THE MUSEUM IS OPEN!!
Welcome to the Herreshoff Museum. We are now open to the public for self-guided tours, Thursdays through Sundays, 10-5pm, for Summer, 2020. Visitors of the Museum will be asked to wear a mask and follow a few simple rules to keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible.
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Video: “In Contact with the Enemy: The Nazi Spy and U.S. Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy” A presentation by David Kohnen, Ph.D.
David Kohnen earned the PhD with the Laughton Professor of Naval History in the War Studies Department at the University of London
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THE HERRESHOFF MARINE MUSEUM / AMERICA'S CUP HALL OF FAME is dedicated to the education and inspiration of the public through presentations of the history and innovative work of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and the America's Cup competition. The Museum, bordering beautiful Narragansett Bay, in Bristol, Rhode Island, is one of the nation's most important historic maritime treasures.
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August 6, 2020
The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America's Cup Hall of Fame welcomes Peter Montgomery and Ed Baird to the America's Cup Hall of Fame as inductees for the Class of 2021.
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This week in Herreshoff History: aquaplaning! No, not the scary kind in a car. This precursor to waterskiing was a favorite pastime of Herreshoff family members. Here A. Sidney Herreshoff drives BUBBLE (HMCo. #285) with his brother Nathanael Jr. aquaplaning behind. And who do you think is at anchor in the distance? Swipe on for the answer, put your guesses in the comments below! Hint: the aquaplaning image was taken in 1914. And! If you had any doubts that the Herreshoffs were renaissance people, the aquaplaner in photo #1 actually took photo #2, though probably from a chaseboat and not while aquaplaning. Swipe again for a third example of the family’s many talents - this time demonstrated by A. Sidney and his wife Rebecca Herreshoff. A. Sidney and Becky, as she was known, were two of the three founders of this very museum in 1971. Finally, last image is a lovely illustration from Ashley’s Book of Knots, because in addition to all the great aquaplaning stuff we’ve got an eye splicing tutorial over on the Lima page this week. As always, head on over to the website to learn more!
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about Captain Nat’s radical cats, now is the time! Sign up for our #CodeFlagLima emails TONIGHT and tomorrow you will receive a fantastic @offcenterharbor profile / micro documentary about AMARYLLIS II in your inbox. What better way to reward yourself after that Monday morning zoom staff meeting? We also have some great material over on the site ( herreshoff.org/Lima/ ) about one of Captain Nat’s early cats, ZARIFA, 1878, (not pictured here) who began one of the longest deliveries of a Herreshoff vessel this past week 142 years ago. Yes, one of Captain Nat’s cats went all the way around Cape Horn in 1878, and no, not on her own bottom. Still, it’s a fascinating story - head on over to learn more!
Code Flag Lima this week includes a bunch of wonderful Nathaniel Stebbins photos, including details of DEFENDER’s launch, auxiliary steam ketch SPALPEEN (HMCo. #481) pictured at anchor in Bar Harbor in 1900, the 1868 launching of the Herreshoff-built NIMBUS and coverage of J.B.H.’s funeral (plus a bonus J.B.H. newlywed photo here). Lots of fascinating stories and great material from the archives over at Herreshoff.org/Lima, as usual! #BarHarbor #vintagephotos #glassplatenegatives #yachts #spalpeen #HerreshoffFromHome #MuseumFromHome #HMCo #herreshoffyacht #fromthearchives #stebbins #yachtphotographer #downeast #herreshoff #steamyacht
This week in Herreshoff history! Stories about IANTHE (a JBH design from 1870), ENAJ III (HMCo. #267) and INGOMAR (HMCo. #590) and a bit of gossip from the Dexter and Stone days before Captain Nat and John Brown Herreshoff joined together in 1878 to form the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. #Herreshoff #yachts #steamyacht #schooner #steelschooner #dexterandstone #HMCo #HerreshoffFromHome #MuseumFromHome
Today on Herreshoff.org/Lima/ - the surprisingly fascinating history of cyanotypes and blueprints! Same chemistry, drastically different effects. Both types show up across the Herreshoff archives in multiple museums. We’ve also shared tutorials on printing your own cyanotypes from your own photos at home! It’s actually WAY easier than you might have ever guessed, doesn’t require more than a few supplies, and would be an awesome quarantine project for kids and adults alike on a good sunny day. Photo credits tagged in images, head on over to the website to learn more... and find out which of these historic cyanotypes isn’t directly Herreshoff related! It might not be the one you’re guessing... #cyanotype #blueprint #trailer #1930s #1890s #historicphotos #earlyphotography #instantphotography #cyanblue #herreshoff #coquina #hmco #19thcenturyphotography #diycyanotype
Hi Herreshoff community! You’ve probably noticed we’ve been pretty quiet on here the last two weeks - well, it’s because we’ve been super busy behind the scenes getting the museum ready for visitors again! We’ve created a one-way route through the whole museum that is supported by an audio tour you can download to your own device ahead of time. Visitors will be limited and masks are required. Through July our hours will be Thursdays through Sundays, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, but feel free to call ahead if you’re concerned about capacity. We’re also still enrolling for summer sailing camp, which is also up and running again! For more questions on all of the above and to learn more about what we’re doing to keep you and our staff safe, head on over to the website (herreshoff.org), give us a call, or drop us a line at info@herreshoff.org ! #herreshoff #MuseumFromHome #HerreshoffFromHome #woodenboat #historicphoto #fromthearchives
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