Reedville Fishermen's Museum - Reedville, Virginia
Reedville Fishermen's Museum - Reedville, Virginia
Reedville Fishermen's Museum - Reedville, Virginia
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DAUNTLESS DOCENTS<br />
The Docent Committee is proud to welcome 5 new docents to our roster. Imy Weimerskirch,<br />
Marcia Hanson, Rose Schlatter, Janet Johnson and Carole Wiley have received training and<br />
are beginning to welcome visitors to the <strong>Museum</strong>. If you are lucky enough to be serving as a<br />
docent with one of them be sure to let them know how happy we are to have them join us and<br />
by all means give them the advantage of your knowledge as a Dauntless Docent.<br />
The third Wednesday of every month at 10:00 am there is a Docent<br />
Coffee. This is a time to learn about the <strong>Museum</strong>, get questions<br />
answered and meet other docents informally. This is on the Docent<br />
Calendar, but make sure you have it on your personal calendar as<br />
well.<br />
The Docent Committee is always looking for new faces to join our<br />
team of <strong>Museum</strong> “greeters”. If you are interested in becoming a<br />
docent please call Martha Tallent at 804.453.6832 or Rita Johnson<br />
at 804.580.3052<br />
PRESERVING A SKILL<br />
RFM Docent Winifred<br />
Delano, right, helps Tippie<br />
DeLeo select the perfect<br />
gift at the <strong>Museum</strong> Gift<br />
Shop.<br />
Come learn to make a real crab net!<br />
Donald George will endeavor to teach us how!<br />
Be warned...it is not easy and will take some<br />
patience and practice. The end result,<br />
however, will be that you will have learned a<br />
skill that is worthy of preservation; a skill as<br />
valuable to the Northern Neck life as square<br />
knots, bowlines and half-hitches. Besides,<br />
you'd blow your grandchildren's minds if you<br />
could teach them how to tie a real crab net.<br />
The class will be scheduled at a mutually<br />
agreed-upon time and enrollment will be<br />
limited.<br />
Please contact me at tallent@crosslink.net or<br />
804.453.6832 soon. I'm looking forward to<br />
hearing from you!<br />
Martha Tallent<br />
Pictured above is a finished crab net made by<br />
Donald George and Rita Johnson, one of his<br />
new students. Utilizing a solid wood handle &<br />
stainless steel bow, carefully crafted by RFM<br />
volunteer Gordon Burgess. Donald and Gordon<br />
have teamed together to construct several of<br />
these dip nets and generously donated the<br />
proceeds to the <strong>Reedville</strong> Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong>.<br />
10 Starry Banner Summer 2008
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