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James G. DeMello A resident of Dartmouth, James G. DeMello is a graduate of Northeastern University and the Wharton School of Business at Pennsylvania State University. He is the for-mer CEO of Acushnet Company and the former owner and President/CEO of Acushnet Rubber Company. Active in the community, he is an advisory board mem-ber of Saint Luke’s Hospital, Polyneer, Incorporated, the

University of Massachusetts, and Portuguese United for Education, Inc. He has also served as the Deputy Sheriff of Bristol County.

Llewellyn “Louie” Howland III The Board heartily welcomes Louie Howland back for his fourth term! Long-time Chair of the Scholarship and Publications Committee and active member of the Collections Committee, Louie has shepherded countless publications to print and actively guided the Museum’s collecting policy. A resident of Jamaica Plain, Louie is the sole proprietor of Howland and Company, an antiquar-

ian bookseller. He has also written and lectured extensively on maritime history and maritime art, most recently a biography of William Starling Burgess, yacht designer, avian pioneer, and naval architect.

Jaoquim “Jack” Livramento Born and raised in New Bedford, Jack Livramento attended the New Bedford Institute of Technology and received a master’s degree from Southern Massachusetts University. He primarily worked as a chemist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and Springborn Laboratories Inc. in Wareham. Jack is deeply involved in the New Bedford community, serving as a member of the

Liturgy Committee at Our Lady of the Assumption Church and taking a leader-ship role with United Interfaith Action. A member of the New Bedford School Committee since 2011, Jack credits his success to the education he received from New Bedford Schools and would like to see high quality educational opportuni-ties given to younger members of the community.

Hon. Phillip Rapoza Phillip Rapoza is the Chief Justice of the Massachu-setts Appeals Court. He was appointed to that position in 2006 after 15 years of judicial service on the District Court, Superior Court and Appeals Court. In 2011, he received the President’s Award from the Massachusetts Bar Association for his contributions to the judiciary and legal profession. Chief Justice Rapoza is active in

various international justice endeavors. In 1997, he co-founded the Commis-sion for Justice Across the Atlantic and for six years chaired a series of bilat-eral programs with the Portuguese judiciary. In 2002, the President of Portu-gal awarded him the rank of Commander in the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator for “promoting closer relations between the judicial systems of our two countries.” He has also participated in and led international justice efforts in East Timor, Haiti, and Cambodia and has served on two UN-backed war crimes tribunals. He currently serves as President of the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation, headquartered in Switzerland. A Dartmouth native, Chief Justice Rapoza graduated magna cum laude from Yale College and received his law degree from Cornell Law School.

Maryellen Shachoy A resident of Marion, Maryellen Sullivan Shachoy gradu-ated from Marymount College and attended Westfield College University of London, the London School of Economics, and Harvard University. Maryellen managed volunteers and coordinated special events at Massachu-setts General Hospital and WGBH. She also served as Finance Director for the Massachusetts Democratic Party

and the Dukakis for President Campaign. She has served on the Board of Direc-tors for the League of Women Voters and American Cancer Society and volun-teers for the United Way, WGBH/Channel 2, and St. Rita’s Church in Marion. Maryellen is also a member of the Beverly Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club and The Bay Club.

Gurdon B. Wattles Returning to the Board after two terms as Second Vice-Chair, Gurdon B. Wattles is an ardent champion of the Museum. During his career, Gurdon served as President of the former American Manufacturing Company and Safety Railway Service Corporation and was a director of the former Eltra Corporation. He has frequently acted as a catalyst to bring important Museum projects and initia-

tives to bear, specifically the Wattles Gallery, the Apprenticeship Program, and the Education Center and Research Library. Gurdon serves on the board of the Newark Museum (NJ) focusing on arts and sciences. He has also served on the Audubon Society of RI Board and the Sea Research Foundation Board including Mystic Aquarium, the Ocean Exploration Center and Jason Learning under Dr. Robert Ballard. Gurdon brings his passion for education and devotion to history and culture to charitable organizations up and down the northeast coast. Gurdon and his wife, Kathy, reside in Little Compton, RI.

a year in review

1. Volunteer Bill Renehan plays President George Washington at the Presidents’ Birthday Celebration.

2. Members of the weaving collective Oxib’ B’atz demonstrate the backstrap loom during the Tejela: Weaving Stories, Weaving Lives exhibit opening.

3. The Heroes in Bronze: The 54th Regiment in Words, Music, and Art program celebrated the legacy of the Massachusetts 54th regiment.

4. Artist Dora Atwater Millikin installs a painting in the Working Waterfront exhibit.

5. Brothers Henry and William Keene (general manager and president respectively), of Edson International, inspect the fittings on the new half-scale Azorean whaleboat, built for the Museum’s Azorean Whaleman Gallery.

6. Governor Deval Patrick meets the Museum’s apprentices.

7. Portuguese Ambassador Nuno Brito visits the Museum.

8. Professional ice carver Thomas Brown poses with his work on the Museum Plaza during the Arctic Visions exhibit opening.

9. The Museum’s apprentices celebrate the opening of the Voyage Around the World exhibit.

Candida Rose BaptistaCandida Rose Baptista joined the Board in 2010 and was an active member of the Cape Verdean Advisory Committee. Prior to her Trusteeship, she represented New Bedford in three ECHO Perform-ing Arts Festivals. The Board looks forward to fol-lowing her professional career and commends her spirit and dedication to the performing arts.

Thomas G. DavisThomas G. Davis joined the Board in 2010. Ex-ecutive Director of the Greater New Bedford In-dustrial Foundation, Tom lent his business acumen and management experience to the organization. Perhaps most importantly, Tom utilized his expe-rience with the SouthCoast Educational Improve-ment Foundation and the Global Learning Charter

Public School to forward the Museum’s educational mission.

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I like to joke that when Chair Janet Whitla called me on a winter’s evening in 2008 to ask if I could step into an interim CEO capacity with the transition following former president Anne Brengle’s departure, my main qualifica-tions were that I was a trustee and unemployed, having recently sold my business. The transi-tion was made easier by the guidance from both Janet and Cal Siegal, and the outstanding support I received from the board and staff. By that fall we had hired our new president, James Russell. Mission accomplished.

Or so I thought! In May 2009, Janet handed the Chair’s baton to me. This was just the be-ginning. Our first challenge was to transition our Board of Trustees from an operational board to a strategically oriented board, as so many trustees had stepped in to take on ad-ditional administrative responsibilities during the interregnum. This they did without hesi-tation, and we could now concentrate on the major issues facing us: $2.1 million in long and short term debt, the annual threat of losing our federal Department of Education (DoE) grant, and deferred building main-tenance, plus making good on unfulfilled promises such as the Bourne Building renovation and a decade old protocol with the Government of Portugal.

I can report today, four years later, that we have made great strides in all these areas. Most significantly we are debt free and financially sound. I have signed a lot of checks at the Museum over the years, but the one on this May 2nd gave me the most pleasure. As of that date, we became a debt free organization and a decade of debt obli-gations have been paid in full, saving the Museum over $700,000.

Our DoE grant is also gone, along with its $900,000 annual alloca-tion. It was a painful experience to “right the ship,” but the process made us stronger. We learned how to make the organization focus

on its core responsibilities. The staff in turn achieved a surplus in our budget for each of these four years, all while navigating through one of our nation’s worst recessions. The change is transformative — in 2009 we were receiv-ing over 35% of our funding via government sources. Today, our budget is about the same, yet we have reduced that to less than 1%. Such is the “new normal” for us and likely other non-profit organizations.

We have restored the magnificent Bourne Building and model of the Lagoda, upgrading the climate control system and adding several significant exhibits in our most revered space.

We also have dedicated the Azorean Whale-man Gallery and the Cape Verdean Maritime Exhibition, underscoring the importance of these Old Dartmouth communities to our mission. The newly conceived Wattles Fam-ily Gallery graces the original 1903 Museum gallery and a new park commemorates Captain Paul Cuffe.

Structural changes aside, we are still a Museum that needs to attract visitors and scholars. We need to be part of our community, not stand

apart from it. We aspire to be the cultural cornerstone of our area, but we need to earn that title from every visitor who graces our doorway. Visitor services have seen a steady 100,000 people through the doors for each of the past four years.

Perhaps appropriately, our education department has been the most innovative. Highlights include new and more interactive school programs tailored to the curriculum requirements of the individual school, class or student, our ground breaking Apprentice Program for low income New Bedford High School students; and begin-ning this summer, a one year rotating fellowship for advance degree graduates in museum studies from Brown University.

“ We have made great strides these past few years, and I am proud to have taken part. Without the wisdom and lead-ership of Board and senior management, I am certain this report would be quite different.”

This education program would wither were it not for the thousands of hours our volunteers and docents contribute each year. Come in some morning to see how 200 3rd graders learn how a whaleship navigates its way around the world to fully appreciate the passion and devotion of this Corps. They are the best!

Our endowment is at an all-time high, though still well below where it needs to be. We received re-accreditation from the American Alli-ance of Museums, a four star rating for sound museum management from Charity Navigator, and unprecedented support from private funders who have been inspired to contribute.

As I pass the baton to Armand, we pass along plans for the future too. Our capital campaign has raised over $6 million towards a $10 million goal. The most tangible part of the campaign will be the construction of a “smart” Research Library and Education Center on the Johnny Cake Hill campus, without incurring any new long term debt or additional operating costs!

We have made great strides these past few years, and I am proud to have taken part. Without the wisdom and leadership of the Board and senior management, I am certain this report would be quite different.

We will have challenges ahead of us, but hidden in these challenges are great opportunities. It is therefore with supreme confidence that we ask Armand to take on the chairmanship. So, thank you to the communities of Old Dartmouth for supporting us so enthusiasti-cally. Thank you to our staff for advancing our mission so effectively. Thank you to our volunteers for giving of their time so generously, and thank you to our Board of Trustees for making my time as Chair so interesting and so much fun…really!

John N. Garfield, Jr.

Ref lections

To honor John’s dedication and service to the Museum, the Board of Trustees commissioned a custom ship model of the 1767 merchant ship Dartmouth. This vessel was constructed for Joseph Rotch, who would become the foremost whaling mer-chant in the area, as the foundation of the whaling industry in this town. The Dartmouth was employed in the transporting of whale oil to London, the principal market for oil at the end of the 18th century.

The 1/4” = 1’ scale model will be built by professional ma-rine model artist Richard Glanville under the oversight of Mi-chael Wall, Director at the American Marine Model Gallery of Gloucester, MA.

The stars have been in alignment these past four years. Our Museum has grown in stature and

has prospered. Its wealth and depth of collections, scholarship, exhibitions, education and outreach

has grown. As I hand over the chairmanship to Judge Armand Fernandes, I wish to convey my sincere

thanks to and congratulate our entire museum community for four remarkable years.

1. Presenting an award at the 2012 Moby Dick Marathon 2. John and Seth Garfield at the Museum’s Bermuda Shorts and Knobbly Knees Fundraiser 3. John with Museum supporters Jack Braitmayer and Gurdon B. Wattles 4. John and Museum Trustee Cile Hicks 5. John and Museum President James Russell 6. John and his wife Tally at their home in Dartmouth.

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Oxford defines a volunteer as a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. To us, this title means so much more. Museum Volunteers bring decades of skill and un-derstanding from dozens of different fields to provide an enriching experience to visitors, researchers and staff members. With com-mitment, loyalty and dedication, staff is aided in research, exhibit design and installation, cataloguing, conservation, education pro-grams, administration, marketing, and so much more. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank our volunteers for all they do for the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Volunteers of 2012

Kay Alden

Mimi Allen

Larry Almeida

Herbert Andrew

Lillian Andrew

Melody Barlow

Susan Barnet

Jacqueline Barros

Kenneth Bastien

Janice Bastoni

Nancy Benton

David Blanchette

Lee Ann Bordas

Steve Borges

Barbara Brennan

John Brindisi

David Brownell

Sylvia Brunette

Erin Burlinson

Charles Cabral

Paula Cabral

Russ Carey

Caeli Carr-Potter

Marty Casey

Penny Cole

Mary Crothers

Jean Cummings

Carolynn Curcio

Linda DeAnna

Melanie Demoranville

Arline DeSilva

Kermit Dewey

Tina Dodd

Richard Donnelly

Joan Doyon

Annette Dwyer

Henry Fanning

Cynthia Farrell

Mary Farry

Deborah Fauteux

Patricia Fernandes

John Finni

Carol Fitzgerald

Debby Flynn

Thomas Flynn

Jennifer Gady

Louis Garibaldi

Patricia Gerrior

Vasant Gideon

Judith Giusti

Gail Gorecki

James Grinnell

Susan Grosart

Myra Hart

Catherine Hassey

Peter Hayhow

Jalien Hollister

Bonnie Hsu

Ellen Johnston

Donna Junier

Fred Kasap

Jan Keeler

Elise Kelly

John Kelly

Dyan Kieltyka

Elizabeth Labelle

Walter Laberge

Alice Larson

Claudette Leblanc

Elizabeth Linzee

Lee Loranger

Mary Lorenzo

Rosemary Lucas

Judy Lund

Larry Lutvak

Robert Maker

Maureen McCarthy

Jerome McGourthy

Susan McLaren

Cynthia McNaughten

Paul Meagher

Louisa Medeiros

Seth Mendell

Alan Miner

Robert Mogilnicki

Sylvia Morrell

Barbara Moss

Sanford Moss

Larry Mulvey

Barbara Poznysz

Richard Purdy

Marian Purington

William Renehan

Joyce Reynolds

Clifton Rice

Bette Roberts

Juliette Rocha

Jennifer Rodriguez

Thomas Roncka

Donna Sargent

Bette Scholter

Joanne Seymour

Louise Shwartz

Ellie Smith

Robbin Smith

Anne Sparrow

Lois Spirlet

June Strunk

Vi Taylor

Edmund Thadeu

Elizabeth Thompson

Nancy Thornton

Paul Vien

Lorna Walker

John Welch

Thomas Wells

Peter Whelan

Sylvia White

Carolyn Willard

Alice Williams

Elizabeth Wolstenholme

Carol Zaslona

Joanne Zych

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Jay Grinnell

Jan Keeler

Sanford Moss

Thomas Wells

Cynthia McNaughten

Fred Kasap

Jalien Hollister

Volunteer Council Executive Committee

Alice Larson, President

Clifton Rice, Vice President

Mary Lorenzo, Recording Secretary

Judith Giusti, Corresponding Secretary

Thomas Flynn, Treasurer

Bonnie Hsu, Library Representative

Thomas Wells, Digital Initiatives Representative

Joyce Reynolds, Hospitality & Caller of the Day

Seth Mendell, Speakers’ Bureau

Joan Doyon, Special Programs

Penny Cole, Spoutings Editor

Louisa Medeiros, Caller of the Day

Rosemary Lucas, Caller of the Day

John Brindisi, Past President

2012 Winter Class

Melody Barlow

Jacqueline Barros

David Brownell

Elizabeth Linzee

Larry Lutvak

In Memoriam

Raymond F. Armstrong, Sr. Class of 1999

Roberta M. Clavin Class of 2002

Yvette Desmairis Class of 1998

Vincent L. Furtado Class of 1991

Laura B. Grota Class of 1981

Nora Healy Class of 1988

Patricia Nottage Class of 1990

Education Committee

Carol Taylor, Chair

Frank Barrows

Betsy Kellogg

Alice Larson

Rosemary Lucas

Sup. Jennifer Nersesian

Gurdon B. Wattles

Janet P. Whitla

the active members of the volunteer council

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Museum volunteers celebrate receiving pins for 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of service.

Hon. Armand Fernandes, Jr.

Armand’s roots run deep on both sides of the Atlantic. His paternal grandparents emigrated from the Vila Real province in northern Portu-gal. His mother, age 97, is a native of Madeira and continues to call New Bedford home.

A New Bedford High School Gridiron Hall of Famer, Armand attended Lehigh Uni-versity where he met his wife, Patricia. After Lehigh, Armand attended Suffolk University Law School where he received his law degree. He and Pat raised four children, Elise, Laurie, Andrea and Mark – all Lehigh alums.

Armand and Pat have remained active in the community when not busy with their eight grandchildren. A retired nurse, Pat has been a Whaling Museum docent for eight years, and Armand continues to practice as “Of Counsel” to the Keches Law Group.

Prior to his appointment to the bench, Armand maintained a suc-cessful private law practice engaging in many jury and non-jury trials in the Federal and State Courts.

Spanning many years, his civil and criminal practice dealt with several high profile cases, some of which drew national attention. During this time he also served as Assistant District Attorney for the Southern District, Assistant City Solicitor, City Solicitor for the City of New Bedford, and legal advisor to the New Bedford Police Department. He has served on several Massachusetts Bar Association committees and lectured at continuing legal education programs.

Armand was introduced years ago to the Whaling Museum by friend and trustee, the Hon. D. Lloyd Macdonald and has served as its Clerk. His motivation in serving as Chair continues a longstanding commitment to public service. “Our region played a critical role in the growth of America – from whaling, to the Underground Rail-road, to the textile era and the fishing industry. Not enough of its contributions are taught in schools and our job, in part, reveals these connections, which can help people grasp the potentiality of the future,” he said.

The Whaling Museum always impressed Ar-mand as a deeply rooted local institution with a world-class collection enhanced by program-ming of the highest quality and supported by a dedicated membership. “I have always been impressed by the Whaling Museum’s many benefactors and donors who may have no an-cestral ties to this institution but have through their discernment of its excellence supported its continued growth,” he noted.

“We will continue to be the best of what we’ve been, and to cultivate our role as the region’s cultural nexus. I look forward also to the Mu-seum seizing the Digital Age; this will extend our presence worldwide just as our whaleships once did. Education is the great equalizer; it’s

my hope we will expand our Apprenticeship Program and see our ap-prentices through to higher achievements. And, finally, reuniting the Research Library and a state-of-the-art Education Center with the museum’s main campus is a big goal, but it’s now within our reach.”

When the Honorable Armand Fernandes, Jr. takes the helm as the 26th Chair of the Board of Trustees

at the 110th Annual Meeting of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, he will make history. A New

Bedford native, he is a retired Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court, and the first ODHS

Chair of Portuguese heritage to lead the Board

Armand, his wife Patricia, and their daughter Laurie Bourgeois at a 2012 Museum event.

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Migration began in 2009 as a “school” of 130 terra cotta fish “swimming” through a field of tall grass and wild flowers on the Reserve. After the initial 10 month showing, the piece was dis-mantled and moved to several other venues, including the Matt Burton Gallery in Surf City, NJ, and The Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA. Ultimately, the piece was broken into smaller groups and now lives on in many private gardens up and down the East Coast. As I worked on the project, the fish, as it were, continued to evolve. I began making more elaborate fish out

of stoneware clay, firing them in Chris Gustin’s anagama kiln in South Dartmouth, and also in an anagama at St. Pete’s Clay in St. Petersburg, FL. An anagama kiln is fired exclusively with wood to a high temperature (2300 degrees) over a period of one week, and the atmosphere of the fire creates the natural patina seen on the Whaling Museum piece.

In the summer of 2012 this group of stoneware fish were shown together at the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in

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migrationMigration: New Bedford Whaling Museum, 2013, is the final iteration of a project I have been

working on for over 5 years, beginning with the Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust’s decision

to create The River Project, a show of landscape scaled work on the Slocum River Reserve.

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Edgecomb, ME, and faced subsequent dispersal. At that point the Collection Committee at the Whaling Museum stepped in, and to my delight acquired the whole school so that it could be permanently installed as they are meant to be. The piece is kept intact and this is the best possible outcome. Installation work like this does not really come to life until it is completed by strategic placement in the landscape. The placement is symbolic as the fish overlook New Bedford’s fishing fleet that speaks so eloquently to the identity of our area.

Placement on the terrace viewable from the San Francisco Room deck, while aestheti-cally perfect, came with certain structural challenges. In order for the fish to “swim” there had to be a system for holding them in place without being too obvious. The system, or armature, ended up being a collaborative effort involving my design and Olivier and Sons Metal Works craftsmanship plus the hard work of Museum staff.

The mastermind behind the design of the armature was Mike Olivier. Although I had made a rough model of the piece as I saw it, we both came to the conclusion that we

“ The piece is kept intact and this is

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lation work like this does not really

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ing fleet that speaks so eloquently

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had to lay it out in “real” space in order to see how to fabricate the support system. Mike gave me a roll of tar paper, and sent me back to my studio to cut out “shadows” of the 34 fish. When I came back to his shop, he had rolled out more tar paper to the exact dimen-sions of the roof, and I was able to lay the tar paper fish on it and move them around until I was satisfied with the placement. I stood on a 15’ ladder to simulate the view from the deck. By recreating the actual space of the roof we could come up with an accurate representation of what we were going after. This was essential because once the steel was fabricated there were going to be no second chances to get it right. Mike’s ability to see exactly what needed to be done and to execute it with consummate craftsmanship was fundamental in the success of the project.

When everything was ready, we began the task of bringing the steel pieces in and up. Unfortunately, after everything was laid out, I looked down from the balcony and saw that the piece was too parallel to the building, thus “killing” the dynamic sense of movement. I had to take a deep breath before I told Mike that we had to change the angle of the whole 750 lb structure! By the end of the first afternoon, we had the angle just right, and we called it a day.

The second day involved bringing the steel “staples” which hold the fish to the roof and cut each one individually to the correct height. Each staple is cushioned with vinyl tubing at every point where the ceramic touches steel.

Finally by the end of the third day all 34 fish were in place, and I had the thrill of seeing come to life what had existed only in my mind. Mostly, I want people to have a moment where they think about it and enjoy it… I want people to daydream.

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Nancy Jean (nee Bradford) Robertson acquired four marvelous paintings by William Bradford between November 2006 and November 2007. When I began to work with Jean to acquire these paintings, I learned that her family was proud to count William Bradford among their ancestors. Unfortunately, Jean only had the pleasure of living with these paintings until 2012, when she passed away at the age of seventy-seven. I learned of Jean’s death last year when her family contacted me to discuss placing the paintings on long term loan to a museum.

The first two Bradford paintings to enter into Jean’s collection were the remarkably sublime East River off Lower Manhattan c. 1861-1862 and the arresting Ships off the Labrador Coast ca. 1870s. East River off Lower Manhattan is notable for its realistic attention to detail, as well as for being one of only two paintings of New York City by Bradford. In East River off Lower Manhattan, multiple ships are at rest in the calm waters of New York City’s major ship-ping route. The painting is crisply detailed and evenly illuminated in full daylight. With attention to detail and a strongly painted composition, the artist succeeded in producing a work that is both

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bradfordpaintings historically accurate and aesthetically beautiful. The reflections of

the ships in the serene water are a marked comparison to some of the artist’s more dramatically narrative paintings of vessels caught in the ice floes of the Arctic.

Ships off the Labrador Coast, painted over a decade later, is distinc-tively different in subject, palette and infusion of light. Here we see several ships in the northern waters off the Labrador coast set against a background of icebergs and coastline bathed in the warm colors of a setting sun. The relatively calm seas catch and reflect the warm colors in stark contrast to the cold environment.

In December 2006, Jean acquired Coastal Scene, 1860. It was ap-parent that the joy she found in owning the first two Bradfords had inspired Jean to add others to her walls. This remarkable gem is a masterful painting done in a luminous style that evokes the romance of the sea and the feeling of isolation that often accompanied the life of a seaman in the 19th century. It is a very personal painting that no doubt reflected the inner feelings of Bradford and his love for this lifestyle. The multi-toned sky, with layered planes of blues, lavenders, and yellows, successfully backlights and silhouettes the beached ship. Though small in size, it is very compelling through its strong com-position supported by the multi-colored planes from foreground to shoreline to horizon to sky. It is a masterpiece that instantly mesmer-izes the viewer.

The fourth and final painting by Bradford to enter into Jean’s life came in November, 2007 with the acquisition of the powerful, Working through the Ice in Melville Bay, 1869-1870. The darkest and most dramatic of the four paintings, Bradford’s fascination with the beauty and solitude of this frigid and remote environment is readily conveyed to the viewer. Here the artist has depicted a two-masted ship immobilized by the ice fields with several mountainous icebergs in the background bathed in raking sunlight to build a beautiful contrast between the red radiant warmth of the sun and frigid arctic cold of the ice. Compositionally, it is an extremely well thought out work of art. The vessel is placed just to the right of center canvas imparting a sense of slow arduous forward motion through the ice. The reddish glow from a setting sun outside of the viewer’s vantage point produces deep shadows and exciting colors that illuminate the ship, icebergs, and clouds in a gripping effect.

Jean’s children expressed that she would have wanted the paintings to stay together for now. I could think of no other museum that would be as glad to receive them than the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The Museum’s holdings of paintings, drawings and prints by the art-ist are the greatest repository of his work in the country. The ability to study and display four more fully realized paintings in context will present an excellent opportunity to the collection, particularly because these paintings are of outstanding quality, rarity, and beauty.

Four paintings, all executed by Bradford in different years and in dif-ferent cities are for now reunited due to Jean Robertson’s keen eye and even keener desire to acquire them. She was proud that these Brad-ford paintings were appreciated by her family and I feel comfortable saying that she would be immensely proud by having them displayed prominently on the walls of a venerable institution as the Whaling Museum, where they can be enjoyed by the art viewing public. All four of the paintings will be on display at the museum in two exhibi-tions opening in early May, Arctic Visions and Harbor Views.

I am personally appreciative for the opportunity to have worked with Jean and enabled her to have these paintings in her life. I am just as appreciative of her family’s magnanimity in making these paintings available to the New Bedford Whaling Museum. It is an extremely generous gesture by her family that honors the wishes and memory of Jean Robertson.

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“The painting is crisply detailed and evenly illuminated in full daylight.”

Paintings courtesy of the children and grand-children of Nancy Jean (Bradford) Robertson.

Above: East River off Lower Manhattan, 1861-1862. Below: Ships off the Labrador Coast, 1870s.

“ It was apparent that the joy she found in owning

the first two Bradfords had inspired Jean to add

others to her walls. This remarkable gem is a

masterful painting done in a luminous style that

evokes the romance of the sea and the feeling

of isolation that often accompanied the life of a

seaman in the 19th century.”

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Above: Coastal Scene, 1860. Below: Working through the Ice in Melville Bay, 1869-1870.

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We are grateful to those noted below for

their splendid donations

2012 Accession list

2012.1 One painting: ‘Sailing Illustrated’ book portrait, acrylic and ink on panel, by Roger Kizik, South Dartmouth, MA. 2008. In Honor of Frances Levin. Museum Purchase and Partial Gift of the Artist.

2012.2 Additions to the First Congregational Church of Fairhaven papers; 1 tote box plus 4 vols. of records. Ca. 1964-1984. First Congregational Church of Fairhaven.

2012.3 One painting: Wharfage, oil on linen, by Dora Atwater Millikin. 2011. Gift of the Artist.

2012.4 Two Large whale sedation darts and needles, built and designed by Paxarms, New Zealand; used and retrieved. Ca. 2011. Michael Moore.

2012.5 One lithograph: Le Navire Americain Le Sussex Capt. Pollard attaque par une baleine monstrueuse...1820, By Cyprien Charles Marie Nicolas Gaulon, France. Ca. 1825. Museum Purchase.

2012.6 Painting: Double portrait of Leander Plummer Jr. by Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951) and Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950), oil on two separate canvases laid side by side on board Paris, France. Ca. 1883-1885. Museum Purchase.

2012.7 Three cabinet cards: Horvitz family members; One photographic print of First National Bank with whaling outfitters on ground floor, New Bedford, MA; One book: There Goes Flukes, inscribed by William Tripp to Sam Horvitz. Brenda Marder.

2012.8 Two paintings: portraits of Francis Taber and Joseph Taber, Artist unidenti-fied, ca. 1820. Edgar C. Rust, III.

2012.9 One poem: “Behold! ye Whalers,” framed page from Nathaniel Ames’ Almanac, 1747. Museum Purchase.

2012.10 One manuscript: Crew disbursement book for the whaling bark Sunbeam of New Bedford, Thomas McKenzie, master, 1906-1908 with manuscript additions. Morgan Levine.

2012.11 Manuscripts: Daily living receipts for William J[ames] Rotch (1819-1893), a student at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1834 – 1838; Estate ac-counts and land auction documents, William Rotch, Jr., 1825-1834; leases and deeds relating to properties either bought or managed by William Rotch, Jr., 1830-1846. Mrs. William Rotch.

2012.12 Painting: “New Hampshire Scene,” oil on canvas, by Sanford Gifford (1823-1880). 3rd quarter 19th century. Mrs. Eliot S. Knowles.

2012.13 Photographic print of power boat Alma with Marriott Mellor driving, photographer unidentified, ca. 1915; Trophy, silver-plated, engraved on side “N.B.P.B. CLUB/SECOND PRIZE/WON BY/ALMA/JULY 10, 1915”, made by Pairpoint, New Bedford, 1915. Thelma M. Bettencourt.

2012.14 One Sperm Whale Tooth, engraved; ‘Old Hawaiian Fort Tooth,” (Ke-Kua-Nohu). REVERSE: separated initials (“A” and either “F” or “E”) OBVERSE:

engraved rectangular bordered scene of fort on left & a ship in right foreground. Flag identified as that of the Sandwich Islands flying over fort; ca. 1825-1850. Jack H.T. Chang, M.D., in Honor of Dr. Stuart M. Frank, Senior Curator.

2012.15 Document: Stock certificate for saltworks in Sal, Cape Verde. Letterpress on paper; attached coupons for stock; stamped marks, 1919. Carl Cruz.

2012.16 Tray, silver inscribed with family names to Cynthia Smith Cummings on her hundredth birthday, 1902. Lydia S. Lauderdale, Eliot Hallowell, Morris L. Hallowell and an anonymous donor.

2012.17 Pipe, hollow whale tooth and horn, probably Africa or Arabian peninsula, 1850-1900. Jack H.T. Chang, M.D..

2012.18 Water jug, cup and saucer, Beau Vista, Cape Verde. Reverend Antonio Leite.

2012.23 Photographic print: John Avery Parker House (built 1832-1834), photographer unidentified, late 19th century. Sidney L. Tynan.

2012.24 One painting: View at the foot of Spring Street, Fairhaven, Mass., by Lemuel D. Eldred (1845-1921), 1893. Museum Purchase.

2012.25 One wooden Hiram Wheaton & Sons soda case, with sperm whale motif; 10 Hiram Wheaton & Sons soda bottles (9 with sperm whale motifs), New Bedford, ca. 1920-1950. Andrew Jacobson.

2012.26 One painting: “The Calm Before a Coming Storm”, by William Allen Wall (1801-1885), ca. 1850. Bradley G. Kulman and Eve M. Kahn in Honor of Renée E. Kahn.

2012.27 One painting: “Three Sloops and a Schooner Yacht,” by William Bradford (1823-1892), 1858. Bequest of William O. Taylor.

2012.31 Collection: 70 toys, by The Ted Toy-lers, New Bedford, MA, ca. 1925-1930 (includes boxed pieces); 2 original Ted Toys catalogs; 10 full color broadside Ted-Toys advertisements in a binder; One New Bedford Bridge Co. ticket ledger, 1862-1866; framed set of ferry tickets, 1833; Will of Elisha Allen, 1797; candle stub, spermaceti. Anonymous.

2012.32 One Model Boat, Superstar sloop, built by donor as a 12-year old at Camp White Oak, Nonquitt, MA, 1950. Edward G. Lund, Jr.

2012.33 One bone fragment, mammalian, recovered by FV Celtic while fishing near Georges Bank. José Melo.

2012.34 One teaspoon, souvenir of New Bedford Hotel, ca. 1930. William W. Kenney.

2012.35 Collection: 16 mm projector, with Col. Green tag and Instructions

2012.19 Document: U.S. Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, “Certificate of Service” for Manuel J. Domingues, Philadelphia, PA, 1937. William do Carmo.

2012.20 One polar bear skin rug with head on modern fabric backing; bear taken by Captain Albert C. Sherman (1849-1914). Nina and Robert Hellman.

2012.21 Three paintings: portraits of Lawrence (1811-1893) & Rebecca Williams (1814-1893) Grinnell, by [?] Wilson; portrait of Capt. Richard Williams (1782-1845) by Charles Delin (1756-1818). Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence G. Knowles, Jr., and Family.

2012.22 Three photographic prints by Sebastian Lassalle: Lincoln Park, 1992; Factory by Railroad Tracks, New Bedford, 2000; Woods in North Dartmouth.

2012.28 Vessel with Dimple, stoneware, by Chris Gustin, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 2009. In Honor of Frances Levin. Museum Purchase and Partial Gift of the Artist.

2012.29 Manuscript map of plot plans, Westport, Massachusetts, drawn by Henry B. Worth based upon information preserved in the Benjamin Crane 18th Century Old Dartmouth property surveys; pine board carved with several 18th- and 19th-century vessel types; 2 paperweights, whale form, metal. Anne W. Baker Revocable Trust.

2012.30 One harpoon gun with ramrod, by Christopher C. Brand, Ledyard, Connecticut, after 1849. Herman W. Delano.

Manual; box containing eight (8) 16 mm films;Craig Projecto Viewer and one (1) 16mm film, all related to Colonel Edward H. R, Green. Marybeth McMahon.

2012.36 34 fish sculptures, stoneware, by Nancy Train Smith. Museum Purchase.

2012.37 Document: typescript letter dated 11/08/1933 on stationery of The New Bedford Hotel, New Bedford, Mass. Stephen Lauber.

2012.38 Collection: templates, parts & papers related to Camp White Oak model boat project, ca. 1945-1960. Daniel, Robert and John Strohmeier.

2012.39 One photographic print: Swedish bark Andriette at the wharf in New Bedford, 1877. Richard Donnelly.

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Whaling and seaborne trade were ever at the core of New Bedford’s prosper-

ity, and its flourishing harbor remained the focus and epicenter of the city’s

many commercial and manufacturing activities. The harbor was also a major

focus of an extraordinarily productive local “school” of artists who flourished

on both sides of the Acushnet River and included some of America’s most

distinguished marine painters, among them German-born Albert Bierstadt,

Dutch-born Albert Van Beest, native sons William Bradford, R. Swain Gifford,

and L.D. Eldred, the versatile landscape painter and portraitist William Allen

Wall, and such other local lights as Charles H. Gifford, Dwight W. Tryon, Clem-

ent Nye Swift, Clifford Warren Ashley, and Francisco Rapoza. The Museum is

fortunate to have assembled during the 110-plus years of its existence a splen-

did array of paintings and drawings by these artists from New Bedford and

Fairhaven, enabling us to exhibit a broad selection of views of the harbor — the

harbor that made the city’s fortunes, providing the prosperity that effectively

fueled the artists’ careers as it did the local industries, resulting an enduring

legacy for future generations.

harbor views now openImages of New Bedford and Fairhaven from the Permanent Collection

2012 Accession list2012.40 One book: United States Frigate Constitution with Data for Model Builders (Washington, D.C., 1932); two sets of drawings and templates cut from cardboard for making a model of Charles W. Morgan, used by Chester Eldred of Fairhaven, MA. Edmond F. Tavares in Memory of Gordon and Florence Eldred.

2012.41 Two photographic prints of Morris Sederholm, Jacob Horvitz and five other men in front of a clapboard wall; photographic print of 5 men on a pilot boat, Morris Sederholm at mast; photographic print of whaling captains aboard Charles W. Morgan; Invoice from “The Whaling Outfitters.” The Sederholm Family.

2012.42 One walrus tusk, sliced in half longitudinally, carved on one side with Chukchi images of men with domesticated animal (pulling sleds) and wild animals. Richard C. Kugler.

2012.48 One blueprint: plan & arrangement for a sailing vessel (1/2”-1’ scale) by William H. Hand, Jr., N.A., New Bedford, Mass., December 23, 1919. Dave White.

2012.49 Manuscripts: Two letters (dated New Bedford, 11/09/1844 and 01/13/1848), related to whaling; one receipt for $1500.00 from the Merchants Bank, New Bedford, dated 07/30/1850. Dr. & Mrs. Mel B. Yoken.

2012.50 Digital photograph: “‘Whale’ Boulder River WA,” image of log shaped like a whale’s head, by Monty VanderBilt, Seattle. WA, 2012. Monty VanderBilt.

2012.51 One place mat: The New Bedford Hotel, Jolly Whaler - Spouter Inn, New Bedford, Massachusetts, paper, 1950-1969. Frances Levin.

2012.52 Manuscripts: records of the New Bedford Chamber of Commerce, ca. 1915-1980. New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce.

2012.53 Manuscripts: Captain William Claghorn (1733-1793)’s maritime docu-ments and correspondence from the 1780s, several dated “Bedford in Dartmouth.” Margo Locke.

2012.54 Three photographic prints: portrait of Jonathan Capen Hawes and two portraits of Frederic Blake Hawes, by George F. Parlow, New Bedford, Massachusetts; one carte-de-visite of Addie Hawes, by Bierstadt Brothers, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Anne G. Cann

2012.55 One engraving: Mrs. Stanhope, by Charles Theodosius Heath (1785-1848), after an oil painting by Simon Jacques Rochard (1788-1792); one magazine: Harper’s Weekly (vol. VI, no. 267), February 8, 1862. Jack H. T. Chang, M.D.

2012.56 Manuscripts: Prescott family papers and photographs; deed signed by John Russell, Dartmouth, 1714; account book of George Blake, pharmacist, New Bedford, 1900-1908; One book: William C.N. Swift genealogy. Gift of Llewellyn Howland, III.

2012.57 Manuscripts: 7 crew disbursement documents for the 1899 packet voyage of the bark Swallow of New Bedford; logbook for the bark Swallow of New Bedford, Hendrick Morse, master, 1899-1900, packet voyage to Cape Verde; three miscellaneous documents including one typescript letter and 2 receipts. Richard E. Donnelly.

2012.58 Manuscripts: journal kept by Will Shaw (1825-?) on board Equator of New Bedford, 1843-1844, together with transcription made by Susan Shaw Anderson. Descendants of Ward Shaw.

2012.59 One painting: portrait of of Captain Weston Howland, circa 1835-40. Bequest of Weston Howland, Jr.

2012.60 Manuscripts: 8 autograph letters from William Bradford, 1866-1877. Museum Purchase.

2012.61 Manuscripts: genealogical record in a journal book of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, families, entries dated ca. 1858-ca. 1930. Museum Purchase.

2012.62 Charts: Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres, The Atlantic Neptune, 1777-1783, owned by William Rotch, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Mrs. William Rotch.

2012.63 One Painting: Woman Digging at Place of Discovery of Cape Verde, by Maurice Costa. 21st Century. Maurice Costa.

2012.64 Three photographic prints: portraits of Joaquim Almeida, by Ron Barboza. Museum Purchase.

2012.65 Two coins recovered from underwater archaeology sites in Cape Verde. Government of Cape Verde.

2012.66 One clown crib toy, by The Ted Toy-lers, New Bedford, MA, ca. 1925-1930; Three pieces of currency from New Bedford banks (1856, 1903, 1929); One luggage tag, brass, used by New Bedford & Taunton Railroad, 1839-1873. Anonymous.

2012.43 One baleen riding crop. Peter Gammarano, Jr.

2012.44 One stereograph: Interior of a Sail Loft, by T.E.M. White, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Museum Purchase.

2012.45 One photographic print: “Government Buildings and Opera House,” Honolulu, Hawaii, by J. Gonsalves, ca. 1880. Janet B. Keeler.

2012.46 Photographic print: Lemuel Ames & the Whale Bone, image of elderly man with beard and glasses in formal dress standing with large whalebone. Stephen Borkowski in honor of Matthew Benedict.

2012.47 Five cartes-de-visite of Jonathan Capen Hawes, his first name Jerusha Blake and their children, 1860s. Anne G. Cann.

The Museum welcomes Artists in Residence, Zaria Forman and Lisa Lebofsky.

In August 2012, Zaria led and Lisa participated in Chasing the Light, an arctic art ex-

pedition up the North West Coast of Greenland. It was the second expedition to this

area with a mission to create art inspired by the dramatic geography. The first was in

1869 aboard the Panther, led by the American painter William Bradford (the subject

of the current NBWM exhibition Arctic Visions). Zaria’s mother, Rena Bass Forman,

had conceived the idea for the voyage, but sadly did not live to see it through. During

the months of her illness her dedication to the expedition never wavered, and Zaria

promised to carry out her mother’s final journey to honor her.

artists in residence

Zaria Forman (above)

Zaria’s enthusiasm for drawing began early in her childhood, when she and her family trav-

eled to some of the world’s most remote landscapes; the subject of her mother’s fine art pho-

tography. A Cum laude graduate in Studio Arts from Skidmore College, Zaria has exhibited

extensively at galleries and venues throughout the United States and overseas.

Lisa Lebofsky (below)

Lisa’s paintings on aluminum explore the limitless capacity of the mind when it engages with

nature. She holds a BFA in metals from SUNY New Paltz, and an MFA in painting from the

New York Academy of Art. Her work is in private collections, and has been exhibited in solo

and group shows both nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of several awards

and residencies including the Prince of Wales travel grant to the Château de Balleroy, France

(2005) and the Terra Nova National Park Artist in Residence (2010).

William Allen Wall. New Bedford from Fairhaven. Oil on canvas, circa 1848.

Mary Jean Blasdale, Chair

Constance Bacon

Nathaniel J. Bickford

Carl J. Cruz

Llewellyn Howland, III

Keith W. Kauppila

Frances F. Levin

Steven Lubar

Barbara Moss

Celeste Penney

Frances D. Ricketson

Roger Servison

Robert Smith

Bruce Wilburn

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THURSDAY, JUNE 6

Day of Portugal 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.Dia de Portugal weekend festivities kick off at the Whaling Museum when guests arrive in proces-sion along William Street following the 6:00 p.m. flag raising ceremonies of the flag of Portugal at City Hall Square.

At 7:00 p.m., the public is invited to attend performances on the Museum Plaza featuring the New Bedford High Marching Band and the Folkloric Group of the Portuguese Official School of Casa da Saudade (Escola Oficial Portuguesa). The troop “Ilhas de Bruma” will also perform.

On exhibit in the Jacobs Family Gallery: Photographs of Portuguese Feasts, from the collection of Dr. Steven Cabral.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7Culture*Park Staged Play Reading 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Local theatre and performance arts collaborative Culture * Park will perform a reading of the play Bump

THURSDAY, JUNE 13 AHA Night Portraits of a Port 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Dock Walk Have you ever wondered about the difference between a dragger and a scalloper? Join us for a walking tour of the working waterfront led by industry experts. Learn about the shoreside businesses, workboats, and historic landmarks that are part of our port. The 45 minute tour will depart from the Museum Plaza.

8:00 p.m. Lecture in the Cook Memorial Theater Did you know there was once an effort to build condos on Steamship Pier? In 1978, the Mas-sachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management classified portions of the waterfront in New Bedford as a Designated Port Area (DPA) under a program to preserve and promote maritime industry. Find out how and why New Bedford became a designated port, what that means, and what lies in store for our working waterfront in the years to come. Fishing industry veterans, John Linehan and Rodney Avila, and Port Direc-tor, Jeffery Stieb will share perspectives on the past, present, and future of the port.

This event is part of the Working Waterfront Festival’s Porthole Series.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20Anniversary celebration of “The Whaleman Statue” 11:00 a.m. New Bedford Public Library

traditional, and Celtic folk music to New Bedford, while providing a fun, affordable weekend for the entire family

Admission to the Museum is $4.00 for Folk Festival wrist band wearers. Otherwise, admis-sion is Buy One, Get One (BOGO) free.

Buy your Folk Festival Wrist Band at the Museum in advance:

$13 for museum members$15 for non-members

THURSDAY, JULY 11 AHA! Kids Rule5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Museum galleries open FREE to the public.

SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2013Members’ Trip: Charles W. Morgan Launch, Mystic Seaport 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. See page 27 for more details.

SATURDAY, JULY 27Herman Melville Family Day 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Join us in celebration of Moby Dick author Herman Melville’s birthday. There will be crafts, children’s activities, and birthday cake. This event is ideal for families with children under 12.

s u m m e r 2 0 1 3 SATURDAY, AUGUST 3Over the Top Please see page 29 for more information on the Museum’s annual summer gala.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 AHA! Night: Dancing in the Street5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Museum galleries open FREE to the Public 7:00 p.m. Commercial fishing is the country’s most dangerous occupation. Join us for an evening focused on Safety at Sea. Hear stories of close calls, watch a survival suit race, and learn about efforts to keep our fishermen safe.

This event is part of the Working Waterfront Festival’s Porthole Series.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Free Fun Friday

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Museum will open to the public for FREE all day. There will be children’s activities on the plaza and demonstrations and hands-on activities throughout the Museum. Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 87th International Azorean Whaleboat RegattaSee page 16 for more details.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Working Waterfront FestivalJoin us in America’s largest commercial fishing port to learn about the men and women who harvest the North Atlantic. Walk the decks of a scalloper, dine on fresh seafood, see fisher-men’s contests, and watch cooking demonstra-tions. Museum admission is Buy One, Get One (BOGO) for the weekend.

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THURSDAY, JULY 4 Celebrate the 4th with the Mac Odom Band 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Bring the whole family and join the Whaling Mu-seum for a fabulous Independence Day concert on the Museum’s Plaza, preceding the City’s fireworks display. Music by the Mac Odom Band. Family Fun and Craft Activities all afternoon on the plaza. Presented by Fiber Optic Center and Whaling City Sound. Sponsored by Hampton Inn New Bedford/Fairhaven.

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“Children, these are the skeletons of Yankee whalemen. Notice how they are not designed to swim well. Also notice they have ribsand flipper bones like ours.”

“ Children, these are the skeletons of Yankee whalemen. Notice how they are not designed to swim well. Also notice they have ribs and flipper bones like ours.”

All activities in the Jacobs Family Gallery are FREE. Children must be accompanied by an adult

MONDAY - FRIDAY, JULY 8 – AUGUST 23Highlights Tour 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.Join a docent for a 45-60 minute highlights tour of the Museum. Tours leave from front desk. Tours are free with admission. Regular admission rates apply.

TUESDAY – FRIDAY, JULY 9 – AUGUST 23 Crafts and Activities10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Learn how to throw a harpoon with our family-friendly harpoon toss activity; create your own scrimshaw using soap and shoe polish; discover the different cultures the whalemen encountered on their global voyages, and much more!

EVERY FRIDAY JULY 12 – AUGUST 23All Aboard the Lagoda10:00 – 11:00 a.m.Come to the Museum on Fridays to dress as your favorite crewmember and take an imagi-nary whaling voyage on the Lagoda! Experience the chase, learn the ropes, encounter foreign cultures and learn about Whaling in New Bed-ford through role playing! Free with Museum admission.

THURSDAY, JULY 30Lunchtime Story Time1:00 – 2:00 p.m.Listen to children’s stories written and read by our high school apprentices and participate in a related craft activity. FREE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6Lunchtime Story Time1:00 – 2:00 p.m.Listen to children’s stories written and read by our high school apprentices and participate in a related craft activity. FREE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13Lunchtime Story Time1:00 – 2:00 p.m.Listen to children’s stories written and read by our high school apprentices and participate in a related craft activity. FREE

FRIDAY, JULY 5 Cape Verdean Cultural Celebration 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Celebrate Cape Verdean Independence Day at the Whaling Museum with musical performances, Cape Verdean cuisine, and a display of artwork by Cape Verdeans and Cape Verdean-Americans.

SATURDAY, JULY 6 & SUNDAY, JULY 7 New Bedford Folk Festival Formerly Summerfest, the New Bedford Folk Festival brings the best contemporary,

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Thursday, September 5th 7 pm “The Sea of the Azores,” a lecture by Filipe Mora Porteiro, Director, Observatório do Mar dos Açores

Friday, September 6th10 am Men and Women’s Rowing Competitions

Saturday, September 7th9 am Men and Women’s Sailing Competitions

Sunday, September 8th9 am Azorean vs. Yankee Sailing and Rowing Competitions

5 pm Evening Awards Ceremony at the Whaling Museum (ticketed event)

schedule of eventsThe International Whaleboat Regatta is the highlight of the year for the

Azorean Maritime Heritage Society (AMHS). Based at the Museum, the AMHS

“promote[s] culture and whaling heritage by raising awareness and pride within

New England’s Azorean-American community and recognizing the rich maritime

heritage commonly shared for more than 150 years between New Bedford and

the Azores.” The Regatta, which began in 2004, is the fullest expression of the

Society’s mission.

The Regatta alternates between New Bedford and the Azores, and brings to-

gether teams and spectators from throughout both regions. This year’s festivi-

ties include a historic meeting between Azorean and Yankee Beetle whaleboats,

being built for the Charles W. Morgan’s triumphant return to New Bedford in July,

2014, competing in both sailing and rowing. Be sure to mark your calendar and

join us for an exciting weekend on the water!

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7th annual international

september 5th – 8th new bedford, massachusetts

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Cetaceans are a source of amazement and inspiration. They are the subjects of innumerable works of art, documentaries about them are popular televi-sion viewing, and according to a 2009 study by the International Fund for Ani-mal Welfare, curiosity seekers spent $2.1 billion globally on whale watch tours. Dozens of organizations around the planet work to protect whales, dolphins, and porpoises, supported by millions of dollars in donations and grants.

Starting with a discovery made by University of Hawaii’s Craig Smith in 1987, we’re learning that whales are also an amazing ecosystem unto them-selves once they’ve died and sunk to the ocean floor. These areas, known as “whale falls,” become home to some unusual (others would say “ugly”) organisms, many of which live only in these microhabitats.

Whale fall experts typically describe life in these areas as occurring in three stages1:

1. Mobile scavengers, such as hagfish, crabs, deep sea sharks and amphipods who spend months eating the soft tissue.

2. Enrichment-opportunists such as polychaete worms (in incredible den-sities), crustaceans and mollusks who remove many of the surface oils and easily digested organic bits. While this is happening, sulfur-reducing bacteria continue to remove oils from the bones and create chemicals that start chemosynthetic communities. These microbes become the basis for a different kind of marine food web. Unlike photosynthesis, this creation of chemical energy doesn’t require sunlight.

3. Sulphur-loving communities, which survive strictly by living off of the chemical energy created by the bacteria mentioned in stage 2. Despite their distance from the ocean surface and isolation from other obvious habitats

and sources of life, these communities can be incredibly diverse. One of the whale falls studied by MBARI had 190 different species of sulphur-loving organism living in it. These organisms may spend 50 years or more obtain-ing energy from one skeleton.

As new whale falls are found, new species are discovered. In 2004, there were four known species of Osedax (bone devourer) worm. These mouth-less worms set roots into the bone and extract nutrients as they grow. Now, according to British researcher Nicholas Higgs, there are at least twenty known in the waters of California. Many others exist globally. The first whale fall in the Antarctic, a minke, was discovered in 2012 in 4700 feet of water2. Nine new organisms, including another species of Osedax were discovered on that skeleton.

For centuries we knew what the value of a whale was once it was processed into a variety of products. Now, as we focus on their biology and ecology, we are developing a much clearer picture of the worth of these animals to our global ocean. Sometimes, that image isn’t pretty. But, as the details get filled in it becomes clearer every day that whales play a critical role, both alive and dead, in the ocean ecosystem. Removing them from the oceans, as indus-trial whaling did so well in the 1900s, alters that ecosystem.

1. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), News, 2002

2. Deep Sea Research II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 2013

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This photomontage shows a “whale fall” about 3000 meters below the ocean surface in Monterey Canyon, as it appeared in February 2002, soon after its discovery by researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Note the large numbers of red Osedax worms carpeting its body. The small pink animals in the foreground are scavenging sea cucumbers. Credit: (c) 2002 MBARI

Onésimo Almeida

Thomas M. Alves

Manuel Branco

Tony Cabral

Jose Castelo

Mark Cruz

Tony Cruz

Jim DeMello

Armand Fernandes

Steve Ferreira

Graça Fonseca

Fernando Garcia

Manuel Goulart

Louise Medeiros

Arthur Moniz

Jennifer Nersesian

Rita Pacheco

Alda Petitti

John C. Pinheiro

Victor Pinheiro

Victor Rebello

Brian Rothschild

Jose Soares

Frank F. Sousa

Portuguese Advisory Committee

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By ROBERT C. ROCHA, JR., SCIENCE DIRECTOR

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2012-2013 exhibitions

Celebrating Generosity: Gifts from the ESK Collection

Téjela: Weaving Stories, Weaving Lives

Seven Continents, Seven Seas

Among the Waves and Amid the Vortex: Paintings by Jason Hancock

Sitting in New Bedford – A Light Look at People and Things from the City

Heroes in Bronze

Dora Atwater Millikin Working Waterfront: A Portrait of New Bedford Harbor Today

John Stobart, Maritime Painter – a Retrospective

A Man and His Journey

A Harbor for Painting: American Landscape & Seascape Paintings

Arctic Visions: “Away then Floats the Ice-Island”

Following the Panther: Arctic Photographs of Rena Bass Forman

The Art of the Ship Model

Glass from the City of Light

“Go a-whaling I must and I would”: Life Aboard a New Bedford Whaling Vessel

A Voyage Around the World: Cultures Abroad, Cultures at Home

Scrimshaw: Shipboard Art of the Whalers

Cuffe Kitchen and Park

Cape Verdean Maritime Exhibit

Azorean Whaleman Gallery

The Hunt for Knowledge

The Lagoda – The Largest Ship Model in Existence

In the Unequal Cross-Lights

From Pursuit to Preservation

Harpoons and Whalecraft

New Bedford Art Glass

Signifying the Whale

Regional public schools from Rhode Island to Greater Boston and all of Old Dartmouth are ongoing partners in K-12 education with over 12,000 students visiting the Museum for docent-led curriculum-based and standards-based tours. School children in the Old Dartmouth region visited free of charge thanks to endowed support.

The Azorean Maritime Heritage Society, headquartered at the Museum, promotes the Azorean whaling legacy through activities, lectures, and regattas.

Bristol County Savings Bank, Eastern Fisheries, International Fund for Animal Welfare, New Bedford Museum of Glass, Rotch-Jones-Duff House, Buzzards Bay Coalition, National Park Service, Cuttyhunk Historical Association, artist Jason Hancock, and New York Yacht Club donated time to lead discussions and activities in their specialty areas for the high school apprentices.

Faculty from Bridgewater State University, Brown University, University of Massachu-setts-Dartmouth (UMD), UMD School for Marine Science and Technology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Paul Cuffe Charter School shared their expertise with our high school apprentices.

Chipaway Stables allowed the Museum to bury the skeletons of two dolphins in a large compost area on their property.

Ongoing free admission is provided for Bristol Community College and UMass-Dartmouth students.

Ongoing partnerships with the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts.

Colleagues at other museums frequently seek art and artifacts from the Museum’s collections for their own exhibitions. During 2012, the St. Botolph Club hosted the exhibi-tion, Nineteenth-Century Art Treasures from the New Bedford Whaling Museum, which featured 23 paintings as well as books and

artifacts; the exhibition was curated by Mor-gan Levine. The Museum loaned an oil portrait of Daniel Willcox Cory to the Fenimore Art Museum of Cooperstown, New York, for the exhibition, Artist and Visionary: William Matthew Prior Revealed, which later traveled to the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. Two early Dutch prints completed their run in exhibition Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art in suburban Chicago. The Board approved the loan of the Mappa Mundi by Matteo Ricci to the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston Col-lege and of William Bradford’s painting Caught in the Ice Floes to the Whatcom Museum of Bellingham, Washington for their exhibition, Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012; this exhibition will also travel to the El Paso Museum of Art in 2014.

Objects from the Museum’s Collection are also currently on exhibition at these museums and historic sites: the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, PA (candle mold); the Town of Fairhaven (two cannon); the New Bedford Fire Museum (195 items relating to firefighting in New Bedford); the Mattapoisett Historical Society (three ivory thread spools); the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitors Center (several items including the large ship model of a whaling Bark made by Edgar B. Hammond); the Rotch-Jones-Duff House Museum in New Bedford (15 examples of period furniture); and Projeto Baleia Franca, a whaling museum in Brazil (four harpoons and lances).

Culture Park performed Midnight on the Foc’s’le during the Moby-Dick Marathon and hosted a Short Plays Marathon in the Cook Theater.

Highlights from the collection were displayed at The Ellis Boston Antiques Show and the Newport Antiques Show, where over 5,000 visitors enjoyed the Museum’s temporary exhibits.

Teen interns and staff from Franklin Park Zoo, Woods Hole Science Aquarium and the Boston Museum of Science hosted the high school apprentices at their facilities and participated in activities hosted at the Museum by the apprentices.

Global Learning Charter Public School, Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, New Bedford High School and Fairhaven High School assisted in recruiting apprentices for the High School Apprentice Program.

The Melville Society Cultural Project partnership continues and includes participa-tion in the Moby Dick Marathon, support and guidance with family activities, lectures, exhibitions, ipod tours, and Museum Collections development and management.

Mystic Seaport is a partner in many endeav-ors, including housing the Russell-Purrington panorama and building a whaleboat to swing from the davits of the restored Charles W. Morgan.

The National Marine Educators Associa-tion provided logistical and educational re-source support for Museum science programs.

Outreach staff from New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation brought inflatable whales, engaging craft activities and interesting props for Right Whale Day during April vacation

Ongoing partnerships with the City of New Bedford and its agencies are highly valued.

The New Bedford Harbor Development Commission partnered to staff an informational booth at the Providence and New England Boat Shows.

The New Bedford Free Public Library Curator of Special Collections assisted with the research for Arctic Visions: Away than Floats the Ice Island and organized an exhibit of William Bradford paintings to open at the

New Bedford Art Museum in collaboration with the Arctic Visions exhibit. The NBFPL also assisted with the Crew List Database project.

Guest Curator Kirk Nelson, President and Executive Director at the New Bedford Museum of Glass, curated the Glass from the City of Light permanent glass exhibit.

The New Bedford Port Society provided the Seamen’s Bethel for the reading of Father Mapple’s sermon during the Moby-Dick Marathon in January and for the Memorial Service in May for deceased Board Members and Volunteers. The Port Society also assisted with the Crew List Database project.

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra cohosted the New Year’s Swingin’ Eve party at the Museum.

The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is an essential partner in all Museum endeavors.

The North Atlantic Right Whale Consor-tium hosted its annual meeting at which research findings, new technologies and management issues were presented and discussed.

Over 40 community organizations utilized the Jacobs Family Gallery and Cook Theater for free or at a steeply discounted price.

Museum Visitor Services provided discounted admission to the Rotch-Jones-Duff House with a combination ticket.

Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) and Rhode Island Audubon Society (RIAS) staff partnered to develop and distribute cur-riculum about the North Atlantic right whale.

The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center collaborated with Celebrity Series of Boston to bring humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris to New Bedford.

partnerships aboard and abound

Cape Verdean Advisory Committee

Patricia Andrade, Co-chair

Eugene Monteiro, Co-chair

Carlos Almeida

Candida Rose Baptista

Ron Barboza

Jacqueline Barros

Carl Cruz

Jack Livramento

Gunga Tavares

Cape Verdeank

Celebrate Cape Verdean Independence Day at the Whaling Museum! Bring the family to a celebration for all ages. Experience fine art from Cape Verdean and Cape Verdean-American artists, explore the tastes of Cape Verdean cuisine, and bring your dancing shoes because no Cape Verdean party is complete without music! FREE

independence day • july 5 • 4-8 pmk

Check off each exhibit that you visited. How many did you catch?

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a report from the Treasurer

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Financial results for 2012 were outstanding and for the 5th year in a row the Museum’s revenues exceeded its expenses. It was the 1st year with-out significant federal Department of Education funding. Due to a combination of new revenue sources, reduced expenses, and careful attention to cash-flow, the Museum’s ability to implement its mission continued unabated.

The year ended with:• $1.3millioncash,a$114thousandincreasefrom2011;• $7.6millionlong-terminvestments,a9%increase;• $400,000ofdebt,a$500,000decrease;• Continuedgrowthinnetassetsto$24million.

The annual audit was conducted and the auditor issued a “clean opin-ion.” In addition, the Museum was awarded the top rating for sound fiscal management from Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities.

Over the past few years, the Board of Trustees has prioritized debt reduction and endowment growth as a means of enhancing the future financial strength of the organization. We are delighted to report:

• Thelast$400,000ofdebtwaspaidoffonMay2nd.TheMuseum is now “debt free” and still has $980 thousand of cash after paying off the debt;• Longterminvestmentshavedoubledfrom2008to$7.6million.

For 2013, management has put in place a balanced operating plan that endeavors to:• GrowMuseumprogramsandexhibits;• Seeknewsourcesoffinancialsupport;• Identifyoperatingefficiencies;• Begintheprocessofconsolidatingmuseumoperationsontoa single campus.

In summary, the Museum is financially stronger than it has been for a decade, and is poised for future growth. The management, staff and volunteers are to be congratulated for their effort and dedication. Museum donors are to be especially thanked for their generous and stalwart support.

Joe McDonough, Treasurer

balance sheet statement of activities 2012 operating income

2012 operating expenses

Allan Smith, C.P.A., has audited the financial information. The firm has expressed an unqualified opinion that the financial statements have been prepared to conform with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position of the Museum as of the end of fiscal year 2012. The Museum complies with all significant accounting and reporting standards for not-for-profit institutions as determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB 116, 117, 124, 136). A complete copy of the Museum’s audited financial statements is available to interested parties.

Finance Committee

Joseph E. McDonough, Chair

Lawrence Huntington

Jeffrey L. Raymon

Calvin Siegal

Hardwick Simmons

Carol Taylor

Gurdon B. Wattles

Audit Committee

David N. Kelley, Jr., Chair

Joseph E. McDonough

Jeffrey L. Raymon

Hardwick Simmons

Harvey J. Wolkoff

Investment Committee

Hardwick Simmons, Chair

Joseph McDonough

Arthur Parker

Steven Spiegel

Harvey J. Wolkoff

David Wyss

Other earned income

Museum store

Admissions

Grants and restricted support

Membership, programs and unrestricted support

Development Museum store

Management and general

Education and scholarship

Collections and exhibitions

10%

7%

12%

31%

40%

9%

8%

24%

19%

40%

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list of Donors

AnonymousHope Atkinson Robert Austin Elizabeth H. & Edward C. Brainard II John W. Braitmayer Sally Bullard Elsie & Norbert P. Fraga, D.M.D. Berna & Joseph Heyman, M.D. Johanna & Frederic Hood Mary B. & Peter G. Huidekoper William N. Keene & Sons Patricia P. & Robert A. Lawrence

Albert E. Lees III Elizabeth & J. Greer McBratney Peter H. McCormick Laura E. McLeod Arthur H. Parker Rev. Diana W. & Daniel A. Phillips Polly Duff Phipps Judith Westlund RosbeIrving Coleman Rubin Louis M. Rusitzky Jane P. RyderRoberta H. Sawyer

Sandra & Roderick Turner E. Andrew Wilde, Jr.

In MemoriamRuth S. AtkinsonSylvia Thomas Baird Robert O. Boardman Kay & John C. Bullard, M.D.Leland CarleJoan & Ed Hicks Margaret C. Howland Betty Knowles

Margaret P. Lissak Louise A. Melling Patricia Nottage Gratia Rinehart Montgomery Craig A.C. Reynolds Louis O. St. Aubin, Jr. Josephine Ashley Thayer Suzanne Underwood Elinor & Thomas C. Weaver Edward H. Wing, Jr.

the bourne societyThe Bourne Society permanently honors those who have included the Old Dartmouth Historical Society – New Bedford Whaling Museum in their wills or other estate plans.

Anonymous, 6 DonorsCommunity Foundation of SE MA - Acushnet Foundation FundLisa Schmid Alvord & Joel B. AlvordElizabeth W. Morse & Robert L. AustinBabbitt Steam Specialty Co.Karen C. & John I. Babbitt, Jr.Edward Livingston Baker TrustDeborah A. & Benjamin B. BakerBank of AmericaThe Howard Bayne FundNancy & John W. BraitmayerMary R. BullardCity of New BedfordHenry H. Crapo Charitable FundJessie Ball duPont FundHelen E. Ellis Charitable FundMarilyn & David Ferkinhoff

Barbara & Paul J. FerriFidelity FoundationKenneth T. & Mildred S. Gammons Charitable FoundationTally & John N. Garfield, Jr.Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable FoundationLucile P. & William C.S. HicksJohanna S. & Frederic C. Hood Mary B. & Peter G. HuidekoperInstitute of Museum & Library ServicesIsland FoundationCommunity Foundation of SE MA - Jacobs Family Donor FundJoan K. & Irwin M. JacobsDarlene L. & Gerald R. Jordan, Jr.Mary M. & Keith W. KauppilaElizabeth T. & Morris W. KelloggThe Kresge Foundation

Ladera FoundationPatricia P. & Robert A. LawrenceAlbert E. Lees III – Lees MarketMarguerite & H. F. LenfestFrances & Clinton LevinD. Lloyd MacdonaldLeigh & Jean F. Mason IIIMassachusetts Cultural CouncilMassachusetts Department of Economic DevelopmentElizabeth I. & J. Greer McBratney, M.D.Katharine E. & Albert W. MerckBarbara & Howard MillerMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal Caroline & George B. Mock IIIFaith & Richard L. MorningstarNational Endowment for the HumanitiesNew Bedford Whaling National Historical ParkThe New York Community Trust – Wattles Family Charitable TrustNye Lubricants

Carolyn B. & Arthur H. ParkerCeleste & Jack PenneyEdgenie H. & Donald S. RiceWilliam E. Schrafft & Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable TrustFrima G. & Gilbert L. ShapiroSue D. & Calvin SiegalSloan & Hardwick Simmons Dola Hamilton Stemberg The Robert F. Stoico / FIRSTFED Charitable FoundationSandra & Roderick H. Turner, M.D.U.S. Department of EducationJane O. and Capt. Robert G. Walker, USNKathleen K. & Gurdon B. WattlesAnne B. WebbElizabeth H. & Sidney* J. Weinberg, Jr.Janet P. & Dean WhitlaKaren & Bruce Wilburn E. Andrew Wilde, Jr.The William M. Wood Foundation

the lagoda societyThe Lagoda Society honors the Museum’s most generous and loyal supporters, recognizing donors with cumulative giving of $100,000 or more.

$100,000 - $199,999Joan K. & Irwin M. JacobsThe Estate of Betty K. KnowlesKathleen K. & Gurdon B. Wattles Karen & Bruce Wilburn

$25,000 - $99,999 Anonymous, 2 Donors Karen C. & John I. Babbitt, Jr.Mr. James Bevilacqua & Ms. Constance Bacon

Nancy & John W. BraitmayerEdward Livingston Baker Trust Estate of Craig A.C. Reynolds Barbara & Paul J. FerriLucile P. & William C.S. HicksElizabeth T. & Morris W. KelloggCynthia & Peter R. Kellogg Marguerite & H. F. LenfestCaroline & George B. Mock III

Anne B. Webb Elizabeth H. Weinberg

$10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous, 2 Donors Christina A. & Charles E BascomCheryl & Richard M. BresslerEstate of Robert O. Boardman Patricia A. & Armand FernandesTally & John N. Garfield, Jr.Caroline & Lawrence HuntingtonDarlene L. & Gerald R. Jordan, Jr.Mary M. & Keith W. Kauppila

D. Lloyd MacdonaldHolly & Joseph E. McDonoughFaith & Ambassador Richard L. MorningstarEdgenie H. & Donald S. RiceRose-Marie & William S. ShanahanSloan & Hardwick SimmonsAnn & John Webster, Jr.Susan & Harvey Wolkoff

$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous, 2 Donors Pamela A. & Joseph M. BarryJewelle W. & Nathaniel J. Bickford

the cupola societyThe Cupola Society recognizes the Museum’s most generous annual individual support-ers. Members of this society sustain the Museum with contributions of $1,000 or more.

Susan & Hans BrenninkmeyerBess & James Hughes Victoria & David D. CrollMarilyn & David FerkinhoffNelson S. GiffordBarbara Moss & Timothy G. HaydockJohanna S. & Frederic C. HoodJessie W. & Llewellyn Howland IIIBess & James HughesMillicent K. HurleyMarsha & David N. Kelley IIPatricia P. & Robert A. LawrenceFrances & Clinton LevinHelga & C. W. Nichols IIISue D. & Calvin SiegalFreddie & Howard H. StevensonJanet P. & Dean Whitla

$2,500 - $4,999 Lisa Schmid Alvord & Joel AlvordDavid A. BarrettMary Jean & R. William Blasdale Mary R. BullardA. Christine & Phillip BurgessLiddy & Thomas G. DavisJames Dixon Michael DuryArline & Roy Enoksen

Lisa & Richard D. FrisbieMarianna C. & Edward M. Howland IIPatricia A. JaysonMona & Robert KetchamBeth & Carmine MartignettiCeleste & Jack PenneyEmily & John C. PinheiroLouise C. Reimer JoAnne L. & Louis M. RusitzkyMaryellen S. & Norman J. ShachoyBarbara K. & Thomas H. SlaightSally C. Taylor

$1,000 - $2,499Anne T. AlmyPatricia & Alexander AltschullerPatricia L. Andrade, M.D.Angelika & Francis AnginoPaulina R. & Henry M. ArrudaSally Fallon & Richard I. Arthur Deborah A. & Benjamin B. BakerJane & David BarkerRussell S. BeedeRomayne & John R. BockstoceSally & Larry BrownellCynthia & Truman CasnerJack H.T. Chang, M.D.Christine & Eric Cody

Loretto & Dwight CraneCynthia & Douglas CrockerKaren & Augusto daSilvaJames G. DeMelloCarolina Africano & Craig DutraRuth & Lincoln EkstromJean & Ford ElsaesserNancy & Richard ForbesPeter FrancisWilliam GiudiceSarah H. GodfreyMarjorie & Nicholas GrevilleSusan & Gary GrosartAnne & Jerry HellerPolly & Prentiss C. HigginsDenise & Charles HixonSarah JacksonPriscilla T. & William T. KennedyWilliam W. KenneyRosemary F. KotkowskiMr. and Mrs. Robert A. KuglerEdith R. Lauderdale, Jr.George LewisJudith N. & Edward G. Lund, Jr.Kevin D. MacNeilParke MaddenPamela R. Donnelly & Tim MahoneyElizabeth I. & J. Greer McBratneyFair Alice & Peter H. McCormickLaura E. McLeod

Katharine & Albert MerckG. & Edward W. MerrillElise & George MockLinda & Edward OwensCarolyn B. & Arthur H. ParkerAlice Rice & Mark PerkinsAlda M. PetittiMaria & Victor PinheiroJohn P. PreeceRuth & Jeffrey RaymonJohn Sherburne ReidyDeborah C. RobbinsFrima G. & Gilbert L. ShapiroWilliam ShippBonnie & Louis SilversteinPeter A. SilviaJanice & John SmythGenevieve & Steven SpiegelJudith & Robert SternsJoanna SturmMartha & Bernard TaradashM.E. Malone & Stephen E. TaylorWilliam VareikaLyman B. Waterman, Jr.Eileen Waxler Robin & H. St. John WebbElizabeth A. Martin & Martin M. Wood Grace & David A. Wyss

the cupola society continued

$100,000+Community Foundation of SE MA - Jacobs Family Donor Fund

Jessie Ball duPont Fund

The New York Community Trust – Wattles Family Charitable Trust Fund

$50,000 - $99,999Island Foundation

The Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation

The William M. Wood Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999Anonymous, 1 Donor

Babbitt Steam Specialty Co.

Community Foundation of SE MA - Acushnet Foundation Fund

Ferri Family Foundation of the Fidelity Charitable Fund

The Howard Bayne Fund

Kenneth T. & Mildred S. Gammons Charitable Foundation

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

Nye Lubricants

Renaissance Charitable Foundation – James Bevilacqua and Constance Bacon

Stockman Family Foundation Trust

William E. Schrafft & Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust

$10,000 - $19,999Anonymous, 1 Donor

The Ajax Foundation

City of New Bedford

Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation

The Gerald R. Jordan Foundation

J.C. Kellogg Foundation

Ladera Foundation

Mass Humanities

Monsweag Foundation

Sovereign - Santander Bank

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program – Cile & Bill Hicks Fund

Welch & Forbes LLC

$5,000 - $9,999Anonymous, 1 Donor

BayCoast Bank

Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation

CliftonLarsonAllen

Community Foundation of SE MA - Jim and Bess Hughes Fund

The Croll Foundation

Helen E. Ellis Charitable Fund

Highland Street Foundation

Joseph Barry Co. Charitable Fund of the Fidelity Fund

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Matouk Textile Works

Nichols Foundation

Northeast Auctions

Rockland Trust

$2,500 - $4,999Acushnet Company

BankFive

The Boston Foundation

Boston Marine Society

Burgess Properties

C. E. Beckman Co.

Cruise Holidays of Lakeville

Eastern Fisheries, Inc.

Empire Loan

Frisbie Family Foundation

Horizon Beverage

Market Basket Demoulas Foundation

Mt. Vernon Group Architects

New Bedford Medical Associates

Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers

STD Med

Stevenson Family Charitable Trust

Sylvia Group of Insurance Agencies

United Way of Greater New Bedford

$1,000 - $2,499A.D. Makepeace Foundation

Allan Smith CPA

Clean Rentals Inc. Charitable Fund of the Fidelity Fund

The Clowes Fund

Enable Hope Foundation

Fiber Optic Center

Hampton Inn New Bedford/Fairhaven

Norweb Foundation

James O. Robbins Family Charitable Lead Annuity Trust

Frima & Gilbert Shapiro Charitable Fund of the Fidelity Fund

Schwab Charitable Trust - Edward and Judith Lund

Shuster Corporation

William Vareika Fine Arts

William W. Hall Marital Trust

Whaling City Sound

WJFD-FM

$500 - $999American Research & Management Co.

Century House, Inc.

Club Madeirense S.S. Sacramento

Community Foundation of SE MA - Louis Silverstein Family Fund

Cornell Dubilier Electronics

Descendants of Whaling Masters

The Esposito & Redel Family Fund of the Fidelity Fund

Fine Catering by Russell Morin

GE Foundation

Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School

Harbor Oaks Foundation

Howland & Company

Imtra Corporation

John & Jennifer Brindisi Charitable Fund of the Fidelity Fund

The Ludes Family Foundation

Norweb Foundation

Paul Madden Antiques

Poyant Signs, Inc.

The Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts –

New Bedford Chapter

Purchase Street Ventures

Roger King Fine Arts

United Way of RI

$250 - $499Bridgewater Public Library

Brownell Library

Budlong Appraisal

Burke & Lamb PC

Clifton & Margaret-Ann Rice Fund of the Fidelity Fund

Dartmouth Public Libraries

Dennis Public Library

East Providence Public Library

Elizabeth Taber Library

Falmouth Public Library

Friends of the Berkley Public Library

Friends of the Eldredge Public Library

Friends of Fall River Public Library

George Hail Library

Hiller Printing

Jamestown Philomenian Library

Kristin & Roger Servison Charitable Fund of the Fidelity Fund

Luzo Auto Center

Marston Mills Public Library

Mattapoisett Free Public Library

Millicent Library

New Bedford Free Public Library

Newport Public Library

NSTAR

Raynham Public Library

R & W Rope Warehouse

Sandwich Public Library

Somerset Public Library

Sturgis Library

The Pittsburgh Foundation

Taunton Public Library

Tiverton Public Library

U.S. Drywall

trusts, funds, corporate, foundation, and government support

*Deceased

will you will us?

2012 Members’ trip to San Diego for the world premiere of the epic opera Moby Dick. Photo taken at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

h hAdding a codicil to your will with a bequest to your

New Bedford Whaling Museum.

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Ventress Memorial Library

Wareham Free Library

Westport Free Public Library

$200 - $249Bank of America Matching Gifts

Elizabeth & Niki Fishing Corp.

First Citizens’ Federal Credit Union

F/V Maude Platt, Inc.

Gaspar’s Sausage Co., Inc.

Marshall Marine Corp.

R. A. Mitchell Co.

$100 - $199Arthur Moniz Gallery

Barbara Chadwick Designs

Castelo Real Estate

Cody & Tobin Inc.

Diversified Marketing Group

Downey and Downey P C

Dupre Realty Corp.

Fisher & Rocha, Inc.

Harbor Hydraulics & Machine Inc.

Inner Bay Café and Grill

Lang, Xifaras & Bullard

Marion Antique Shop

New Bedford Ship Supply Co., Inc.

New Bedford Thread Co., Inc.

Pasta House

Paul & Dixon Insurance

R. P. Valois & Company, Inc.

Rex Monumental Works, Inc.

Rigging Solutions LLC

Robert B. Feingold & Associates, P.C.

Rockett Real Estate Investments, LLC

Saltonstall Architects

Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals

Sea Fuels Marine

Southeastern Insurance Agency

St. Anne Credit Union

The Nery Corporation

Thomas P. Crotty & Associates, PLLC

Thompson Farland

Travessia Winery

Urban Grille

V. Nelson Associates, Inc

trusts, funds, corporate, foundation, and government support continued

$500 – $999 Anonymous, 2 donorsDavid E. AdelbergPatricia & Christopher B. ArnoldMargherita & Michael BaldwinMary W. & Donald C. BogerEdith BowenNannette & William M. BraucherJennifer & John BrindisiJayne & Richard BurkhardtE. Ann & David CaldwellLillian B. & Patrick CarneyJose S. CasteloRuth H. & Richard W. CederbergJane & Roger P. CheeverElaine & Paul ChervinskyBonnie & Louis Silverstein Mary & Sackett CookDonanne CoovertCheryl & William CorvelloZelinda & John DouhanBridget A. Flynn & Michael Eatough Cynthia & Michael EspositoLinda & Charles W. Findlay IIIDorothy & Stewart ForbesGail Davidson & Tom GidwitzBeth & Chuck GormleyHope & Samuel HaleJames HillHeidi & Arthur Huguley IIIAndrew JacobsonBarbara & Sidney KaplanPatricia & Paul KingMrs. and Stephen Kunian Sharon I. LewisMargaret and Per Loftberg James J. LopesMrs. and John T. LudesMarjorie & William MacLeanJennifer & Andrew F. McIntireSusan & Dexter MeadKathleen H. MeekerLinda S. & Benjamin MillerDora & Dudley MillikinNancy & Alan MinardBarbara MulvilleBarbara & Jack NobregaPamela T. & R. Henry NorwebCarolyn & Robert OsteenRita Macedo PachecoHeather Parsons & Andrew KostsatosFaith A. & Charles G. Paulsen

Rosemary PhillipsAlexandra & Robert PozzoMargaret-Ann & Clifton RiceFrances D. RicketsonMargaret K. RodgersJoan & Harris H. RusitzkyJessica & Daniel Schmitz Janet & Richard SherwoodJ. Deane SomervilleJohn D. SpoonerThomas G. Stemberg Judith L. & Robert L. Sterns Fred StillmanAnne & Galen L. StoneUlla & Paul SullivanSusan & Dexter MeadBarbara & David L. ThunAnne Tinker & John D. Henderson IIJoan UnderwoodDagmar & George L. UnhochAnne & Roger WebbAlice Hunt WilliamsKarin E. Wood & Peter C. BogleLois WrobleLaima & Bertram ZarinsAnn & Hans P. Ziegler

$250 – $499 Anonymous, 5 donors Meg & Robert AckermanShirley & Jeffrey AllisonRichard S. AndersonSusan S. BarnetRobin & Milo C. BeachJackie & John BeauregardVirginia & Robert BecherMarguerite & Charles BeckmanJoanna & Robert BennettSandra BilodeauEric A. Braitmayer & Jack HaneyJudith & David BrownellSally BullardCrystal CampbellDanielle & Louis CoffinSimone & Dana CostaCarl J. CruzLinda & Sheldon DeanMelanie & Bruce DemoranvillePhilip DeNormandiePeter DeWaltBrenda & Ronald DiasPam & Bob DiFilippoNancy & Lawrence K. Edwards

Suzanne S. FinneyJanet & James Fitgibbons Sheldon FriedlandKatherine Mierzwa & Michael GersteinMarsha Goulding Margaret & Samuel GraySusan & James GriffithCarole & Robert HallMichelle & Jason HantmanMary & Raymond HarringtonPriscilla & Bradford HathawayGordon HendersonSandra & Bill HewittJalien HollisterCathleen S. & Donald T. HoodElizabeth & Jonathan HowlandMargaret Baker HowlandDeborah L. HynesHope & David Jeffrey Janet & David JenneyGary P. JohnsonJanet B. KeelerMichael A. Kehoe Louisa C. KnowlesJoan & William A. LawrenceEvelyn J. & Kenneth D. LipmanPeter MacedoNikki & Stephen MacedoMichael Malone & Debra GayleVictoria & Hans MautnerMelissa MischkeBenita & Eugene A. MonteiroFrederick MooreRoberta MooreValerie & Robert R. MurphySusan & Charles MurrayLois MurrayJoel NulmanCharlotte & Lawrence J. OliveiraMarilyn & Jay O’NeilPeter J. OuelletteMargaret H. ParkerJames PaschettoRobert PennoyerJames J. PerryJanice G. & Barry W. PerryEleanor & Richard PhillipsGeraldine M. PhippsRenia & Charles PlattCatharine & James PopeSusan & Bernard PortnoySharon & E. Henry PowellDavid Price Robert ProctorPeter QuigleyTina & John Read

Martha S. & William I. ReedMarguerite & G. Herbert RepassMrs. And Christopher Rezendes Margaret-Ann & Clifton RiceJohn F. RinaldiAnthony R. SapienzaSally Sapienza Roberta H. SawyerRuth SchleeweisTina & Paul SchmidJody SeivertKirstin & Roger ServisonAntoinette & Larry ShawConstance C. ShephardSheldon Friedland Louise & Larry ShwartzJune A. Smith & Kenneth A. ShwartzJeannie & W.Mason Smith Jose SoaresMarjorie & Ronald SouzaAnne M. SparrowBonnie & Robert StapletonClara & Clay StitesJackie & David StubbsAlice SturmMarcia & Stephen F. SullivanMona M. & Donald ThompsonPaul E. VardemanMarjorie Waite & Neal Weiss Raymond Butler WeissElizabeth & Benjamin WhiteJill WhiteAnne WhitingRhodie & Anthony D. WhittemoreSally & Peter WildeCarolyn & Winn WillardDavid WiluszMargaret D. Xifaras

$100 - $249Anonymous, 8 donorsMarjorie & George AbbotAnne AdamowiczVirginia & Thomas AdamsRuth & Alan AdesJanice J. AkinMarion & Frank AlmeidaOnésimo AlmeidaRobert AlmyDebbie & Theodore AndersonOdysseus Argy Jane & Gary AshSeth AsserAthena AthasHope AtkinsonRuth S. AtkinsonSandra T. Ayres

annual contributorsFor the purposes of this report, cumulative gifts of $100 or more are listed. The follow-ing individual contributors support the Museum with gifts to membership, the annual fund, or other program-specific initiatives.

John Baillieul Helen & William BakerJeanne & Perry A. BallVicki & Stephen BancroftJon R. BanfieldRutgers BarclaySarah & John BarkerMargot Flouton & Robert BarnesJudith A. & Nathan D. BarryDr. E.H. Batcheller, Jr.Ruth & Richard Bates Kate & Philip BeauregardBarbara & Laurence BedellPenny Brewer & Nathan BekemeierMartha & Robert Bennett Jean & Arthur BennettNancy & Richard BentonJeannemarie Bacon & Kurt BergstromRebecca Gast & Philip BernardLucy BernardoEdith BeseroskyJanice & Harry Bichsel

Sarah & Mark BiltcliffeDawn E. Blake Souza Mr. and Mrs. Peter BlatchfordVanda Blinn Mary Blum-SchwartzLee Ann BordasBonnie L. Bower & Mark HosleyPeter BoyceElizabeth & Edward BrainardJohn BrancoMagdalene BraschBruce BreamerCarol & Charles A. BrownMary & Ron BrownLeslie & Wendell S. BrownDiane Brown-CoutureSylvia & Anthime BrunetteTia & Peter BullardRobert BurbankGertrude BurrLizabeth L. BurrellLinda & Thomas Bush

Sophronia Camp & Jeffrey McMahonCrystal Cousins CampbellAnne CannSophie & John M. CantoCaroline CarlsonEllen & Edward CarlsonLinda L. ChildsElizabeth ChinHelen & David R. ChipmanParsons & David ClarkRobert S. CocroftMarian & Christopher ColeSharon & Anthony ConnorsSheila ConverseAntonia & William CookCaroline & Paul CooperChristopher CotterRichard Cotter Philip E. CronanNancy CrosbyRichard CsaplarWendy & Raymond CullumMolly & Chris CutlerEdith & Lewis Dabney

Maryfrances DavisJudith R. & Charles F. DeMailly, Jr.Jane A. Desforges & Michael J. WhiteRosemary V. DeshaiesAnne DevaneyEllen T. & Irving W. DingwellPriscilla & Allan DitchfieldMarsha Jackson & John B. DockstaderJoanne & Paul DohertyRichard Donnelly David DorisMicki & Jay R. DorosJoan & Leo DoyonRev. John P. DriscollJosephine & R. Clark DuBoisElizabeth DuncanRose DupontJill Miller DurkeeBarbara & Don EasterdayAllan Eaton Brian EatoughEric ElfmanRandall ElginElizabeth Coxe & David Forney

annual contributors continued

Janice EllertsenElizabeth & Robert ElsnerRonald EnoksenJulie P. & Henry J. FanningJune & William FarnhamMary FarryLinda & Peter FentonKathleen & David W. Fentress, Jr.Jesse FergusonKaren & Nicholas FischerWendy A. Rogers & Arthur D. FiskLia & Harvey FlandersGaile & Wallace FletcherMadelynn FoglerCarole C. & Donald A. FosterKate Foster & Maureen McNultyJose Freitas Francine & Robert FrenchVincent L. FurtadoJennifer & Bill GadyKarlene Leeper & Michael GalginaitisMary Beth Hasselquist & Peter V. Gammarano, JrCheryl & Henry GamsbyManuel Garcia Patricia H. & Robert H. GardnerDorothy & Seth Garfield

Linda & Louis GaribaldiMary Lou & G. Kenneth GarrettKatherine & Phillip GaudetPaula Gauthier & Valerie BassettDeborah GayleBarbara & Thomas GeaganAlison & Iain GeddesVera C. GibbonsNancy Gibson & Rick PorteusSarah & Vasant GideonBurney M. GiffordDiane Gifford Joseph GlennonBarbara & Milton GlicksmanJeffrey P. GonsalvesCecily GrableBarbara GraciaVanessa GraltonEugenia DeGioia & Dante GrecoDavid T. GuernseyGina M. Guiducci & Stephen McKinnonLouise A. Habicht & Stephen D. McGowenLinda HannonThomas HarringtonEdward HartnettCatherine F. Hassey

Judi HavensWalter HealeyJudith & Edward HerlihyBerna & Joseph HeymanPriscilla HillEllen HockerAlison Hodges & Tom ClarkeBob HoffmanCarolyn & Michael HolmesFrederic C. Hood, Jr.Henry Hornblower IIIFelicity & Austin HoytPaul HughesMary B. & Peter G. HuidekoperNancy & George IckesDonna & Theodore IngallsSharon & Edward IsaacDorothy & Geoffrey JenkinsMr. and Mrs. David H. JenningsEllen & William JohnstonMary Ellen & Malcolm JonesDonna JunierFrani Keeley & Daniel KammanPolly Wood & Steve KanovskyCharlotte & Fredrick A. KasapBarbara Kasmire

Mary & Peter T. KavanaughJanet & Martin KawaAndrea & Henry R. KeeneJustin KelleherKelleher FamilyElaine KelleyAundrea & Robert KelleyWyn KelleyMary Ellen KennedyMary & Horace S. KenneyRobin KennyDiane & Robert KirklandMax L. KleinmanLauren & James A. KnightBarbara W. KoenitzerNancy W. & Edward F. KurtzPaul LamoureuxLarry LangfordAlice S. LarsonSally LeddbetterGeorge Leontire & William MilburyCollette LesterPaul E. LevasseurKatherine & Melvin LevineJudy & Jay Light Jessica Lincoln

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Susan LincolnMartha & Stanley LivingstonCatherine & William Logue Lee & Raymond LorangerSteven LubarRosemary P. LucasSusan & Donald H. LuceDora Beatty & Peter Macdonald Mary M. & Daniel S. MacedoVivian & John E. MacedoMagdalin S. & Robert A. MacGregorJudith E. Ball & Kenneth MachadoAlice & Carlton MacomberBettina Borders & Victor MaileyKathryn D. Kavanagh & Swapan MallickLyn & Patrick MaloneMary D. & Hubert C. MandevilleEileen & Alvin MandlySylvia & Gerard MarlioEstelle MarlorHope & Anthony M. MartinLina & Joao Matos

Cynthia S. MaximKeith McDonaldRex T. McGraw, Jr.Buffy and Tom McKaySusan McLaren & Philip GuymontBryan J. McSweenySusan & Kirtland MeadCharles W. MelloRita D. MendesJohn Menzel Per Moen & Joan DolianRobert S. MogilnickiMiriam E. MorseDiana & High Morton M. Teresa Mozaz & Michel G. DaigleAnnMarie & Shawn MullaneKathleen & James MullerSusan Navarre & Tim OlevskyTrish & George NelsonJacqueline & Jason EckhardtMaureen Kenney & Alan P. NeurenBetty Jeanne & Wendell Nooth

Barbara & Michael J. Norton IIIJulie B. O’BrienBeverly & William J. OchabRoseanne & Joseph O’ConnellRick OlneyPete OlsonMolly & Christopher Cutler Betty ParkerSally & Everett ParkerChristine W. ParksAnn ParsonThe Partridge BrothersAndrea PatisteasIan PatrickMargaret PedersenGeraldine PelczarChristy PennoyerMary & Richard PepinJim PersonsRobert J. PetersenNatalie C. PhillipsWinifred & James D. PhyfeElizabeth & Thomas PigfordDorothea Piranian

Christine & Raymond PlanteSusan Plaud Alexis & William PopikTanya & Robert S. PowelRichmond PrescottAlexander PrestonKaren Quigley & Russell HenselElise RamosJudith & Bill RedwayRicky Gresh & Alexander RempisJoyce & Daniel ReynoldsDavid RichardsCatherine & John RicketsonWilliam RicketsonDavid RischMark RodgersLillian & Daniel M. RodriguesMarylou & Thomas RossiJane W. RotchSusan & Donald RudnickMarilyn Saint-Aubin & Chuck CotterAnne SaundersHeather SawitskyLauren & Frederic Schaefer

annual contributors continued

Lori B. & Richard SchaeferWilly SchildKatharine & Thomas SchmittElizabeth SchultzKlaudia ShepardJoyce & Albert SignorellaD. Carol & John SilviaGlena & Richard D. Sisson, Jr.Robyn & Craig SmallIrma SmallJulie & Allan Smith Charlotte D. & Raymond M. SmithRobert B. SmithAnita & V. Carlisle SmithAlice E. & William C. SmithMary H. SmoyerPaul SnyderEileen & John SorrentinoRuth J. SouzaSarah & Andrew SpongbergMargo & Barry SteinbergKatherine & R. Newcomb StillwellSusan Davies & Rick Talkov

Lou TarnowskiPamela & Ronald TeachmanCarolyn & Stanley ThomasJoan & Edwin TiffanyLawrence H. TittemoreCharles T. ToomeyJack TowleJane & Bradford TrippCarl N. TrippPamela & Charles TrippeJames TurnerAnne & Joseph TwichellBetsey & Sid TylerFrederica & John ValoisChristiane & Jacques van de KerckhofCatherine & William Van MeterWeston Van NoordenJoan & Lawrence R. VelteAlfred J. WalkerRev. Barry W. WallRobert K. WallaceNorma & Richard H. WarburtonBrent Watters

Elizabeth P. WaxJean & Don WebbHappy & Henley WebbJ. William WeeksDeborah Jackson WeissElise & Roger WellingtonThomas D. WellsSusan & Peter WhelanAnne & Alexander WhiteEllen H. & Donald B. WhiteJudith & Harvey WhiteWilliam & Sonjia WhitneyColleen & William Wildner Catherine WilliamsJanet & Colin WilliamsMarjorie Williams & Michael TushmanKathryn & Robert WindsorJohn S. WolkowiczElizabeth & James A. WolstenholmeMarie & Gordon Woollam

Development CommitteeLucile P. Hicks, Chair

Nathaniel J. Bickford

John W. Braitmayer

Christine Burgess

Barbara B. Ferri

Llewellyn Howland, III

Patricia Jayson

David N. Kelley II

George B. Mock III

Barbara Moss

Arthur Parker

Don Rice

Maryellen Shachoy

Built in 1841 at Hillman Brothers shipyard in New Bedford, the Charles

W. Morgan will once more sail up the Acushnet River for a 9-day home-

coming visit in July 2014. Its cruise to several New England ports will be

nothing short of spectacular.

The 172-year old wooden whale ship’s return to seaworthiness is the result

of a 5-year comprehensive restoration as daunting as any historic

preservation project in American history. Development

of innovative techniques to understand more fully the

shipwrights’ methods have added new insight to 19th

century marine architecture and the building process.

The ship’s new life at Mystic would not have been pos-

sible without prior preservation efforts in New Bedford

and Dartmouth. In the early 1920s, artist Harry Ney-

land, principal shareholder of the vessel was racing

against time to keep it afloat. With the wreck of the

Wanderer at Cuttyhunk in August 1924, the Charles

W. Morgan became the world’s last wooden whale-

ship. Two months later, when Neyland offered to give

it to the City of New Bedford and was told “that the

city [was] not warranted in going to the great expense

necessary to take over the bark Morgan,” he turned

next to Col. Edward Howland Robinson Green, whose

grandfather Edward Mott Robinson owned the ship for

a period in its heyday.

Green said yes, to the relief of Neyland and the 33 other

local shareholders who had incorporated as Whaling Enshrined, which

included four presidents of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Green’s

rescue and berthing of the ship at his South Dartmouth estate, Round

Hill, began an extended period of preservation and public access which

attracted thousands, and for which he was made an honorary member of

the Old Dartmouth Historical Society in 1924.

But Green’s death in 1936 marked another period of uncertainty. With

no provision for it in the colonel’s will, funding and the ship’s next berth

became an urgent matter. Again, Whaling Enshrined turned to New Bed-

ford, hoping the ship could be displayed at Pope’s Island and estimated

that $40,000 was needed to do the job. It was a formable goal for a tex-

tile city still reeling from the Great Depression and the Hurricane of 1938;

however, the “Morgan Fund” was started and gained early momentum.

In March 1940 the fund had grown to $12,370; by late April it was $17,313.

But as contributions slowed, the clock continued to tick on the ship’s

deteriorating condition.

Whaling Enshrined entered into negotiations with Carl Cutler, a

founder of Mystic Seaport. Ship historian John F. Leavitt,

wrote, “Much as the owners and many New Bedford

people hated to see her leave, they finally realized that

the necessary funds could not be raised there, and

rather than see her disintegrate, they agreed to let her

go to Mystic.”

Since its 1941 departure from New Bedford, there have

been many opinions about local efforts to keep the

ship. However, one undeniable fact of history stands

above all else: Mystic Seaport kept its promise to the

people of greater New Bedford – to preserve, interpret

and celebrate this remarkable vessel. Decades of work

and millions of dollars demonstrate that its 72-year old

pledge has been steadfastly maintained.

A new logbook is opening. In committing the ship to

a historic 38th voyage, Mystic Seaport’s stewardship

and vision for this luckiest of ships shows the world

that the Charles W. Morgan belongs to all of America.

FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS

Join the Museum membership for an unforgettable trip to Mystic Seaport to experience the re-launch of the Charles W. Morgan. This once -in-a-lifetime event includes a ceremonial breaking of a bottle over the Morgan’s bow, lowering of the vessel into the Mystic River, and a keynote address from noted documentary filmmaker Ric Burns.

Date: Sunday, July 21 (The bus leaves the Museum at 10:00 and returns at 6:00 )

Cost: $25 per person; includes transportation to and from Mystic Seaport, admission to the Seaport, and a boxed lunch.

Reservations: Contact Sarah Budlong at sbudlong@whalingmuseum.org or (508) 717-6850 by July 14th to reserve your seat on the bus.

members’ trip: Morgan Launch Party

HOMECOMING A

Whaling Enshrined, Inc., the ship’s 33 shar-eowners, commemorated Col. “Ned” Green’s adoption of the Chas. W. Morgan at his Round Hill estate with this tablet, which was designed by artist Harry Neyland, a leader in the ship’s preservation in the 1920s and ‘30s. The tablet is now displayed at Mystic Seaport.

By ARTHUR P. MOTTA, JR.DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

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Save the Date

TopSaturday, August 3

2013

Friday, October 11Auction Preview: Noon – 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 12Auction Preview and Reception: 9:00 a.m. – Noon Live Auction in Museum Theater: Noon

Donate or consign to the auction!

The benefits of donating an item include a tax deduction for the full sale price. The benefits of consigning an item include receiving a percentage of the sale price.

Contact Sarah Budlong at (508) 717-6850 or sbudlong@whalingmuseum.org for more information about donating or consigning an auction item

Join us for the largest and most highly anticipated summer fundraiser on the SouthCoast. This year will highlight an unforgettable “museum insider’s” experience, including the opportunity to enjoy exciting new galleries, exhibits, and artifacts as never before. Live entertainment and an elegant dinner will top off the evening.

In Memory of Raymond ArmstrongBrenda & Ronald Dias

Kathleen Fuller

Paula Gomes

Nancy & George Ickes

Marie Monteiro

Barbara & Michael J. Norton III

Linda Patistea

Frima G. & Gilbert L. Shapiro

Sylvia Group of Insurance Agencies

Anne Whiting

In Memory of Mary M. BrownCynthia Chace-Macniel

Danielle Slight

In Memory of Cheryl S. Corvello & Roderick F. Corvello Cheryl & William Corvello

In Memory of Eleanore M. Cotter Anonymous, 1

Amy Rose-Baptista

Susan S. Barnet

Sophie & John M. Canto

Christopher Cotter

Catherine Koch

Madeline & Dennis Macedo

Renee Reis

Carol St. Louis

Beverly & James Tonge

Lisa Griffin & Angie Tavares

In Memory of Yvette Desmarais Ruth Schleeweis

In Memory of John DuffWilliam W. Kenney

In Memory of Tobias Engel Jessica Seewald

In Memory of Pearl K. FrankMary W. & Donald C. Boger

In Honor of Stuart FrankDaniel Riley

In Memory of Laura GrotaAnthime & Sylvia Brunette Volunteer Council

In Memory of William W. Hall Marilyn & David Ferkinhoff

In Honor of Lucile P. Hicks Freddie & Howard Stevenson

In Honor of Johanna S. & Frederic C. HoodFrederic C. Hood, Jr.

Thomas Pigford

In Memory of Antone JesysPhilip E. Cronan

In Honor of Fran & Willy KeenePerrin Hicks

In Memory of Betty K. Knowles New Bedford Mother’s Club

Jim Persons

Anonymous

Noel Tripp

In Honor of Frances Levin Jewelle W. & Nathaniel J. Bickford

Mary Jean & R. William Blasdale

Carl J. Cruz

Tally & John N. Garfield, Jr.

Jessie W. & Llewellyn Howland III

Mary M. & Keith W. Kauppila

Celeste and Jack Penney

James J. Perry

Frances D. Ricketson

Frima G. & Gilbert L. Shapiro

Robert B. Smith

Judith L. and Robert L. Sterns

Alfred J. Walker

Anne & Roger Webb

In Honor of Frances & Clinton Levin Anonymous, 1

Celeste and Jack Penney

Marjorie Williams & Michael Tushman

In Memory of Marvin LevinNancy Leavitt

In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Manuel A. Lopes

James J. Lopes

In Honor of Rosemary LucasSusan & Gary A. Grosart

In Honor of Kirt & Susan MeadBarry & Margo Steinberg

In Memory of Jason MendesRita D. Mendes

In Memory of Rita Macedo Pacheco Rita & Robert Pacheco

In Honor of Celeste & Jack Penney Frances and Clinton Levin

In Memory of Jose Cardoso Pinheiro John & Emily Pinheiro

In Memory of Donald E. Ridley Jody & Joe Weinacht

In Honor of Dr. Bruce A. RoseCarl J. Cruz

In Memory of Duncan J. ScottGeorge H. Abbot

In Memory of David SmithAnonymous

In Honor of Freddie & Howard H. StevensonElizabeth Coxe & David Forney

In Memory of John & Pollyann StewardsonAnthone Zarkades

In Memory of Donald Strunk Pinehurst Beach Improvement Association

In Memory of Priscilla ToppinLinda & Peter Fenton

In Honor of Neil WeissHelanie Witt

In Memory of Lynde G. & Bertha Williams Colin Williams

In Honor of Nancy WiluszSusan Plaud

gifts in memory and in honorThe New Bedford Whaling Museum welcomes gifts made in memory or in honor of trustees, members, staff, families, and friends of the Museum.

Presented by:

Commodore’s Berth: $5,000 •Reservedtablefor12atthegala

with VIP placement and dedicated service staff

Captain’s Berth: $3,000•Reservedtablefor10atthegala

Patron: $700 •Twoticketstothegalaandacknowl-

edgement on the formal invitation and in the Evening Program

Individual tickets: $250 each Corporate sponsorship packages are also available.

Contact:Alison Smart at (508) 717-6815 or asmart@whalingmuseum.org for more details.

Individual Sponsorship Levels

Art & antique

Saturday, October 122013

auction

Acorn Management

Onésimo Almeida, Ph.D.

Andrew Jacobson Marine Antiques

Arthur Moniz Gallery

Azamara Club Cruises

Bahia Aventuras S.A.

Dave Blanchette

Mary Jean Blasdale

Stephen Borkowski

Celtic Coffee House

Chase Canopy

City of New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure

Rick Clark

Cork Wine and Tapas

Cruise Holidays of Lakeville

Culture*Park

Richard Donnelly

Eastern Fisheries, Inc.

Fairhaven High School

Bertrand Faure

Barbara & Paul J. Ferri

Capt. Tom Fetherston, USN Retired

Fine Catering by Russell Morin

Flora

Mary Malloy, Ph.D. & Stuart Frank, Ph.D.

Franklin Park Zoo

Freestones City Grill

Gallery Four

Janet Egan Designs

Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corporation

John N. Garfield, Jr.

Global Learning Charter Public School

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School

Hampton Inn New Bedford/Fairhaven

Bradford Hathaway

Lucile P. Hicks

Jessie W. & Llewelyn Howland III

Bob Hughes

Deborah L. Hynes

Susan Inglis

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Dr. Frants Jentsen

Mary & Keith W. Kauppila

Robert Kelley

Roger Kizik

Silvia Jimenez Krause & Garrison Krause

Frances & Clinton Levin

Morgan Levine

Lightworks Productions

George Liles

Judith N. & Edward G. Lund

Marilyn & Mike Mazer

Linda & Benjamin Miller

Sarah Kendall Mitchell

Dr. Michael Moore

Museum of Science Boston

Nantucket Historical Association

Kirk Nelson

New Bedford High School

New Bedford Symphony Orchestra

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance

Newport Historical Society

Michael C. Obel-Omia

Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport

Capt. Stacy Pedrozo, USN

Emily & John C. Pinheiro

David Price

Reynolds DeWalt

Rhode Island Audubon Society

Rhode Island School of Design

Laurie Robertson-Lorant

Rogers Gallery

Allison Rosner

Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum

Dr. Brian Rothschild

Janet Sherwood

Sloan M. & Wick Simmons

John Stobart

Peter C. Stone

Katie Touhey-Moore

Urban Grille

Valet Connection

Vineyard Vines

Walker-Cunningham Fine Art

Westport Rivers Winery

Whale and Dolphin Conservation

WGBH

Tony Williams

Susan & Harvey J. Wolkoff

gifts in kindThe New Bedford Whaling Museum is grateful to those organizations and individuals who support the Museum with a donation of goods or services.

Sponsored by:

columbus day weekend art & antique auction

The Inaugural

As of 5/15/13

April 1, 2013

On behalf of Charity Navigator, I wish to congratulate Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum on achieving our coveted 4-star rating for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency.

We are proud to announce Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum has earned a 4-star rating. Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that your organiza-tion adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way.

Approximately a quarter of the charities we evaluate have received our highest rating, indicating that Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum outperforms most other charities in America. This “exceptional” designation from Charity Navigator differentiates the Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum from its peers and demon-strates to the public it is worthy of their trust.

Our favorable review of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum’s fiscal health and commitment to accountability and transparency will be visible on our website as of April 1st. We wish you continued success in your charitable endeavors.

Sincerely,

Ken Berger, President & Chief Executive Officer

Come join us as we explore some of the most popular attractions on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. This 8 day excursion will offer two full day sightseeing tours of Furnas and Nordeste, both of which include lunch, and two half day sightseeing tours of Lagoa do Fogo and Sete Cidades.

Trip includes:•RoundtriptransferstoandfromBoston

(leaving from New Bedford)

•AirfarefromBostontoPontaDelgada (Island of São Miguel Azores)

•Accommodationsfor6nightsand7daysat Hotel Marina Atlantico

•BuffetBreakfastDaily

•TwohalfdaysightseeingtoursofLagoadoFogo: and Sete Cidades

•TwofulldaysightseeingtoursofFurnasand Nordeste; both include lunch

Total price: $2,054.00 per person for double-occupancy (single rate add $399.00)

Deposit of $250.00 due at time of booking. Balance due July 1.

Additional Requirements: •ValidPassport

•Travelinsuranceishighlyrecommended

For more information or to reserve your spot on the trip, please call the Membership Department at (508) 997-0046 ext. 150 or e-mail sbudlong@whalingmuseum.org

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Over $6 million has been pledged to the Museum’s capital campaign since 2011, the Trustees report. Leading the cam-paign are two $1 million donations and two $500,000 match-ing challenge grants.

“Trustees are elated by the generosity of the many donors supporting this campaign - especially during such difficulteconomic times,” said John N. Garfield, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees. “Because of their outstanding generosity, we are free of debt, we have grown the endowment to $7.6 million (up from a low of $3.5 million in 2008) and have in-vested significantly in educational programs. This philanthro-py comes on top of donations to operations which account for approximately $2 million annually.”

The Museum embarked upon the capital campaign in 2011 with a goal of raising $10M for the purposes of eliminating a $2.1 million debt, building the endowment, and constructing a new Educational Center and Research Library on its Johnny Cake Hill campus. Co-Chairs of the capital campaign are George B. Mock III, President of Nye Lubricants and resident of Mattapoisett, and Donald S. Rice of New York City and Mattapoisett.

“The immediate objective to erase all debt is complete and we will celebrate this accomplishment with a symbolic “Burn the Bond” ceremony at the Annual Members’ Meeting in May. The endowment enjoyed an unexpected, yet marvelous boost with an anonymous $1 million gift followed by a $500,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Hu-manities in 2011,” states Mock. “Now we are well positioned, programmatically, organizationally and fiscally, to take on the long sought-after goal of centralizing all museum operations on one campus through the construction of an educational wing.”

For over a decade, Trustees recognized the need for construct-ing a facility dedicated to education and scholarship on the Johnny Cake Hill campus. Programs have long since grown beyond available capacity and there is an urgent need for dedi-cated classroom space. Moreover, collections, staff, and volun-teers are divided between two campuses (the latter located in a converted bank 3 blocks away). Bolstering the case is an 8% increase in attendance in 2012 over 2011, to 93,000. School visitation accounted for 12,000 visits. Additionally with the

new space, the Museum estimates that it can increase the quantity and quality of current free and discounted education programs and services offered to the community (estimated at over $250,000 per annum).

Boosted by a $1 million leadership gift from the New York Community Trust – Wattles Family Charitable Trust Fund, the project is off to a strong start. Other major gifts followed short-ly thereafter, including a $500,000 matching challenge from The Manton Foundation. The Museum is half way into a $5 million construction goal. “We hope to secure the rest of the funds over the next year and break ground in 2014,” said Rice.

“Major donors are expressing a sense of confidence in the Mu-seum and its educational mission,” said Garfield. “The Trust-ees have focused attention on educational initiatives and how we can best serve our community. A central component to ful-fillingthismissionisbuildinganefficientandwellequipped21st century classroom and research facility on our Johnny Cake Hill campus.”

Capital Campaign Update

$1,000,000+Anonymous

The New York Community Trust – Wattles Family Charitable Trust Fund

$500,000+The Manton Foundation

National Endowment for the Humanities

$250,000+Nancy & Jack Braitmayer

Cile & Bill Hicks

Massachusetts Cultural Council - Cultural Facilities Fund

$200,000+Anonymous

Barbara & Paul Ferri

Nye Lubricants

$100,000+Babbitt Steam Specialty Co.

BayCoast Bank

Community Foundation of Southeastern MA - Acushnet Foundation Fund

Estate of Betty Knowles

The Upstream Foundation

Anne B. Webb

The Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation

Marguerite & H. F. Lenfest

Sloan & Hardwick Simmons

$50,000+Anonymous

Patricia & Hon. Armand Fernandes, Jr.

Tally & John N. Garfield, Jr.

Faith & Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar

Estate of Craig A.C. Reynolds

Edgenie & Donald S. Rice

$25,000+James Bevilacqua & Constance Bacon

Marsha & David N. Kelley

Estate of Robert O. Boardman

Hon. D. Lloyd Macdonald

Kate & Albert W. Merck

Dean & Janet Whitla

$10,000+Mary Jean & Bill Blasdale

Marilyn & David Ferkinhoff

Barbara Moss & Timothy Haydock

Nonnie & Frederic C. Hood

Holly & Joe McDonough

$5,000+Talbot Baker, Jr.

Ruth & Lincoln Ekstrom

Patricia & Robert A. Lawrence

Faith & Charles Paulsen

Maryellen & Norman Shachoy

Lyman B. Waterman

$2,500+Lisa & Joel Alvord

Liddy & Thomas G. Davis

Mariana & Ed Howland

Patricia A. Jayson

Pamela & Joseph Barry

Campaign Supporters

São Miguel, Azores | September 10 – 17

Edward M. Howland II, Chair

John W. Braitmayer

William do Carmo

Roy Enoksen

David N. Kelley, II

Eugene Lonergan

Joseph McDonough

Don Rice

Donald Smyth

Gurdon B. Wattles

Buildings & Grounds Committee

members’ trip

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Hon. Armand Fernandes, Jr., ChairGeorge B. Mock III, First Vice-Chair Lucile P. Hicks, Second Vice-Chair Joseph E. McDonough, TreasurerDonald S. Rice, Assistant Treasurer Carol Taylor, ClerkDr. Patricia L. AndradeCharles BascomNathaniel BickfordMary Jean BlasdaleJames G. DeMelloWilliam do CarmoRoy EnoksenMichelle N. HantmanEdward M. Howland IILlewellyn Howland IIILawrence S. HuntingtonPatricia JaysonKeith KauppilaDavid N. Kelley IIElizabeth KelloggJaoquim LivramentoHon. D. Lloyd MacdonaldJoseph E. McDonough

Eugene MonteiroBarbara MossHon. Phillip RapozaJeffrey L. RaymonMaryellen ShachoyHardwick Simmons Harvey J. Wolkoff

MUSEUM ADVISORY COUNCIL John N. Garfield, Jr., ChairLisa Schmid Alvord Talbot Baker, Jr.John W. BraitmayerTruman S. CasnerCarl J. CruzAnne F. FazendeiroBarbara B. FerriFrederic C. HoodIrwin JacobsPeter T. KavanaughWilliam N. KeeneWilliam T. KennedyAlbert E. Lees IIIFrances F. LevinMichael Moore

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T H E A R C T I C R E G I ON Sby William Bradford

a landmark in the annals of american photography and polar adventure, William Bradford’s book The Arctic Regions was first published for subscribers in 1873. No more than 300 copies of the leather-bound elephant folio are known to have been printed. The book has been a prized possession of major american and European museums and libraries, and a few fortunate collectors, ever since.

Now, with an introduction written by the noted polar histo-rian russell a. Potter, The Arctic Regions is for the first time being made available in a convenient and accessible format – and at an affordable price. as the pace of global climate change quickens and the magnificent arctic icecap dwindles, its publication could not be more timely or important.

“This volume,” artist William Bradford explained, “is the result of an expedition to the arctic regions, made solely for the purposes of art, in the summer of 1869.” Bradford had brought with him the eminent arctic explorer and author dr. isaac israel Hayes, and he had engaged the 450-ton steamer Panther to sail from St. John’s, Newfoundland. on July third they departed, carrying a “party of adventurers whose story is partially illustrated by the photographic views contained in this volume.”

Bradford became one of the first american painters to pur-sue the dream of painting the arctic regions firsthand. He had made several previous voyages, but none this ambitious or far-reaching. His purpose was always to study nature under its “ter-rible” aspects, to acquire material for later use in his artwork and after that in lectures illustrated with stereopticon views.

on this voyage Bradford brought along two photographers from Boston, John l. dunmore and George P. Critcherson. They were the first photographic professionals to document so north-erly a voyage. Their images added the crucial aura of “truth” to Bradford’s work. While other artists had depicted the northern regions, none had made photography so central a part of the artistic process.

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The success of the expedition was due in no small part to isaac israel Hayes. He had travelled with Elisha Kent Kane, the most famous american arctic explorer of the day. Hayes’s prac-tical contributions to Bradford’s expedition—and this book—were significant and reflected his deep interest in the formation of glaciers, icebergs, and the movement of ice.

Today, the science-infused and art-driven narrative of The Arctic Regions offers a prophetic prelude to current news of the Earth’s climate situation: these regions, first photographed under Bradford’s direction, may yet vanish in our lifetime, never to be seen again.

WilliAm BRAdfoRd (1823-1892) was born and brought up in fairhaven, massachusetts. His Quaker parents did not look favorably upon such pursuits as drawing and painting. By the time Bradford was in his twenties, his father gave up hope of his son ever succeeding in business. Bradford began his professional art career painting ship portraits; he was a precise, meticulous craftsman. later, working with Albert Van Beest, he developed a more vibrant, fluid approach, adding depth to his artist skill set.

Artistic endeavors led him away from the region. News accounts and books about Arctic explorations tempted him to travel north. in 1861, he obtained financial backing for a journey to sketch and photo-graph the coast of labrador. on this and subsequent voyages, he became fascinated with the special qualities of atmospheric light in northern regions. in 1869, Bradford made a notable expedition to the Arctic on the Panther leading to the original publication of The arctic regions.

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A landmark in the annuals of American photogra-phy and polar adventure first published in 1873. As the pace of global climate change quick-ens and the magnificent Arctic icecap dwindles, its publication could not be more timely or important.

Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum Special slip cover limited edition: $250

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Published with the Luso-American Development Foundation, this annotated anthology deals with the historic American Consulate of the Dabney family at Faial, Açores. Originally compiled in 1899 by Roxana Lewis Dabney as the “Dabney Annals,” this American edition sheds new light on whaling, commerce, and the history of U.S. foreign relations.

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