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In this
Issue
2011 Boston Sea Rovers
Clinic
SSHSA Award Nominations Now
Open
From the Research Archives: The
Isthmian Lines
2011 Museum Admission
Incentive Program and Passenger Partner Program Participants
SSHSA Chapter News
Coming Soon!
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President's
Column
SSHSA President Bob Cleasby Featured in The Providence
Journal
SSHSA President Bob
Cleasby was featured in the Providence Journal on Monday, March 7,
2011. To read the article
please click here.
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Membership?
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PowerShips and retain other member benefits, such as discounted photo sales
and research. If you are not sure if your membership is up-to-date please
email us at info@sshsa.org. To renew online
click here.
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SSHSA Upcoming
Meetings in Norfolk, VA and Lake Geneva, WI
SSHSA will hold its Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 15th from 9:00-10:00 am in the
historic city of Norfolk, Virginia, in conjunction with the North American Society
for Oceanic History's (NASOH) Annual Conference from May 12-15, 2011 at Old
Dominion University. NASOH's 2011 theme is "Maritime History Research at the
Beginning of the 21st Century," and will feature a banquet dinner, seminars, and
post-conference activities. SSHSA members can register for this conference
online at the NASOH member rate before April 15.
Registration
Instructions:
(A) There is no fee to attend SSHSA's Annual Meeting on May 15 at Old
Dominion University. To register for SSHSA's Annual Meeting please email
Diana Sheil at SSHSA at dsheil@sshsa.org or call our office at (401)
274-0805. SSHSA will not be accepting registrations for NASOH
Conference activities.
(B) Those members wishing to attend NASOH conference activities must
register online through NASOH's website before April 15. NASOH is accepting
online registrations only. SSHSA members wishing to attend the
entire conference may register at the NASOH member rate. SSHSA members
wishing to attend only the NASOH banquet on Friday, May 14 may do so by registering
as an Accompanying Person. Registration must be completed through NASOH by
clicking here. Please note that SSHSA will not be conducting
registration for the NASOH conference.
NASOH has provided the following accomodation suggestions. Please note that
these accomodations may require a car or taxi for travel to the conference
location. To make accomodation reservations please contact the hotels
directly.
Marriott Spring Hill Suites
Tazewwell Hotel and Suites
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
In September a Board of Director's meeting will take place in Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin in conjunction with the Antique and Classic Boat Society Annual
Meeting.
Visit their website at
www.acbs.org.
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SSHSA's Winter Duplicate Photo Sale for Members ends March 31,
2011
Don't miss out!
SSHSA's Duplicate
Photo Sale is still underway! To view the photo list of available photos, please
click here! These are extra copies of ship images from our
collection.
Interested in a
photo NOT on the list? Contact Alissa Cafferky at acafferky@sshsa.org
for more information.
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2011 Steamboat Celebration is
Underway!
SSHSA
will be joining the Rivers Institute at Hanover College to celebrate the
bicentennial of first steamboat trip up and down the Ohio River in 1811.
These non-profit organizations plan to work in concert to promote the activities
and events celebrating the 2011 Steamboat Bicentennial.
The
Rivers Institute at Hanover College is leading a national effort with individuals
from hundreds of museums, libraries, historical organizations, and colleges and
universities in eight states along the 981 miles of the Ohio River to organize a
celebration for the 200th anniversary of the first steamboat on the inland rivers
of North America.
Events include a
Traveling Steamboat Exhibit, steamboat races, and cruises aboard the Belle of
Cincinnati and Belle of Louisville.
For more information, please
click here to visit the Rivers Institute's website for a list of events
and locations.
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Welcome Aboard to
SSHSA's Newest Members!
Dec. 9, 2010 - March
11, 2011
Mr. Robert Black
Mr. Marc Cruder
Ms. Jennifer Cody
Ms. Margret Jones
Mr. Mark D. Carlson
Mr. Bob Winfrey
Mr. John W Russell
Mr. G. Gordon Behn
Mr. James Sanborn
Ms. Katherine Y. Johnston
Mr. Paul Follett
Mr. Mark Toothman
Mr. Philip H. Lee
Mr. Henry Young
Ms. Angelique Weger
Ms. Elana T. Siegel
Mr. Lyndon Waller
Ms. Amy Weyman
Mr. Clayton Anderson
Mr. Tim Jacox
Ms. Hope Turenne
Mr. Scott Knutson
Ms. Wendi Mannix
Mr. Timothy Beebe
Ms. Susan Schultz
Mr. Gerry Cahill
Ms. Lynn Torrent
Mr. Terry Thorton
Mr. Dan Hanrahan
Ms. Dondra Ritzenhaler
Ms. Elizabeth Jakeway
Ms. Sharon Buckland
Ms. Diane Cleveland
Mr. Michael Cyre
Ms. Gaye Stewart-Loudis
Mr. Gregg Michel
Mr. William Smith
Ms. Nitsa Lewis
Mr. Philip Ordever
Jan Swartz
Mr. Brian O'Connor
Ms. Megan Cholakian
Mr. Andrew Santelli
Mr. Randy Garfield
Mr. Ed Fouche
Mr. Mark Frevert
Mr. Richard Meadows
Ms. Judy Palmer
Ms. Mary Beth Wessel
Ms. Gail Nicolaus
Ms. Lucy Schnorrbusch
Mr. Andy Stuart
Ms. Maria Miller
Ms. Camille Olivere
Ms. Amy Hiles-Maynard
Mr. James Rodriguez
Mr. Jim Lida
Ms. Kari Tarnowski
Ms. Gretchen Bell
Mr. Bob Clark
Mr. Trudy Redfern
Mr. Steve Odell
Mr. Enrico Origone
Hedwige Roessler
Mr. Thomas Mazloum
Mr. John Stoll
Mr. Sebastian Ahrens
Ms. Suzy Smith
Ms. Elizabeth Crabhill
Mr. Kenneth Muskat
Ms. Angela Stephan
Mr. Richard D. Fain
Mr. Adam Goldstein
Mr. Brian Rice
Mr. Harri Kulovaara
Mr. Michael Bayley
Capt. William Wright
Ms. Vicki Freed
Ms. Betsey O'Rourke
Ms. Sandy Stevens
Ms. Alicia Cummings
Mr. Jack Anderson
Mr. Adam Snitzer
Mr. Doug Seagle
Ms. Diane Moore
Mr. Christopher Bensley
Mr. Dave DeMerlier
Mr. Michael Wall
Mr. Jeff Marger
Mr. Roger Ottenbach, Owner
Ms. Nina Hellman
Mr. Terrence Ryan
Mr. Mario Cruder
Mr. James R. Ducker
Ms. Sung Ahn
Mr. Jeffrey Allen Dunagan
Mr. Jerry Hill
Mr. Richard Hannan
Ms. Heather Trubee Brown
Mr. Jay Higgins
Mr. Jay Holtzman
Mr. Michael H. Lang
Ms. Nicola Iannone
Mr. Forrest Cramer
Ms. Ivonne Brown
Ms. Geny Isherwood
Ms. Janet Van Graafeiland
Mr. Peter Brunk
Mr. Lenny Spiro
Capt. Joseph L. Stone
Mr. Tom Roesser
Ms. Caroline McNair
Mr. Francis Nash
Mr. Bradley J. Newell
Mrs. Robin Newell
Mr. Jeffrey Brian Towns
Ms. Joni Carlson
Mr. Robert Geisler
Mr. Robert Pelleymounter
Mr. David L. Tribble
Mr. Bruce I. Haslun
Mr. Robert J. Cavanaugh
Dr. Ted H. Hagan
Mr. Michael Lee Round
Ms. Lisa Round
Ms. Marissa Round
Mr. Isaac Round
Mr. Kurt Gillespie
Mr. Patrick Rooney
Mr. Tom Mulloy
Mr. Peter Fifield
Mr. Paul Matthias
Mr. Michael P. Miller
Mr. John Paul
Capt. Steven M. Gatto
Mr. Jim Burgess
Mr. Thomas Murray
Mr. Paul Whittaker
Mr. Dennis Dorset
Mr. John Miodowski
Mr. Bart Malone
Ms. Patsy Divver
Mr. John Stella
Mr. and Mrs. John and Val Feehan
Mr. John O'Connor
Mr. Ralph Young
Mr. Donald Franke
Ms. Diana E. Butler
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SAVE
THE DATE!
SSHSA's Alaskan Cruise July 1 to July
8, 2011
SSHSA
is hosting a 7-night cruise to Alaska and British Columbia beginning July 1, 2011!
Join us aboard Celebritiy Cruise Line's Celebrity Infinity, one of the
finest deluxe cruise ships on the water. The Celebrity Infinity's restaurant
and lounge are dedicated to the SS United States, featuring artifacts and
artwork from the iconic ocean liner. An exclusive complimentary cocktail party is
included to celebrate SS United States as "Ship of the Year." Ports of call
include Skagway, Alaska and Victoria, British Colombia, and a special cruise of the
Tracy Arm Fjord through Juneau. To learn more about the cruise and the Celebrity
Infinity click here.
Contact Brad Hatry
at Pisa Brothers Travel for more information or to make reservations at (212)
265-8420 ext. 222, or at brad@pisabrothers.com.
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Contact Us at
SSHSA
Matthew Schulte,
Executive Director
mschulte@sshsa.org
Diana Sheil, Membership Development
Coordinator
dsheil@sshsa.org
Karen Sylvia, Office Administrator
ksylvia@sshsa.org
Alissa Cafferky, Research & Communications
acafferky@sshsa.org
Astrid Drew, Research & New Media
adrew@sshsa.org
Jack Shaum, Editor-in-Chief, PowerShips
jshaum@sshsa.org
Jillian Fulda, Dibner Intern
jfulda@sshsa.org
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SSHSA Board of
Directors
Mr. Robert C.
Cleasby, President
Cranston, Rhode Island
Ms. Mary L. Payne, Vice President
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
CDR. John F. Hamma, Secretary
La Mesa, California
Mr. William M. McLin, Treasurer
Annapolis, Maryland
Mr. J. Michael Alderson
Louisville, Kentucky
Mr. Charles D. Bieser
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Mr. Brent Dibner
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Mr. Barry Eager
Berlin, Massachusetts
Dr. William F. Flayhart, III
Dover, Delaware
Mr. Robert E. Hughes
New Rochelle, New York
Capt. Roland R. Parent
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Mr. David L. Powers, Jr.
Des Moines, Washington
Mr. Richard D. Rabbett, III
Boston, Massachusetts
Mr. Timothy M. Toole
Wellington, Florida
Mr. John S. Williams, Jr.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Regional Vice Presidents
Mr. Bruce Vancil
West Coast
CDR. Richard Paton
East Coast
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2011 Boston Sea
Rovers Clinic a Success!
17 new members
join SSHSA
by Diana Sheil, Membership Development Coordinator
From March
4-March 6 SSHSA staff and volunteers attended the 2011 Boston Sea Rovers Annual
Underwater Clinic at the Crowne Plaza Boston North Shore Hotel in Danvers,
Massachusetts.
Over the course of three days, SSHSA met and spoke with members of the scuba diving
community who traveled from all over the country to attend the dive show seminars
and workshops and to browse the exhibit hall. In the exhibit hall SSHSA
displayed images from our Image Porthole; a historic panoramic of a White Star Line
ocean liner from our collections; shared information about our research and photo
search services; displayed Powerships, Steamboat Bill, and even a
1946 issue of the Steamboat Bill of Facts for visitors to page through; and
set out membership information.
Alongside SSHSA, more than 50 organizations andbusinesses displayed
merchandise, scuba diving tour information, and marine advocacy materials.
This year a special artifact exhibit presented artifacts retrieved by scuba divers
from ships such as the Andrea Doria and the North American.
Seminars included topics such as "History Submerged," conservation and the
environment, sharks, and exotic dive locations such as Antartica and the Russian
Arctic. Clinic attendees enjoyed workshops on diving shipwrecks, free diving,
and underwater photography, to name a few.
Alongside SSHSA for the weekend was National Geographic's Maps Division
representative Mike Dyer. During the three-day exhibition, Mr. Dyer
displayed National Geographic's latest shipwrecks map of the Delmarva
Peninsula. The map, written by Don Shomette and designed by SSHSA member Bob
Pratt, revealed the locations and types of shipwrecks in the vicinity of Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware, and Washington D.C. - totaling a whopping 2,400 wrecks.
In July, National Geographic will be publishing a similar-styled map of shipwrecks
of the New England waters.
The map will be soon be available for sale through SSHSA's online Ship Store.
In addition to sharing information about SSHSA with exhibition
visitors,
our staff and volunteers learned much about the scuba diving community and
their experiences relating to ship history. Visitors asked about ships
they were familiar with such as the SS United States and SS
Nobska, and told us of their experiences diving sunken wrecks like the
Portland off the coast of Cape Cod, and their desire to dive other
vessels, such as Benedict Arnold's gondola Spitfire at the bottom of
Lake Champlain.
SSHSA would like to thank volunteers and staff Ed Spinney, Erik Ryan, and Alissa
Cafferky, as well as Mike Dyer of National Geographic, who all helped to run the
SSHSA booth over the course of the Clinic.
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Nominations for
SSHSA's 2011 National Awards now being accepted
SSHSA is now
accepting nominations for its National Awards. Nominations must be postmarked
by April 30, 2011 and may be submitted by any active member of SSHSA for the
following categories.
Ship of the Year Award - awarded to a vessel. Vessels
considered will generally - but not exclusively - be steam powered, and may be in
non-profit, private, or commercial ownership and in active or inactive use. The
vessel must have had or be making a major contribution to SSHSA's
purposes.
The C. Bradford
Mitchell Award –
awarded
to an individual, institution, agency, etc. recognizing a single achievement such
as an important book or establishment of an important institution contributing to
SSHSA's aims.
The Samuel Ward
Stanton Award for Lifetime Achievement –
This
award is intended to recognize the accumulated value of on-going work in our area
of concern.
The H. Graham Wood
Award for Distinguished Service to the Society –
This
award is intended to recognize an individual for long-time dedicated service to
SSHSA.
To
nominate a vessel or person for one of these awards, please download and fill out
SSHSA's nomination form by
clicking here. Nominations will be accepted from SSHSA members
only. To submit the form, please mail it to SSHSA at 1029 Waterman Avenue,
East Providence, RI 02914.
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From SSHSA's
Research Archives: The Isthmian Lines
by Alissa Cafferky,
Research & Communications
The SSHSA Research Department conducted a research project on the Isthmian Line per
a member request. In addition to locating photographs from our archives, the
following is a brief sample of what we uncovered.
The Isthmian Line was started in 1910 by the President of US Steel, James A.
Farrell, Sr., who realized US Steel could save substantial amounts of money by
owning its own fleet of freighters. The Isthmian Line operated primarily in England
before World War I, and then moved to New York until States Marine Corporation
purchased the line in 1956. The Isthmian Lines operated roughly sixty-five vessels
during its forty-six year operation, and many of its vessels were prefixed
with “Steel,” or
suffixed with “City.”
Interested in having
SSHSA conduct research or search for an image of a vessel in our archives? Contact
assistant@sshsa.org for more
information.
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2011 Passenger
Partner Program and Museum Admission Incentive Program
Participants
Each year, all active members are eligible to participate in SSHSA's affiliate
partner programs.
The Passenger Partner Program gives SSHSA members discounts on select
excursion vessels across the country. Click on the links below to visit the
participants' websites. 2011 participants include:
Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company
Bar Harbor, ME
20% off all boat trips
*Featuring Sunset Whale Watches and Lighthouse Tours
Boston Harbor Cruises
Boston, MA
20% off regularly
scheduled cruises
*Featuring historic cruises such as the Boston Tea Party Cruise and the USS
Constitution cruise.
Captain John Boats
Plymouth, MA
$8.00 off ticket
price
Hartford Belle Cruises
Haddam, CT
$2.00 off each adult
ticket, $1.00 off each child's ticket for 60 or 90 minute cruise
*Featuring 90 minute "Happy Hour" cruises on Thursdays in July/August of 2011
Lake George Steamboat Company
Lake George, NY
10% off
ticket price
*Featuring the "Elvis Dinner Cruise" on September 9, 2011
Star Line Ferry Service
Mackinac Island, St. Ignace,
MI
$3.00 off an adult ticket, $2.00 off a child's ticket
*Featuring sunset cruises in July/August of 2011
Lake Michigan Car Ferry
Ludington, MI
25% off regular
passenger fares, 10% off auto for midnight summer sailings. Must reference
discount code "STEAMSHIP"
*Featuring only car ferry service in Michigan with WiFi
Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry
Mackinaw City, MI
$2.00
discounts for adults, $1.00 discount for children ages 5-12
*Featuring Annual Fourth of July Cruise with fireworks
Adventures at Yankee Fleet Deep Sea fishing & Whale
Watching
Gloucester, MA
20% off full price fares
*Featuring whale watches repeatedly voted best in New England
The Museum Admission Incentive Program offers SSHSA members discounts to
partnering maritime museums. Click on the links below to visit the
participants' websites. 2011 participants include:
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
North Little Rock, AR
Free Admission for SSHSA members during regular tour hours
*Features WWII submarine exhibits, including USS Razorback, USS Hoga,
and the USS Snook Memorial.
Catalina Island Museum
Avalon, CA
Two for one admission
with one paid adult admission and 10% discount in museum store
*Featuring "The Boys in Blue: Cubs Spring Training on Catalina Island
1921-1951."
Erie Canal Museum
East Syracuse,
NY
Free admission for SSHSA members and 10% discount in gift shop
*"Girls' Night Out" March 22, 5-8pm benefiting the museum.
*The Frank B. Thomson Line Boat exhibit with full size replica for walk
throughs with sound and displays
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Kingston, NY
$1.00 off
each guest at Hudson River Maritime Museum
*"The Face of Work in the Hudson Valley" following the evolution of work
through the centuries opening April 30th.
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Santa
Barbara, CA
Two for one admission of equal value purchased
*Upcoming 2011 exhibit on the shipwreck of the sidewheeler steamer Winifred
Scott
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
Savannah,
GA
$5.00 admission rate for SSHSA members
*Online exhibit "Slavery, an Institution that Divided a Nation and the Trial of the
Slave Ship Wanderer."
Titanic Historical Society of
America
Indian Orchard, MA
50% off regular admission
charges for SSHSA members
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Manitowoc, WI
10% discount for individuals and 15% off families or groups of 10 or more.
*Maritime History Gallery with walk through of 1840s shipbuilding and shipping era
in Mantiwoc and replica of Clipper City.
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SSHSA Chapter
News
Thank you to
members who have expressed an interest in developing SSHSA chapters in Long Island,
Florida, in the Great Lakes area, and in the Chesapeake Bay area. Email us at
info@sshsa.org if you are interested in spearheading or
joining one of these chapter development efforts.
Golden Gate
Chapter
Contact: Norman
Freitag, President
njfreitag@mail.com
The
Golden Gate Chapter held a meeting on February 5, 2011 in Alameda, CA at the Elks
Lodge. President Norm Freitag, Treasurer Dick Rutter, and Secretary Norbert Ulbrich
were unanimously re-elected for another one-year term.
Chapter President
Norm Freitag presented “Ships on the Computer.” Members recieved a directory of 50
websites pertaining to maritime news or steamship topics. Members also shared
websites that they frequently visit also relating to maritime topics as a way to
stay up to date on events concerning marine events.
Chapter member Bob
Jenkin shared a model of a sailing vessel that his daughter sent from India. Mr.
Jenkin also has a custom-built model of the famous California steamer
Chrysopolis which Mr. Ulbrich photographed for the chapter a few days after
the meeting.
Delaware Valley
Chapter
Contact: Steve
Loveless
oceanlinerbuff@aol.com
The Delaware Valley Chapter will hold its monthly meeting at 2:30 pm on March
20. Please contact Steve Loveless at the above email address for more
information.
Southern New England Chapter
Contact: Barry Eager
bweager@yahoo.com
Southern California
Chapter
Contact: Bruce Vancil
steamer@pacbell.net
Hampton Roads
Chapter
Contact: Elizabeth Fletcher
efletcher11@cox.net
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Visit the New Image
Porthole!
Please stay tuned for the launch of SSHSA's new website in March 2011!
Also plan to visit our
Image Porthole, recently redesigned and soon to be interactive with the
ability for members to log in and comment on individual photographs. To visit
the beta test Image Porthole,
click here.
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