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All Sewn Up at 120!
6:30 pm There will be a demonstration of how you can get “All Sewn Up” on Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey. Sewing skills and ropework are essential to ship-board life. Come check it out demonstrations of these skills at the New Bedford Whaling … Continue reading
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Bringing the Ernestina-Morrissey Story to the Pioneer Valley
Thank You Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary for the great reception and audience for the Ernestina-Morrissey story. Norcross sailed with Bartlett in 1931-1932-1933. The audience really enjoyed seeing him in some of the Pathe Newsreels. Some footage of the 1932 voyage is … Continue reading
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SCHOONER ERNESTINA/EFFIE M. MORRISSEY AT 120
In 2014 we celebrate Ernestina ex Effie M. Morrissey’s 120th year. The first event of that celebration was a lecture organized by Judy Farrar of the the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections at the University of Massachusetts at … Continue reading
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120 Years of Maritime History
This year we will be celebrating Ernestina-Morrissey’s 12oth anniversary. The Schooner Ernestina Commission is planning several events to commemorate this significant year. 120 years ago, on Feb. 1, 1894, a scene similar to this one would have occurred as Effie … Continue reading
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Norcross Winter Lecture
On Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 1:30 pm Schooner Ernestina Commissioner, and former Mate, Fred Sterner and Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association Secretary Mary Anne McQuillan and will share the amazing history of Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey with Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary’s members and guests. Why will they … Continue reading
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Join the Chorus!
The New Bedford Harbor Sea Chantey Chorus has started rehearsals for the 2014 season just around the corner! We are always looking for new members. We are already getting concert requests for the summer. If you’d like to give it … Continue reading
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President Britto’s Appeal
December 5, 2013 Greetings, “I sailed on Ernestina on a field trip. I’d never been on the ocean before, and it changed my life. Will she sail again?”That’s the kind of declaration we hear all the time. (In fact, take … Continue reading
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New T-shirts Recognize Ernestina/Morrissey’s Refits
New shirts are available! The shirts feature the “classic” front. On the back is a line drawing of Ernestina ex Effie M. Morrissey‘s hull, rig and sail plan produced by the HAER Maritime Recording Program of the National Park … Continue reading
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10th Annual Working Waterfront Festival
The 10th Annual Working Waterfront Festival drew large crowds with two days of beautiful weather to enjoy the music and food and the New Bedford waterfront. Nearly 2,000 visitors came aboard Ernestina for a tour. We had a wonderful turnout … Continue reading
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29th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival
On Saturday August 31 Maritime Gloucester hosted their Maritime Heritage Day as part of the three day Gloucester Schooner Festival. The occasional downpours didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of our volunteers or the many visitors who stopped to talk. Some had their first … Continue reading
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