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Explore the Chesapeake Bay through hands-on learning, world-class exhibitions, and on-the-water experiences. Watch the restoration of the Bay’s historic vessels in our Working Shipyard. Participate in programs that shine a light on the Bay’s maritime history and culture. You can do it all at your Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!
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Your Membership dues and Annual Fund donations directly support CBMM’s efforts to be a vital community partner and to provide meaningful and accessible experiences to all.
CBMM’s collection contains more than 80,000 objects dedicated to the history of the region
CBMM serves more than 5,000 Maryland public school students, teachers, and chaperones.
Between 70–80% of CBMM’s yearly expenditures go toward our goal of offering the community world-class programming.
CBMM employees are involved with more than 100 community organizations through public service or volunteering.
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Spend Presidents Day with us! Closing out the holiday weekend, we are open 10am-4pm today (Monday, Feb. 16). Join us to explore the Bay`s history, environment, and culture on our waterfront campus, including the final stages of the refit of 1920 Chesapeake Bay buyboat Winnie Estelle in our working Shipyard!
Even better? It`s also the final day of our Members & Friends Sale in the Museum Store. Stop by to discover store-wide savings—35% off for CBMM members and 25% for everyone else—on our unique selection of mission-inspired merchandise! (Please note this discount does not apply to work on consignment and cannot be combined with any other discounts.)
Plan your visit at cbmm.org
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Introduced to recreational crabbing as an adult, Rachel Fazenbaker quickly fell in love with working the water and hasn’t looked back. The Denton, Md., waterwoman has been crabbing commercially for a little over a decade and has more recently added in dredging for oysters through the winter.
Fazenbaker will share more from her life on the water at our rescheduled Watermen`s Story Swap next Wednesday, Feb. 18. We have sold out of in-person tickets, but you can still register to join us virtually for this sure-to-be entertaining panel moderated by local historian and author Brent Lewis.
Learn more & register: link in bio!
📹 Oral history interview by Brent Lewis, May 6, 2024 (OH 531).
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We’re thrilled to introduce our two newest Shipwright Apprentices, Ben Heyer and Roland Payabyab.
As they begin the CBMM Shipyard`s state-certified apprentice program, Ben and Roland are building a Lighthouse Skiff under the guidance of Shipyard Educator Walter Atkins. This 14-foot vessel, a modified Todd Point Skiff, was designed at CBMM in the 1990s by Winslow Womack, Richard Scofield, and Tom Howell, and a series of models demonstrating the step-by-step build of one hangs on the wall in CBMM’s Boatshop.
Stop by the Shipyard soon to meet Ben and Roland and watch their introductory project take shape!
Learn more at cbmm.org
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