This Week in Herreshoff History
This Week in Herreshoff History: January 14
A Cup defender makes the calendar, HMCo. gets a new sail loft and stockroom, a death in the family and two substantial contracts under way
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From April – December, we are open to the public for self-guided tours, Thursdays through Sundays, from 10am-5pm. Look forward to welcoming you back in 2021.
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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
Published: January 7, 2021
Event Date: January 21, 2021, 7pm EST
Published: November 24, 2020
This multifaceted event promises to be one of the most interesting 75 minutes anyone who appreciates the Herreshoff legacy will spend in the waning hours of 2020.
Published: November 9, 2020
Tickets are on sale now for the 2020 Gala: herreshoff.org/gala2020
Published: October 6, 2020
2020 America’s Cup Hall of Fame Virtual Induction to be held on October 29th, 2020 at 1600 EDT (2000 Zulu)
Published: 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.
Published: July 17, 2020
Read on for details about when and how you can visit, what we are doing to keep visitors safe, and opening hours
Published: June 11, 2020
Update – RELIANCE and a large collection of artifacts have returned to HMM from Germany!
Published: May 28, 2020
Follow up questions from last week’s live tour and interview at HMM
Published: May 8, 2020
How many vessels fought each year just for the chance to compete for the America’s Cup? A guest post explains!
Published: March 20, 2020
A chance discovery leads to a very exciting acquisition for HMM!
Published: March 11, 2020
The 2020 America’s Cup Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be hosted virtually on October 29th 2020 at 1600 EDT (2000 Zulu)
Published: February 19, 2020
The 2020 Pella Frostbite Bash Presented by Bristol Marine and Alerion Yachts was an evening to remember!
Published: January 13, 2020
Join the party and enjoy full open bars and food tastings from a variety of top local restaurants and vendors. Dance the night away to live music in the historic Hall of Boats.
Published: August 6, 2019
The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame welcomes the Class of 2019.
Published: June 25, 2019
The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame welcomes Dyer Jones, Henry Racamier, and Bill Trenkle to the America’s Cup Hall of Fame as the inductees for the Class of 2019.
Published: June 17, 2019
One of the world’s most iconic classic schooners, the 115-foot sailing yacht EROS, has arrived in Newport, RI, and is ready to take you on your classic yacht dream vacation.
Published: August 14, 2018
On August 31, 2018 at the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, England.
Published: September 4, 2014
This is a collection of news from 2009 – 2013 from the old website. Some links may be broken
As archives both privately and publicly held are being made increasingly available to the public online, we are afforded the opportunity to tell these stories with more context than ever.
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