“The Time Machines” A Video Scrapbook, August 2002
Month: August 2020
This Week in Herreshoff History: August 27
Catamarans, steam yachts, an eagle hunt, triumphs and travails of a Cup Defender, some wonderful tugboat photos, and a flag raising
The Curator’s Log: The 100th Anniversary of RESOLUTE’s Defense and the 13th Challenge (Part II)
The Trials of 1914
This Week in Herreshoff History: August 20
The dog days of summer (and the HMCo. summer holiday!) mean less to report out of the shops, but this week we have two contracts of note and a small fire to put out
Rope Grommets
A tutorial on making rope grommets
Curator’s Log: The 100th Anniversary of RESOLUTE’s Defense and the 13th Challenge (Part I)
Part One: Forming the Syndicates. Originally published in the HMM Curator’s Log, September, 2015
This Week in Herreshoff History: August 13
A delivery by rail, repairs and launchings, a summer vacation, the company band serenades the boss, and an excursion to Rocky Point
From Black and White to Color
A coloring activity with historic photos of Herreshoff boats
Splicing
Our kids activity this week is a step-by-step tutorial for tying eye splices with three strand rope. We’ve also included links to a few great video tutorials for extra assistance.
This Week in Herreshoff History: August 6
A Sakonnet clambake, aquaplaning antics, a public housing proposal, swimming in Bristol and a different Captain Herreshoff