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Newsletter of the <strong>Reedville</strong> Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong><br />
STARRY BANNER, was the first menhaden steamer to operate in <strong>Reedville</strong> by Capt. Elijah Reed in 1880.<br />
Celebrating the 4 th on the Fourth<br />
Come on down to <strong>Reedville</strong>, Virginia for<br />
some good old fashioned fun at the <strong>Reedville</strong><br />
Independence Day Celebration on Saturday,<br />
July 4th. Considered to be one of the<br />
grandest Independence Day celebrations on the<br />
Northern Neck, <strong>Reedville</strong>'s Main Street comes<br />
alive with a day full of activities and fun for the<br />
whole family.<br />
The festivities kick off<br />
with the Firecracker 5K Race<br />
and continue on with lots of<br />
activities for kids and adults,<br />
including the Kid's Pie Eating<br />
Contest, <strong>Reedville</strong>'s famous<br />
Independence Day Parade and ends with our<br />
Fireworks Extravaganza and Dance!<br />
Throughout the day the <strong>Reedville</strong> <strong>Fishermen's</strong><br />
<strong>Museum</strong>, Bethany United Methodist Church<br />
and Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department will<br />
host activities for children and families, the<br />
Artist's Arena Craft Fair, as well as food, food,<br />
and more food!!! Also, be sure not to miss the<br />
Independence Day Boat Show at the RFM Pier<br />
on Cockrell's Creek.<br />
Plus, <strong>Reedville</strong>'s historic homes along<br />
Main Street put on a fantastic display of<br />
patriotic and festive decorations. So come on<br />
down and celebrate with us on July 4th! We<br />
look forward to seeing you.<br />
The Firecracker 5K Race now has it's<br />
own<br />
web site . And, of course, full details on<br />
the weekend’s events can be found on the RFM<br />
web site .<br />
Summer 2009
The President’s Corner<br />
Summer has barely started, and we<br />
are in for a great one!! Already, a<br />
few exciting things have happened:<br />
* First and foremost, we have our<br />
new Director!! Katrina Lawrimore<br />
started on June 1 st , as eager to<br />
start as we have been to welcome<br />
her! She’s been acquainting herself<br />
with our many ongoing projects<br />
and programs. She’s settling in to<br />
her freshly painted office at the<br />
Butler House, the “clean palette”<br />
that will enable her to make her<br />
own mark on our museum and our<br />
community. And she’s anxious to<br />
meet you, as soon as the<br />
opportunity presents itself. See her<br />
own hello plus an article introducing<br />
you to her many skills and talents.<br />
* “All About the Deadrise,” the new<br />
exhibition at the museum, just<br />
opened on May 30 th . It is an<br />
impressive depiction of the history<br />
and culture of the deadrise that uses<br />
videos, photographs, models and<br />
dioramas to instruct. It will be<br />
opened for viewing until Oct.<br />
31st…but don’t delay in seeing it,<br />
as you will want time to visit again<br />
and again!<br />
* We have had a most generous<br />
return on our recent fundraising<br />
drive! Thanks to you who have<br />
already responded, and thanks to<br />
those of you who are about to.<br />
We are grateful for every bit of<br />
support we receive as we strive to<br />
offer events and quality programs to<br />
our membership and to our<br />
community at large. For example,<br />
a brand new summer concert series<br />
is being planned, described further<br />
in this issue!<br />
And these “traditional” events have<br />
long defined summer at the<br />
<strong>Reedville</strong> Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong>:<br />
* Family Boat Building – the<br />
incredible weekend during which 10<br />
families build their own boat<br />
together, with the expert guidance<br />
of our Boat Shop volunteers. From<br />
hammering and gluing to the<br />
Sunday launch, it is a memorable<br />
experience with an end product that<br />
lasts a lifetime. Stop by to see the<br />
busy workshop under the pavilion<br />
during the last weekend of June.<br />
* The 4 th of July Independence Day<br />
Celebration, a daylong extravaganza<br />
of family fun, food and fireworks!<br />
Of course, the centerpiece is the<br />
3:00 Main Street Parade. LOTS of<br />
volunteers are needed; please call<br />
the office to see what opportunities<br />
await you!<br />
* Children’s Model Workshop, this<br />
year July 27 - 31, when our own<br />
expert model makers (integral to<br />
our exhibits and famous for the<br />
NNRR) teach kids age 10 and under<br />
the fine and enduring craft of<br />
constructing miniature boats and<br />
buildings to scale.<br />
*Another rompin’ stompin’ Pig<br />
Pickin’ with dancing and great food;<br />
in July or August, date TBA.<br />
* Weekly Friday night gatherings at<br />
the museum from 5 to 7, often<br />
under the pavilion when the nights<br />
are nice! A great way to meet new<br />
friends and connect with old ones.<br />
* And is it summer in <strong>Reedville</strong><br />
without the Claud Somers and the<br />
Elva C ? Call about a daytime<br />
sailing cruise on the one or an<br />
evening ride on the other! And if<br />
you can wake before dawn, there’s<br />
the spectacular treat of taking the<br />
Elva C. to the pound nets. Where<br />
else can you watch the fishermen fill<br />
their boats to the gunwales with<br />
menhaden.<br />
I think daily about how lucky we all<br />
are, for having these opportunities<br />
and more…so many of them that<br />
sometimes they take us by surprise.<br />
Here, as evidenced throughout this<br />
issue, there are so many<br />
possibilities, so many ways to be<br />
involved, so many ways to give and<br />
to gain. Especially if we are ready,<br />
good things will come along.<br />
This quote seems fitting for a<br />
summer at <strong>Reedville</strong>. A loooong<br />
time ago, a poet named Ovid said<br />
“Let your hook be always cast… in<br />
2<br />
the stream where you least expect<br />
it, there will be a fish.” I hope you<br />
have a great summer. Cast that line<br />
into our waters and see what<br />
happens.<br />
Maureen<br />
Greater <strong>Reedville</strong><br />
Association and <strong>Reedville</strong><br />
Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong><br />
2008 Board<br />
Officers<br />
President – Maureen Gillmer<br />
Vice President - Tom Miller<br />
Secretary – Ted Hower<br />
Treasurer – Keith Dobson<br />
Directors<br />
Clif Ames, Gordon Burgess,<br />
Wayne Clark, Keith Dobson,<br />
Capt. Gus Dunaway, Aubrey<br />
Henry, Eve Jordan, Carol<br />
Towne, Ben Ward, Glen Warner<br />
Directors Emeriti<br />
George and Katherine Frayne<br />
<strong>Museum</strong> Staff<br />
Office Manager – Karen Rogers<br />
Bookkeeper – Denise Munns<br />
<strong>Museum</strong> Office:<br />
804.453.6529<br />
FAX: 804.453.7159<br />
Email: office@rfmuseum.org<br />
Website: www.rfmuseum.org<br />
Mailing Address:<br />
P.O. Box 306, <strong>Reedville</strong>, VA<br />
22539
Meet Our New<br />
Director<br />
The Board of Directors<br />
is pleased to announce the new<br />
Director for the RFM, Katrina<br />
Paris Lawrimore, whose position<br />
began on June 1st.<br />
Katrina’s background is<br />
rich with experiences and<br />
interests that are compatible<br />
with the spirit of the RFM! She<br />
has come to us from<br />
Georgetown, SC, a small<br />
historic waterfront town, where<br />
she was Director of the<br />
Kaminski House <strong>Museum</strong> for the<br />
last 10 years. She has a B.A. in<br />
American History from Hollins<br />
College and an M.A. in Applied<br />
History with a concentration in<br />
<strong>Museum</strong> Studies from the<br />
University of South Carolina.<br />
While at the Kaminski House,<br />
she served on the board of the<br />
Georgetown Harbor Historical<br />
Association, an organization that<br />
annually sponsors a wooden<br />
boat show to raise money for<br />
the development of a maritime<br />
museum in Georgetown. A<br />
sailor herself, Katrina was VP<br />
and general manager for 4 years<br />
of “Jolly Rover, Inc.” which<br />
offered day sails and educational<br />
tours on a two-masted, gaffrigged<br />
schooner.<br />
Katrina spent a good<br />
part of her childhood on the<br />
Chesapeake Bay where she<br />
came to appreciate the value of<br />
its maritime heritage and the<br />
need to preserve it for future<br />
generations.<br />
We look forward to her<br />
contributions!<br />
Where do I begin? As I<br />
write this, I’ve been on the job<br />
for three hours, so you will have<br />
to accept my early impressions of<br />
the <strong>Reedville</strong> Fishermen’s<br />
<strong>Museum</strong>. First things first! I<br />
cannot say enough about the<br />
wonderful board members, staff,<br />
and most importantly, the<br />
members of the <strong>Museum</strong>. I<br />
moved to <strong>Reedville</strong> in early May<br />
and have been meeting people<br />
ever since. Everyone has made<br />
me feel very welcome and is<br />
kindly leading me through the<br />
maze of introductions,<br />
scheduling, security codes and all<br />
the other details that go with any<br />
new position. The encouragement<br />
and support that I<br />
have received since moving here<br />
is greatly appreciated.<br />
I am quite excited about<br />
the future of the <strong>Reedville</strong><br />
Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong>. The<br />
support, both volunteer and<br />
financial, that this museum<br />
receives from its members and<br />
the community is phenomenal.<br />
There is a wonderful air of<br />
excitement and enthusiasm about<br />
this institution that is quite<br />
contagious. Together with your<br />
board, I am looking forward to<br />
continuing the wonderful<br />
programs and traditions of RFM<br />
as well as bringing some new<br />
ideas to the museum. The<br />
<strong>Reedville</strong> Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong> is<br />
truly a gem of the Chesapeake<br />
Bay. It is great to be a part of<br />
this very special place.<br />
I look forward to meeting<br />
many of you and I openly solicit<br />
your comments and suggestions<br />
for furthering the mission of the<br />
<strong>Reedville</strong> Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong>.<br />
Please feel free to call me at any<br />
time or stop by our offices in the<br />
Butler House.<br />
Katrina Lawrimore<br />
Director<br />
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Deadrise Exhibit Opens<br />
After a few necessary<br />
delays the 13 th major exhibition in<br />
14 years (since the Covington<br />
galleries opened in 1995)), “All<br />
About the Deadrise” has opened<br />
to much acclaim. Given the<br />
subject of this exhibition, it is<br />
considered one of the more<br />
important exhibits we have<br />
mounted so far. Deadrise- hulled<br />
boats are at the core of the way of<br />
life for the people of this area.<br />
These sturdy boats made the<br />
watermen’s efforts more efficient<br />
and made the boat builder’s<br />
methods more successful.<br />
This exhibition will always<br />
be a work –in-progress in that<br />
there is so much to be researched<br />
further, so many more builders<br />
and watermen to be interviewed<br />
and so much more illustrative<br />
material to be uncovered. While<br />
this exhibition is scheduled to be<br />
on view until the 31 st of October it<br />
will certainly be projected far<br />
beyond that date. We will be<br />
adding other interesting elements<br />
to it as we uncover, record and<br />
visualize them.<br />
It took a group of very<br />
dedicated and determined<br />
volunteers to complete this<br />
exhibition in this span of time.<br />
Hopefully visitors will take the<br />
time to read the credit panel as<br />
they complete the tour. It lists the<br />
types of effort that it took to put<br />
this all together and the names of<br />
those who so generously<br />
contributed their time and talent
RFM Board and Staff welcoming Katrina Lawrimore, new Director.<br />
Pictured (l to r) standing: Karen Rogers (Office Manager), Wayne Clark, Tom Miller (VP), Keith Dobson (Treas.),<br />
Rick Struss (out-going Treas.), Glenn Warner, Ted Hower, Denise Munns (Bookkeeper).<br />
(l to r) seated: Gordon Burgess, Maureen Gillmer (President), Katrina Lawrimore (Director), Carol Towne,<br />
Clif Ames. Board members not pictured: Eve Jordon, Gus Dunaway, Aubrey Henry, Ben Ward.<br />
From the Boat Shop…..<br />
The Boat Shop guys have continued the<br />
annual spring effort to assist in readying our<br />
collection for the coming season. In addition, kits<br />
are completed for the Family Boat Building program<br />
in late June, which is now fully subscribed.<br />
The deadrise skiff under construction in the<br />
shop has been readied for visitors who are<br />
continuing their museum experience vis-a-vis the<br />
new exhibit. The shop has been roped off and<br />
secured so the it can be opened by docents in the<br />
am and shut again when the day is done allowing<br />
visitors a self-guided tour. Shop members will be<br />
available on Tuesdays and Thursdays to discuss the<br />
boat and answer questions.<br />
In addition the Lillian-B, our deadrise skiff<br />
under the pavilion, has been prepared to be the final<br />
stop on the exhibit tour and will be fitted with a<br />
proper sign explaining it's origin and construction.<br />
The idea being that visitors will leave the historical<br />
exhibit and continue their experience in the shop<br />
where a deadrise is under construction in a working<br />
venue and finish by viewing a deadrise that is<br />
completed and out of the water to clearly display its<br />
unique finished construction. They would then<br />
continue by enjoying the Elva C , Claud Somers<br />
and Foggy River.<br />
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Help Wanted<br />
Key Volunteer Positions<br />
Available<br />
Hospitality Committee Chair<br />
FinancialDevelopment/Fundraising<br />
Festival Halle Manager<br />
Gift Shop Manager<br />
Marketing/PR Chair<br />
Starry Banner Editor<br />
Library Asst.- Help computerize<br />
our Library to enable easy access<br />
to relevant references<br />
Please contact the Office if you<br />
can help. More info about volunteering<br />
is available on our web<br />
site.<br />
Equipment Wanted<br />
• Riding mower for lawn upkeep<br />
• Entertainment center or office<br />
credenza<br />
Donations or leads to a good deal<br />
appreciated!
…continued from page 1<br />
Traditionally, local businesses (<strong>Reedville</strong>,<br />
Burgess, Heathsville, Wicomico Church, Kilmarnock<br />
& Callao) have generously donated to cover the<br />
expense of the Saturday night Fireworks. The<br />
generous donations of our local businesses will not<br />
be enough for 2009. The downside of the Fourth<br />
being on a Saturday is that the cost of our firework<br />
display doubles. If you are able to donate please mail<br />
your check to GRA/RFM PO Box 306 <strong>Reedville</strong>,<br />
VA 22539. Please make a memo that it is for the 4 th<br />
of July Fireworks.<br />
Lots of Volunteers Are Needed If you<br />
can to help with the games, face painting, grilling,<br />
music, run etc. please call the office at 804-453-<br />
6529.<br />
The Gift Shop is having a gigantic sale<br />
on the 4th. Lots of bargains and<br />
books. All items will be on a table<br />
outside the museum.<br />
Festival Halle Concert<br />
The Independence Day Weekend continues<br />
on Sunday with a Concert by the Festival<br />
Halle Chorale. This performance will<br />
feature a selection of familiar songs from<br />
the “Americana” genre as well as patriotic<br />
favorites. It will also include an audience sing-along.<br />
The chorale is under the direction of Sharon Freude<br />
and Carnia Kline is the accompanist. The concert is<br />
free, but donations will be appreciated. Join in the<br />
fun at 2 PM on Sunday July the 5th at the<br />
Festival Halle.<br />
Heads Up! “Summer Sundays”<br />
Concert Series!!!<br />
On select Sunday evenings in the summer,<br />
we will host visiting musicians from 6-8:00 PM.<br />
Billed as “picnic dinner concerts,” guests may sit on<br />
the lawn or in seats under the pavilion to enjoy a<br />
variety of types of music, many performing the<br />
songs of the sea. If weather dictates, the show (and<br />
your picnic!) will move to shelter in our own Festival<br />
Halle.<br />
SUMMER FUN<br />
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Scheduled already for the following dates are these<br />
renowned artists :<br />
July 19 th – Bob Zentz of Norfolk, a singer of<br />
songs about people, places and times gone by; a<br />
player of dozens of the usual (and unusual!)<br />
"unplugged" folk instruments.<br />
August 2 nd – “Calico Jack” featuring Janie<br />
Meneely (Crab Alley) and Paul DeBlasi, the<br />
dynamic new folk duo from Annapolis who further<br />
the maritime tradition in story and song.<br />
Sept. 6 th – William Pint and Felicia Dale,<br />
progressive folk music of the sea, shanties, work<br />
songs, traditional folk on hurdy-gurdy, guitar,<br />
mandolin, whistle, and harmonies.<br />
Other performers may be added to this summer<br />
series, and we welcome suggestions for performers<br />
you would like to see. Look for future e-news<br />
announcements, posters and articles that will provide<br />
more details as plans firm up.<br />
2009 Somers Sailings<br />
Saturdays - 10 AM<br />
June 13th and 27th<br />
July 11th and 25th<br />
August 8th and 22nd<br />
September 5th and 19th<br />
October 3rd, 17th and 31 st<br />
Call the RFM for booking info.
<strong>Museum</strong> receives grant from<br />
Tidewater Foundation<br />
Wendell Haynie, representing the Tidewater Foundation,<br />
presents the grant to Board VP Tom Miller<br />
On April 30th, the <strong>Museum</strong> was the<br />
recipient of a grant from the Tidewater Foundation.<br />
This was one of 30 grants given by the Tidewater<br />
Foundation to education and cultural organizations<br />
throughout the counties of the Northern Neck.<br />
Known for its major fundraiser, the Holly<br />
Ball, the foundation has given more than $250,000<br />
over the past decade to museums, schools, and<br />
other social and cultural organizations in Lancaster,<br />
Northumberland, Essex, Westmoreland, and<br />
Richmond counties.<br />
For years they have supported the museum<br />
and we are grateful for it.<br />
“Fishing Gone”<br />
Performance Art<br />
The <strong>Reedville</strong> Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong> is<br />
delighted to be the first of 10 well-known maritime<br />
venues along the Chesapeake Bay to present this<br />
unique educational and entertaining event, on<br />
Thursday evening, Sept. 24 th at Festival Halle! It<br />
brings together a playwright, an artist, 4 actors and<br />
the audience to experience the multitude of<br />
challenges facing the people of Tangier Island.<br />
Tangier is in the middle of the Chesapeake<br />
Bay. It was visited in 1608 by Captain John Smith,<br />
who gave it the name. In 1814 it was settled by<br />
John Crockett and his sons’ families. Many of his<br />
decedents still live here. The early settlers were<br />
farmers, but with the expanding markets for crab,<br />
fish and oysters, Tangier Islanders became watermen<br />
for generation after generation. The economy of the<br />
island is now being threatened.<br />
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In FISHING GONE, Playwright Roger<br />
Vaughan highlights the watermen’s dilemma and<br />
captures their struggles. Over fishing is only a part of<br />
the problem. So many other things effect their<br />
livelihood:<br />
The shark population is down in the ocean --<br />
-- the shark preys on rays --- rays love oyster larvae--<br />
Oyster disease impacting not only oysters but crabs -<br />
-- Wind patterns-----Even the Skipjacks effected the<br />
oyster reefs.<br />
But perhaps the biggest problem:<br />
population! Seventeen million people live around<br />
4400 square miles of a shallow Bay.<br />
Is there a solution to help the people of<br />
Tangier and other communities dependent on the<br />
water for their way of life?<br />
You will not want to miss this performance!<br />
Free and open to the public!<br />
Please save the date and watch for more ads & info!<br />
Oyster Grower's Workshop<br />
September 12 th – 10 AM<br />
At Bethany UMC<br />
These workshops concentrate on the construction<br />
and operation of floats used for oyster growth in<br />
local waters. Raising a relatively small number of<br />
oysters, usually 1,000, at one's dock is a simple<br />
and easy way to have oysters for consumption<br />
(after approximately two years) and to add to the<br />
water-filtering function of the oyster population; a<br />
critical factor in restoring the health of the<br />
Chesapeake Bay. These workshops are generally<br />
very well attended. Oysters can be ordered ahead<br />
of time through Cal Boyd at (804) 453-5333.
Elva C Gets a New Mast<br />
Last August the Elva C was rolling heavily on<br />
her way across the Bay to the celebration of the<br />
400 th Anniversary of Tangier Island. Suddenly the<br />
top four feet of the mast snapped off and fell to the<br />
deck. Examination showed that over fifty years rain<br />
water had seeped in behind an iron strap and rotted<br />
the mast completely through.<br />
George Butler of the <strong>Reedville</strong> Marine<br />
Railway agreed to build a new mast over the winter.<br />
He made eight long 2 x 4’s by gluing end-to-end 20<br />
footers and 16 footers. These eight long pieces<br />
were then tapered and their edges glued together to<br />
form an eight-sided, hollow spar 34 feet long. The<br />
spar was then rounded off except for the lower 8<br />
feet and a 5-foot plug was inserted in either end for<br />
strength.<br />
After receiving multiple coats of clear finish<br />
and the remounting of hardware, the mast will be<br />
stepped in the boat with the assistance of the crane<br />
at the Omega factory, and the Elva C. will be back<br />
in business for the summer.<br />
2009 Elva C Cruises • 4 PM<br />
Friday - June 12 *<br />
Saturday - June 20 *<br />
Friday - June 26<br />
Friday - July 10<br />
Saturday - July 18<br />
Friday - July 24<br />
Friday - August 14<br />
Saturday - August 22<br />
Friday - August 28<br />
Friday - September 11<br />
Saturday - September 19<br />
Friday - September 25<br />
* Check with the RFM to see if<br />
these cruises are operating<br />
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Foggy River<br />
The Foggy River, the museum’s current inwater<br />
renovation project, made it through the winter<br />
in fine shape at the <strong>Reedville</strong> Fishermen’s <strong>Museum</strong>’s<br />
dock. Boat shop volunteers are presently sanding<br />
and painting her topside and cabin in preparation<br />
for a fresh coat of paint. Sometime in June or July,<br />
the Foggy River will visit the <strong>Reedville</strong> Marine<br />
Railway where numerous types of repair work will be<br />
done. She is in need of a portside rub rail, some<br />
deck work, new cockpit coaming and a new shaft<br />
block.<br />
Future work consists of building a new cabin,<br />
deck and mast. There will be plenty to do once she<br />
arrives back at the RFM dock! If you haven’t done<br />
so yet, please consider joining us in restoring this<br />
fine old Chesapeake deadrise! Our goal is to bring<br />
her back to the way she looked when she originally<br />
left the <strong>Reedville</strong> Marine Railway in 1961, ready<br />
then for a proud and hearty “career” crabbing,<br />
oystering, and pound net fishing!<br />
The Elva C brings the Easter Bunny to the RFM
MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS<br />
Marianne & Tom Miller<br />
Marianne and Tom both<br />
originally hail from Richmond, and<br />
before retiring to the Northern Neck<br />
resided in State College, PA, where<br />
Tom had a retail consultant business<br />
while Marianne worked at Penn<br />
State University. They have two<br />
married children and three<br />
grandchildren.<br />
They are quite active at the<br />
RFM. Tom and Marianne are both<br />
docents. Marianne has helped out<br />
on the Membership Committee, has<br />
helped out during house tours, and<br />
is a mainstay with the RFM Photo<br />
Group. Tom works on the Claud<br />
W. Somers and at the Boat Shop,<br />
as well as at the Oyster Roast. He<br />
currently serves as the RFM’s Vice<br />
President.<br />
Their philosophy on volunteering:<br />
“Every member should<br />
participate in some part of the<br />
<strong>Museum</strong>. There’s room for<br />
everyone! All you have to do is<br />
show up and appear interested.<br />
Someone will put you to work,<br />
quickly! As much or as little as you<br />
want.”<br />
Education Committee<br />
The Education Committee<br />
will be hosting a wide variety of<br />
guests in the next several months<br />
including a joint effort with the<br />
Claude Somers' Crew.<br />
On June 29 th the Gifted<br />
Program from Central Academy<br />
Middle School will visit the museum<br />
and have lunch on campus; they will<br />
have traveled several hours to<br />
reach us and we feel honored that<br />
they want to learn more about the<br />
RFM.<br />
On July 13<br />
8<br />
th members will<br />
work with children from Shiloh<br />
Baptist Church Bible School both<br />
on Campus and at their Church.<br />
The activities will include learning<br />
about Fish and other Critters that<br />
live in the Bay. The Schlatters,<br />
Rose and Joe are working on<br />
some 'kits to go' making the chore<br />
of taking our message to those<br />
who can't travel to us easier.<br />
During the week of July<br />
20 th the Claude Somers' Crew and<br />
the Ed. Com. will be working<br />
together to help Northumberland<br />
Family Y Campers learn more<br />
about the RFM and its environs,<br />
experience sailing first hand<br />
aboard the Claude Somers.<br />
Students will have an orientation<br />
day to learn about safety aboard a<br />
boat and to better understand the<br />
fishing industry and its products as<br />
well as honing in on mapping<br />
skills. They will sail seeing and<br />
hearing about the landmarks and<br />
houses along the creek. They will<br />
also be on land learning how to<br />
row a boat, discovering the<br />
fundamentals of knot tying and<br />
digging into the water and mud to<br />
learn about the critters of the Bay<br />
Anyone is interested in the<br />
Claude Somers’ Camp Program<br />
should contact the <strong>Museum</strong> for<br />
more information.<br />
On July 28 th a group of<br />
History Teachers enrolled in a<br />
summer program at Rappahannock<br />
Community College<br />
will visit to learn more about the<br />
history of the area, as well as the<br />
history of fishing and boat building.<br />
Don't forget the Oyster<br />
Growing Workshop on<br />
September 12 th the same day as<br />
the Antique Boat Show where<br />
Education Committee members<br />
will be helping visitors understand<br />
the fine differences in the boats at<br />
different docks.<br />
RFM will once again be cosponsoring<br />
and participating in the<br />
H2O Event held at Camp Kekoka<br />
in Lancaster. All the Sixth Graders<br />
from Lancaster and<br />
Northumberland Counties spend<br />
the entire day learning about<br />
Water; its source, conservation,<br />
uses, and critters that live in it<br />
through hands-on activities. The<br />
days are September 29 th and<br />
October 2 nd ; if interested in working<br />
with children and learning about<br />
water call; Audrey Brainard at 804-<br />
580-5519.<br />
Our Committees<br />
BOARD COMMITTEES<br />
Financial Mgt – Aubrey Henry<br />
Long Range Planning – Tom Miller<br />
Membership – Harry Towne<br />
OPERATING COMMITTEES<br />
Boat Collection - Dudley Biddlecomb<br />
Boat Donation & Resale - Clif Ames<br />
Boat Shop - Jay Rohmann/Dick Doyle<br />
Building & Grounds – Glenn Warner<br />
Claud W. Somers - Harry Towne<br />
Curatorial - Maria Rogers<br />
Donald George, acting<br />
Docent – Keese Williams/ K. Elsden<br />
Education - Audrey Brainard<br />
Elva C - Spud Parker /George Butler<br />
Exhibits – George.Frayne<br />
Foggy River – Charley Gillmer<br />
Gift Shop – Jane Kimball<br />
Hospitality - vacant<br />
Landscape & Gardening –<br />
CBGC Carol Cole<br />
Model Shop - Bob Dillon<br />
Photo Group - Doug Brogden<br />
Publicity – vacant<br />
Starry Banner – Paul Kimball<br />
Quilters - Tippie DeLeo<br />
Walker House - Carol Cole<br />
Webmaster – Paul Kimball<br />
Learn more about positions<br />
available on the Volunteers page of<br />
our web site.
We have a new<br />
Office Assistant<br />
I started working in the<br />
museum office in April, sharing the<br />
job with Karen. I retired from the<br />
Smithsonian Institution in 1999,<br />
having worked there for twenty-four<br />
years. Prior to starting at the<br />
Smithsonian I spent a little over six<br />
years in the Air Force, where I met<br />
my husband Ted.<br />
Ted and I bought our house<br />
in <strong>Reedville</strong> in 2004 and moved<br />
here permanently in September of<br />
2005. Originally from Seattle<br />
Washington, I always wanted to get<br />
back to the water. We both love it<br />
here. When not working at the<br />
museum I'm volunteering for the<br />
Northumberland Family YMCA and<br />
am now on their Board.<br />
Denise Munns<br />
RFM Numbers<br />
869<br />
Members<br />
148<br />
Docents<br />
1,369<br />
Views of the YouTube<br />
RFM/Omega video<br />
on Menhaden Fishing<br />
Children’s Model<br />
Workshop<br />
Our Model Shop experts pass on<br />
their skills. This workshop will be<br />
held 10 AM until 2 PM daily with<br />
30 minutes off for lunch. The<br />
children should bring their own<br />
lunch. The minimum age for the<br />
class is 10 years old. There is only<br />
room for six children and we expect<br />
to have four return students. If you<br />
are interested, an early signup is<br />
suggested. The cost is $50. Please<br />
call the office (804-453-6517) to<br />
sign up.<br />
Sixth Annual Antique &<br />
Classic Boat Show &<br />
Nautical Flea/Yard Sale<br />
Market<br />
Registrations are already<br />
being made for the Cockrell’s Creek<br />
gathering sponsored by the <strong>Museum</strong><br />
and the Tidewater Chapter of the<br />
Antique and Classic Boat Society.<br />
We will be asking dock owners on<br />
Main Street to host boats for the<br />
weekend. Boats are asked to arrive<br />
Friday afternoon, September11 th<br />
and leave Sunday morning,<br />
September 13 th .<br />
9<br />
The day for visitors to<br />
see the entire show is<br />
Saturday, September 12 th . The<br />
Antique Boat Parade will be 3:00<br />
p.m. Kayaks and other small crafts<br />
are invited to launch at the <strong>Museum</strong><br />
to view the show boats from the<br />
creek. Smith Point Sea Rescue will<br />
operate a water taxi from 10 AM to<br />
3:30 PM The event promises to be<br />
another great visual display. A “Pier<br />
Pass” for the entire show (plus RFM<br />
admission) is $5 and children 12<br />
and under are free when<br />
accompanied by a parent. Please<br />
contact Clif Ames at 804-453-3506<br />
or by<br />
email for registration or<br />
questions on the boat gathering.<br />
The Nautical Flea<br />
Market/Yard Sale will be 9 to 5<br />
Saturday, September 12 th . We have<br />
already received applications for<br />
spaces. We love these early birds!<br />
And this bodes well for a<br />
monumental turnout. Flea market<br />
spaces are $25 each. Don’t take<br />
too literally the word “nautical”, just<br />
clean out your closet, garage,<br />
ß∑basement as well as office and<br />
bring your “stuff”. The process may<br />
well make you a local hero around<br />
your house. This sort of thing has<br />
been known to enhance marriages,<br />
bring children home for a visit and<br />
increase property values.<br />
Remember, 9 to 5 on Sep 12 th .<br />
Come on down, have fun and make<br />
money! Contact Maureen Gillmer<br />
for a reservation at 804-453-3004,<br />
or by email .<br />
The Starry Banner is published<br />
quarterly and mailed to those<br />
members without email addresses.<br />
Notification is made by E-Newsletter<br />
when it is posted on our web site.<br />
Please make sure we have both<br />
your current postal and email<br />
addresses.
BOATS FOR SALE<br />
• 40 foot deadrise, “Catherine T”, 3208 Caterpillar Diesel. Asking………...$8,000.<br />
• 1970 Thunderbird 23 foot fiberglass boat with Mercury I/O 225 HP. Asking……..<br />
$2500.<br />
• 1985 Bayliner 27 foot Contessa Command Bridge 260HP Chevrolet Volvo IO.<br />
Asking…….$6000.<br />
• 1985 Bayliner 18 foot Capri 2.1 liter Volvo I/O with trailer. Asking…..$2500.<br />
• 1985 Small Craft Inc 22 foot two man rowing shell, with slide seats and three pairs of<br />
oars. Asking…….$1100.<br />
• 1973 Wood flat bottom skiff with 30 HP OB and trailer. Boat Shop is doing so<br />
refinishing on it. Asking price not yet determined.<br />
• 1987 15 foot Point Jude Sailboat with new sail and EZ Loader trailer.<br />
Asking…….$1400.<br />
If interested, please contact<br />
Committee Chairman Clif Ames through the RFM 804-453-6529<br />
WE ARE LOOKING FOR DONATIONS<br />
If you have a boat with clear title that you wish to donate to the museum please<br />
contact Clif Ames at 804-453-3506 or RFM at 804-453-6529.<br />
CONTACT US<br />
RFM Office (804) 453-6529 fax (804) 453-7159<br />
Email<br />
Web Site<br />
Director<br />
Office Staff<br />
www.rfmuseum.org<br />
Webmaster<br />
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