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Ship Safe After Blizzard
DCR staff were assigned to watch over Ernestina-Morrissey during the recent blizzard. Today Paul and David are busy clearing snow from the deck. The winter cover is not in place anticipating the trip to the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Commission, Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
Just 7% Left to Raise for Ernestina-Morrissey Restoration Project!
We will see Ernestina-Morrissey sail again. I say that today not as a hope or a wish, but as a certainty. Thanks to your generous support, her next voyage will be as a fully restored ship, sailing from Boothbay to Buzzards … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising Committee, Membership and Outreach Committee, News |
The Ship of So Many Memories
Recently, Ernestina-Morrissey was visited by the family of Dr. Lamar Soutter who served on the crew of the 1935 voyage. Dr. Soutter later went on to become founding dean of the University of Massachusetts Medical School He also pioneered revolutionary filtration and … Continue reading
Posted in Membership and Outreach Committee, News |
Always Work to Do on a Ship
Posted in Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
Open Ship Enjoyed by All
DCR’s Seasonal Interpreter Leah Burns and Supervisor Paul Alexio hosted several Open Ships this summer along with SEMA volunteers. Childrens’ programs like “Something Fishy” a joint program of the New Bedford Whaling National Park and the Working Waterfront Festival visited … Continue reading
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C.W. Morgan Visit Showcase for Ernestina Too
The New Bedford Homecoming of the Charles W. Morgan was the event of the summer for the city and for Ernestina Morrissey. With the help of many wonderful volunteers, DCR staff and the Schooner Ernestina Commission hosted over 1600 people … Continue reading
Posted in Commission, Membership and Outreach Committee |
AHA! Thursday, August 14
The pergola at the 54th Regiment Plaza was festive as Ernestina was represented by the Schooner Ernestina Commission, the Department of Conservation and Recreation and SEMA volunteers. Leah, DCR’s Summer Interpreter, took time from her assignment at Horseneck Beach and … Continue reading
Posted in Membership and Outreach Committee |
Ernestina Will Sail Again!
The news we have been waiting for has finally been released. Thank you to all the friends of Ernestina who donated money to SEMA and gave their time to showcase the ship. Your perseverance delivered the message loud and clear … Continue reading
Posted in Commission, Fundraising Committee, News |
Representing Ernestina in Wareham
Posted in Commission, Membership and Outreach Committee, News |
Whaler’s Walk for Ernestina
Julius Britto, second from right, walked with family members from Rochester to the sea to raise money for Schooner Ernestina. From left, the others are Ben Varella’s great-grandson Ali Cabral; great-granddaughter, Dr. Vanessa Britto-Henderson; great-grandson, storyteller Len Cabral; and Dr. … Continue reading
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