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Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association
May 3, 2011
Greetings!
You will find a lot of important news in this update. And don't forget the volunteer day Saturday. I ordered the paint today! As always, check the website for more news. www.ernestina.org
Fair Winds,
Mary Anne
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SEMA Annual Report Released 
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Rig Inspection News
 | | You can see the top of the formast is pulled forward by the jib stay. |
From Jeff Carter's report to the Commission:
"Unfortunately during (inspection) a severe amount of rot was found at the top of the foremast. This rot extends approximately 4 feet down from the top of the mast and the early prognosis is that the mast will need to be completely replaced. Also during this work the contractor has identified rot on the mainmast as well but to a lesser degree and at this point it seems to be repairable. At the time of this update DCR has not identified its course of action in addressing this concern but it is almost certain that these masts will have to be removed from the ship to eliminate any safety hazards. All mast and rigging work as it relates to the current contract has been indefinitely put on hold." |
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Ernestina Commission Archives
The Commission has voted to follow the recommendations of State Archivist Sean Fisher and has selected the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Department of Archives and Special Collections as repository of the Commission's not-state-created records, photographs and small objects. |
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National Park Volunteer Day
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The New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park is sponsoring a Volunteer Day for its park partners on May 7th. There are three projects scheduled for Ernestina that day. 1) oil the gaffs, booms and topmasts on the dock, 2) scrape and paint the dories and 3) remove and store contents of the ship in preparation for the haul out. If you plan to volunteer please CONTACT US so we can prepare enough materials for everyone to participate. After the morning's work the NPS is hosting a cookout. Please let Emily know so she can order enough t-shirts and food.
To sign up, stop by the National Park Visitor Center located at 33 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 or call Emily Prigot at (508) 996-4095 extension 6105 - www.nps.gov/nebe -
On May 7 please report to the Visitor's Center on William Street to sign in before you report to the ship.
DOWNLOAD NPS FLYER.
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Sailors' Series Features
Cape Verdean Packets
 | | Ernestina arriving off Newport, RI in 1982 |
Join us at the Whaling Museum's last Sailors' Series lecture on Tuesday, May 24, 2011
From the latter part of the 19th century to 1970, sailing ships owned by Cape Verdeans plied the waters between Cape Verde (Brava and Fogo) and New Bedford/Providence almost annually, carrying people and cargo back and forth. The Schooner Ernestina/ex-Effie M. Morrissey was one of these last ships. The historic schooner sailed in a 41-day voyage in the summer of 1982, as a gift from newly-independent Cape Verde to the people of the United States, and is berthed in New Bedford. Laura Pires-Hester and Michael K. H. Platzer worked closely together in the national campaign led by Friends of Ernestina/Morrissey to return and repatriate the historic Schooner, launched originally in Essex MA in 1894. Dr. Pires-Hester is an anthropologist and was most recently Vice President of the New York Theological Seminary. She has a B.A. from Smith College, M.S.W. from Columbia University School of Social Work, and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Columbia University. Dr. Platzer worked for many years for the United Nations and was its first Program Officer for Cape Verde. Now living in Vienna, co-author with Michael Cohn of Black Men of the Sea (1978), and a sailor himself, he is currently active in international human rights and criminal justice issues. He received his B.A., M.A., and J.D. degrees from Cornell University. He and Pires-Hester co-authored Ernestina/Effie M. Morrissey Commemorative Edition (1982). They will discuss the "Cape Verdean/Brava Packet Trade", and also Schooner Ernestina as a living representative of that trade. Members of the 1982 transatlantic voyage will also be present, including Stefan Platzer, whose slides of the voyage will be shown.
Sailor Series lectures are held at 7:30 pm in the Cook Memorial Theater. A reception will be held prior to each lecture beginning at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are $20 ($15 for Whaling Museum and SEMA Members) You can call 508-997-0046 to reserve your tickets.
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Officers Elected
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President:
Mary Anne McQuillan |
 | | Vice President: Bob Hildreth |
 | | Secretary: Polly Zajac |
 | | Treasurer: Julius Britto |
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Landmark Photo Contest
Do you have a GREAT photo of Ernestina? Enter it in the National Historic Landmarks 2011 Photo Contest. The contest name, "Imaging Our National Heritage" encourages people to use their cameras to capture the meaning of the National Historic Landmark in a photo. DETAILS HERE
Ernestina was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
NHL RECORDS
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Hello Cabo Verde Expo -
Open Ship
The Programming Committee of the Schooner Ernestina Commission will be hosting an Open Ship to tell Ernestina's story during the Hello Cabo Verde Expo. If you can volunteer 12:00 - 4:00 pm Saturday, May 28 and/or Sunday, May 29 please CONTACT US. |
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Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with the purpose of raising funds to provide for the maintenance, equipment, manning, programming and operation of the Schooner Ernestina ex Effie M. Morrissey as a sail training vessel, school ship, and educational enterprise.
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SEMA Directors:
President:
Mary Anne McQuillan
Vice President:
Julius Britto
Secretary:
Robert Hildreth
Directors:
John Buddy Andrade
Captain Willi Bank riJohn BullardM
Christopher Davis, esq
Marc Pires
Polly Zajac
Polly ZajajP
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