May 2013 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 21. MARITIME MUSEUM NEWS
Maine Maritime Museum seeking De- scendants of Wyoming Builders
BATH – When Maine Maritime Museum commemorates and celebrates the com- pletion of the full-size evocation of WYO- MING, the largest wooden ship ever built in the U.S., with a dedication on Saturday, June 1, the Museum plans to honor the men who accomplished that incredible feat by recognizing and honoring their descendants during the ceremony.
While descendants of all of WYO- MING builders are sought, of particular interest are the descendants of those men who were highly instrumental in the ves- sel’s construction - the shipyard owners, the ship’s designer and the master workmen in the yard. They were: Shipyard owner’s Captain Samuel R. Percy and Frank A. Small; Ship’s Designer Bant Hanson; Mas- ter Builder Miles M. Merry; Joiner Fred B. Scott; Blacksmith Leonard H. Gibson; Fas- tener Fred Colby; Rigger Frank A. Palmer; Caulkers Albert Tibbetts and Charles H. Oliver; Painter James R. Jewett; and Spar- maker James R. Cameron.
Descendants of those men and other WYOMING builders who can attend the dedication ceremony of the raising of WYOMING’s masts on Saturday, June 1, are asked to contact Joy Wiley at Maine Maritime Museum at (207) 443-1316 or by email at
wiley@maritimeme.org. Those descendants in attendance will be identifi ed throughout the day’s festivities and at the dedication ceremony which begins at 11:30 a.m.
Construction of the schooner WYO- MING began in April 1909, and she was launched on December 15 of that year. WYOMING evocation, the largest public work of art in New England, is among the most visited and photographed sites in Maine. The design was conceived by acclaimed Maine sculptors Andreas von Heune and Joe Hemes. Comprised of two structures, replicas of the original ship’s bow and stern, plus the six replicas of the ship’s masts, the work of art spans almost 450 feet of the Museum’s riverfront campus. The
bow structure stands almost six stories high and its bow sprit reaches out some 100 feet, hovering over historic Washington Street in Bath. The stern section, almost four stories tall, sits near the river bank, seemingly waiting to enter the river at high tide as its namesake did more than 100 years before.
Penobscot Marine Museum Summer 2013 Activities and Events For more information visit
www.penob-
scotmarinemuseum.org or call 207-548- 2529
Thursday, May 9, 7:00 pm Historic Photography Lecture Series “Union: The Postcard View” illustrated talk by PMM Photo Curator Kevin Johnson. Free. At The Old Townhouse, Town House Rd.(north of common), Union, ME. For more information (207) 785-4733 Vose Library, or 207-785-5444 Union Historical Society.
Friday, May 10, 1:00 pm Historic Photography Lecture Series “Machiasport:
The Postcard View” illus-
trated talk by PMM Photo Curator Kevin Johnson. Free. At Fort O’Brien School, 492 Port Rd, Machiasport, ME 04655
For more information (207) 255-4575
Saturday, May 11, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Volunteer Day at Penobscot Marine Mu- seum!
Help us get the Museum ready to open! We need you and your friends, your rake, your shovel, your paintbrush, your huddled mass- es yearning to clean, and weed and paint. At Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, Maine. For more information call 207-548- 252 or go to wwwpenobscotmarinemuseum. org.
Monday, May 13, 5:30 pm Historic Photography Lecture Series “Ellsworth: The Postcard View” illustrated talk by PMM Photo Curator Kevin Johnson. Free. At Jasper’s Restaurant, 200 High St.,
Ellsworth, ME For more information (207) 667-5318
Tuesday, May 14, 7:00 pm Historic Photography Lecture Series “A Peek into the Josh Curtis Collection” illustrated talk by PMM Photo Archivist Matt Wheeler. Free. At the Congregational Church, Church St., Searsport, ME. For more information call 207-548-252 or go to wwwpenobscot-
marinemuseum.org.
Friday, May 24, 5:30 to 7:30 pm Opening Reception: For Those In Peril: Shipwrecks, Memorials, and Rescues Join us for an opening party to celebrate Penobscot Marine Museum’s 2013 season, and our exhibit: For Those In Peril. This exhibit explores the shipwrecks and near misses; the perfect storms and sudden squalls; those lost at sea and the families left behind; and the brave lifesavers and brilliant marine equipment innovators. Through the Museum’s collection of marine art, portraits, photographs, lifesaving equipment, original manuscripts and logbooks, small watercraft, models, and navigational instruments, the stories of “those in peril” will come alive in the summer of 2013. Admission Free. At PMM’s Museum Gallery, 40 East Main Street, Searsport. For more information call 207-548-252 or go to wwwpenobscot-
marinemuseum.org.
June 4, 9 and 16 Schooner HERITAGE Fundraiser! “The best vacation you will ever have.” We are happy to offer Penobscot Marine
Museum members a 10% discount on the Schooner HERITAGE this summer! If you book the Schooner HERITAGE for a multi- day sail on June 4th, 9th or 16th
, you will
receive the 10% discount, and the Museum will receive 5% of your ticket price as a donation. For more information please call 800-648-4544 or go to
www.schoonerheri-
tage.com.
Mondays and Tuesdays: June 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
U.S.C.G.A. “About Boating Safely” Course Darrell Gilman, U.S. Coast Guard Axillary, teacher. This ten hour course teaches spe- cifi c laws and regulations, handling boating emergencies, safety practices, navigation rules, general boat maintenance and more. The last class is the exam for the Boating Safely Course Certifi cate. The course runs from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on June 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25. To register call 207-548-2529. At PMM’s Stephen Phillips Memorial Library, 11 Church Street, Searsport. The course is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. For more information call 207-548-252 or go to
wwwpenobscotmarinemuseum.org.
Thursday, June 13, 7:00 pm
Ernie DeRaps, lighthouse keeper at four Maine lighthouses, will present a slide show illustrating the life of a lighthouse keeper. He and his wife wrote a book about light- house-keeping and light housekeeping. At PMM’s Stephen Phillips Memorial Library, 11 Church Street, Searsport. Tickets in ad- vance $8 members, $10 non-members, or at the door $12 members, $15 non-members.
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