Oyster pirates, more Cup defense training, Fourth of July races, baseball in Bristol, and a switch to a “reduced” schedule in a “dull” season
Month: June 2020
Curator’s Log: Captain Nat and the Herreshoff Biographies (Part Four)
Curator’s Log: Captain Nat and the Herreshoff Biographies – Part Four: About Nat Himself by John Palmieri
Lecture Video: “Hold Fast” by Marshall Highet & Bird Stasz Jones
The authors will discuss the process of writing collaboratively, doing historical research, and transforming a paragraph from an 1886 family chronicle into an adventure story for young readers.
Keeping Cool Onboard
A little bit about the international ice trade and refrigeration on HMCo. built boats – but most importantly, a simple ice cream recipe!
This Week in Herreshoff History: June 18
Start of summer, a new propeller and some Providence industrial waterfront history, a gang of plumbers arrives in Bristol, trial runs and layoffs
This Week in Herreshoff History: June 11
Skulkers around town, a once famous photographer (now forgotten) comes to Bristol, another’s attempt to capture a nighttime launch ends in an unexpected tragedy, and trials two decades later
From the Vault: a big loan returns! What’s next?
Update – RELIANCE and a large collection of artifacts have returned to HMM from Germany!
Fancy Knotwork
Following up on our tutorial to tie your own bracelet, explore some other decorative knots that were a wildly popular way for sailors to pass the time onboard.
Lecture Video: “Ahab’s Rolling Sea: A Natural History of ‘Moby Dick'”
Although Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” is beloved as one of the most profound and enduring works of American fiction, we rarely consider it a work of nature writing—or even a novel of the sea.