Step by Step: Simply Flower Wreath The significance of Memorial Day goes back to the years immediately following the American Civil War as the country grieved over the loss of nearly 625,000 lives and struggled to heal wounds that tore…
A Letter from Amanda Keenan Mystic Seaport Museum, Advancement Department Shortly before the quarantine began I started getting emails about sewing masks. I don’t sew as part of my job now at Mystic Seaport Museum since I work in the…
Mystic Seaport volunteer and researcher Howard Veisz speaks about Gerda III, a wooden work boat built in 1926 to re-supply offshore lighthouses along the Danish coast. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark in World War II, she took on another…
Watch this painting demonstration by Nicolas Fox of the Maritime Gallery! See how he prepares for each painting and executes his concepts onto canvas! Nicolas Fox grew up in New York City and on Cape Cod. Coming from a sailing…
