FALL 2014 PLUS! 2013-2014 Annual Report, page 23. Mission Statement Museum Staff The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is Fall 2014 dedicated to preserving and exploring the President contents history, environment and people of the Kristen L. Greenaway, 4951 Chesapeake Bay. Brooke Alexander, Assistant to the President, 4955 Museum Values Preservation & Interpretation Development & Constituent Services Relevance. We provide meaningful and Pete Lesher, Chief Curator, 4971 René Stevenson, Vice President of Constituent Services, 4950 accessible experiences to everyone who Richard Scofield, Assistant Curator of Watercraft, 4966 Debbie Collison, Membership Manager, 4991 , Director of CCS, 4959 Julie Barnett, Development Administrator, 4995 5 13 20 cares about our Mission—all of our Rob Forloney Kate Livie, Director of Education, 4947 Megan Fisher, Visitor Services Manager, 4945 communities and constituencies. Allison Speight, Education Assistant, 4941 Leslie Price, Ashley Dunton, Ben VanNest, Museum Hosts Authenticity. We seek genuinely to Eric Applegarth, Exhibits Specialist, 4945 Helen Van Fleet, Special Events Assistant, 4961 represent the people and cultures whose Lynne Phillips, Collections Manager, 4972 Finance stories we preserve and tell. Boatyard Jean Brooks, Vice President of Finance, 4958 Stewardship. We value the priceless assets Michael Gorman, Boat Shop Manager, 4968 Craig Atwood, Director of Finance, 4958 entrusted to us and accept their preserva- Jennifer Kuhn, Boatyard Program Manager, 4980 Digie McGuirk, Staff Accountant, 4957 tion and enhancement as our paramount Joe Connor, Vessel Maintenance Assistant Patti Miller, Store Business Development Manager, 4954 Chris Baden, Shipwright Apprentice responsibility—our collections, our campus Operations and facilities, our financial resources and James Delaguila, Shipwright Apprentice Bill Gilmore, Vice President of Operations, 4949 the volunteers and staff who perform our Communications & Special Events John Ford, Facilities Manager, 4970 Mission and make our Museum the rich Tracey Munson, Vice President of Communications, 4960 Lad Mills, Boat Donations Program Director, 4942 enterprise it is. Marie Thomas, Communications & Art Director, 4953 Sam Fairbank, Facilities Maintenance Assistant, 4969 , Director of Events & Volunteer Program, 4956 Sign up for our e-Newsletter and Melissa Spielman Joseph Redman, Facilities Maintenance Assistant, 4969 Ida Heelan, Events Coordinator, 4944 Andrew Walter, Boat Donations Program Assistant Manager, 4942 stay up-to-date on all of the news and events at the Museum. Email To contact any staff listed above, dial 410-745, and the number listed. [email protected] to be added to To email, use first initial, full last [email protected]. our mailing list. CONNECT WITH US: 2014-2015 Board of Governors Richard C. Tilghman, Jr., Chair Lelde Schmitz Richard Snowdon Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Henry Stansbury, Vice Chair Diane J. Staley James P. Harris, Treasurer Navy Point, PO Box 636 Henry H. Stansbury Richard J. Bodorff, Secretary St. Michaels, MD 21663 Benjamin C. Tilghman, Jr. 410-745-2916 • cbmm.org Diane Staley, Officer at Large Alfred Tyler, 2nd Carolyn H. Williams HOURS: Schuyler Benson May, 9am–5pm Paul Berry Emeriti Harry W. Burton June to Aug., 9am–6pm CG Appleby Sept. to Oct., 9am–5pm William B. Carter William S. Dudley Richard T. Allen Nov. to April, 10am–4pm David E. Dunn Howard S. Freedlander On the cover: Dagmar D. P. Gipe Alan R. Griffith 4 PRESIDENT’S LETTER 9 LIFELINES 17 CALENDAR Leeds Hackett Margaret D. Keller by Kristen L. Greenaway Volunteer Profile: Patti Case Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival, Sinkbox Shooting on the Susquehanna, E. Brooke Harwood, Jr. Breene M. Kerr by Brittany Lyons OysterFest, State of the Crab, c.1890, James T. Holly. Watercolor Christopher A. Havener, Jr. Richard Kimberly Member Nights, Woodworking and graphite on paper, 22 in x 39 in Francis Hopkinson, Jr. Charles L. Lea, Jr. CURRENTS Workshops, Waterfowling Cruise, (56 cm x 99 cm). Collection of C. John Fred Israel D. Ted Lewers, MD 5 Historic log canoe Flying Cloud FEATURE Fred C. Meendsen 10 Lectures, and more! Sullivan. Featured on page 14. Richard J. Johnson donated to Museum; CBMM John C. North II Carvers at the Crossroads Editors: Marie Thomas & Tracey Munson Peter M. Kreindler welcomes new employees and Deborah Lawrence Sumner Parker by Kate Livie ANNUAL REPORT Creative Director: Marie Thomas board members Copy Editor: Mariana Lesher Elizabeth S. Loker Robert A. Perkins 23 The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Frank C. Marshall, Jr. Joseph E. Peters ON THE RAIL Museum’s Honor Roll of Donors Contributing Writers: 15 Patrice Miller James K. Peterson CURATOR’S CORNER Kristen L. Greenaway, Pete Lesher, Brittany New carriages for the marine for fiscal year 2013-2014. Geoffrey F. Oxnam Norman H. Plummer 8 Hunting a Number One Priority Lyons, Kate Livie, Tracey Munson, Richard railway; Maintenance for Martha; Bruce A. Ragsdale John J. Roberts by Pete Lesher Tilghman, Marie Thomas. Skipjack Rosie Parks first public Mitchell B. Reiss Henry H. Spire sail since relaunch The Chesapeake Log is a publication of Charles A. Robertson James E. Thomas the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. D. Bruce Rogers Joan Darby West S. Stevens Sands Donald G. Whitcomb 2 FALL 2014 THE CHESAPEAKE LOG THE CHESAPEAKE LOG FALL 2014 3 currents President’s Letter by Kristen L. Greenaway Historic log canoe Flying Cloud donated Having started my tenure as Museum President this past July, I am honored n June 26, the historic log canoe Flying Cloud arrived to lead the Museum forward. Taking the helm at CBMM feels as though Oat the Museum, where it has joined the largest I have plotted my own world circumnavigation. From my time growing up fleet of Chesapeake Bay watercraft in the world. The boat was donated to CBMM by brothers Allan Noble as a preschooler on my family’s sloop-rigged keeler, later cruising coastal and John Noble of Oxford, MD. The Nobles’ father had and blue water, to establishing a career in leadership and development in the purchased Flying Cloud in 1955. university and museum fields, I feel well-prepared for the voyage ahead. “This is a great acquisition for us,” said CBMM’s Chief I am equally thrilled to be working with my staff and volunteers. In the Curator Pete Lesher. “Now, the Museum has two log past few months, I have enjoyed getting to know them and understanding canoes in our fleet—the smallerEdmee S. and the Flying their personal and Museum-related aspirations. Cloud, which is the second largest racing log canoe in I am especially keen to honor this institution’s 50th Anniversary in 2015, existence today.” The Museum’s log canoes, including and for which we have already started planning. Our year of celebration begins Flying Cloud Edmee S. are generously sponsored this year by Hawthorn, next May, and includes new, interactive exhibitions and an exciting series of PNC Family Wealth®. Flying Cloud under full sail on the Miles River, c. September, 1998. programs and events. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary also gives us an “We are thrilled to sponsor a truly local treasure of Photo by Bill Kepner. excellent opportunity to partner with our local community in meaningful ways. Chesapeake Bay racing,” said Nancy McColgan, Hawthorn, This milestone will coincide with the launch of a capital campaign, PNC Family Wealth managing director in greater Maryland. designed to strengthen our mission of exploring and preserving the history, “PNC and Hawthorn have a longstanding tradition of PROUD SPONSOR OF PHOTO BY GRAHAM SCOTT-TAYLOR PHOTO environment and people of the Chesapeake Bay. During these first months it serving the financial needs of the local community and supporting efforts to preserve and enrich the unique has become very apparent to me that the Museum needs increased financial ENDURING TRADITIONS attributes of our region.” resources to help realize and expand the importance of our mission and to Flying Cloud has been actively racing in the log canoe secure the Museum’s future, even as it works to preserve the region’s past. fleet for the last three seasons, following extensive repairs For example, to properly preserve and maintain our historic fleet while on her hull. She was skippered by Sean Callahan and, Hawthorn is proud to sponsor the Flying Cloud and Edmee S. teaching the next generation of skilled craftspeople, our boat shop needs to before the work on her hull, by Allan Noble. The Museum and support the efforts of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime has recruited crew for Flying Cloud, and raced her this be self-sufficient and expand its capacity, which means the need for a por- Museum to preserve and enrich the unique attributes of the year. “She put in a respectable performance in the fleet,” table sawmill, sail loft, and metal casting facilities. The work done in our Eastern Shore. says CBMM Chief Curator Pete Lesher. boat shop is so important in capturing the interest of visitors from every age, Flying Cloud was built in 1932 by John B. Harrison for including those enrolled in our K-12 and adult educational programs. marine engineer and businessman A. Johnson Grymes, Nancy E. McColgan, Managing Director, Greater Maryland | 410.237.5967 I like to surround myself with interesting people, and in return, help Sr., who had a summer home in Talbot County. Grymes Jay Miller, SVP, Relationship Strategist | 410.237.5653 them to do interesting things. Our staff and Board are no exception, and we lured Buck Richardson away from another canoe to must find the resources needed to realize our aspirations in making this the skipper Flying Cloud, and Richardson sailed her success- best Museum possible. I look forward to the challenge as we work together fully to win the Governor’s Cup. His crew was uniformed in guiding the Museum into its next 50 years. in yachting whites, and the presence of Flying Cloud and other big, new canoes aroused acrimony among the sailors of the day.