Curator’s Log
Curator’s Log Feb. 2019: “Battle of the Steam Launches: Newport 1887”
The Herreshoff’s made their first delivery of a steam launch to the US Government in 1876 and over the next 22 years they delivered a number of steam launches ranging in size from 22-42 feet to the Coast Survey, Fish Commission, Lighthouse Service and US Navy.
Curator’s Log, November, 2018: The 1870 Love Letters of John Brown Herreshoff
An important part of the museum’s collection related to the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and Herreshoff family are the original business and private correspondence, and other manuscript materials, originating with, or relating to, John Brown Herreshoff.
The Curator’s Log: January 2018
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff; The Dishonorable Press and Fake News
The Curator’s Log: Herreshoff and US Naval Torpedo Station Newport
Developing the Torpedo Boat as a Weapon
The Curator’s Log: February 2016
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and the America’s Cup: Part Eighteen- The 13th Challenge (1913- 1920)
The Curator’s Log: September 2015
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and the America's Cup: Part Sixteen- The 13th Challenge (1913- 1920)