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The Chesapeake Dispatcher The Chesapeake Dispatcher Bi-Annual Newsletter of the Friends of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Volume 35, Issue 2, Number 69 November 2016 Calvert County Re-Aligns Management of the Railway Museum by Mike Sweeney, President of the Friends During their June 24th regular meeting, the Calvert County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a plan submitted by Mr. Wilson Freeland, Director of Gener- al Services, to re-align the management of the Railway Museum. This plan was created due to the retirement of Harriet Stout, which gave the County the opportunity to re-think We welcome the new Curator of the Chesapeake Beach the organization of the Museum. Railway Museum, Mr. Carey Crane Message from the Curator The Board of Commissioners decided to cre- by Carey Crane, Railway Museum Curator ate a new model by pulling from the resourc- es of the Calvert Marine Museum to support I am delighted to join the Chesapeake Beach the Railway Museum. They appointed Mr. Railway Museum (CBRM) as your new Carey Crane, the Curator of Exhibits at the curator. Marine Museum, to a new part-time Curator position at the Railway Museum. My first experience at the museum was as a visitor. Harriet Stout met me at the door Mr. Crane will split his time between the that afternoon. We spent the next couple of two to provide oversight and supervision hours talking about the stories that you all to the Railway Museum staff, work with the know so well; the common origins of Ches- Friends Board of Directors, and the Board of apeake Beach and the railway, steamboats, County Commissioners. boardwalks, carousels; and the fashionable beachwear of a century ago. We stepped aboard the Dolores as Harriet spoke of the passenger car’s past and possi- ble futures. I left that afternoon a little over- whelmed by the richness of Chesapeake Beach’s history and truly impressed by Har- riet’s passion for and commitment to the mu- seum. I find those same qualities in the staff and supporters of the CBRM. The Scenic Railway: Please keep your hands inside the car! Read about it on page 5. (continued on page 2) 1 Message from the Curator (continued) My immediate goal and desire is to get to Message from the President (continued) by Carey Crane, Railway Museum Curator know you and to learn about the community by Mike Sweeney, President of the Friends Change is afoot with the reorganization of and the legacy that this museum represents. As we move forward, we can be comforted the museum and the expansion of our neigh- Do not hesitate to tell me what is on your in knowing that we are an important part bors at The Rod and Reel. As CBRM Curator, mind. I want to share in your passion for and of not only the local community, but the en- I aim to take this opportunity to work with commitment to the Chesapeake Beach Rail- tire county as well. We look forward to pro- you to build upon the success of Harriet, way Museum. grams continuing, relationships with other museum staff, our Friends of CBRM board entities coming closer, making new friends and members, and dedicated volunteers. and a general improvement of service to the public. I bring 35 years of practice in exhibit fabri- cation and 25 years of museum administra- Now, we need to do our part. We need vol- Karen Moreland (left), Friends President, Mike Sweeney and Toni tion. I learned the fundamentals of museum unteers desperately to assist with children’s Hopkins (right) services at the Florida Museum of Natural programs, outreach programs, and staffing History in Gainesville, and at an exhibits fab- and maintaining the Museum. We have 350+ A Day in the Life of a Docent rication company that served museums and members of the Friends, so I am asking for by Toni Hopkins nature and interpretive centers nationwide. all of you to think about where you can help On September 20, 2016, two women, Joy and At The North Carolina Museum of History, I and step forward to donate some time to keep Donna from Delaware, visited the Museum. gained invaluable experience in museum ad- The historic Las Cruces railroad depot in New Mexico houses the us healthy. Please call the Museum and just We had such a good time talking and tour- the Las Cruces Railroad Museum. Curator Crane was Curator of ministration and multi-discipline best prac- Exhibits for this and other Museums in the City of Las Cruces, ask….we will be thrilled to hear from you! ing the Museum and discussing the exhibits. tices. New Mexico. (photo credit: city-data.com) At some point we discussed aging and Joy Regards, Mike and Donna revealed their ages at 83 and 61 My career journey has included experience respectively. They inquired about mine, and operating a sole proprietorship, working at Message from the President as it happened, I was going to be 59 the next the North Carolina Zoological Park, Nation- by Mike Sweeney, President of the Friends day. Both hugged me and then sang Happy al Museum of Health and Medicine, and the Birthday. The next day, there was a birthday “The more things change, the more things News Note New Mexico Museum of Space History. In present hanging on the door of the Museum stay the same”. The dust has settled nicely the six years prior to moving to Southern The Calvert County Board of Commission- for me! from Harriet Stout retiring and the welcom- Maryland, I was the Curator of Exhibits for ers new plan for the Museum also included ing of our new curator, Mr. J. Carey Crane, the City of Las Cruces Museum System: The a change to staff member Correine Moore’s A Day in the Life of a Docent who shares our enthusiasm to do what we Museum of Nature and Science, Branigan position, and the establishment of two part- by Karen Moreland have been doing for years, while seeing the Cultural Center, the Museum of Art where time Interpreter positions. Working as a docent at the Railway Mu- need to make some changes to enhance our I was also manager, and the Railroad Mu- seum is always an interesting experience. service. Before the transition, I had the oppor- seum located in the historic Las Cruces rail- These positions were filled right before this Each day I never know who the visitors will tunity to talk to many Friends members who road depot. publication went to print and the CBRM be or where they will come from. They of- were rightly apprehensive about the future. would like to congratulate our two new Ex- ten have stories about their experiences at I heard every prediction from the Museum At the CBRM, I will be mindful of the big hibit Interpreters, Toni Hopkins and Karen the Chesapeake Beach Amusement Park, being shut down, to being incorporated to picture - focusing on long range planning, Moreland. family members who were railroad work- another museum who is in the immediate vi- cooperating with the Friends board on fund- ers and their love of trains. cinity. When the plan was announced at the raising, building coalitions and partnerships Toni and Karen started out as volunteers Board of County Commissioners meeting on with other institutions, and to fostering part- with our Museum before becoming em- I was working one day when a couple came June 24th, I gave a sigh of relief and pleasure. nerships within the community. I will co- ployees. Their enthusiasm and willingness in as soon as the Museum opened for the The County had come up with a masterful ordinate support from our Calvert County to contribute to the operations, events and day. They said they had something to show plan to secure our future, retain our identi- museum partners to the south – the Calvert programs of the Museum, while presenting me that they thought I would be interest- ty, improve our service, and at the same time Marine Museum where I serve as Curator of tours and representing the historical site as a ed in seeing. The man, Mr. William Smith, save the County some money. The details of Exhibits. Together we will be attentive to our Visitor’s Center, will enhance our trademark went outside and came back in with a pack- the re-alignment are addressed on the front important contributions to Calvert County’s of excellence to the public. age. This had my interest piqued! page of this newsletter. heritage tourism program. (continued on page 3) (continued on page 4) 2 3 Message from the Curator (continued) My immediate goal and desire is to get to Message from the President (continued) by Carey Crane, Railway Museum Curator know you and to learn about the community by Mike Sweeney, President of the Friends Change is afoot with the reorganization of and the legacy that this museum represents. As we move forward, we can be comforted the museum and the expansion of our neigh- Do not hesitate to tell me what is on your in knowing that we are an important part bors at The Rod and Reel. As CBRM Curator, mind. I want to share in your passion for and of not only the local community, but the en- I aim to take this opportunity to work with commitment to the Chesapeake Beach Rail- tire county as well. We look forward to pro- you to build upon the success of Harriet, way Museum. grams continuing, relationships with other museum staff, our Friends of CBRM board entities coming closer, making new friends and members, and dedicated volunteers.
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