nonprofit org. u.s. postage paid THE 18 Johnny Cake Hill • New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740-6398 new bedford, ma 508 997-0046 • www.whalingmuseum.org permit no. 29 from Johnny Cake Hill BWINTER/SPuRING 2011l l eti n WINTER HOURS (January - April): Daily 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Until 8:00 p.m. every second ursday of the month Museum is fully accessible e New Bedford Whaling Museum is governed by the Old Dartmouth Historical Society. Subscription to this publication is a benefit of membership. For more information about membership, call 508 997-0046 ext. 115 or visit www.whalingmuseum.org. All rights reserved. is publication may not be reproduced in whole or part without the expressed written consent of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. bermuda shorts & knobbly knees A celebration to wish away the winter blues Friday, March 11 Join us for the Museum’s annual Bermuda-themed fundraiser! Pull up your socks, put on your shorts, grab a dark ‘n’ stormy, and celebrate the end of winter in true Bermudian style! information g n Contact Alison Smart si (508) 997-0046 ext. 115 n le ff [email protected] F O ry % to 5 n –7 e % v 5 In 2 table of contents Teen Apprentices . 1 Introducing Cape Verdean Maritime Exhibition . 2-3, 17 From Industry and Commerce Exhibition . 4-6 New Acquisitions . 7 Teen Apprentices, Class of 2011 Eyes on the Whale . 8 Upcoming Events . 9, 12 the Helm: Calendar of Events (pullout spread) . 10-11 is September marked the During their 10 months at the Moby-Dick Marathon . 13 commencement of the first full Museum they will have the An Anthropologist’s View . 14-15 ur spectacular Moby Dick Marathon kicks off 2011 Merchants Bank Collection . 16 year of our Teen Apprenticeship unique opportunity to work in activities and this Bulletin brings you up through our Cupola Society/Corporate Members . 18-19 Program, building upon the teams within each department. O Endowment/Bourne List . 20 Annual Members’ Meeting in May. In between, curators and spring and summer program ey’ll learn how exhibits are educators have designed attractive and varied programs of in - introduced in 2010. Following developed, how collections are BOaRD OF TRUSTEES terest. Popular lecture series return in abundance, as does the VOlUNTEER COUNCIl ExECUTIVE COmmITTEE this successful piloting, this managed and in general how a John N. Garfield, Jr., Chair John Brindisi, President after-school program received museum operates on a daily scrimshaw symposium. Families will surely enjoy the school Lucile P. Hicks, First Vice Chair Alice Larson, Vice President Gurdon B. Wattles, Second Vice Chair Donna Sargent, Recording Secretary the necessary funding to expand basis. By April, we expect all to vacation week activities. e Board has agreed to extend its Joseph E. McDonough, Treasurer Judith Giusti, Corresponding Secretary and engage 12 outstanding stu - act as junior docents, providing policy of free admission for New Bedford residents, UMass Elizabeth Huidekoper, Assistant Treasurer Mary Crothers, Treasurer Our newest apprentices with trustee Gurdon Wattles, VP of Education and Public Programs Jim Lopes, Llewellyn Howland III, Clerk trustee Brian Rothschild, NBPS Superintendent Mary Louise Francis, MA Secretary of Education mUSEUm STaFF dents. ese students represent all yet another level of interaction Dartmouth and BCC students. Now is a better time than Candida Rose Baptista Paul Reville, Mayor Scott Lang and Museum President James Russell. Karen J. Allen, Rentals & Community Events Manager three New Bedford public high to complement our adult docent ever to enjoy the treasures of this great institution. Charles E. Bascom Salvatore F. Battinelli Maria Batista, Senior Staff Accountant schools, New Bedford High (NBHS), Greater New Bedford Regional program. Exploration of personal projects will be encouraged Nathaniel J. Bickford Maureen Coleman, Senior Director of Development Join me in welcoming our Class of 2011 apprentices. Next Roger P. Cheever Mary Ellen DeFrias, Grants Manager Vocational Technical High (GNBVT), and Global Learning Charter throughout the year and particularly during the summer months. omas G. Davis Tara L. Duff, Museum Store Manager High (GLCHS) . ese twelve were chosen from a pool of 60 appli - eir voices and their presence are felt already and we warmly time you are passing through, stop in and say hello—they William do Carmo Michael P. Dyer, Maritime Curator are with us 4 days a week in the afternoons, usually working Roy Enoksen Carole Foster, Archivist cants, 26 of whom were interviewed. ey are as diverse as the de - welcome the Class of 2011. Armand Fernandes Stuart Frank, Ph.D., Senior Curator mographics of the city and all share the traits of a strong work ethic, in the ECHO Resource Classroom. You will see some of Michelle N. Hantman Gregory J. Galer, Ph.D., Vice President, Collections & Exhibitions We would like you to meet these teens in their own words: their good work at the Marathon as they prepare a pictorial Edward M. Howland II Robert Hauser, Conservator desire to learn and aspirations for impressive and challenging careers. Patricia A. Jayson Barry W. Jesse, Facilities Assistant narrative that will accompany the reading, presented simulta - Keith W. Kauppila Michael A. Lapides, Director of Digital Initiatives James Lopes, Vice President, Education & Programs John Antunes, Junior – NBHS Rico Hernandez, Senior – GLCHS Mark Ste. Rose, Junior – NBHS neously in the Cook eater. David N. Kelley II ] ] ] Frances F. Levin Pamela L. Lowe, Supervisor, Visitor Services My career interests include engineer - I plan on owning my own barber - I like history; that’s why I’m involved Richard Mason, Facilities Assistant Steven D. Lubar ing and criminal investigation. is shop. I am interested in the history with the Whaling Museum. Being in We welcome James Lopes, former Board member, New Sarah Kendall Mitchell Erin McGough, Registrar Sara M. Meirowitz, Director of Education program will be good for me because of New Bedford; therefore I want to this program already improved my Bedford resident and entertainment attorney to our team as George B. Mock III Eugene A. Monteiro Kate Mello, Photo Archivist I will learn more about my own gain knowledge about the whaling work skills and learning skills. I’ve Henry Moniz, Facilities Assistant Vice President for Education and Programs. Having worked Michael J. Moore country, which is Cape Verde, and industry. I also find it interesting already learned so much about the Jeffrey Raymon Amy Morrison, Donor Relations Coordinator closely with Jim for 2 years, he is already providing excellent Donald S. Rice Arthur Motta, Jr., Director of Marketing & Communications get experience about work. how New Bedford used to be the history of New Bedford. So therefore guidance and leadership as we continue to pursue creative Frances D. Ricketson Jessica Niemann, Museum Store, Shift Supervisor richest city in USA. it is my pride and joy to be a part of this program. Brian J. Rothschild Tracy Pelland, Visitor Services & Weekend Supervisor ] Tori Arsenault, Junior – GLCHS and relevant programming. Additionally we welcome Erin Hardwick Simmons Laura C. Pereira, Librarian Megan Perez, Senior – GNBVT Joshua Vargas, Senior – NBHS John F. Pimentel, Facilities Assistant I am very excited to be an active part ] ] McGough as our new Registrar knowing that her long Dawn Blake Souza of this program because it will intro - I am currently in the Environmental I am interested in radiology and ma - Janet P. Whitla Amanda Quintin, Graphic Designer experience at the Concord Museum will serve us very well. Harvey Wolkoff Robert C. Rocha, Jr., Science Programs Manager duce opportunities for higher educa - Science and Tech career area; I am rine science. I am hoping to gain James P. Russell, President & CEO tion, and allow me to gain experience excited to learn from this experience. knowledge and skills for when I go mUSEUm aDVISORy COUNCIl John M. Silva, Facilities Foreman is spring, we have ground-breaking plans to dedicate a plot Calvin Siegal, Chair Alison Meyer Smart, Director of Development in a work environment. I’ll also learn I hope to get a better understanding into the workforce, and to learn of land at the foot of Johnny Cake Hill on Union Street and Lisa Schmid Alvord eresa Smith, Archivist in depth about the city I come from of how the marine and the cultural about New Bedford’s history. is Talbot Baker, Jr. Kristen Sniezek, Vice President, Finance & Administration and its awe-inspiring history. is program has history interact. I am interested in is important to me because it tells make it fit for a captain. I’ll keep you in suspense but we trust John W. Braitmayer Brian Witkowski, Education Assistant already been an adventure for many of us and I feel becoming a Marine Biologist or a Toxicologist so I how New Bedford came to be. I am glad I was cho - that the Membership and New Bedford community will be Truman S. Casner Carl J. Cruz EDITORIal COm mENTS that there will be many memories to come. hope this program will help me out. sen for this program because it’s a great experience pleased. ose in the know are ecstatic! is will be a long Anne F. Fazendeiro Laura Pereira, [email protected] that not many teens get to try. Barbara B. Ferri 18 Johnny Cake Hill • New Bedford, MA 02740 ] Melanie Dejesus, Junior – NBHS ] Peightyn Riley, Junior – GNBVT overdue tribute to a great American pioneer. It will resonate Frederic C. Hood I hope to become a lawyer in the I’m hoping to gain strong work skills ] Carlos Velazquez, Junior – GNBVT in all of our diverse communities, especially the Quakers, the Irwin Jacobs e mission of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society-New Peter T.