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Membership and Outreach Committee
Purpose: to develop and maintain SEMA membership and support for Ernestina, by maintaining www.ernestina.org, publishing Updates (newsletter) and conducting other outreach, including public relations and marketing activities.
The Past and the Future
We recently heard from Jose Andrade. In the 1990′s we knew him as the deckhand “Little Joe”. Fred Sterner says he could throw a heaving line further than anyone. His Dad, “Big Joe” and his Mother were, and still are, … Continue reading
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AHA! “What will be rest of Ernestina-Morrissey’s story?”
“What will be rest of Ernestina-Morrissey’s story?” Join NBWNHP Artist-In-Residence Artist David Higgins as he shares some creative ways of looking at local stories through performance and objects. Add your thread to the weave of history. As part of David’s project we’ll … Continue reading
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Save the Date!
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Recycle + History = Art
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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Save the Date
There are a few events to share in September and if you can volunteer some time in Gloucester on September 3 or New Bedford on September 24 please CONTACT US. Gloucester Schooner Festival and Maritime Heritage Day The 32nd annual … Continue reading
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Busy Summer
Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days The summer had a great kick-off for Ernestina-Morrissey with an invitation to Boothbay Harbor’s Windjammer Days. The vessel was celebrated along with the schooners of the Maine Windjammer Fleet. With the center of the action at … Continue reading
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The Rebirth of the Ernestina-Morrissey
Ernestina-Morrissey will be featured in the April 7 lecture of the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s 2016 Sailors’ Series “A Century of Design & Invention”. Chester Brigham, author of ”Phoenix of the Seas” will recount the journeys and travails of the Ernestina-Morrissey, … Continue reading
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DOCK-U-MENTARIES presents Captains Courageous
Join us Friday, January 15 for the screening of this award winning movie! Jan 15 2016 | 07:00 pm New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitors’ Center Corson Maritime Learning Center 33 William St. New Bedford, MA Don’t miss this … Continue reading
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World War II Service
Did you know Ernestina-Morrissey served in World War II? The ship was sent on secret missions to the Arctic waters known so well by Captain Bartlett to identify sites for and to assist in the construction of and service to … Continue reading
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SEMA Awarded Medal by Cabo Verde Prime Minister
The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association (SEMA) was among forty organizations and individuals recently awarded a Distinctive Services Medal or Merit Medal by the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves. The presentation of medals was made at a “Gala … Continue reading
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