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Maryland Boaters’ Safety Courses Offered at CBMM

ST. MICHAELS, MD—Hoping to get out on a boat this summer? Or buy a new boat? The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum can help you enjoy safe boating through an eight-hour course offered over two days, with multiple dates this spring and summer.

Any Maryland boater born after July 1, 1972, is required to have a Certificate of Boating Safety Education, in order to operate a vessel. The Certificate is obtained by passing a Department of Natural Resources-approved boating safety course, and once obtained, the Certificate is valid for life. Participants completing the Museum’s course will receive this Certificate. The course is also recommended for anyone looking to become a safer, more experienced boater.

The course is offered over two consecutive evenings from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm and will be held at the Museum in the Van Lennep Auditorium (Steamboat Building) during the following sessions:

March 11 & 12
March 25 & 26
April 8 & 9
April 22 & 23
May 13 & 14
June 10 & 11
June 24 & 25
July 8 & 9
July 22 & 23
August 5 & 6

The cost for a session is $25 per person and advanced registration is required. Register Online or call for more information at 410-745-2916, ext. 103 or via email at rdolhanczyk@cbmm.org.

Food for Thought
Archaeology Series this March at CBMM

ST. MICHAELS, MD—Enjoy some Food for Thought each Wednesday this March at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum! CBMM’s spring lecture series will focus on topics in archaeology and include lunch or refreshments after the talks.

At a special presentation on March 5, at 7:00 p.m., underwater archaeologist and author Dr. Don Shomette will discuss his new book, Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, and Maritime Disasters along the DelmarvaCoast, recently published by Johns Hopkins University Press. From nor’easters to blizzards, hurricanes, pirates and privateers, the history of the Delmarva Peninsula’s Atlantic Coast is rich with tales of fantasy and adventure, heroism and tragedy, greed and charity. Claiming more than 2,300 vessels since 1632, it rivals North Carolina’s Outer Banks for the infamous title “The Graveyard of the Atlantic.” Shomette’s new book brings these stories to life. Join him for his talk and book signing. Cost for the lecture is $12 for CBMM members and $15 for non-members, which includes light refreshments after the lecture. You must pre-register to attend.

On Wednesday, March 12, at 10:30 a.m., Dr. Al Luckenbach, county archaeologist for Anne Arundel and director of the Lost Towns Project, shares one of the most significant Chesapeake buildings discovered from the 18th century: the lavishly embellished home of Samuel Chew. The 1732 Hoxton map uses Chew’s home as a navigation aid for sailing into Herring Bay, in Anne Arundel County. Although the Chews were a locally prominent Quaker family, the size and decor of the building has been quite surprising to archaeologists, ranking it among the largest of the period. Cost for the lecture is $17 for CBMM members and $20 for non-members, which includes lunch following the lecture. You must pre-register to attend.

On Wednesday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m., Dr. John Seidel will give a talk on, “The Oyster & the Shipwreck: The High-Tech Search for Maritime Heritage & Natural Resource Management.” Seidel is the director of Washington College’s Center for the Environment and Society. His talk focuses on the need to balance the search for maritime historic sites and artifacts with the primacy of protecting the underwater environment. Marine archaeologists increasingly rely on scientific gadgets to find shipwrecks. Scientists at Washington College’s Center for Environment and Society are combining these technologies with surveys that reflect the impact of archaeology on the environment. Seidel’s talk will be an illustrated discussion of this high-tech exploration beneath the Bay. Cost for the lecture is $17 for CBMM members and $20 for non-members, which includes lunch following the lecture. You must pre-register to attend.

On Wednesday, March 26, at 10:30 a.m., “Wye House Farm, Frederick Douglass, and the Local Community,” will be the focus of guest presenter Lisa Kraus. Kraus is one of the site project managers at Wye Farm House, and is completing her PhD dissertation at the University of Maryland on the dig and their findings. Abolitionist Frederick Douglass lived on Wye House Farm as a child and described it in his writings. The dig has received national attention with feature articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and on National Public Radio. Cost for the lecture is $17 for CBMM members and $20 for non-members, which includes lunch following the lecture. You must pre-register to attend.

Each of the lectures will take place in the Van Lennep Auditorium of the Museum’s Steamboat Building. Guest presensters will be available for a question-and-answer session following their talk.

Pre-registration is required to attend. Food for Thought series passes can be purchased at a discounted rate of $55 for CBMM members and $70 for non-members, which includes all four events. To sign-up for a lecture or the series pass, please contact the Museum at 410-745-2916 ext. 122 or e-mail jbarnett@cbmm.org. The series is supported by the Lenfest Foundation Lecture Series Endowment at CBMM.

New Winter Hours for Maritime Museum
CBMM to close Tuesdays through Thursdays from January to April

ST. MICHAELS, MD – Schedule your winter visits to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum around the weekends. Beginning on January 15, 2008, through April 3, 2008, the Museum will be open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CBMM will be closed to the public Tuesdays through Thursdays through the winter. The Museum Store will follow the same hours as the Museum.

“Closing mid-week during our slow, winter months allows us to focus on campus maintenance, while providing full service around the weekends, when we see our members and visitors most frequently,” says CBMM President Stuart Parnes.

Special events, educational classes, scheduled group tours, and the winter lecture series will still be held as scheduled. The Museum’s administrative staff and offices will continue to be open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Beginning April 4, 2008, the Museum will be open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or questions about CBMM’s winter hours, please call 410-745-2916.

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