/museum-building-project Estate of Betty Knowles Mallory & John Waterman Charitable Trust Fund Arline & Roy Enoksen Marguerite & H. F. Lenfest Ann & John Webster An Anonymous Donor Ruth & Lincoln Ekstrom Dedication of the Donor Wall Nichols Foundation Give by Mail ...... Marilyn & David Ferkinhoff Judith & Harvey White Time to be Announced Northeastern University Fiber Optic Center Laima & Bertram Zarins Send to 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford MA 02748 Susan Sweetser Brenninkmeyer Estate of Craig A.C. Reynolds Nelson S. Gifford *As of May 1, 2015 The Manton Foundation Edgenie & Donald S. Rice Nonnie & Frederic C. Hood Sunday, September 27 Gift of Securities National Endowment for the Humanities Norman & Maryellen Sullivan Shachoy Holly & Joe McDonough Giving stock instead of cash can greatly benefit both you and the Mu- Massachusetts Cultural Council - Cultural Sloan & Hardwick Simmons Buildings & Grounds Committee Wattles Jacobs Education Center Open House Facilities Fund Cathy Minehan & E. Gerald Corrigan seum. If your stock has increased in value from the time of purchase, you The Upstream Foundation Edward M. Howland II, Chair 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m...... Barbara Moss & Dr. Timothy Haydock can avoid paying capital gains tax by donating the security. Stock transfers The Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation John Sherburne Reidy John W. Braitmayer Nancy & Jack Braitmayer are simple and can be accepted by the Museum’s broker at no cost, ensur- An Anonymous Donor Dorothy & Owen Robbins William do Carmo Cile & Bill Hicks ...... Pamela Donnelly ing that every dollar of your donation will go directly to the campaign. Delia & James Russell Nye Lubricants Roy Enoksen Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Grace & David Wyss Frima & Dr. Gilbert Shapiro James Bevilacqua & Constance Bacon ...... Barbara Ferri Contribute from your IRA Anne & Richard Webb David N. Kelley, II Grand Opening Events Coggeshall & Company Lisa Schmid Alvord & Joel B. Alvord An Anonymous Donor Joseph E. McDonough Individuals 70 ½ and older may be able to transfer up to $100,000 from City of New Bedford are generously sponsored ...... The Beach Family Quentin Riccardi their IRAs directly to the Museum without having to pay income tax. Patricia & Hon. Armand Fernandes, Jr. Jennifer & Jeffrey Collins by Bristol County Babbitt Steam Specialty Co. Tony Sapienza Jeffrey Gouveia, Jr. Liddy & Thomas G. Davis Savings Bank BayCoast Bank Donald Smyth More Information Tally & John N. Garfield, Jr. DeMello Charitable Foundation Jayne & Richard Burkhardt Gurdon B. Wattles Kate & Albert W. Merck Descendants of Captain Jonathan Contact Alison Smart, 508-717-6815 or [email protected] Community Foundation of Southeastern MA – Susan Wolkoff Ambassador Richard L. & Faith Morningstar Capen Hawes Acushnet Foundation Fund 6 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 7 Meet our Experts New Galleries Dr. Christina Connett has an exceptional team of experts in fi elds relevant to our mission. Keith Kauppila: Guest Curator and Opening in Our collections are available to scholars, students, and the general public for research. Art Historian A lawyer by profession, Mr. Kauppila recently The Whaling Museum is delighted to announce the opening of Staff : media products for web, mobile, and onsite earned his MA in Art History from Boston Uni- museum experiences. He is currently focused versity. His expertise is in American landscape three new gallery spaces in 2015. Each highlights key themes in the Christina Connett, Ph.D.: Curator of on creating distance learning opportunities painting of the late-19th and early-20th centuries Exhibitions and Collections and expanding access to collections. and artists of the Massachusetts Southeast 2 015 permanent collections. Cartography, Visual Culture and Art Historian [email protected] Coast, with continued research on Dwight W. specializing in early modern and the Robert Rocha, Jr: Director of K-12 and Tryon and American Tonalists. Americas; the Age of Exploration in the Atlantic International Gallery Science Programs Michael Moore, Vet MB, Ph.D.: Director, and Pacifi c; and 19th and 20th Century American Whale biology and ecology educator; expertise Marine Mammal Center, Woods Hole Members’ Exhibition Opening and Dedication | Friday, May 29, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. and European Fine and Decorative Arts. Special in 20th century industrial whaling. His article interests include cartography, travel literature Oceanographic Institution e International Gallery will showcase the Museum’s exceptional collection of fi ne and decorative arts, navi- “Emptying the Oceans” recently appeared in and painting, and the history of marine mammal Director, Marine Mammal Center, Woods Hole Marine Fisheries Review. Bob is President-elect: gational instruments, ship models, artifacts, manuscripts, rare books, and maps from around the world. It science and conservation. Conversant in Oceanographic Institution. Michael has experi- National Marine Educators Association and will provide a permanent home for the Museum’s exceptional global collections, including Dutch Old Master Spanish and French. ence in the interface between humans and ma- Executive Director: Massachusetts Marine whaling paintings and prints, 18th and 19th century British and French maritime paintings and ship models, [email protected] rine mammals, especially the effects of vessel Educators. Conversant in Portuguese. collisions and fi shing gear entanglement. The 19th century Chinese paintings and Japanese whaling prints, and 20th century Norwegian, South Pacifi c, Michael Dyer: Senior Maritime Historian [email protected] right, blue and sperm whales on display were Russian, and Native American works of art. Whaling historian with expertise in maritime art Lily Benedict: Curatorial Fellow all part of his research material. and artifacts; tools, scrimshaw, paintings, prints, Adjacent to the new Volunteer Room on the third fl oor are two rooms that will comprise the International Anthropologist and historian with interests in rare books, manuscripts and documents. Special Laela Sayigh, Ph.D.: Research Specialist, the history and culture of the natural sciences Gallery. One lends itself beautifully to salon style exhibitions of paintings and prints, while the other more interests include illustrated logbooks and jour- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and museum history. BA, Anthropology, Cornell intimate space devoid of natural light is designed to house the Museum’s precious but delicate Japanese and nals, the geography of whaling, natural history, Laela’s work focuses on social behavior and University and MA, Public Humanities, Brown and ethnographic objects from the Western acoustic communication in cetaceans. She has Chinese works on paper. University. [email protected] worked with the digital materials from the Will- Arctic, Northwest Coast of and  e International Gallery is made possible by the gifts of Edgenie & Donald S. Rice and Sloan & Hardwick Simmons. . [email protected] liam A. Watkins Collection to create a website as Non-Staff Advisors: well as various educational activities involving D. Jordan Berson: Collections Manager Note that contact for this group is via Mark Prock- marine mammal sounds. The Dr. Gilbert and Frima Shapiro Gallery Conservation and collections management exper- nik, Librarian, [email protected] Karen Moore Dourdeville: Researcher in tise in charge of facilitating donations, cataloging Stuart M. Frank, Ph.D.: Senior Curator Exhibition Opening: July 2015 artifacts, and keeping order behind the scenes. Marine Mammal Bioacoustics Emeritus, New Bedford Whaling Museum e Dr. Gilbert and Frima Shapiro Gallery will feature New England fi ne and decorative arts, including the Masters in Library and Information Science and Senior research assistant with Bill Watkins and Director, Scrimshaw Forensics® Laboratory; Archives and Preservation Management, and Bill Schevill at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Museum’s Pairpoint and Mount Washington Glass Collections. An elegant space with historic architectural Director Emeritus, Kendall Whaling Museum; certifi ed paper conservator. Project manager of Institution (WHOI). Questions about the details, the Shapiro Gallery will highlight the contributions of New England to national and international art Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. the Panorama Conservation Project, restoring the Watkins/Schevill partnership and the items, and design. e Shapiro Gallery will be contiguous to the Wattles Family Gallery on the fi rst fl oor. Together Author of the authoritative text on scrimshaw: Museum’s 1275 foot painting over the next three photos, publications and fi eldwork related to these two galleries total over 1,000 square feet of gallery space for fi ne art, while allowing visitors to see the Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved (2012). that partnership can be addressed to her. years. [email protected] Museum’s original vestibule entrance, replete with historical plaques commemorating the opening of the fi rst Mary Jean Blasdale: Resident Scholar Arthur Motta: Director of Marketing and Hayato Sakurai: Advisory Curator Published author and expert on New Bedford public gallery in 1906. Communications Former Assistant Curator, responsible for Pacifi c artists, regional decorative arts, and local child Historian of 19th and 20th century New Bedford Encounters: Yankee Whalers, Manjiro, and the  is gallery is made possible through a major gift by a gift from Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert L. Shapiro. and family social history. Publications include and Old Dartmouth with primary interests Opening of Japan, a US-Japan 150th anniversary Artists of New Bedford: A Biographical Dictionary in immigration, religious affi liations, urban special exhibition in 2004. Currently Curator of and Caring for New Bedford’s Children, 1839-1949. development and architectural heritage, historic the Taiji Historical Archives in Japan. Old Dartmouth Hall of Fame preservation and municipal histories, and Llewellyn Howland III: Author The Melville Society Cultural Project Exhibition Opening: Fall 2015 20th century popular visual culture. and Historian (MSCP) Scholars [email protected] A book editor, antiquarian bookseller, and The MSCP is comprised of a group of schol- e Hall of Fame will celebrate individuals who made substantial contributions to New Bedford’s social, Mark Procknik: Librarian four-term trustee of the Museum, Llewellyn ars from universities around the US who have industrial, and cultural history from the 17th to 21st centuries. Howland III has written extensively on aspects Liaison for scholars, students, and the general formed a collaboration with the New Bedford of American yachting history and design. Recent is exhibition will include notable fi gures like Frederick Douglass, Herman Melville, explorer public providing access to research materials Whaling Museum dedicated to advancing an books include a biography of yacht designer and and copyright permission for publications. Mark understanding of Herman Melville’s writings, Bartholomew Gosnold, merchant and abolitionist Paul Cuff e, Manjiro Nakahama, and millionaire aviation pioneer W. Starling Burgess and the holds an M.L.S. from Simmons Graduate School his life, and his times. fi nancier Hetty Howland Green. As a maritime center, New Bedford has always served as a hub for foreword to the forthcoming biography of yacht of Library and Information Science. Expertise global communities and a meeting point for cultural exchanges. By featuring great stories of out- designer C. Raymond Hunt by Stan Grayson. Steve Lubar, Ph.D. includes collections archivist for genealogical Professor in the department of American stud- standing fi gures from New Bedford’s past and present, the exhibit will prompt visitors to consider Judith Lund: Curator Emerita studies. [email protected] ies at Brown University, and previously chair of the relationship between individuals, society, and their place in the cultural and social fabric of this Michael Lapides: Director of Expertise includes scrimshaw, ship models, the division of the history of technology at the American whaling voyage history, textile history dynamic city. Digital Initiatives Smithsonian’s National Museum of American and conservation, and Town of Dartmouth his- Expertise in photographic history and new History. Interests include industrial history and e Hall of Fame will occupy the third fl oor passageway to the Wattles Jacobs Education Center. Adjacent to tory. Guest Curator of the exceptional exhibition media. Experience as Photo Archivist, Photo the history, present, and future of museums. the new Nye Lubricants Learning Labs and the Research Library, this location is ideal to inspire students and and contributor to the exhibition catalog, Curator, and developer of new media and social The Art of the Ship Model. teachers towards important regional topics of inquiry and research.

8 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 9 Interns 2014–2015 Support for the internship program is provided by the Howard Bayne Fund and Kenneth T. & Mildred S. Gammons Charitable Foundation.

Patricia Birk-Smith, Fall 2014 Juliette Lagny, Summer 2014 Trish began her internship with the Museum last September as a senior Juliette helped assemble a dolphin skeleton currently on display, created in UMASS Dartmouth’s Art History undergraduate program. As a curato- and installed labels for various exhibitions, and catalogued and indexed rial intern, she installed exhibitions, aided in the Panorama conservation manuscripts in the Research Library. project, helped catalogue the R. Swain Gifford collection, and curated an offsite exhibition at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House. Of her experience she says Jenna McKinley, Summer 2014 “I completed my goals and much more!” Jenna researched and catalogued the silverware collection, and also helped to edit text for the Xico interactive now available in the Active Members of the Volunteer Council Emma Rocha, Summer 2013 – Summer 2015 Bourne Building. Emma began working as a curatorial intern in July 2013 as part of Fairhaven This past calendar year, 121 total volunteers provided 19,212.47 hours of service for the Whaling Museum, valued at High School’s School-to-Career Program. Emma’s most recent project was Nemasket Group, Summer 2014 – Present $518,736.70. These dedicated individuals could be found analyzing charts and transcribing logbooks in the Research cataloguing a collection of over 700 prints created by Floyd Francis Cary The Museum also works closely with the Nemasket Group and has Library, leading student and adult tours through the exhibits, taking photographs in the conservation lab, and filing docu- of Pairpoint and Gunderson fame. Emma will continue as an intern with welcomed three young interns, all of whom have worked with ments in the Development office. In every nook of the Whaling Museum, there is a volunteer working to make our collections the Whaling Museum until she begins her first semester at Johns Hopkins Mark Procknik in the Research Library. accessible to all visitors. This organization could not operate without you. Thank you. this fall.

Melanie Demoranville Ellen Johnston Barbara Poznysz Tom Wells Alice Larson, Past President Nick Taradash, Summer 2014 – Present My whole time at the Museum has provided me Volunteers, 2014 “ Nick Taradash currently works alongside others in the curatorial depart- Mimi Allen Kermit Dewey Donna Junier Richard Purdy Peter Whelan Rosemary Lucas, with an excellent foundation and experience Tina Dodd Fred Kasap Marian Purington Sylvia White Past President ment aiding in the installation and de-installation of various exhibitions, Larry Almeida in museum work, and has solidified that this is Herb Andrew Richard Donnelly Cookie Keches Joyce Reynolds Alice Williams Volunteers providing most recently Energy and Enterprise. Joan Doyon Jan Keeler Clifton Rice Liz Wolstenholme Lillian Andrew 400+ hours in 2014: Tisha Carver & Rebecca Sandler, Spring 2015 what I want to do with my life.” — Emma Rocha Melody Barlow Henry Fanning John Kelly Bette Roberts Carol Zaslona John Finni Susan Barnet Mary Farry Dyan Kieltyka Jennifer Rodriguez Joanne Zych Jay Grinnell Tisha and Rebecca are currently processing collections relating to Jacob Deborah Fauteux Anne Kirschmann John Ryan Jackie Barros Volunteer Council Jan Keeler Handy and Rachel B. Wing, respectively. Both are enrolled at Simmons’ Peter Fenton Alice Larson Donna Sargent Janice Bastoni Executive Committee Graduate School for Library and Information Science. Pat Fernandes Claudette LeBlanc Kristin Segura Volunteer Nancy Benton Louisa Medeiros, President John Finni Betty Linzee Joanne Seymour Class of 2014: Stefan Strycher, Fall 2014 Mary Biltcliffe Maureen McCarthy, Sylvia Daley Carol Fitzgerald Lee Loranger Janet Sherwood Vice President David Blanchette E. Joan Flaherty Stefan, a student enrolled in Simmons Library Science, processed the Swift Joan Flaherty Mary Lorenzo Bette Scholter Penny Cole, Spoutings Editor Donald Boger Anne Kirschmann Family Papers. He created the finding aid and posted it to the Museum’s Debby Flynn Rosemary Lucas Louse Shwartz Clifton Rice, Treasurer Lee Bordas Susan Murray website, completing a project originally started by Nancy Thornton, a for- Tom Flynn Judy Lund Ellie Smith Joan Doyon, Special Steve Borges David Sylvain mer Museum Volunteer and dear friend of the Museum’s. Jennifer Gady Larry Lutvak Robbin Smith Programs Barbara Brennan Brenda Smusz Louis Garibaldi Robert Maker Anne Sparrow Jenn Gady, Recording John Brindisi Steven Valliere Peter Collins, Summer – Fall 2014 Patricia Gerrior Kathy McAuliffe Lois Spirlet Secretary David Brownell Peter, a Hampshire College undergraduate fluent in German, translated Vasant Gideon Maureen McCarthy June Strunk Judy Giusti, Corresponding In Memoriam: Erin Burlinson Secretary Judy Giusti Jerry McGourthy David Sylvain Jerry Gabert, Class of 2006 the journal of Wilhelm Kromer (steward on the Lagoda’s 1882 voyage) from Paula Cabral Robbin Smith, Library Gail Gorecki Cynthia McNaughten Vi Taylor Millicent Hurley, German to English. Anne Cann Representative Vivian Graham Louisa Medeiros Elizabeth Thompson Class of 1996 Penny Cole Joyce Reynolds, Hospitality Richard Sherwood, Christina DeBenedictis, Fall 2014 Mary Crothers James Grinnell Seth Mendell Steven Valliere & Thursday Caller Class of 2006 Christina, also a graduate student in the Simmons Library Science Jean Cummings Susan Grosart Bob Mogilnicki Paul Vien John Brindisi, Past President Brenda Smusz, Class of 2014 Carolynn Curcio Myra Hart Sylvia Morrell Lorna Walker Tom Flynn, Past President program, processed the Barney Family Papers, created the finding aid Sylvia Daley Catherine Hassey Barbara Moss John Welch and added it to the website. Peter Hayhow Sandy Moss Linda DeAnna Emily Esten, Summer 2014 Arline DeSilva Jalien Hollister Larry Mulvey For information on how to become a volunteer, please contact Bonnie Hsu Susan Murray Robert Rocha at 508-717-6849 or [email protected]. Emily helped write and post finding aids for the Delano Family Papers, Howland Family Papers, and Eliza Russell Papers, to name a few.

Education Committee Christina Frank, Summer 2014 Carol Taylor, Chair Jack Livramento Christina designed a poster and banner for the Lusophone traveling Mary Jean Blasdale Rosemary Lucas exhibit, aided in the installation and de-installation of exhibits, and Tricia Claudy Faith Morningstar created a 3-dimensional computer model of the Reinhart Gallery for Paula Cordeiro Clif Rice the Energy and Enterprise exhibit. Susan Grosart Maryellen Shachoy Michelle Hantman Gurdon B. Wattles Jim Hughes Janet Whitla Betsy Kellogg

10 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 11 “The new Casa Dos Botes Discovery Center will begin a multi-year eff ort On the Horizon: New Education Initiatives to create interactive experiences in many of the galleries.”

by SARAH ROSE, Curator of Education

Exactly 100 years ago, Emily Bourne envisioned building a half-scale model of the bark Lagoda, replete DeValles Elementary School on whaleships poured over log books written by children; students studying products made from whales perused newspaper advertise- with rigged sails, working deck-gear, and below-deck cabins. In the spirit of Emily Bourne, there is a K-12 Programs and Science Director, Robert Rocha, supported by ments from the nineteenth century; students studying scrimshaw apprentices and volunteer, Melody Barlow, designed and implement- sense of déjà vu as we embark on implementing a campus-wide exhibit interpretive program. It is easy looked at elegantly dressed ladies in journals and then saw those same ed an after-school program for 5th grade students at the DeValles images carved into pieces of scrimshaw. Museum educators, along to imagine the discussions that must have occurred amongst curators on how to reconcile the inherent Elementary School from October to March with 22 students par- with volunteer John Brindisi, also visited Roosevelt Middle School confl icts of this “play-ship” with the desire to furnish the limited gallery space with fi ne arts. Indeed, this ticipating. Students discovered the world’s oceans through a variety to help students use digital resources to further their projects. When of activities including: 3-D puzzles, water density experiments, and quandary exists today. Throughout the Museum, conscious and unconscious decisions have been made completed, students will present their fi ndings in the Museum e- beautifully illustrated books. e students were introduced to four about which spaces and artifacts are accessible—step on board the Lagoda, climb into the Azorean ater to parents, teachers, and other school groups visiting that day. species of whales while touring the Museum and then conducted whaleboat Pico, stretch out in the bunks of the fo’c’sle—or—don’t climb into the Yankee whaleboat, don’t research to make their own dioramas complete with environmen- Chromebooks/Google Classroom touch the skeletons, and for goodness sake don’t play with the harpoons. tal background and a gallery card. On the last day of the program, e Museum purchased Chromebooks to enhance our educational parents, guardians, and other after-school students were invited to a off erings. ey are initially being used for the Roosevelt Middle For children, adults, and families, it is important that this Museum is A sub-committee of the Education Committee has been charged with “gallery opening” of all the dioramas displayed. Cake and lemonade School Research Project. e Chromebooks facilitate collaboration a welcoming place that nurtures a sense of discovery. We know that oversight of this transformative eff ort. A close partnering between were served, of course! through a Google Classroom that Director of Digital Initiatives, experiential learning leads to better cognitive outcomes with multi- the Curatorial and Education Departments will ensure a seamless Roosevelt Middle School Michael Lapides, developed. e Google Classroom allows more sensory, active experiences being the best way for adults and children execution, from concept through completion. As a fi rst major step, than one student to work on a document simultaneously, on-line Seventeen 7th grade advance learning students from Roosevelt Mid- to learn. Our goal is to implement a “family-friendly” campus-wide the Trustees have designated the entire 1st fl oor of the new Wattles video chat capabilities with Museum curators and educators, access dle School are participating in research projects using the Museum’s exhibition interpretive plan. Because 60-70% of Museum visitors ar- Jacobs Education Center as a “discovery center.” Informally known as to on-line research materials, and a place to store collected informa- galleries, library, website, and educators as resources to gather infor- rive in a family group, it is crucial that we engage families as a whole. “Casa Dos Botes,” this 4,000 sq. ft. space will keep this moniker. is tion. Final projects will be accessible in the Google Classroom site mation. After a Visual inking Strategies activator, students explored e solution is to layer an active interpretive hue across the entire Discovery Center will host a whaleboat, the rearticulated fo’c’sle, and and can be shared with other classes, parents, and the community. the galleries to fi nd topics that sparked their interests. Librarian Mark campus. Major galleries will be clearly labeled as “kid-friendly.” By other interactive elements, and provide easy access to Cuff e Park; an Procknik pulled information related to their topics when they subse- corollary, other galleries will be marked as fi ne art spaces, like the outdoor play space. e new Casa Dos Botes Discovery Center will These educational programs are generously supported by the quently visited the Research Library. For example, a student studying Jessie Ball duPont Fund, The New Bedford Education Foundation Rinehart, Wattles, Shapiro, and Braitmayer Galleries, but will still begin a multi-year eff ort to create interactive experiences in many of the ethnicity of whalers was presented with crew lists demonstrating – Community Foundation of Southeastern MA, and the include interpretive elements. the galleries. the changing demographics over time; a student studying families New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Museum Campus: 1st Floor Museum Campus: 3rd Floor

sundial building walker volunteer room grimshaw-gudewicz wattles reading room apprentice cook memorial jacobs family family casa dos botes cook memorial jacobs family reinhart lab gallery gallery theater, gallery shapiro gallery discovery center theater, gallery gallery international gallery baycoast bank baycoast bank braitmayer stage nye lubricants stage learning labs digital media lab captain paul captain paul cuffe park ashley gallery hall of fame gallery cuffe park (street level)

plaza bourne building plaza pursuit to preservation bourne building gallery

Interactives Heavy Interactives Medium Interactives Light Education Space Interactives Heavy Interactives Medium Interactives Light Education Space

12 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 13 Collections & Exhibitions Committee Mary Jean Blasdale, Chair Keith W. Kauppila Lou Ricciardi Constance Bacon Frances F. Levin Josh Roach Nathaniel J. Bickford Steven Lubar Roger Servison An Essential Whaling Experience: Carl J. Cruz Roger Mandle Zachary Spaulding Llewellyn Howland, III Barbara Moss Bruce Wilburn

Reconstructing the Forecastle (Fo’c’sle) 2014.14 Collection of Documents relating to New Bedford Rayon. 2014 Gift of Leo F. St. Aubin. This spring, the Curatorial Department began the bittersweet project of deconstructing the Fo’c’sle to 2014.15 Fourteen daily journals, 1934 – 2002 kept by John Crapo Bullard, MD. allow for the future internal passageway from the galleries into the Wattles Jacobs Education Center Gifts to the Collection Gift of John Crapo Bullard Family. (WJEC). But fear not, Fo’c’sle enthusiasts, a newly constructed and updated version will open in 2016 to Thank you for your generous gifts that 2014.16 Items from the Weeks Marine storefront on Water Street including an bring this experience back to life. With your help, it will serve as a central feature of the Casa Dos Botes Adams & Hammond safe. Sunday Standard Times: Rotogravure Section, Marlboro build our collection. Cigarette advertising premium, box of keys with hang tags, from various fi shing Discovery Center, alongside Azorean and Yankee whaleboats. vessels, autopilot navigational systems, RCA Model ET-8044 Radiotelephone and Climbing aboard the fo’c’sle off ers visitors one of the best interpretive various shop signs. Gift of Loring and Joanna Weeks. 2014.17 Greenpeace Anti-Whaling Sticker. Gift of Michael Dyer. and interactive exhibits the Whaling Museum has to off er. “Visit- 2014.1 Pine box lined with sawdust containing several bottles of Ezra Kelley’s ing whalers” of all ages envision the rough sea conditions endured Watch Oil. Gift of Paul N. Barratt in memory of Mary’s Antique & Fixit Shop. aboard whaleships and the trying experiences of resilient whalemen. 2014.2 Scrimshaw sperm whale tooth descended through family to donor, When visitors come on-deck, they quickly appreciate that the neat- granddaughter of Jonathan Bourne, Jr. and Gideon Howland. ly maintained belaying pins conceal a complex labyrinth of blocks, Gift of Margaret Bourne Pedersen. pulleys, lines, and sheets necessary for successful hoisting, lowering, 2014.3 Scrimshaw Fake: Tin box containing a wooden box with relief carved and setting of the sails. sperm whale affi xed to lid. Gift of Rod Cardoza. e windless provides a hands-on, muscles-on encounter with a sim- 2014.5 Framed picture of the Newport Friends’ Meeting House, a cane engraved ple, but powerful machine mighty enough to hoist a gigantic anchor. “from Otis Webb to Geo. Barney,” a framed oval photo of Captain Cornelius How- land, a framed silhouette of Peter Barney, a small metal safe deposit box with name Visitors pump the handles in synchrony while singing sea shanties L. C. Howland, Book “Rules of Discipline of the Yearly Meeting,” and a collection of imagining strong whalers passing the long day raising the anchor. e papers relating to the Barney family with associated material pertaining to the exposed gears reveal the levers’ eff ect to rotate the barrel and heave the Howland family, Abraham Gifford, and Edward Merrill. Gift of Nancy Anne anchor line into neat coils. Newhouse in memory of Anne Barney Sharp. 2014.6 Two postcards of Sammy and Susie Scallop, New Bedford. Below, visitors explore the claustrophobic cave of the sleeping quar- Museum purchase. ters. A fl ashlight shining through the deck prism casts fractured, dull rays of light in the hollow. Visitors envision mighty men of all nation- 2014.7 Miscellaneous ephemera and materials from home of longtime 2014.76 Dartmouth resident Gilbert V. Gonsalves. Gift of D. Jordan Berson. alities surviving unimaginable conditions while living in tiny bunk and sharing these tight, dank, smelly, rodent infested quarters. 2014.8 Several lumps of whale soap. Gift of Barbara J. Scott. 2014.18 Whalebone Azorean Whaleboat model with accessories, swordfi sh bill 2014.9 Edward C. Cavenagh’s June 3, 1872 – September 10, 1872 journal kept painted with mermaids & sailing ships marked “A.O.F.A 1986, Congressman Gerry No amount of vivid description by knowledgeable authors or stories aboard the WILLIAM GIFFORD’s 1868 voyage. Gift of the Great-Grandchildren Studds.” Gift of Dean Hara. pictured on user-guides can replace the tactile, experi- of Edward C. Cavenagh. 2014.19 Letter written by Elihu Gifford, captain of the bark ELIZABETH, to E.P. ential understanding of life on a whaleship more than 2014.10 Bags of anodized aluminum grommets and eyelets, assorted colors and Hathaway, managing agent, dated July 7, 1847. Gift of David Chesanow. climbing aboard the fo’c’sle. Visiting school groups styles made in Rhodes PCI Group plant in New Bedford. Gift of Mark Treadup in 2014.20 Collection of family papers and manuscripts chiefl y related to Jacob A. plead for the fo’c’sle’s return. e fo’c’sle stands cen- memory of Gilbert E. Butts. Handy. Contents include fi nancial records, legal documents and correspondence, tral to so many stories of whaling: diff erent ethnicities 2014.11 Nine reels of microfi lm including Crew Journal, CSS SHENANDOAH – in addition to papers related to the Devol family and descendants of John White. working side by side, freed slaves escaping persecution, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1889-1892 – Borden 2014.21 Small glass medicine bottle from The Browne Pharmacy, 197 to 203 Union immigrants making a new life in a new world bringing Gilbert’s Journal – Pt. Barrow Refuge Station Journal, National Archives – USS Street, New Bedford. Gift of Patrick Brown. an international fl avor to the Port of New Bedford. VINCENNES in Arctic Ocean log, March 1855 – March 1856, Waddell Manuscript – CSS SHENANDOAH, National Archives – Point Barrow Refuge Station correspon- 2014.22 New York Herald newspaper containing an detailed article on the barek- dence 1884 – 1886, National Archives – Point Barrow Refuge Station logs 1891 nuckles boxing championship in 1860, and a print of “The First Step” circa 1852, – 1896, North Carolina State Archives – Military Records, Civil War Collection. CSS both are related to important pieces of scrimshaw in the NBWM collection. Gift of Dr. Stuart M. Frank. Please join others in making a generous SHENANDOAH log book, October 20, 1864 - November 5, 1865, Bishop Museum gift to the Fo’c’sle project. Your donation Library – Log of the Whaling Brig Comet, December 14, 1864 - September 2, 1887, 2014.23 Master folding nail fi le in blister pack, made by Payne Cutlery Corporation of 1870 -1871, The Huntington Library, San Marino California – M.A. Healy Collection, will help bring a whaling voyage to life for New Bedford. Gift of D. Jordan Berson. and Scrapbooks and mostly San Francisco newspapers 1880-1895. 3 books: generations of Museum visitors to come. 2014.24 Bottle of Whale Sperm Oil sold by Nick Wyshinski, Berwick, Pennsylvania. “Southern Ocean Cruising Handbook,” “The Weather Book,” and Gift of Gordon and Josie Woollam. Contributions can be made by the “To the Denmark Strait: Oceanographers Search for a Mysterious Current.” enclosed envelope, or by contacting Above: Museum docent Jackie DeBarros leads school Gift of John R. Bockstoce. 2014.25 Henry Wilcox autographed signed letter to his daughter. Caitlin McCaff ery, at 508-717-6816 or students on a fo’c’sle adventure. Gift of Michael & Julie Kukowski. 2014.12 Two whaling journals; Ira F. Luce, 1849 – 1854 and Orville and Laroy cmccaff [email protected]. Left and Middle: Curatorial staff beings the process Lewis, 1861 – 1871. Given In memory of John Wood Hird, III. 2014.26 “The Harpoon Project” by Ilona Németh, including 1,000 ceramic harpoon of deconstruction. heads and approximately 30 spare ceramic harpoon heads. Gift of the University 2014.13 Painting by Benjamin Russell of the “Ship JOHN,” circa 1840. Art Gallery, UMass Dartmouth and artist Ilona Németh. Gift of Stuart A. Bangs .

14 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 15 2014 Gifts to the Collection, cont.

2014.27 Blueback sea chart (Imray of London): Chart of the Northern Seas. 2014.50 One mounted woodcut block print of CHARLES W. MORGAN and 2014.57 Pairpoint button box commemorating New Bedford’s semi-centennial. 2014.66 Logbook from voyage of bark WAVE, 1879 – 1882. Gift of Marshall R.Cook. approximately 50 unfolded printed greeting cards with the same scene. One etching Gift of Mark Amarantes. Gift of Elana J. Parker. of a waterfront scene. All by Charles Childs. Gift of Faith A. Childs. 2014.28 One copy of Ballou’s Pictorial, January 6th 1855 – June 30, 1885 (Vol. 2014.58 Collection of papers, books, recordings, photographs, slides and tools 2014.67 Photo albums and clippings, 20th century New Bedford. VIII No. 1 – Vol. VIII No. 26). Contains “Comprehensive Representation of all the 2014.51 A collection of genealogies of the Leal, Goulart and Cambra families. belonging to William Tripp. Gift of William Tripp. Gift of the Kenney and Duff Families. Sailing Vessels and Steamships in the United States Navy,” print, Vol. VIII No. 1 and Gift of Rosemary Pereira. 2014.59 Framed photo of a trolley car on the New Bedford - Fairhaven Bridge, 2014.68 One incorporation document for Edison Electric Illuminating Company, an article documenting whaling (The Chase, The Hunt, The Capture, Trying Out). 2014.52 Narrative manuscript account of a whaling voyage made by Charles H. circa 1895. Gift of Richard Warburton. May 5, 1884. One letter (2 pages) discussing consolidation of Edison Electric Anonymous. Place on board the bark SUNBEAM of New Bedford, 1890-1893. Illuminating Company into the New Bedford Gas and Electric Lighting Company, 2014.60 Two photographs: ”CHARLES W. MORGAN” and “U.S.C.S. THETIS”. 2014.29 One bound volume containing Volumes I – II of “The Messenger,” Given in memory of John A.S. Pace, Sr. October 12, 1887. Museum purchase. Gift of William Ponte. New Bedford, October 1893 – July 1895. Gift of Jane Briggs Fowles Finley. 2014.69 Letter from George S. Boutwell, former governor of Massachusetts 2014.30 Collection of ten photographs depicting Brandt Island Road, Mattapoisett and U.S. Secretary of Treasury to Prof. Louis Agissiz, naturalist dated 2/20/1873, on the day after Hurricane Bob, 1991 and Five books/printed materials including regarding the work of Captain Charles Scammon in the North Pacific. ”Hurricane: September 14, 1944, Standard Times, “Hurricane:1954,” “Hurricane Gift of James Sumich, PhD. Bob: A Brief History,”“The 1938 Hurricane” and the Program of the 1991 2014.70 Eleven digital images of the remains of Blue Whale “KOBO” in Middle- “Miss New Bedford Pageant.” Gift of Stephen K. Desroches. town, Rhode Island during its recovery. Gift of Michael Moore (WHOI). 2014.31 Block maker’s account book kept by William Luce, Mattapoisett. Copies 2014.71 One whaling journal kept by Benjamin Doane onboard the ship ATHOL of of: a letter written to Captain John Holmes by I.H. Bartlett Jr., July 10, 1878, a St. John, New Brunswick April 20, 1845 – April 27, 1852. Gift of Harriet Noble. tintype photograph of Captain John Holmes, a discharge certificate of John Holmes from the MYSTIC, 1863, and accounts kept on board the bark SEA FOX, 2014.72 Bound volume of The Philadelphia Album, and Ladies’ Literary Gazette 1887 – 1889. Gift of Lucile D. Baker. kept aboard the Nantucket whaler PHENIX by David A. Mason, boatsteerer, during voyage from June 1840 – February 1843. Gift of Ryan M. Cooper. 2014.32 A pair of weighted bronze bookends portraying the Whaleman Statue. Gift of Judith A. Manelis. 2014.73 Diaries of Henry Chase Robbins (b. 1820 / 1821), mariner from 1831 – 1876 and master for 33 years. Gift of Betsy Robbins Strasser. 2014.33 A Chinoiserie lacquered box and an embroidered shawl brought back from San Francisco, Three silver spoons. Gift of the Family of Alice Hawes Garside. 2014.74 Nashawena Mills employee pinback photo ID badge, No. 1065. Museum purchase. 2014.34 PDF electronic copy of a Journal kept by Maxmillian van Ellewee Hager on a whaling voyage out of Cape Town (South ), November 18, 1937 – 2014.75 Framed collection of mounted Moby Dick 1st Day covers with original March 22, 1938. Gift of Karl David Hager. art by Louis Sylvia. Gift of Elsie R. Silva, wife of New Bedford Postmaster Antone L. Silva. 2014.35 Giclee print of “ The CHARLES W. MORGAN New Bedford Homecoming” by Arthur Moniz, No.2 of 25. Gift of the Morgan Homecoming Steering 2014.37 2014.53 2014.76 One oil on canvas “Smoking Chimneys” or “The End of Whaling” Committee. by Clement Nye Swift. One whaling log book containing two voyages: ships “Camo Morris” 1868 and “Trident” 1871. Gift of Margaret K. Rodgers. 2014.36 Inflatable wheel from dolphin cart and a canvas stretcher for carrying stranded dolphins, both items had been retired from service. 2014.77 One roll of Schumacher wall paper with Charles W. Morgan design Gift of the International Fund for Animal Welfare. pattern. Gift of Kate and Paul Ouellette. 2014.37 Collection of works by Portuguese artist Roderio Silva, produced in New 2014.78 Collection of Nashawena Mills materials belonging to Arthur G. Lenk, Bedford circa early 1970’s. Gift of Commandante Abel and Sandra Coelho. commercial jacquard designer. Original designs / sketches, sample of finished cotton cloth, book: Technology of Textile Design by E.A. Posselt, photograph of A.G. Lenk 2014.38 Block from the CHARLES W. MORGAN, Taken by donor off of the vessel at work in mill (to be reproduced and original returned to donor), Lenk biographical when she was in Fairhaven in the 1920’s. Anonymous. notes, and items used by Lenks at work including slide rule, loupes, compass and 2014.39 Collection of 21 glass plate negatives, whaling related. leads. Gift of Elizabeth Wolstenholme. Gift of Jerrold G. Reynolds and Patricia A. Sullivan. 2014.79 One watercolor painting of “Bark WANDERER at Wharfside” by James 2014.40 Guatemalan textiles made by Olivia Garcia de la Cruz, including Cree, 1925 and one chromolithograph “Works of Clark’s Cove Guano Co.” , early hand-woven guipil, belt and corte (skirt), child size. Gift of Oxib Batz. 19th Century. Gift of Dorothea Bakulski 2014.41 Bill of Lading for the schooner ADALADE of New Bedford, date 2014.80 One partial journal kept by Asaph P. Taber onboard the BARCLAY (Ship) December 17, 1844. Gift of Aldo E. Giannelli. of New Bedford, MA, on voyage from July 1852 – April 1854, captained by Asaph P. Taber and one journal kept by Asaph P. Taber onboard the MARIA THERESA (Ship) of 2014.43 Book and papers pertaining to the 54’Th Massachusetts Regiment 2014.38 2014.26 New Bedford on voyage July 1842 – December 1844, captained by Asaph P. Taber. Memorial. Gift of Carl J. Cruz. Gift of Peter Larson. 2014.45 One pair of hand-forged diamond shears used to snip hot glass, 2014.53 One oil painting on canvas of 2 sailing vessels in icebergs, by William 2014.61 New Bedford Yacht Club Board of Directors meeting minutes, 2014.81 Framed oil painting after Garneray’s “Peche du Cachalot.” Gift of the mid-20th century, and one stainless steel glass blowing iron, c. 1981-2001. Bradford, unframed. Gift of Laurie Bunker. 1873 – 1945. Gift of the New Bedford Yacht Club. Family of Kinnaird Howland, Gift of Alfred J. Aubut, Jr. 2014.54 Whaling journal kept by Elijah Stoddard onboard ship RUSSELL of 2014.62 4 Lantern Slides of Nye Oil. Museum purchase. 2014.82 CHARLES W. MORGAN quarterboard movie prop used in Down to the Sea 2014.46 Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation stock certificate, dated New Bedford, 1820 – 1822. Frederic Arthur, master, and transcript of the journal. in Ships aboard the bark WANDERER. 1922. Gift of the Roland Mailhot Family. April 22, 1843. Gift of Jay Grinnell. 2014.63 31” Edson ship’s steering wheel. Gift of Edson International. One piece of tapa cloth collected at Pitcairn Island. Gift of the Drinkwater 2014.83 Breakaway links and swivels for fishing line to prevent marine life 2014.47 Provisions list of Capt. Joseph Burt, Jr. dated 1863. Gift of Ralph W. Perry. and Storer families. 2014.64 Fourteen watercolors and one ink drawing by Claus Hoie. entanglements, apparently used. Sent to donor by the Lobstermen’s Gift of the Helen and Clau Hoie Charitable Trust. 2014.48 Collection of slides of New Bedford, circa 1950. Anonymous. 2014.55 One framed, glazed photograph “Deck Scene on the JOHN R. MANTA” Association, Inc. of Kennebunkport, ME. Gift of Mr. Robert Ingalls. 1906 by Harry Mandly, looking forward, crew working at gangway, a whale’s head 2014.65 19th century ship model of the three masted whaleship OAK from 2014.49 Sixteen tools from the collection of William Henry Schermerhorn, 2014.84 Jumbo Postcard of whaler model LAGODA, distributed by McGee’s is on deck. Copy righted 1907 by A.C. Church. Gift of Richard Purinton. Nantucket. Gift of Richard Webb. shipbuilder. Gift of Roger S. Hunt. Photo Supply of New Bedford. Gift of Marilyn Zavorski. 2014.56 Half hull model of the FAH KE. Gift of the Museum of the City of New York. 16 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 17 “ Show me a map and I will Mapping Whales: tell you a story” — Paul Turchi Highlights from the Cartography Collection by CHRISTINA CONNETT, Ph.D., Curator of Collections & Exhibitions

The story of mankind’s historic relationship to whales is buried in layers of linguistic, cultural, biological, economic and spiritual diversity. One methodology of decoding the complexities of these relationships is through cartographic study, as the genre off ers unique gateways to academic inquiry. While space allows only a few examples here, the potential for the application of this approach in the NBWM map collections is immense, from medieval manuscripts of sea monsters to the plotted charts of whalers to the sound waves of whale songs to the stars in the sky.

Maps are obsessive, abstract spatial constructions with at least one, intention to safely travel within its boundaries, while the London Un- Cultures Converge in and sometimes several agendas. ese agendas can be economic, po- derground (arguably one of the best maps ever designed), describes a litical, religious, imperial, or simply to tell you how to get from here subterranean world as a succession of stops and access points with no the Pacific to there. e best maps eliminate superfl uous chaos of geographi- regard for relevant distances nor tourist sites along the way. As users, Li Zhizao (Chinese, fl . 1598-1629) and Matteo Ricci cal information that is not relevant to their respective purposes and we make assumptions of the usefulness and truths of maps in regards (Italian, 1552-1610). Pacifi c Ocean section of a mappa represent brilliant economy of design. to our own purpose and use them accordingly. mundi. Watercolor and ink on Chinese mulberry paper, signed and inscribed, c. 1602-10. 2001.100.4531. We often, for example, assume maps are scientifi cally objective tools to navigate us from point to point, that they are telling us truths A section of the Matteo Ricci mappa mundi (world map), about the world in which we live. Herein often lies their power of now on display in the International Gallery, is a fascinating persuasion in many applications. ey are, in fact, subjective, cultural glimpse of the world known and unknown at the time of its symbols, and like any form of visual art and design, they have stories creation in the early 17th century. While the map was de- to tell about the times in which they were produced and the inten- signed by the Chinese cartographer Li Zhizao, it is a wonder- tions and interests of those who produced them. Who is the maker? ful example of a convergence of style and information from Who is the user? Who paid for it? What is its purpose? What infor- western and eastern cartographic sources. e whale-like sea mation is included, what is excluded, and why? If we accept the map creatures and Portuguese ships are possibly derived from maps as any other nonverbal sign system such as painting or music, we can and charts that Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit missionary, brought to deconstruct its symbolism and context in much the same way as we China in 1582, and refl ect European aesthetics regarding the would any other form of cultural expression. edges of the known world juxtaposed with sophisticated Chi- nese geographical knowledge. Take maps of whales, for example... is is the third panel in a series of six manuscripts compris- ing a magnifi cent Ming Dynasty illustrated world map. e other fi ve are known only from extant later printed editions. Oriented with north at the top, it includes European decora- tive elements but also geographical content that is distinctly Frederick de Wit (Dutch, c. 1630-1706) from earlier plates acquired from Willem Blaeu eastern, in that some locales were unknown in Europe at this (1571-1638) and Hendrick Hondius (1597-1651). Poli Arctici, et Circumiacentium Terrarum Descriptio Novissima... Colored engraving, 1675. 2001.100.5987 time, such as the Bering Strait, parts of the Siberian coast, the western and northern coasts of Alaska, Herschel Island, A navigational chart of Buzzards Bay will not, for example, describe and possibly Australia. e whales are evidence of cultural and bike paths along the coast of Cuttyhunk as that is not its agenda, any intellectual connections between East and West and incorpo- more than the London Underground map indicates national monu- rate, like many maps, fact and fi ction. ey range from a scaly ments or streets – in both cases functionality dictates the omission creature with a double blow hole to a lumpy monster looking and inclusion of details appropriate to its intended use. e Buzzards more like a rhinoceros than a whale, but each with recogniz- Bay chart assumes the user has some form of watercraft and the desire able ties to 16th century European cartographic decorations to familiarize themselves with soundings, obstacles, and lighthouse of whales and while-like animals. rhythms in culturally recognizable language and symbols with the Matthew Fontaine Maury (American, 1806-1873). Whale Chart by M. F. Maury, A. M. Lieut. U. S. Navy. 1851. 2001.100.5979 Continued on page 22

18 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 19 The Whaling Museum will be open until 8:00 pm for visitation every Tuesday in June and July. 2015 C ALENDAR Summer Tuesdays mented by an historic approach on the Portuguese Thursday, August 13 Saturday, September 26 – maritime traditions, delivered by Prof. Rui Ramos. Second Half June AHA! Dancing in the Streets Sunday, September 27 Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Tuesday, June 9 Consulate of Portugal in New Bedford, The Center 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Grand Opening of the Wattles Jacobs New Bedford Wellness Initiative Film for Portuguese Studies and Culture of UMass Dart- Free family games and activities on the Musuem Lecture Series Education Center Screening of “Escape Fire” mouth and the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Plaza. Free admission to select galleries. Join us to celebrate the completion of the Mu- Thursday, September 17 seum’s new 20,000 sq. foot Education Center. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9 Join the New Bedford Wellness Initiative for a 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Festivities will include an offi cial ribbon-cutting free screening of the award winning documen- AHA! Kids Rule September Part 1: Mark Procknik | A Dimension ceremony, guided tours, family activities and musical performances. tary “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10 not only of Sight and Sound but of Mind: Healthcare.” Dr. Donald Berwick from the Insti- Free family friendly games and activities on the Museums, Libraries, and the Preservation AHA! Festa, Fiesta, Fete: Celebrate NB Cultures Wednesday, September 30 tute of Healthcare Improvement will be giving Museum Plaza. Free admission to select galleries. of Knowledge in the Twilight Zone. a special video message to the audience before 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Manhattan Short Film Festival Part 2: Robert Rocha | Save the Whales = 5:30 p.m. Refreshments the fi lm. This event takes place in the Museum Friday, July 10 Free admission to select galleries. Save the Humans: Cetacean Communi- Theater and is free and open to the public. 6:00 p.m. Screening begins Free Fun Friday! Thursday, September 10 cation in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. 9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Whaling Museum and Bristol Community Thursday, June 11 2015 New Bedford Premiere of the NY College have partnered to bring the Manhattan Free admission to the Museum for the entire day! NRP SAGRES visit to New Thursday, September 24th AHA! Latitude & Longitude Portuguese Short Film Festival Short Film Festival to New Bedford. Join more This event includes children’s activities on the 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. than 100,000 fi lm lovers across 240 cities and 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. plaza, demonstrations and hands-on activities Bedford. Educational Ship 6:00 p.m. Reception Part 1: Arthur Motta | Moby Dick: How six continents to view and vote on the Finalists’ Free admission to select galleries. At 6 p.m. throughout the Museum. Free Fun Friday is made 7:00 Film screening begins of the Portuguese Navy. Hollywood Changed New Bedford Films. The overall winner will be announced in Christina Connett, PhD, Curator of Collections possible by the Highland Street Foundation. The Arte Institute, in partnership with the and Exhibitions will give a free lecture in the Part 2: Caitlin McCaffery | The Evolution October. Admission is $10 per person. SAGRES is a steel-built three masted barque, Whaling Museum and the Consulate of Portugal Call 508-997-0046 ext. 100 for details. Museum’s new International Gallery. Saturday, July 18 with square sails on the fore and main masts in New Bedford, presents the New Bedford of Seafood in American Culture The presentation is titled “Finding our Bearings: Kids’ Painting With a Splash and gaff rigging on the mizzen mast. Her main Premiere of the 2015 NY Portuguese Short Film Maps and Navigation at the New Bedford Registration required! 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Festival (NYPSFF). The evening will include the Whaling Museum.” mast rises 42 m above the deck. She carries 22 $15 per lecture for Whaling Kids 5 and up will love this painting class at the sails totaling about 2,000 m² (21,000 ft²) and screening of a series of short fi lms produced in Museum Members Museum, taught by Painting with a Splash artists. can reach a top speed of 17 knots (31 km/h) Portugal and abroad by Portuguese fi lmmakers. $20 per lecture for Non Members All fi lms will be shown in English or with Kids will create their very own masterpiece to take under sail. Call 508-997-0046 ext. 100. Beginner’s Drawing Class home. No experience necessary! Registration English subtitles. This event is free and open Tuesdays, June 16 – July 21 $30. Ticket includes all supplies and light The ship has sailed under the Portuguese fl ag to the public. For more information, refreshments. Space is limited. since 1962. With its celebratory fi gurehead of call 508-997-0046 ext. 100. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Call 508-997-0046 ext. 100 to register. Prince Henry the navigator, SAGRES takes her Learn the basic elements of drawing in this name from the port town where Prince Henry six week course for adults. No experience Wednesday, July 29 founded his navigational school that sent forth necessary! Students will have the opportunity Madeira Film Festival: On the Road in the great explorers of the Atlantic, Pacifi c, and to sketch pieces currently on exhibition in the New Bedford Indian oceans. Her last visit to New Bedford Summer Family Programs Says here the Museum galleries as well as some objects Whaling Museum was in 1996. from the archives not currently on display. 6:00 p.m., with 5:00 p.m. reception All activities in the Jacobs Family Gallery, Cook Memorial Theater or was broken into. Registration is $180 per person. A supplies Join us for a free screening of select fi lms from on the Museum Plaza are FREE. Children must be accompanied by an adult. list will be provided upon registration. the 2015 Madeira Film Festival, including “Wrath: NRP SAGRES Visit Space is very limited! Call 508-997-0046 An Atlantis Fairy Tale,” and “Of Horses and Men.” Tuesday – Friday, July 7 – August 21 Ext. 116 for details. This is a free event and is open to the public. For Schedule of Events (activities will not take place on Friday, July 10) more information, call 508-997-0046 ext. 100. Arrival in Port of New Bedford: July 8th at 9:30 a.m. Highlights Tours 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. August Captain’s Lecture at the New Bedford July Join a docent or curator for a 45-60 minute highlights tour of the Museum. Saturday, July 4 & Sunday, July 5 Saturday, August 1 Whaling Museum Tours leave from front desk. Free with Museum admission. Over the Top July 8th at 4:00 p.m. Regular Rates apply. New Bedford Folk Festival – 20th Anniversary! 5:30 – 10:00 p.m. Performances take place in Cook Memorial Open for Visits: Children’s Crafts and Activities Theater. Tickets: www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com Our signature summer event, this fundraiser July 8th and 9th | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. gala supports the programs of the New Bedford 10:00 am – 1:00 p.m. Illustration by: Dave Blanchette Wednesday, July 8 Whaling Museum. For tickets, call Departure: Learn how to throw a harpoon with our family-friendly harpoon toss activity, create your own soap scrimshaw, and learn about our whale skeletons with “SAGRES: The Most Beautiful Ship in the World” 508-997-0046 ext. 116. July 9th at 6:00 p.m. the opportunity to hold real whale teeth, baleen, and much more! Every Friday, July 17 – August 21 Lecture by Captain Paulo Alcobia Portugal Monday, August 10 More information to be announced. All Aboard the Lagoda and Prof. Rui Ramos Visit the Museum’s website at Every Wednesday, July 8 – August 26 Party for the Ocean! 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. www.whalingmuseum.org/programs/ Children’s Story Time 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Come to the Museum on Fridays to dress as your favorite crewmember Attend this free presentation by NRP SAGRES nrp-sagres-visit-to-New-Bedford-2015 Celebrate the world’s oceans with kids’ activities, 10:00 a.m. and take an imaginary whaling voyage on the Lagoda! Experience the chase, Captain, Paulo Alcobia Portugal, who will focus crafts, games, and more! This event takes place Join our volunteers and Education staff for a fun morning of stories, learn the ropes, encounter foreign cultures and learn about Whaling in on the history and mission of SAGRES and will on the Museum Plaza and in the Jacobs Family creative movement, music, and crafts. Free and open to all ages. New Bedford through role-playing. Free with Museum admission. provide interesting facts about this magnifi cent Gallery. FREE to the public. Regular admission Portuguese Tall Ship. The lecture will be comple- rates apply for all other museum galleries. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 20 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 21 Whale Watching at Night “The Visible Heavens in October, November and December,” colored engraving published in Elijah Burritt, Atlas, Designed To Illustrate The Geography Of The Heavens. New York: Huntington and Savage, 1835.

is celestial chart depicts the constellation Cetus, sea monster and While Cetus is often described in myth as a sea monster, it appears whale, which appears in the Northern Sky in a region called the Wa- in many celestial globes, charts, and atlases as “ e Whale” and its ter which also include the constellations Eridanus (the river), Aquar- brightest star, Deneb Kaitos, is Arabic for “tail of the whale.” e ius (water bearer), and Pisces (the fi shes). Cetus is one of 48 con- order of Cetacea which includes the whales, dolphins, and porpoises, stellations catalogued by Ptolemy in the 2nd century but likely its is derived from the Latin word cetus, and is refl ected in derivatives origins are much earlier. Navigation on land and sea has historically of the term in words like spermaceti, the waxy oil in the head of the relied on the stars, and memorizing their locations and movements sperm whale. through constellations, or pictorial groupings according to cultur- e atlas of which this map is a part was designed for amateur enthu- ally identifi able imagery is an ancient strategy. Celestial charts like siasts and students by Elijah Burritt, a school teacher who sought to this one can be exquisite records of mythologies and artistic beauty replace the cumbersome and expensive celestial globe with a portable refl ecting tremendous variety in theme and design. and cheaper atlas. He included only the brightest stars and planets In the Greek myth of Andromeda, the princess is chained to a rock visible with the naked eye as well as commonly known constellations to be eaten by Cetus, as a sacrifi ce to appease Poseidon. e sea god using accessible graphics and beautiful illustrations. Burrit’s atlas was had been insulted by Andromeda’s mother Cassiopeia, who claimed very popular and subsequently printed in many editions over 40 years. she was more beautiful than the Neieds, or sea nymphs. Rescued by For whale watchers in the Northern Hemisphere, the best time to spot Perseus, Andromeda and Cetus are still each bound together in the Cetus is in November. proximity of their respective constellations. Continued on page 24

Continued from page 19 The Whale and the Holy Land

Abraham Ortelius (Flemish, 1527-1598). Terra Sancta a Petro Laicstain perlustrata, et ab eius ore et schedis a Christiano Schrot in tabulam redacta. Engraving on paper, c. 1612. 2001.100.8229.

Depicting the Mediterranean shoreline from Beirut to Gaza, this map includes many decorative biblical elements, the most promi- nent of which depicts Jonah being thrown from a galleon into the mouth of a “great fi sh,” often interpreted as a whale, as punishment for disobeying God’s will. He spent three days and nights in the belly of the beast but upon repenting, he was expelled onto dry land, a whole and changed man. e story of Jonah and the whale symbol- izes man’s capacity for penitence and God’s capacity for forgiveness. Like many medieval Christian mappae mundi (maps of the world), Jewish nor Islamic Holy Land. Although these three religions in- Terra Sancta is oriented with east at the top (hence the word “orien- clude Jonah in their belief systems and share a geographic heritage, it tation”, to align oneself to the “orient”, or east), as that is the direc- is Christianity that dominates this perspective, as the cartouche (title tion of the rising sun, the light of God, and the Garden of Eden. and relevant decoration) includes medallions of Christ’s Crucifi xion, e map’s orientation is as relevant as its decorative elements in con- the Pietá, and the Resurrection. e whale and its integral role in the textualizing and legitimizing the agenda. Certainly not intended for redemption story of Jonah shows the viewer the Holy Land in the navigation Terra Sancta asserts the narratives of a Christian, not a context of Christian salvation.

22 bulletin | summer 2015 23 Continued from page 23 Atlas of Anatomy Help Meet the Panorama Illustrated Story of Whaling (Isanatori ekotoba) in 2 Volumes, untitled manuscript copy. Watercolor and ink on paper. Japan, late Edo period, c. 1829. Matching Challenge! Maps can serve as cultural celebrations while at the same time documentations of whales Two grants recently awarded to support the conservation and interpretation and whaling. is anatomical map of a right of the Purrington-Russell Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the whale in a 19th century manuscript derived World’ provide great promise. e Arcadia Charitable Trust issued a $75,000 from early 18th century Japanese sources challenge and the Department of the Interior - National Park Service award- demonstrates a level of highly detailed tech- ed a $50,000 grant through the Maritime Heritage Program. Both of these nical knowledge of cetaceans well above that grants must be matched by additional donations. e Museum needs your of contemporary Europeans. is beauti- support to meet these matching challenges and secure critical funds to pre- ful section from a 33 foot long scroll, with serve one of the treasures of the Museum’s collection for future generations. text by the scholar Tomokiyo Oyamada, describes whaling scenes from the house Panorama Project Highlights of Masutomi on the island of Ikitsukijima, while the accompanying document is “an Donations will support the conservation, digitization, interpretation, anatomical atlas” of the whales they hunted. and educational programming for the Panorama.

Here, a right whale is illustrated at the top • Conservators will stabilize the 1,275' Panorama with a gelatin solution, with labels describing fl ensing (the cutting repair torn fabric, and restore fl aked-off paint process of the whale) terms and below is a detailed diagram of the whale’s anatomy. • e full Panorama will be digitized and available online in an e Isanatori ekotoba celebrates the Masu- interactive format for students and teachers to use whale is a fabulous indication of the deep tomi for their superior whaling strategies “ I am told there are people • A half-scale reproduction of the Panorama will be fabricated and knowledge of and respect for the whale in but it also celebrates the whale. In a modern travel to museums around the country English translation of Tomokiyo Oyamada’s Japanese culture during the Edo period. who do not care for text, “…there are no fi shes superior to a (Many thanks to Hayato Sakurai, Curator maps, and I fi nd it hard • A companion catalog will tell the history of the Panorama and whale in size, and also there are no fi shes of Taiji Historical Archives and Advisory highlight the conservation eff ort Thank You superior to a whale…” is “atlas” of the Curator to NBWM). to believe.” — Robert Louis Stevenson, Supporters of the Treasure Island Purrington Russell Panorama

Supporter Benefits for Donors of Arcadia Charitable Trust $1,000 and Above Benefactor: $10,000+ Department of the Interior - National Park Service THE LOFTS AT WAMSUTTA PLACE & VICTORIA RIVERSIDE LOFTS Top recognition and listing in the front matter of the Panorama catalog, Stockman Family Foundation Trust are now thriving, elegant, loft style apartment communities invitation to a private recognition event, and choice of an exclusive Panorama print from the Museum’s collection BOTH OF THESE MILLS ARE RECIPIENTS National Endowment for the Humanities of WHALE’s prestigious Sarah H. Delano Award for outstanding rehabilitation VICTORIA Patron: $5,000+ Barbara & Paul Ferri AND RIVERSIDE Recognition in commensurate category in the front matter of the Poyant Signs THE WATERFRONT HISTORIC AREA LEAGUE AWARD TOWNHOUSE LOFTS Panorama catalog, invitation to a private recognition event, and choice Kathy & Gurdon B. Wattles for the restoration and interpretation of the character of greater New Bedford of a Panorama print from the Museum’s collection Grace & David Wyss Supporter: $1,000+ Recognition in commensurate category in the front matter of the Alzira & Jose S. Castelo Panorama catalog, invitation to a private recognition event, and a print Mary & Keith Kauppila of one of the Panorama’s iconic scenes William W. Kenney Maryellen Sullivan Shachoy & Norman Shachoy To support the project, please contact Sarah Budlong at Fredi & Howard Stevenson Please visit our website, lo satwamsuaplace.com, victoriariverside.com or call 508-984-5000. 508-717-6850 or [email protected]. Ulla & Paul Sullivan

24 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 25 Migration Partnerships Aboard & Abound

Alma del Mar Charter School International Fund for Animal Welfare Our Sisters’ School Boston Museum of Science Junior Achievement Renaissance Community School for the Arts 2014 – 2015 Exhibitions The Giant Squid Bridgewater State University Lloyd Center for the Environment Rhode Island Audubon Society (RIAS)

Put a check mark next to each of the exhibitions that you visited Education Bristol County Savings Bank Massachusetts Marine Educators Roosevelt Middle School this year. What is your batting average? Bristol Community College Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS) Studio2Sustain DeValles Elementary School Mystic Aquarium University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (UMD) Eastern Fisheries National Marine Educators Association UMD School for Marine Science and Technology Energy and Enterprise: Cuffe Kitchen & Park Benjamin Russell: Franklin Park Zoo New England Aquarium Whale and Dolphin Conservation Industry and the City Whaleman – Artist, Global Learning Charter Public School New Bedford Historical Society Whaling City Rowing of New Bedford Entrepreneur Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical New Bedford Museum of Glass Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution High School New Bedford Public Schools Woods Hole Science Aquarium Immigrants’ Assistance Center New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance Of Earth and Sea: Cape Verdean Maritime The Art of Seeing Whales Contemporary Artists Exhibit Respond to the New Bedford Whaling Museum Collection Attleboro Public Library Luso-American Foundation Precix American Textile History Museum Maritime Museum of San Diego Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Bell Center for Natural History Michael Wall Gallery Russell Memorial Library Vessels Azorean Whaleman The Art of the Ship Model Boston Public Library Nantucket Historical Association San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Gallery Brown University Center for Public Humanities National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) Cabrillo National Monument and Foundation New Bedford Public Library at the University of San Diego Catholic Charities Teen Center at St. Peter’s Nye Lubricants University of Washington: Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans (JISAO) Consulates of Portugal in New Bedford and in California Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Around the World and Whales Today Glass From the United Portuguese S.E.S. Inc. Digital Commonwealth Portuguese American Leadership Council of Back Again: New Bedford City of Light the United States Winston Wachter Fine Art Artists Abroad Joseph Abboud Lofts at Wamsutta Place Portuguese Historical Center Curatorial, Exhibitions & Library Curatorial,

Harboring Hope in The Lagoda – The Largest Arctic Visions: “Away then Old Dartmouth, Ship Model in Existence Floats the Ice-Island” Azorean Maritime Heritage Society Greater New Bedford Chamber of Commerce New Bedford Museum of Glass 1602-1827 Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) New Bedford Open Studios Buttonwood Park Zoo Observatorio do Mar dos Acores New Bedford Port Society Buzzard’s Bay Rowing Club Marine Museum of Fall River New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Community Following Fish Skeletons of the Deep Martin & Moby Cape Cod Canal Centennial Committee Massachusetts Environmental Trust New Bedford YMCA Cape Verdean Association in New Bedford Mattapoisett Council On Aging Ocean Explorium Dartmouth 350 Mattapoisett Historical Society Reel Serious Dartmouth Council On Aging Mattapoisett YMCA SouthCoast Energy Challenge Descendants of Whaling Masters Mercy Meals and More Southeastern Massachusetts Convention and “Go a-whaling I must From Pursuit to Harbor Views Downtown New Bedford, Inc. New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce Visitors Bureau and I would”: Life Preservation Ernestina Morrissey Association New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! YWCA Aboard a New Bedford Fairhaven Historical Society New Bedford Beautiful USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 65 Whaling Vessel Fort Tabor/Fort Rodman Historical Association New Bedford Harbor Development Commission Whaling History Alliance Community Boating Center New Bedford Historical Society Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society A Voyage Around the World: Harpoons & Whalecraft Seven Continents, Buzzard’s Bay Coalition Cultures Abroad, Cultures Seven Seas at Home

Culture Park National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Painting with a Splash Melville Society Cultural Project New Bedford Preservation Society Second Half: Lifelong Learning Institute Scrimshaw: Shipboard Cabinet of Curiosities Panorama Conservation Mystic Seaport Museum New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Yoga on Union

Art of the Whalers Programs Nantucket Historical Association North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium Zeiterion Performing Arts Center

26 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 27 Finance Committee Investment Sub-Committee Audit Committee Development Committee Development, cont. Governance Committee Joseph E. McDonough, Chair Hardwick Simmons, Chair David N. Kelley II, Chair Maryellen Shachoy, Chair George B. Mock III Lloyd Macdonald, Chair James G. DeMello George Domolky Patricia Jayson Nathaniel J. Bickford Mayo Morgan Nat Bickford John N. Garfi eld, Jr. Joseph E. McDonough Joseph E. McDonough John W. Braitmayer Barbara Moss Llewellyn Howland, III Larry Huntington Arthur Parker Hardwick Simmons James G. DeMello Arthur Parker Patricia Jayson Phillip Rapoza Calvin Siegal Barbara B. Ferri John Pinheiro Phillip Rapoza Human Resources Jeffrey L. Raymon Steven Spiegel Committee Lucille P. Hicks Donald S. Rice Donald S. Rice Tina Schmid David Wyss Llewellyn Howland III Anthony Sapienza Maryellen Shachoy Patricia Andrade, Chair Hardwick Simmons Patricia Jayson John N. Garfi eld, Jr. Carol M. Taylor David N. Kelley II Joseph E. McDonough A Report Gurdon B. Wattles Eugene Monteiro Timothy Schaefer 2014 OPERATING INCOME 2014 OPERATING EXPENSES From the Treasurer Membership, programs and unrestricted support$ 1,251,597 Collections and exhibitions $ 1,259,540 Grants and restricted support 1,140,199 Education and scholarship 1,129,439 Admissions 406,405 Management and general 716,482 Endowment draw 353,686 Museum store 289,397 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Museum store 341,661 Development 252,863 In 2014, the Whaling Museum laid out its Finan- e year ended with a strong Balance Sheet, as evidenced by: ConsolidatedYears Ending December Statement31, 2014 and December of Financial31, 2013 Position 2014 Operating Income Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Other earned income 197,298 YearYears Ending Ending December December 31, 2014 and& December December 31, 31, 20132013 12/31/2014 12/31/2013 Total Operating Income $ 3,690,846 Total Operating Expenses $ 3,647,721 cial Stewardship Goals in its 5 Year Strategic Plan • $4.2 million in cash, a $1.8 million increase from 2013; Years Ending December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 Endowment draw ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 12/31/20144,187,733 $ 12/31/20132,392,621 (2014 – 2019). Management and trustees com- 12/31/2014 12/31/2013 Other earned income • $9 million in long-term investments, a $400k increase; ASSETS AccountsCash and receivablecash equivalents $ 4,187,733 79,495 $ 2,392,621 69,484 mitted to a conservative fi nancial management ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,187,733 $ 2,392,621 Museum store PledgesAccounts receivable receivable 1,072,217 79,495 940,927 69,484 • Zero debt; Accounts receivable 79,495 69,484 strategy and to the assurance of best practices and PledgesInventory receivable 1,072,217 138,057 116,306 940,927 Pledges receivable 1,072,217 940,927 6% • Continued growth in net assets to $30 million. PrepaidInventory expense 138,057 24,461 116,306 26,780 transparency expected of a vibrant institution. Inventory 138,057 116,306 9% Long-termPrepaid expense investments 8,974,610 24,461 8,640,403 26,780 e annual audit was conducted and the auditor issued a “clean Prepaid expense 24,461 26,780 For 2014, management put in place a balanced CharitableLong-term investmentsremainder trust receivable 1,597,835 8,974,610 1,567,565 8,640,403 opinion”. In addition, the Museum has once again earned the top Long-term investments 8,974,610 8,640,403 BeneficialCharitable interestremainder in perpetual trust receivable trust 3,183,100 1,597,835 3,184,975 1,567,565 34% operating plan that aimed to grow programs and exhibitions, seek Charitable remainder trust receivable 1,597,835 1,567,565 four-star rating for fi nancial health, accountability, and transparency Land,Beneficial building interest and in equipment, perpetual nettrust 11,671,210 3,183,100 11,764,180 3,184,975 10% out new sources of fi nancial support and earned revenue, maximize Beneficial interest in perpetual trust 3,183,100 3,184,975 TOTALLand, building ASSETS and equipment, net $ 30,928,718 11,671,210 $ 28,703,241 11,764,180 from Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most-utilized inde- Land, building and equipment, net 11,671,210 11,764,180 operational effi ciency, and ensure the vigilant oversight of the en- LIABILITIES TOTALAccounts ASSETS payable and accrued expenses $ 30,928,718 163,406 $ 28,703,241 177,788 pendent evaluator of charities. TOTAL ASSETS $ 30,928,718 $ 28,703,241 dowment such that it continues to provide support for operations. LIABILITIES LiabilityAccounts under payable split-interest and accrued agreements expenses $ 245,803 163,406 $ 259,289 177,788 LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 163,406 $ 177,788 DeferredLiability under revenue split-interest agreements 509,605 245,803 731,866 259,289 In addition, management and trustees committed to consolidate In summary, the Museum is fi nancially stronger than ever. It has Liability under split-interest agreements 245,803 259,289 11% CustodialDeferred revenue funds 509,605 30,520 731,866 30,512 operations onto a single campus with the start of construction of the built the fi nancial capacity to accomplish its educational and cul- Deferred revenue 509,605 731,866 TOTALCustodial LIABILITIES funds 949,334 30,520 1,199,455 30,512 tural mission and is well positioned for future growth and the new Custodial funds 30,520 30,512 Wattles Jacobs Education Center. TOTAL NETLIABILITIES ASSETS 29,979,384 949,334 27,503,786 1,199,455 TOTAL LIABILITIES 949,334 1,199,455 initiatives planned for the Wattles Jacobs Education Center. Con- TOTAL LIABILITIESNET ASSETS AND NET ASSETS $ 30,928,718 29,979,384 $ 28,703,241 27,503,786 e fi nancial results for 2014 were outstanding and are a testament TOTAL NET ASSETS 29,979,384 27,503,786 gratulations to all and a special “thank-you” to Museum donors for TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 30,928,718 $ 28,703,241 31% to the concerted eff orts of management, staff , and volunteers to ConsolidatedTOTAL Statement LIABILITIES of AND Activities NET ASSETS and Change in Net Assets$ 30,928,718 $ 28,703,241 their generous and unwavering support. maintain cost effi ciencies in programs and operations and to their Consolidated Statement Statement of Activities of Activities and Change and in Net Change Assets12/31/2014 in Net Assets 12/31/2013 REVENUE AND SUPPORT 12/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/2014 12/31/2013 Admissions Membership, programsChange and in Net Assets from Operations: determined commitment to our mission and goals. REVENUE ANDMembership, SUPPORT programs and unrestricted support $ 1,251,597 $ 1,237,000 REVENUE AND SUPPORT 2014 OPERATING INCOME 2014 OPERATING EXPENSESunrestricted support 43,125$ GrantsMembership, and restricted programs support and unrestricted support $ 1,140,199 1,251,597 $ 1,237,000 816,880 Grants and restricted is success can be measured by: Membership, programs and unrestricted Membership,support programs and unrestricted$ 1,251,597 support$ $ 1,237,000 1,251,597 Collections and exhibitions $ 1,259,540 GrantsAdmissions and restricted support 1,140,199 406,405 401,882 816,880 Grants and restricted support Grants and restricted support 1,140,199 816,880 1,140,199 Education and scholarshipsupport 1,129,439 MuseumAdmissions store Admissions 341,661 406,405 306,634 401,882 406,405 Management and general 716,482 • e seventh consecutive year of positive operating results; Admissions 406,405 401,882 OtherMuseum earned store income Endowment draw 197,298 341,661 205,091 306,634 353,686 Museum store 289,397 • A 9% increase in revenue and support; Don Rice, Treasurer Museum store 341,661 306,634 In-kindOther earned gifts and income services Museum store 511,941 197,298 569,433 205,091 341,661 Development 252,863 Other earned income 197,298 205,091 2014 Operating Expenses • A 16% increase in spending on programs and exhibitions; NetIn-kind investment gifts and return services designated for operationsOther earned income 353,686 511,941 331,862 569,433 197,298 In-kind gifts and services Total Operating Income 511,941 $ 569,433 3,690,846 Total Operating Expenses $ 3,647,721 TOTALNet investment REVENUE return AND designated SUPPORT for operations $ 4,202,787 353,686 $ 3,868,782 331,862 • A 2% improvement in operating and fundraising effi ciency. Net investment return designated for operations 353,686 331,862 OPERATIONALTOTAL EXPENSES REVENUE AND SUPPORT $ 4,202,787 $ 3,868,782 Development TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT $ 4,202,787 $ 3,868,782 OPERATIONALCollections EXPENSES and exhibitions $ 1,259,540 $ 1,356,545 Museum store OPERATIONAL EXPENSES EducationCollections and and programs exhibitions $ 1,259,540 779,832 $ 1,356,545 391,888 Collections and exhibitions $ 1,259,540 $ 1,356,545 Library,Education scholarship, and programs and digital initiatives 349,607 779,832 314,424 391,888 7% Education and programs 779,832 391,888 ManagementLibrary, scholarship, and general and digital initiatives 716,482 349,607 703,740 314,424 Growth of Net Assets Charity Navigator Score Library, scholarship, and digital initiatives 349,607 314,424 8% DevelopmentManagement and general 252,863 716,482 257,132 703,740 Management and general 716,482 703,740 Growth of Net Assets MuseumDevelopment store 289,397 252,863 254,862 257,132 Development 252,863 257,132 In-kindMuseum gifts store and services 511,941 289,397 569,433 254,862 Museum store 289,397 254,862 34% $30,000,000$30,000,000 TOTALIn-kind gifts OPERATIONAL and services EXPENSES $ 4,159,662 511,941 $ 3,848,024 569,433 In-kind gifts and services 511,941 569,433 NON-OPERATIONALTOTAL ACTIVITIESOPERATIONAL EXPENSES $ 4,159,662 $ 3,848,024 $25,000,000$25,000,000 TOTAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES $ 4,159,662 $ 3,848,024 20% NON-OPERATIONALCapital campaignACTIVITIES contributions $ 3,318,321 $ 2,496,078 NON-OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES Capital campaign expensescontributions $ 3,318,321 (81,672) $ 2,496,078 (49,327) $20,000,000 Capital campaign contributions $ 3,318,321 $ 2,496,078 NetCapital investment campaign return, expenses net of amount designated for operations (81,672) 32,356 840,545(49,327) Capital campaign expenses (81,672) (49,327) $15,000,000$15,000,000 ChangeNet investment in value return, of split net interest of amount agreements designated for operations 28,395 32,356 949,653 840,545 Net investment return, net of amount designated for operations 32,356 840,545 DepreciationChange in value expense of split interest agreements (852,193) 28,395 (892,873) 949,653 $10,000,000$10,000,000 Change in value of split interest agreements 28,395 949,653 InterestDepreciation expense expense (852,193) (600) (892,873) (6,056) Depreciation expense (852,193) (892,873)

Financial Score (Accession)Interest expense deaccession of objects for collection (12,134) (600) (42,538) (6,056) $5,000,000 Interest expense (600) (6,056) TOTAL(Accession) NON-OPERATIONAL deaccession of objects ACTIVITIES for collection $ 2,432,473 (12,134) $ 3,295,482 (42,538) 31% (Accession) deaccession of objects for collection (12,134) (42,538) $0$0 TOTAL NON-OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES $ 2,432,473 $ 3,295,482 20082008 CHANGETOTAL NON-OPERATIONAL IN NET ASSETS ACTIVITIES $ 2,475,598 2,432,473 $ 3,316,240 3,295,482 20092009 NETCHANGE ASSETS, IN NET BEGINNING ASSETS $ 27,503,786 2,475,598 $ 24,187,546 3,316,240 Management and Collections and 20102010 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ 2,475,598 $ 3,316,240 Change in Net Assets from Operations: NET ASSETS, ENDINGBEGINNING $ 29,979,38427,503,786 $ 27,503,78624,187,546 general exhibitions 20112011 NET ASSETS, BEGINNING 27,503,786 24,187,546 43,125$ 20122012 NET ASSETS, ENDING $ 29,979,384 $ 27,503,786 NET ASSETS, ENDING $ 29,979,384 $ 27,503,786 Education and scholarship 20132013 20142014 This is a Consolidated Financial Statement. For a complete copy of the 2014 Audited Financial Statements of the Old Dartmouth Historical Accountability & Transparency Score Society audited by Allan Smith, CPA, please call 508-997-0046, Ext. 126. 28 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 29 The Cupola Society, cont. Nannette & William M. Braucher Caroline & George B. Mock III Jane & David Barker Mary Ellen Lees j Eleanor Burgess Taylor Stuart j Emily & John C. Pinheiro Henry Barkhausen j George Lewis Nancy Crosby j Cordelia W. & James P. Russell Virginia & Robert Becher j Sharon I. Lewis Arline & Roy Enoksen R. Patricia & Edward Schoppe, Jr. Jesse Bontecou j Judith N. & Edward G. Lund, Jr. Patricia A. & Hon. Armand Fernandes, Jr. (Ret.) Laura Ryan Shachoy & Jamey Shachoy j Donna & Robert G. Brayton Peter Macdonald j Tally & John N. Garfield, Jr. Sue D. & Calvin Siegal Sally & Larry Brownell Pam Donnelly & Tim Mahoney Katherine Mierzwa & Michael Gerstein j Stephen E. Taylor Anne Cann j Beth & Carmine Martignetti Nelson S. Gifford Diana Thomas j Bill Casner j Marilyn & Mike Mazer Adelaide C. Griswold Judith & Harvey White j Cynthia & Truman Casner Fair Alice & Peter H. McCormick Mary M. & Keith W. Kauppila Janet P. & Dean Whitla Alzira & Jose Castelo j Elizabeth Meyer j Jane & Roger P. Cheever Estate of Martha Miller Marsha & David N. Kelley II $2,500 – $4,999 Elaine & Paul Chervinsky Dora & Dudley Millikin Marguerite & H. F. Lenfest Lisa Schmid Alvord & Joel Alvord Christine & Eric Cody Joan Dolian & Per Moen j 2014 List of Donors Holly & Joseph E. McDonough Patricia L. Andrade, M.D. Loretto & Dwight Crane Hannah C. & Michael J. Moore Cathy E. Minehan & E. Gerald Corrigan Dan Beach j j Sally Williams-Allen & Willis DeLaCour Mayo & Daniel Morgan j Bradley Noyes Robin & Milo C. Beach j Melanie & Bruce Demoranville Barbara Mulville Jane & Neil Pappalardo Roberta & Arthur D. Burke j Zelinda & John Douhan j Pamela T. & R. Henry Norweb John Sherburne Reidy Susan & George Domolky j The Bourne Society j Jean & Ford Elsaesser Joel Nulman j Ross E. Sherbrooke Barbara Moss & Timothy G. Haydock The Bourne Society permanently honors those who have included the Old Dartmouth Jane P. Ryder Margaret C. Howland Linda & Charles W. Findlay Paula Cordeiro & David O’Brien Sloan & Hardwick Simmons Marianna C. & Edward M. Howland II Historical Society – New Bedford Whaling Museum in their wills or other estate plans. Roberta H. Sawyer Mary B. & Peter G. Huidekoper Janet & James Fitzgibbons Christine W. Parks Capt. & Mrs. Robert G. Walker Sarah Jackson Sandra & Roderick Turner Betty K. Knowles Christopher Ford j Leslye & Carl Ribeiro Ann & John Webster, Jr. † Polly Wood & Steve Kanovsky j Hope Atkinson Patricia P. & Robert A. Lawrence Janet & Dean Whitla Margaret P. Lissak Mary Malloy & Stuart Frank Louis Ricciardi j Elizabeth H. Weinberg Mona & Robert Ketcham Robert Austin Albert E. Lees III E. 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Taylor Heidi & Arthur Huguley III Ravenna & Charles Taylor j The Lagoda Society honors the Museum’s most generous and loyal supporters, Ladera Foundation Renaissance Charitable Foundation Susan P. & John Howland, M.D. j Anne Tinker & John D. Henderson II j Millicent K. Hurley † Elizabeth Taylor j Patricia P. & Robert A. Lawrence Reynolds DeWalt j Bess & James Hughes Mallory & John Waterman recognizing donors with lifetime cumulative giving of $100,000 or more. Janet B. Keeler Barbara & David L. Thun j Albert E. Lees III Estate of Craig A.C. Reynolds Nina & James Hunt j $1,000 – $2,499 Priscilla T. & William T. Kennedy Virginia & Victor Trautwein j Lisa Schmid Alvord & Joel B. Alvord Community Foundation of SE MA - Jacobs Family Lees Market Edgenie H. & Donald S. Rice Patricia A. Jayson Meg & Robert Ackerman Heather Parsons & Andrew Kostsatos j Dora & Arthur Ullian j Elizabeth W. Morse & Robert L. Austin Donor Fund Marguerite & H. F. Lenfest William E. Schrafft & Bertha E. 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Turner, M.D. Constance Bacon & James Bevilacqua $100,000+ Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Elizabeth and Joseph Bascom Charitable Foundation Community Foundation of Southeastern MA - Jim Jewelle & Nathaniel J. Bickford j Johanna S. & Frederic C. Hood Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal The Upstream Foundation Community Foundation of Southeastern MA - Anonymous, 1 Donor Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation and Bess Hughes Fund Mary Jean & R. William Blasdale Jessie W. & Llewellyn Howland III Caroline & George B. Mock III United States Department of Education Jacobs Family Donor Fund Hawthorn Medical Associates Edward W. Kane and Martha J. Wallace Family Mary B. & Peter G. Huidekoper † Faith & Richard L. Morningstar Jane O. & Capt. Robert G. Walker, USN $25,000 - $49,999 Nancy & John W. Braitmayer Frima & Gilbert Shapiro Charitable Fund of the Foundation Caroline & Lawrence Huntington National Endowment for the Humanities Kathleen K. & Gurdon B. 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Brown j Kathryn & Robert Windsor Sandra Bilodeau Katherine & Joseph Macsuga Laurie & John K. Bullard Margaret D. Xifaras Annual Contributors Sarah & Peter Blatchford Michael Malone & Debra Gayle Joan & Peter Bullard Anonymous, 2 Donor For the purposes of this report, cumulative gifts of $100 or more are listed. The following Joan & Prescott B. Crocker Carole & Robert Hall Mary W. & Donald C. Boger Gayle & Roger Mandle Tia & Peter Bullard individual contributors support the Museum with gifts to membership, the annual fund, Carl J. Cruz Jennifer & Derek Hansladen j Linda & Willard Boothby j Eileen & Alvin Mandly $100 – $249 Robert Burbank Mr. & Mrs. Carleton Burr, Jr. or other program specific initiatives. Judith & Murray Danforth j Maria & David Harrington Eric A. Braitmayer & Jack Haney Andrea & Alvin Marcovici Marjorie & George Abbot E.A. Byers David M. DeMello Deana & Joshua Hawes j Rodney Brown Victoria & Hans Mautner David E. Adelberg Cindy & Joseph Callaghan $500 – $999 E. Ann & David Caldwell Peter DeWalt Anne & Jerry Heller Leslie & Wendell S. Brown Susan McLaren & Philip Guymont Ruth & Alan Ades Estelle Cantonwine Helen & Frank Allen Frederic Cann William Dwyer j Janet & David Jenney Dorothy & Blake Cady Barbara & John Miklos Lynn Alpert Ida Case Patricia & Christopher B. Arnold Betty Ann & Jack Cannell Nancy & Richard Forbes Fran & William N. Keene Crystal Campbell Melissa Mischke C. Douglass Alves Jack H.T. Chang, M.D. Margherita & Michael Baldwin Lillian B. & Patrick Carney Dorothy & Stewart Forbes Patricia & Paul King Ruth H. & Richard W. Cederberg Ann Partridge & Hon. Jonathan Mitchell Justus D. Anderson Harriet Chapman David A. Barrett Tricia Claudy j Wini & Robert Galkin Maura & Steven Lohrenz Emma & George Christopher Elise & George Mock Richard S. Anderson Phoebe Chardon Edith Bowen J. Barclay Collins j Gail Davidson & Tom Gidwitz Rosemary P. Lucas Michael Coe Benita & Eugene A. Monteiro Odysseus Argy Parsons & David Clark Judith & David Brownell Jennifer & Jeffrey Collins Richard Gilbane j Doris & John T. Ludes Mary & Sackett Cook Roberta Moore Richard C. Armstrong Alison Hodges & Tom Clarke Sally Bullard Nancy Corkery Sarah H. Godfrey Diana & Bruce MacPhail Nonnie Coovert Valerie & Robert R. Murphy Elizabeth W. & Frank Arnold Robert S. Cocroft Andrew & Amy Burnes Cheryl & William Corvello Francis Goodhue j Elizabeth I. & J. Greer McBratney Philip E. Cronan Lois Murray Paulina R. & Henry M. Arruda Laura Duncan & Dean Codo j Elizabeth Cahn j Cynthia & Douglas Crocker Hope & Samuel Hale Susan & Dexter Mead Maria & Anthony Cruz Pamela & Bruce J. Oliveira Jane & Gary Ash

32 bulletin | summer 2015 j New Donor † Deceased j New Donor † Deceased 33 Rev. Mudge Returns to Johnny Cake Hill Annual Contributors, cont. Danielle & Louis Coffi n Carol & Fred Gregory j Nancy McKelvy Allyson Smith j Masterful portrait of the Seamen’s Bethel’s famed fi rst chaplain Betty Slade & David C. Cole Susan Leclair & James Griffi th Joan & Harry McKinley Laura Smith j Kay H. Collins Carol Guarnaccia j Bryan J. McSweeny Charlotte D. & Raymond M. Smith Sheila Converse Teresa & Peter Hacunda j Joan Medeiros j Martha & James Soden is a gift from Mudge descendant Richard Godfrey Mariel Harris & Daniel Cooperman j David Halberstadt Frederick Moore Eileen & John Sorrentino Kaitlyn & Marcia Costa j Jennifer & Elton W. Hall Diana and Hugh M. Morton Marjorie & Ronald Souza By ARTHUR MOTTA, JR., Director of Marketing and Communications Sarah & Howard Crowell Marilyn Hansen M. Teresa Mozaz & Michel G. Daigle Andrew Spell j Wendy & Raymond Cullum Edward Hartnett Virginia & Alan Nathan j Donna & Louis Spencer Victoria & Robert Cunningham Catherine F. Hassey Trish & George Nelson Christopher W. Sten Richard Godfrey of California thought carefully to whom he would donate the large portrait of his famous Walter Czerny Priscilla & Bradford Hathaway Timothy Nelson Steven Still j Jerry Dauterive Judith & Edward Herlihy Neto Insurance Agency, Inc. Susan J. & Charles M. Stillman ancestor, Reverend Enoch R. Mudge (1776-1850). He chose the New Bedford Whaling Museum for Maryfrances Davis Robin & Brian Hicks Lisa Norling Katherine & R. Newcomb Stillwell many reasons. “We had a house in Marion until last year, so we’re familiar with the Whaling Museum Eric & Angela Dawicki Jalien Hollister Maureen O’Brien Clara & Clay Stites Denise A. De More Ray Holtman j Mary O’Hara Nancy & William Stroud and particularly with the way it seems to have picked up some backers in recent years and has a totally Judith R. & Charles F. DeMailly, Jr. Cathleen S. & Donald T. Hood Charlotte & Lawrence J. Oliveira Timothy Stroup j Cynthia K. & Rhet H. C. Denault Henry Hornblower III Pete Olson The Sturgis Family refreshed and attractive look. This is what got me thinking this portrait would be best off with this Anne Devaney Margaret Baker Howland Sharon Osgood, Esq. Kathleen & Walter Suchon institution,” he noted in a recent interview. Brenda & Ronald Dias Anna Kuzniar-Hryn & Wojciech Hryn j Austin M. O’Toole Elizabeth Swift j Anne Dimonti Bonnie Hsu Susan Paladino Theodore Thelin Ellen T. & Irving W. Dingwell Paul Hughes M. Palmer j Mona M. & Donald Thompson Rev. Mudge is no small fi gure in New Bedford history and his return William do Carmo Ann R. Huidekoper Ann Parson Joan & Edwin Tiffany to his old neighborhood on Johnny Cake Hill is a 183-year journey Janet & Kingsley Doe Pamela & Edward Ilsley Margaret Pedersen Nancy Papagalo & Lawrence Tittemore Micki & Jay R. Doros Donna & Theodore Ingalls Richard M. Peirce Jack Towle come full circle for the popular chaplain who befriended mariners Thiago Tedesco & Gabriel dos Santos j Sharon & Edward Isaac Geraldine Pelczar Joan Gerster & Fred Trezise and landsmen alike during the height of the whaling era. Kari & Donald Douglas Barbara & Sidney Kaplan Sherwood Pelton McCall III j Pamela & Charles Trippe Joan & Leo Doyon Justin Kelleher James J. Perry Helen & Walter Trumbull Known locally as Father Mudge, he was the fi rst minister appointed Jackie & Tom Driscoll Wyn Kelley Natalie C. Phillips Jane Tuckerman by the New Bedford Port Society for the newly constructed Seamen’s Rose Dupont William W. Kenney Eleanor & Richard Phillips Barbara & Darryl Umland Sharon & R. Stewart Eads Susan & John Killian j Geraldine M. Phipps Dagmar & George L. Unhoch Bethel. Long considered by scholars to be Herman Melville’s model Barbara & Don Easterday Sandra & Thornton P. Klaren Elizabeth & Thomas Pigford Paul E. Vardeman for Father Mapple in Moby-Dick, Rev. Mudge served the Bethel Virginia Eckert Thomas Klauber Sarah H. M. & William W. Pinney William Barr & John Vasconcellos Nancy & Lawrence K. Edwards Max L. Kleinman Robert L. Piper Kathleen & Eric Velte j from 1832 to 1844 when ill health forced him to retire. He pub- Mary Ann & Robert Eldred Anna Whitcomb & Samuel Knight Dorothea Piranian Joseph Sequeira Vera lished several works, including “Twelve Lectures to Seamen” in 1836 Ronald Enoksen Sheila C. & Gerard M. Koot Alexis & William Popik Megan W. & David B. Vietor as well as hymnals and poetry. Julie P. & Henry J. Fanning Sali & Arnold Kriegstein j Nancy Gibson & Rick Porteus Wendy & Bradford B. Wakeman June & William Farnham Lynne & Justin LaCroix j Tanya & Robert S. Powel Robert K. Wallace In Chapter 8, Ishmael observes Father Mapple as “a man of a certain Mary Farry David Lagreze Sharon & E. Henry Powell Mary Walsh Jim & Kathy Feeney Larry Langford Samuel Powell Patricia Gerrior & Gordon T. Waring venerable robustness” – a description that aptly fi ts this command- Dorian Mintzer & David Feingold Alice S. Larson Alexander Preston Anne & Floyd Warner j ing portrait. Its provenance is directly connected to Dick Godfrey’s Christina Fenton j Tina & Bruce Larson Jennifer & Lewis Prouty Susan & Lawrence Warner j family. “My great uncle, Benjamin Joy, was the last of his line, living Linda & Peter Fenton j Michelle Samour & Steven Lenox Margaret & Fredrick Purrington j Jean & Don Webb Kathleen & David W. Fentress, Jr. Paul E. Levasseur Trudy & Charles Radville Happy & Henley Webb in Boston – on Joy Street, Beacon Hill, where the house was original- Angela & Edwin Fischer j Katherine & Melvin Levine Martha S. & William I. Reed J. William Weeks ly… Ben in his later years moved into the Somerset Club and lived Karen & Nicholas Fischer Morgan Levine Donald T. Reilly Deborah Jackson Weiss there until he died. He left me this portrait,” Dick said. Wendy A. Rogers & Arthur D. Fisk Rebecca Lewin j Elizabeth & David Richards Thomas D. Wells Madelynn Fogler Susan Lincoln Janet Richards j Bailey & Philip Whitbeck Like the Dabneys of Boston, the Joy family was involved in banking Carole C. & Donald A. Foster Elizabeth Linzee Dr. and Mrs. John C. Robinson j Anne & Alexander White Mary Francis Joaquim Livramento Elizabeth Kofron & John Robson j Barbara White and diplomacy. “ ere was an earlier Benjamin Joy who was made Jennifer & Bill Gady Linda & Bill Lockwood Mark Rodgers Jane A. Desforges & Michael J. White consul to Calcutta, India, and I have the certifi cate signed by George Arthur G. Gaines Catherine Logue Stanton Roller Margaret & Stephen White j Karlene Leeper & Michael Galginaitis Lee & Raymond Loranger Judith W. & Robert L. Rosbe Nancy & Eric Whitlock Washington and omas Jeff erson,” Dick said. Well versed in family Cheryl & Henry Gamsby Susan & Donald H. Luce JoAnn & David Rosolia j Anne & Jeremy Whitney history, Dick continued, “Mudge died in 1850. He was described as Dorothy & Seth Garfi eld Mark & Kristopher Lundgren j Carol & Alfred Runner j William Wildner the fi rst native Methodist preacher in New England and was grant- Linda & Louis Garibaldi Mary Lou Thomas Lytle Ruth Santos Catherine Williams Mary Lou & G. Kenneth Garrett Mary M. & Daniel S. Macedo Kathleen & Richard Saunders John S. Wolkowicz ed Rhode Island as his territory in 1793. In 1832 he became the Alison & Iain Geddes Vivian & John E. Macedo Anne Saunders Elizabeth & James A. Wolstenholme minister of the Seamen’s Bethel in New Bedford. He married a lady Kate Greenwood & Michael Gershon j Magdalin S. & Robert A. MacGregor Lauren & Frederic Schaefer Patricia R. Wood called Jerusah Hinckley in 1797. His granddaughter was a lady called Sarah & Vasant Gideon Mary D. & Hubert C. Mandeville Katharine & Thomas Schmitt Marie & Gordon Woollam Burney M. Gifford Sylvia & Gerard Marlio Anne K. Scott Stewart Young Mary Louise Mudge. She was born July 12, 1884 and she married my Reverend Enoch R. Mudge (1776-1850). Above: Signature of Rev. Mudge, 1832, New Bedford Port Cynthia & Chuck Gilchrest Estelle Marlor Rosemary See Carol Zaslona mother’s grandfather, Charles Henry Joy. So it’s a family portrait com- Society Archives at the New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library. Sarah & Jesse Giuliano j John Marshall Joanne Seymour & Brian Ruh Anonymous, 4 Joseph Glennon Jeanne & Thomas Marshall George Shaw ing in on my mother’s side. Charles Henry Joy had a son, Benjamin Barbara & Milton Glicksman Lisa Strattan & James Mathes j Klaudia Shepard Joy, born in 1882 and he was my great uncle, and a fabulous friend.” non-expert eye, it’s very well done, showing great character, and it’s Gail Gorecki Cynthia S. Maxim Constance C. Shephard in pretty good shape. I had it restored when I was living back east, Cecily Grable Freddy & Alexander McFerran David & Linda Shockley j Authorship of the portrait is not known for certain at this time, how- perhaps in 1975.” Barbara Gracia Fr. Thomas B. McGrath, S.J. D. Carol & John Silvia ever, Dr. Christina Connett, Curator of Collections & Exhibitions, Margaret & Samuel Gray Rex T. McGraw, Jr. Eve & Ari Sky Dennis Greene Sophronia Camp & Jeffrey McMahon Joseph Slomka and her staff will conduct research to determine the artist once the Rev. Mudge’s portrait will occupy a prominent place in the Museum’s Lila Greene j Buffy & Tom McKay portrait is received at the Museum, planned for next year. In any future Hall of Fame gallery, planned to be a pantheon of the great case, the portrait is masterfully executed. As Dick notes, “from my men and women who shaped Old Dartmouth and New Bedford.

34 bulletin | summer 2015 j New Donor For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 35 The White Whale New Bedford Whaling Museum

In Memory Of Constance Francis Howland In Honor Of Mark Procknik Gifts In Memory and In Honor Carolyn & Scott Mason Sherwood Pelton McCall III The Whaling Museum welcomes gifts made in memory or in honor of trustees, Barbara & Michael Norton III In Memory Of Kiyoko Sadoya ummer members, staff, families, and friends of the Whaling Museum. Frima & Gilbert Shapiro Virginia Adams Sylvia Group of Insurance Agencies In Honor Of Maryellen Shachoy In Honor Of David Barrett Althea & Peter C. Bullard Joan Underwood & Geoffrey Taylor Kathleen & James Feeney Paul Barrett Sheldon Friedland In Memory Of “Mimi” Beckman Huidekoper Doris & John Ludes In Memory Of Daniel M. Beach, Jr Cynthia & Stephen Hanna Nancy Evert S In Honor Of Sue Siegal Dan Beach Hoskie Co., Inc Ann R. Huidekoper Judith & Robert Sterns Robin & Milo C. Beach Keches Law Group, P.C. Classics Judith & Robert Klepperich In Memory Of Donna Silverstein and from Johnny Cake Hill In Memory Of Susan Rothwell Braucher The New Bedford Port Society In Honor Of Larry Huntington Sarah Kietzmann Nannette & William Braucher Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Robert Lenzer Bonnie & Louis Silverstein In Honor Of Chairman’s Dinner Honorees Antone Oliveira In Honor Of Fran and Clinton Levin In Honor Of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Soloway (Fred Hood, Cile Hicks, and the Founding Pamela & Bruce Oliveira Class of the Volunteer Council) Alva & George Angle Constance & Jerome M. Dyer Beverly & Ronald Sylvia Mary Jean & R. William Blasdale Johanna & Frederic C. Hood In Memory Of Lars Sovik Law Offi ce of Moira Tierney Nancy & John Braitmayer Celeste & John S. Penney, Jr. Sonja Sovik Wednesday Docents Zelinda & John Douhan In Honor Of Barbara Moss In Memory Of Dr. Peter & Ruth Sweetser In Memory Of Norbert Fraga Janet & James Fitzgibbons Ulla & Paul D. Sullivan Susan & Hans Brenninkmeyer Elsie R. Fraga Nancy & Richard Forbes In Honor Of Barbara Mulville In Honor Of Floyd and Anne Warner In Honor Of Stuart Frank Dorothea Piranian Roz & Wally Bernheimer Constance & Jerome M. Dyer Katherine Mierzwa & Michael Gerstein Christine & Paul A. Schmid III In Honor Of Joe Patyjewicz’s 70th Birthday In Honor Of Gurdon and Kathy Wattles In Memory Of Shulameth Friedland Genevieve & Steven Spiegel The Baupost Group Patricia & Robert Lawrence Helen & Walter H. Trumbull Sheldon Friedland In Honor Of Celeste Penney In Honor Of Charles Whitin In Honor Of Cile Hicks In Honor Of Christina Connett Frima & Gilbert L. Shapiro Richard Gilbane Helen De Groot Decorative Arts Society, Inc Judith & Robert Sterns In Honor Of Gordon Wolfe Fredi & Howard Stevenson In Memory Of Mary and Roderick Corvello In Honor Of John and Emily Pinheiro Edna & Lewis Lipsitt In Honor Of Fred and Johanna Hood Cheryl & William Corvello Pamela & Edward Ilsley Brooke & Paul Lipsitt Elizabeth & Thomas Pigford In Memory Of James Fernandes Margaret Atwood

Mona & Bob Ketcham Ormonde Productions Gifts In Kind Silvia Jimenez Krause & Garrison Krause Rita & Robert Pacheco The New Bedford Whaling Museum is grateful to those organizations and individuals Lightworks Productions Emily & John C. Pinheiro who support the Museum with a donation of goods or services. Judith N. & Edward G. Lund Poyant Signs Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corporation Rentals Unlimited Acorn Management Culture*Park Marilyn & Mike Mazer Reynolds DeWalt American Pride Seafood Digital CommonWealth Melville Society Cultural Project Laurie Robertson-Lorant Andrew Jacobson Marine Antiques Destination Soups Dora & Trip Millikin Rogers Gallery Arthur Moniz Gallery Richard Donnelly Sarah Kendall Mitchell Russell Morin Fine Catering Bahia Aventuras S.A. Eastern Fisheries, Inc. Dr. Michael Moore Peter Stone Beetle Inc. Barbara Ferri Sanford A. Moss Maryellen Sullivan Shachoy & Norm Shachoy Big Ocean Media Franklin Park Zoo Museum Institute for Teaching Science Tia Maria’s European Café Dave Blanchette Mary Malloy, Ph.D. & Stuart Frank, Ph.D. Mystic Aquarium Dora & Arthur Ullian Boston Public Library Michelle & Jason Hantman Mystic Seaport Valet Connection Brewer Banner Designs Junior Achievement Nantucket Historical Association Douglas Wamsley Bristol Community College Grape Moments New Bedford Choral Society Kathy & Gurdon Wattles Roberta & Arthur Burke Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech New Bedford Port Society David Weston Cape Cod Canal - Army Corps of Engineers Marine Green Fire Productions New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Whale and Dolphin Conservation Operations Center Hampton Inn New Bedford/Fairhaven New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Chase Canopy High Road Marketing New England Aquarium Woods Hole Science Aquarium Website: store.whalingmuseum.org E-mail: [email protected] City of New Bedford Department of Public Llewellyn Howland III Infrastructure New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance Zeiterion Performing Arts Center Bob Hughes Phone: The White Whale, 508-997-0046 ext. 127 Community Boating Center NOAA Marsha & David Kelley Mail: The White Whale, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740

36 bulletin | summer 2015 For up-to-date calendar listings visit www.whalingmuseum.org 37 Publications Report: Good Books Matter Disappearing Whales: In this digital age, book publications at the Museum continue to proliferate. Within a twelve month period Industrial Whaling in the 1900s four books have been published, thanks to the generous sponsorships of many Museum friends. These Excerpts from “Emptying the Ocean: A Summary of Industrial Whaling Catches in the 20th Century”, publications leverage the Whaling Museum’s collections and expertise, and enhance eff orts at outreach written by ROBERT ROCHA, JR., PHILLIP J. CLAPHAM AND YULIA V. IVASHCHENKO. and collaboration. Our focus remains connecting with and building upon exhibitions, collections and Yankee whaling involved just two major inventions throughout its educational priorities. history, the on-board tryworks and the Temple toggle iron. This form of whaling, which was restricted by its dependence on wind energy and Bob Rocha with skulls of Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon by MICHAEL LAPIDES, Director of Digital Initiatives densirostris) at the Smithsonian’s Museum Support Center in human muscle, is estimated to have captured 300,000 sperm whales Suitland, MD.

Stan Grayson roughout history the written word marks ers of the. 20th century. His most enduring

A Genius at Trade His globally in the years 1712-1899. Rough estimates of American sail- Stan Grayson is a historian widely known for his books and articles about American yacht- ISBN ---- the Southern Hemisphere was 1957-1961, ing and small-craft history, and the automo- our evolution. e 19th century Japanese A Genius atdesigns, His Trade the Concordia Yawl and the origi- bile and marine engine industries. He is the C. Raymond Hunt and His Remarkable Boats powered whaling harvests for all species total 423,000 in the 19th author of many articles and books. His work Stan Grayson has appeared in Automobile Quarterly, Nauti- A Genius when 280,133 whales were killed and pro- Foreword by Llewellyn Howland III cal Quarterly, and WoodenBoat, among other scrolls, which will be featured in the new nal Boston Whaler, are recognized as classics publications. Among his books are Ferrari:  is is the story of a supremely gifted sailor e Man, the Machines; Cape Cod Catboats; who became one of the th century’s most century, compared to nearly 2.9 million in the 20th century. and e Wianno Senior Story: A Century on innovative designers of both sail and power- cessed. By contrast, the most intensive fi ve- Nantucket Sound. International Gallery, are an invitation to ex- boats. Today, theof name C.form Raymond Hunt and function. His development of at His Trade remains synonymous with some of the most Llewellyn Howland III popular boats ever created.  ey include the year span for whales in the north was 1966- A yachting historian, publisher, and antiquar- C. Raymond Hunt and His Remarkable Boats classic Concordia yawls and sloops, the ian bookseller, Llewellyn Howland III is the perience a form of writing and artistic expres- original Bostonthe Whaler, the deep-Vpioneering  hull, on which he briefl y held a e technological advances of the late 19th in habitats far off shore greatly increased the author, most recently, of No Ordinary Being: Miami-Nassau race-winner Moppie, and the W. Starling Burgess, Inventor, Naval Architect, production Bertram  and  Sportfi sherman, 1970, when 153,722 whales were killed. Poet, Aviation Pioneer, and Master of Ameri- sion that preceded the codex. A collection among others.patent, was the basis for many of the high- can Design. Previous books include e New century, when combined with the expansion effi ciency of the industry. Beginning in 1927, Stan Grayson  ose who sailed with Ray Hunt Bedford Yacht Club: A History, and, with coauthor Calvin Siegal, On the Wind: e Foreword by Llewellyn Howland III never forgot his special touch on the helm or Marine Photographs of Norman Fortier. of pages bound together in book form, this his uncanny abilityspeed, to predict wind behavior. mono-hull powerboats that followed. Howland is a frequent contributor to Designers still marvel at his new ideas for of processing capabilities in the early 20th industrial whalers were consistently killing For this report, any whale that was processed WoodenBoat. sailboats in a variety of competitive classes, and for powerboats. While the original  early innovation was developed sometime foot Boston WhalerIn pioneered his a new wake,market Hunt left a legacy that contin- Published by: century, created an industry that could es- more than 20,000 whales annually in the at a shore whaling station or on a fl oating fac- clamoring for versatile, safe, small boats, the Old Dartmouth Historical Society/ deep-V hull revolutionized expectations of New Bedford Whaling Museum aroundFrom the Classicthe Concordia 1st Yawlcentury and sloops to theC.E. pioneering and / one-designs,off ered a speed and seaworthiness.ues today in the fi rms that bear his name:  Johnny Cake Hill sentially catch and quickly process any whale Southern Hemisphere. Between 1934 and tory ship was considered to have been killed New Bedford, Massachusetts  the original Boston Whaler, and development of deep-V cruisers and sportfi shermen, A Genius at His Trade not only presents Grayson www.whalingmuseum.org designer Ray Hunt left an enduring legacy of unmatched innovation. the story of Hunt’s boats but also explores major advantage over the scroll, random ac- the man himself.C.  is biographyRaymond gives Hunt Associates of New Bed- “Hunt was an idea man. He saw things, dreamed of things, drew things, built things readers a moving portrait of Ray Hunt in any ocean. In total, the years from 1900 1939 more than 34,000 whales were killed by industrial methods. All known catches for Distributed by: as son, husband, and father. It’s a book that Tilbury House Publishers that none of his contemporaries ever did. Woven into Ray Hunt’s every fi ber was a any lover of boats, whether sail or power,  Starr Street cess to naturala particular design sense that relied page not at all onwithout formal training or study.having to will fi nd fascinating.ford, Massachusetts, and Hunt Yachts of  omaston, Maine  through 1999 saw nearly 2.9 million large each year. e onset of World War II and the species caught by subsistence whaling hunts -- It grew from his particular genius.” www.tilburyhouse.com pass through all—from the A Geniusones at His before Trade or after it. Portsmouth, Rhode Island. e publication whales killed and processed globally by in- repurposing of resources led to a six-year pe- Front Cover: Ray Hunt aboard the famous were omitted from the tallies. Here, taking Concordia  Harrier,  Photograph © Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection Published by: date is scheduled for September 15, 2015. dustrialized whaling. is was an effi cient riod of reduced whaling. advantage of newly revised catch fi gures for Back Cover:  e Ray Hunt–designed deep-V Older works thatOld Dartmouth are Historical Society/now digitized and Moppie at speed on her way to victory in the New Bedford Whaling Museum  Miami–Nassau Race.  Johnny Cake Hill Courtesy of Richard Bertram’s Family New Bedford, MA  and ruthless hunt. Soviet whaling in both the Southern Ocean Cover design by Jon Albertson newer works thatwww.whalingmuseum.org are “born digital” allow A couple weeks later, on September 26th, Twentieth century whaling was far more in- Sports/Boating/Biography even greater access. Vast quantities of human we will launch Treasures of the Whaling In the 1860’s, the Norwegian whaler and tense in the Southern Hemisphere (though and the North Pacifi c, we have provided knowledge have been and will continue to Museum: Touchstone to a Region’s Past. e sealer, Svend Føyn, introduced the steam- no less devastating to some populations a tally of the total number of whales killed

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yankee baleeiros harpoon gun to the whaling industry. In the killed in the Southern Hemisphere was 2.5 discover unknown connections and to build Massachusetts. How did the Museum come 1870’s he improved upon shore-based fac- times greater than in the Northern. Over the Full article recently published in Marine upon existing ones. into existence and why does its relevance tory processing to a level that came to be three decades following World War II, the Fisheries Review, 76(4), from the NMFS new bedford whaling museum continue to grow with each generation? Trea- at is the good news. What is less clear is considered a standard for the industry. By most intensive 5-year period for whaling in Scientifi c Publications Offi ce. sures that illustrate the answer will be pre- what is happening to the concepts of perma- the time the 20th century began, the era of sented in this new publication designed as a modern whaling - at least in the Northern

nence and expertise in the Digital Age. Will keepsake volume of the museum experience, this transmitted content be as reliable as the Hemisphere - was well under way. including concise text and copious reproduc- 20th Century Whale Catches (no. animals) printed or handwritten page? e verdict is baleeiros da nova inglaterra Until World War I, industrial whaling in the Yankee Baleeiros tions, illuminating the history and scope of Species North Atlantic North Pacifi c Southern Hemisphere Total still out. In the meantime, and perhaps for- 4 the shared legacies of lusophone and yankee whalers Southern Hemisphere focused primarily on the world’s largest museum dedicated to the ever, we continue to be dependent, perhaps humpback whales. After this, several partici- Blue 6,699 8,838 363,648 379,185 global interaction of humans with whales. happily so, on the book. Long live this form, pating countries took full advantage of the Fin 72,069 75,538 726,461 874,068 the cover that opens, the page that turns. e fourth book, Yankee Baleeiros!  e Shared Legacies of Luso and previously unexploited stocks of large ror- Sperm 40,046 314,942 406,535 761,523 Yankee Whalers, produced in concert with the travelling exhibition of Llewellyn Howland III’s No Ordinary Being: A Biography of W. Star- quals. ese species had not (with the excep- the same name, recently arrived in our store, e White Whale. It tells Humpback 4,454 29,131 215,848 249,433 ling Burgess is written based on a lifetime of fascination about the man tion of humpbacks) been available to the tra- the interwoven Luso-American stories of the Azorean, Cape Verdean, and his accomplishments. It tells the story of an exceptionally cre- ditional Yankee whalers, whose small wooden Sei 13,048 73,903 204,589 291,540 and Brazilian communities to the United States, from early immigra- ative and daring individual who at times led a troubled life. Burgess boats could not be rowed fast enough to catch tion in the 18th century through the latter half of the 20th century. Bryde’s 254 13,795 7,913 21,962 was an inventor, naval architect, poet, aviation pioneer, automotive these whales. e ability of a modern catcher With great appreciation the Museum acknowledges the eff orts and engineer, and America’s Cup yacht designer. e book is a must read boat to fi re exploding harpoons and inject air Minke 131,866 34,826 117,213 283,905 insights of the project’s Advisory Scholars and the Cape Verdean and into these fast-swimming whales (that would for boat lovers and non-boat lovers alike. Right 141 967 4,452 5,560 Portuguese Advisory Committees. Without their considerable input, have otherwise sunk when they were killed) Following on this yachting theme, author Stan Grayson has writ- this initiative, and this book would not have been possible. removed any advantage a whale might have Gray 0 3,350 0 3,350 ten the fi rst book-length biography of C. Raymond Hunt entitled had over a whaling ship. Unspecifi ed/Other 7,865 8,406 7,297 23,568 A Genius at His Trade: C. Raymond Hunt and His Remarkable Boats . Scholarship & Publications Committee Hunt’s uncanny skill at the helm and many design innovations made e year 1925 marked the arrival in the Ant- Sub-total 276,442 563,696 Llewellyn Howland III, Chair John Bockstoce John H. Ricketson arctic of the fi rst modern pelagic stern-slip fac- him a legend in his own time. Today, 37 years after his death at age Gaelen Adam Keith Kauppila Zachary Spaulding Hemisphere Totals 840,138 2,053,956 2,894,094 70, Hunt is recognized as one of the most infl uential yacht design- Mary K. Bercaw Lloyd Macdonald Bruce Wilburn tory ship, the British vessel Lansing. e abil- Mary Jean Blasdale Joseph E. McDonough ity to quickly process large numbers of whales

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