Articles by: Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

Framing Finished!

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

The latest report from the shipyard is that the framing of Ernestina-Morrissey is complete! For more photos and reports on the progress check the January Commission Report. Harold Burnham, DCR Owners Representative for the Ernestina-Morrissey project, presented at a panel … Continue reading →

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January Report to the Commission

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

Wendy Pearl, from DCR’s Office of Cultural Resources, is supervising the Ernestina-Morrissey rehabilitation. She presents progress reports to the Commission at each meeting. This month they were excited to hear that frames #8-24 ( in the bow) are complete, and … Continue reading →

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Save the Date!

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

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SEMA RECEIVES $375,000 Challenge Grant from Manton Foundation!!!

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

Matching the Manton Foundation $375,000 challenge grant will be instrumental in SEMA’s reaching the $1,000,000 goal for Phase I The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association, Inc. (SEMA) announced the receipt of a $375,000 1:1 challenge grant from The Manton Foundation. The … Continue reading →

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Year End at the Shipyard

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

Happy New Year Ernestina-Morrissey! We look forward to exciting progress in 2017. Phil Smith, a longtime friend of the ship visited the Shipyard last month. He shared some great photos. About a week later photos from Harold show the bulkhead … Continue reading →

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Your support can make a real difference! Give Today!

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

2016 has been an exciting year for Ernestina-Morrissey and you can be a part of it! The title of Chester Brigham’s excellent “biography” of the schooner, Phoenix of the Sea, speaks to the multiple times she has emerged from what … Continue reading →

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Fall in the Shipyard

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

In September the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard requested an amendment to Ernestina-Morrissey’s rehabilitation contract. Project Director David Short recommended additional frame and plank replacement in the bow. The Commission and DCR approved the change and the work has started.

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Summer’s Over in the Shipyard

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

Philanthropists Gerry Lenfest and Bob Hildreth viewed the progress on Ernestina-Morrissey’s rehabilitation in August. Together they have provided $2.8 million toward this project and we thank them for their continued interest in the future of the ship. Join them, DONATE … Continue reading →

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Recycle + History = Art

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

This summer artists from the SouthCoast visited New Bedford State Pier to glean surplus material from the Ernestina-Morrissey storage area. Chuck Smiler and Gallery X‘s Chuck Hauck organized this opportunity for artists to “re-purpose” the material they gleaned with the … Continue reading →

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