Captain Sharp: a sailor, a musician, and a great story teller! Check out our collection of newsletters for recollections, news of our collections, and bits and pieces of museum news.
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Fall 2022 Newsletter - A look back at the 2022 Season
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Summer 2022 Newsletter - Deep in the summer season, and things are hopping at SPSM@
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Winter 2022 Newsletter - and just like that, we're thinking of spring (but not quite there yet)!
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Fall 2021 Newsletter - we're winding down the season and planning for a busy winter!
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Summer 2021 Newsletter - it's been a busy season so far, and it's not over yet!
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Spring 2021 Newsletter - We're getting ready to open in a few months and we've had a busy winter!
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Fall 2020 Newsletter - The museum has closed for the season, but there is still so much going on.
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Summer 2020 - well nobody can say it hasn't been an interesting summer! In addition to dealing with the pandemic, we've also:
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Spring is here! And it's time for our Spring 2020 Newsletter.
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Fall 2020 - we've had a busy year at the museum. Lots of music, lots of time out on the water. Take a gander our Fall issue of Readin' Both Pages!
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Fall 2018 - it was a busy year, finishing off the restoration of Black Jack with a spectacular launching and sail across the harbor. Capt. Jim reflects back on the 10th year of the Museum.
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Fall 2015 - The museum was kept busy with Friendship Sloops, boat donations, and the volunteer built Persistence.
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Fall 2013 - Barn Raising (actually Boatshop Raising) the Dynamite Payson Boat Shop; reflecting on Captain John Flint, his pipe and his stories; a new Figure Head for the museum, and a reflection on "time" (the boondoggle of the 18th century.
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Spring 2013 - Building a boat shop, building a model (the Sophia by Dynamite Payson himself, an antique shop's whistle installed in our "bell tower" in honor of Captain Bud Hawkins, and a wonderful ship's model coffee table donation.
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Fall 2012 - The "Persistence" of volunteers, building a cupula, a melo of the "Joe Lane," and a spectacular new engine house exhibit.
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Spring 2012 - From "wicker basket" to boat - the building of a Friendship Sloop; the complexities of a traverse board (a ship's travel record); remembering an old friend, Cappy; and the story of the "Tar Pot."
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Fall 2011 - The KAchug, paush, chug, wheeze of a Make 'n' Break; a story of "Persistence," additions to the collection, and getting ready for winter.
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Spring 2011 - Of posts and beams, nautical knots, and memories of Captain Jack Crowell.
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Fall 2010 - "Roustabouts" (volunteers), a new lime kiln, and a wooden band saw.
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Spring 2009 - The Rekord - a fascinating freighter and the start of a new museum
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Fall 2008 - Introducing the Rekord, and a warm South End welcome to the Sail Power and Steam Museum.
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