SB 1 - Reedville Fishermen's Museum

Newsletter of the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum 

STARRY BANNER was the first menhaden steamer to operate in Reedville by Capt. Elijah Reed in 1880. 

16 th Annual Christmas on Cockrell’s Creek 

Coming December 11 th & 12 th 

Six wonderful waterfront homes in 

Reedville are featured on this year’s tour. There 

are four on Cockrell’s Creek and two right on the 

Bay at Shoreline Estates off Fleeton Road. The 

four homes on Cockrell's Creek and the museum 

will be connected by the free boat shuttle. All will 

be festively decorated for the holidays by the 

Chesapeake Bay Garden Club. 

Also on tap – The Bethany UMC 

sanctuary will be open for free tours during the 

weekend. The Northern Neck Railroad model 

train display, which 

starts rolling the day 

after Thanksgiving, will 

be going strong all 

weekend. Santa will 

make his annual visit to 

town aboard the Elva 

C. Saturday morning at 

9 a.m., followed by 

breakfast at Bethany. 

Also on the “don’t 

miss” list are the 

traditional bake sale 

featuring our members’ 

finest confections; 

Tablescapes, a 

presentation of 

intriguing holiday table 

settings by area 

decorators and designers; and caroling and 

refreshments in the Walker House. 

New to the tour this year is Santa’s 

Workshop - a delightful place to buy unique gifts 

created by over a dozen talented RFM member 

artists and artisans. 

House tour tickets are $25 in advance or 

$30 on tour days and include all houses, holiday 

tablescapes, museum exhibits, the model railroad 

and refreshments. Advance tickets may be 

purchased at the museum office Monday thru 

Friday from 9-5, and in the museum on 

weekends. Mail order forms are available online 

at www.rfmuseum.org , or call the museum office 

at 804-453-6529 to order by credit card. 

The six architecturally diverse homes on 

this year’s tour vary in style and age, and each is 

rich in personality reflecting their owners' tastes 

and lifestyles. Here is a brief rundown: 

811 Main Street: Sisters Betty Nuckols and Jude 

Kelly are the great-great granddaughters of Elijah 

Reed who founded 

the menhaden fishing 

industry in Reedville. 

They grew up in the 

Reed House built by 

his son George Reed 

in 1888. Elegant 

furnishings and family 

heirlooms grace this 

lovely Queen Anne 

Victorian with its 

iconic red-roofed 

turret. Among them 

are family portraits, 

memorabilia from 

several family 

enterprises including 

the Blundon and 

Hinton and Huff and 

Puff canneries, and several items from Elijah 

Reed including a Regency card table and chairs, 

gold-rimmed china brought from England on his 

schooner the ‘Laura Campbell’, and an original 

survey drawing of the 33 acre property which 

later became Reedville. Look for Betty’s 

Christmas ornaments made from replicas of old 

vegetable can labels. The house reads like a crash 

course in Reedville history! 

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Autumn 2010

As I write this, we have begun the first day of our 

fall schedule with the Museum open only on Fridays, 

Saturdays, and Sundays throughout the fall. While it 

might seem that things would slow down a little here, that 

is hardly the case. For example, this first week in 

November the Museum is busy with volunteers 

dismantling our 2010 temporary exhibit on menhaden 

fishing, the members of the Membership Committee 

preparing their monthly membership renewal mailing, the 

Education Committee hosting a group from Virginia 

Natural Resources, members of the RFM Needlers having 

their monthly meeting, the Boat Shop guys working on 

the restoration of the Foggy River, and a short-term 

exhibit, Plain and Fancy, A Stitcher’s Showcase 

featuring the work of the Needlers being installed. So 

while we miss our weekday visitors, we are quite busy with 

numerous activities continuing throughout the fall and 

winter on our campus. This is a good time for new 

volunteers to join in the many happenings here and to 

make a significant contribution to the running of the 

Museum. 

Summer 2010 was busy with the many regular 

activities of the Museum. One of the most important for 

the future of this institution, however, was completed 

quietly and without much fanfare. In September, Board 

Vice-president Wayne Clark presented to the full Board a 

new long-range plan which is broken down into 5 and 10 

year segments. This plan is the work of Wayne and the 

members of the long-range planning committee: Wendell 

Haynie, Betty Mountjoy, and Maureen Gillmer. I also 

served on the committee. The plan addresses seven 

different elements that are vital to the Museum’s mission: 

Collections; Exhibits & Research; Administration; 

Finance; Physical Plant; Education/Outreach; and 

Marketing. To quote from the introduction to the longrange 

plan: “This 5 and 10 year plan delineates where 

RFM is going and provides a guide to implementation. It 

is a big picture plan that will set goals and priorities. This 

plan only signifies that the committee has explored RFM’s 

strengths and potentials and is a guide for use in focusing 

its energies. This is but a sketch.” The committee 

believes that this is a realistic plan that has goals that are 

well within the reach of the Museum. This plan will be 

made available to everyone this winter when it is posted 

on our website. With this plan as a roadmap, I feel that 

the Museum is focused on an exciting future. Won’t you 

be a part of it? 

Thank you, 

Katrina 

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New Library Acquisition 

It is with great excitement that the Museum 

announces the latest addition to our library. A copy of 

Menhaden Fishing Vessels, 1870-2008 by our own 

Donald George was donated by the author to the 

Museum’s library this fall. This monumental work is a 

collection of images and data which gathers and presents 

information on menhaden fishing vessels from the first 

use of steam fishing vessels in 1870 to the present fleet. 

During the time period covered by this comprehensive 

work, there have been approximately 820 vessels 

documented for menhaden fishing. This collection 

includes data on 378 vessels for which the author could 

locate images. However, it is representative of the entire 

fleet because it represents all types of menhaden fishing 

boats. This work has been a labor of love for Donald 

George over the past several years. Ann Davis 

collaborated on the book with him and assisted in the 

compilation of the material. The addition of this work to 

our library gives researchers another important tool in 

uncovering the history of the menhaden industry in this 

country. 

Greater Reedville Association 

and Reedville Fishermen’s Museum 

2010 Board 

Officers 

President – Maureen Gillmer 

Vice President – Wayne Clark 

Secretary – Ted Hower 

Treasurer – Keith Dobson 

Directors 

Blaine Altaffer, Gordon Burgess, Monty Deihl, 

Dick Doyle, Capt. Gus Dunaway, Aubrey Henry, 

Eve Jordan, Peale Rogers, Carol Towne, Glenn 

Warner. 

Directors Emeriti 

George and Katherine Frayne 

Museum Staff 

Director – Katrina Lawrimore 

Office Manager – Karen Rogers 

Bookkeeper – Denise Munns 

Museum Office: 804.453.6529 

FAX: 804.453.7159 

Email: office@rfmuseum.org 

Website: www.rfmuseum.org 

Mailing Address: 

P.O. Box 306, Reedville, VA 22539

President’s Corner 

Time flies, they say, when you are having fun! I 

have very much enjoyed being on the Board for the past 

3 years, and serving as its president for the past two. I 

feel enriched and grateful for the experiences I have 

shared with so many and for the associations and 

relationships that have developed! My heartfelt thanks 

for the opportunity, the support, and the pleasure of it! 

Come February, those of us whose terms are up 

will depart and new members will be elected. With this 

change in Board make-up every year, I have had the 

good fortune of serving alongside 24 individuals during 

my time on the Board. Approximately 15 work together 

at a time, each group different from the other, each 

group being the sum of its individual parts. It is a lucky 

thing to have such a variety of backgrounds, talents, 

perspectives, and temperaments all coming together in 

common affection for the museum. Thanks to all I have 

served with for working hard together, for handling 

controversies with respect, for making thoughtful 

decisions that are mindful of the founders’ vision and 

further the mission of the Board. 

This is an organization that stands out in the 

community through its various outreach efforts. 

•Literally at the front door of our museum are the 

docents, over 100 volunteers who greet our visitors and 

introduce them to the many unique features of our 

campus, the exhibits and our reason-for-being. 

• The Education Committee, through its interpretive 

events, school visitation programs, and “Family Day” 

promote important awareness of our historic, cultural, 

and economic ties to the Chesapeake Bay and the fishing 

industry. 

• Our “traditional” events, that also define the museum’s 

welcoming spirit, include the Fourth of July Extravaganza, 

the Antique and Classic Boat Show, the Oyster Roast and 

Christmas on Cockrell’s Creek. These have “gone on 

forever” and always bring the larger community to our 

grounds -- once, for the first time, then over and over for 

the joy of it. 

• Some newer events have been successful in bringing 

people together and/or acquainting them with the 

museum. Dances, barbeques, the Winter Markets and 

the Summer Concert Series … we have appreciated the 

feedback and suggestions for improvement and will 

consider your comments in next year’s planning. 

Other projects are of an on-going nature: 

• gardening and grounds keeping 

• gift shop 

• boat donations 

• maintenance of our fleet 

• building of the annual raffle skiff 

• upkeep and enhancements to the NN Railroad 

• design and construction of each year’s new exhibit 

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ALL these efforts provide hours of pleasure and 

camaraderie to those who participate, offer wonderful 

opportunities for learning, and are boast-worthy features 

of our museum. ALL are headed-up by volunteer 

committee chairs who gather huge groups of other 

volunteers to help them, with the oversight and 

coordination of our able Director. It has been inspiring to 

see the tireless work and creativity, devotion and drive of 

literally hundreds of people who get no more 

compensation than personal satisfaction, a sense of 

community and accomplishment, and the reward of 

giving. They deserve our praise and recognition. 

Winter, even though museum doors are closed, 

is by no means an “off time” for the Director and staff, or 

for dozens of other folks who work behind closed doors: 

preparing the budget, planning new events, learning new 

systems and refining old ones, phasing in the new Board, 

designing new exhibits etc. Committees always need new 

leaders, new helpers, new ideas, new energy. If you 

think one of our events or projects would be of interest to 

you, please call! 

Stay tuned for the next issue, in which you’ll find 

a survey. This outgoing board, together with the 

Director, will assess the interests and preferences of our 

growing membership, so that future programming and 

events can reflect them. Please take a few minutes to 

send it back. 

Stay tuned for a yearful of exciting new events, 

continued excellent educational and interpretive 

programming, and the 2011 exhibit that will focus on 

skipjacks. The Claud Somers, about to celebrate her 

100 th birthday, will be the centerpiece of a summer full of 

exciting festivities! 

And stayed tuned for the next Board of Directors 

and its officers, who will undoubtedly receive the same 

tremendous help and encouragement that I did, from the 

staff and from people who had gone before. The 

museum will be in very good hands. 

I come away with great respect for the volunteers, 

admiration for the competent and accessible office staff, 

appreciation for the complexities of the operation, pride 

in the work we’ve done, and excitement about the future 

of the RFM. I look forward to seeing you at the Annual 

Meeting on Sunday, Feb. 6 th … and in the meantime, at 

our fabulous cold-weather events! Thanks again…it was 

fun! 

Lecture Series to Return 

Maureen 

Due to the many requests from our loyal 

members, the RFM Winter Lecture Series will resume this 

winter. Betty Mountjoy, co-chair of the Education 

Committee, has agreed to head up this project. While 

she has some potential programs under development, if 

anyone has suggestions for potential lecture topics 

and/or presenters, please contact Betty at 453-6919. 

The dates and further information will be available 

through future RFM email newsletters.

Christmas on Cockrell’s Creek 

Continued from page 1 

8 Reed Avenue: Mary Frazer and Walt Keith moved into 

their new home ‘Safe at Anchor Lodge’ just off Main 

Street in 2006. “We spent a lot of time looking at plans 

and designing our house,” said Walt. “We knew we 

wanted bright open spaces with a big kitchen and lots of 

room to entertain. (Check out Mary’s cookbook library!) 

We also wanted to connect the house to the magnificent 

water views right outside our windows, and that was the 

genesis of the Charleston-style double porch design.” 

The front entrance was designed around a series of 

stained glass panels that they found in an architectural 

salvage yard and extras pop up in transoms and windows. 

Interesting family heirlooms and items collected by Walt 

and Mary enliven the home. The tall-case clock in the 

foyer belonged to Mary’s great-grandfather Eben Frazer 

who was the mayor of Newark, Delaware and her 

grandmother painted the landscape on the opposite wall. 

729 Buzzards Point Road: This beautiful home is at heart 

an 1860’s farmhouse. Revitalized by Don and Edna Miller 

in 1994 with a gourmet kitchen and bedroom wing 

additions, it takes total advantage of its position on a 

point surrounded by water on three sides. A collection of 

lighthouses led to the home being named ‘Miller Lite’, and 

these pop up in unusual places! The Millers paid particular 

attention to period details when renovating their home. 

Closets were added using old doors, corbels and dentil 

molding was carried into the new dining room, and 

bathrooms were tucked in to clever spaces. The fabrics 

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and furnishings used throughout the home employ a 

palette of bright sunny colors and evoke a cottagey 

atmosphere. Repurposed architectural finds like an apse 

from an old church turned into head and footboards and 

old washstands used as bathroom vanities add to the 

feeling. (A new guesthouse on the property still under 

construction will be the home of Santa’s Workshop.) 

505 Buzzards Point Road: When custom builder Bill 

Somers and his wife Terri were designing their home, 

they wanted a contemporary interior, yet they also 

wanted it to fit in architecturally with the area. The result 

– a charming turn-of-the-century farmhouse façade with a 

dramatic wide open interior and porches everywhere. The 

Somers’ love of boating and fishing is reflected throughout 

their home where they have used art and decorative 

objects in a novel almost 3-D way – boat models hang on 

the walls in the living room, the upstairs sitting room is a 

‘dry aquarium’, and there’s a headboard in the guesthouse 

made from a whale mounted between two old oars. The 

piece de resistance however, has to be Bill’s ‘man cave’. 

Ostensibly a combined guesthouse and garage/workshop, 

it’s really a giant sportsman’s playhouse. Look for the 

‘fishing shack’, golf practice range, NASCAR game table, 

exercise room and widescreen TV – Bill is never far from 

his favorite teams! 

370 Pelican Lane (off Fleeton Road): Location, location, 

location … It was love at first sight when Joe and Joanne 

Hunt first saw this property on Chesapeake Bay with a 

forever view to Tangier Island. And you will not be 

surprised to learn that Joanne is a professional decorator 

when you see how she has artfully combined new 

furnishings and old treasures to create a comfortable 

beachside home. Her preference for a subdued palette of 

soft pastel colors is the perfect foil to set off antique and

family pieces. A stunning quarter-sawn oak breakfront 

with curved glass from Joe’s family has a place of honor 

in the great room. A pair of sofas of old wicker, an 

occasional table made from a repurposed old sewing 

machine stand, and folk art items all add to the relaxed 

ambiance. 

346 Pelican Lane: Bright and bold is the feeling at the 

Purser family ‘compound’ next door. Kathy and Chuck 

Purser, their son Craig and wife Gretchen, and daughter 

Michelle and husband Scott Whitaker share this weekend 

home on the Bay. They have added extensively to the 

original house on the property, built a guesthouse and a 

pool, and turned the garage into a cool bunkhouse for the 

kids – the ultimate repurposing! As you move through the 

house, there’s almost a feeling of swimming in a tropical 

sea. Rooms are painted in vibrant blues, reds and yellows, 

and art and decorative items continue the theme – total 

relaxation at the beach!. 

Northern Neck Railroad 

In reality, the railroads never came to the Northern Neck. 

However, on the day after Thanksgiving, the magical 

season heralding the mythical role of trains on the 

Northern Neck arrives at the Reedville Fishermen’s 

Museum. It is on that day that the famous Northern Neck 

Railroad begins its seasonal run in the Model Shop of the 

Museum. The trains will be running every weekend 

through January 9 th for train enthusiasts, both young and 

old, to enjoy. The members of the Model Shop have 

been working hard all summer and fall to upgrade the 

exhibit with new track, more working bridges, new houses 

and many other improvements to the overall railroad. 

Make plans now to see what might have been if the 

railroads had come to our area, or at least, how these 

hard-working volunteers envision that it might have been 

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Unique Gifts and Artworks by 

Members 

Treat your friends and family ... and even 

yourself ... to a festive new feature of Christmas on 

Cockrell's Creek!! Over a dozen talented RFM 

members bring fine examples of their artworks to 

SANTA'S WORKSHOP, where you may enjoy and 

purchase unique gifts arranged in a delightful holiday 

venue. Potters and woodcrafters, painters and jewelry 

makers, fabric artists and others: they all offer gifts for 

people on your list, at a price range that covers 

stocking stuffers to that Very Special Gift. 

Part of the two-day house tour 

event, SANTA'S WORKSHOP will be set up on the 

grounds of the “Miller Lite” House on Buzzards Point 

Road, a lovely restored and expanded farmhouse 

which is one of 6 spectacular homes on the tour. 

Artists will be on hand to meet and greet guests 

during the full two days, (Sat. and Sunday, Dec. 11- 

12), and each is generously donating 25% of the 

proceeds from each purchase to support the museum's 

many educational and community programs. Your 

ticket to the tour includes admission to SANTA'S 

WORKSHOP, and you can arrive there by car or by 

the free boat shuttle. 

The RFM is proud to showcase the amazing 

diversity of some of its many member/artists and to 

provide the annual Christmas Tour visitors with yet 

another way to enjoy Reedville's traditional tour 

weekend. You won't want to miss this charming 

experience!" 

RFM Goes To Winter Schedule 

Besides the cooler weather, fewer visitors, and 

geese flying overhead another sign of the coming winter 

at the Museum is the change to our fall and winter 

schedule. Beginning Monday, November 1 until 

December 20, the Museum will be open from 10:30- 

4:30 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only. The 

Northern Neck Railroad model trains will begin running 

the day after Thanksgiving. Following tradition, the 

Museum will be open every day from Sunday, December 

26 through Friday, December 31 with the model trains 

running daily for the enjoyment of all our visitors, both 

young and old. The Museum will be closed on New 

Year’s Day, but will be open on Sunday, January 2 and 

on Saturday and Sunday, January 8 and 9. From then 

until Saturday, March 12 we will be closed for the winter 

except for special groups by advance arrangement only. 

From March 12 until the end of April we will be open on 

Saturdays and Sundays only. To clarify, the Museum will 

be closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas 

Day, New Year’s Day, and Easter Day.

Summer at the RFM 

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Summer at the RFM 

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The scaffolding is down and all the new bricks are 

now in place. You can almost see a smile on the face of 

our 108 year old friend !! It took the professionals from 

Industrial Access a little more than a month. While 

Mother Nature may have been working against us earlier 

in the summer with the storms, she sure took care of us 

during the restoration work with almost perfect weather 

!! The restoration work included the following: grinding 

and repointing all mortar joints on the outside and also on 

the inside, new bricks stained to match to fill the massive 

gap at the top that ran down almost 30ft, new custom 

fabricated stainless steel cap to keep weather out, stainless 

strap bands spaced every 10ft or so, and 3 new 

lightening rods across the top !! 

It’s a magnificent thing to see .. It now stands tall 

again doing more than welcoming folks to Reedville. It 

stands tall as a symbol to the people of the Northern Neck 

who, during one of the worst economic down turns in 

history, raised money. We are so close; but not finished 

however.. 

“We are so excited to see that The Stack is here 

to stay for another 100+ years. I have gotten so many 

comments from people who are in awe of how rewarding 

it is to now be greeted coming in to Reedville by a 

restored piece of history rather than something that looks 

in disrepair and about to fall” said Save the Stack 

Committee Chairperson Blaine Altaffer. “While we have 

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been amazed by the donation responses of the community 

having raised over $186,000 in less than 6 months of 

effort, we need everyone to know that we still owe 

$40,000 to pay for the restoration work just completed. 

Plus, we will need additional monies to fund the shoreline 

work and the creation and installation of plaques 

highlighting the history of the stack and the Morris Fisher 

level donors” 

“With damage from two successive storms, one a 

lightening strike and the other wind, we realized that to 

wait any longer to begin the restoration could mean there 

would be no Stack left to restore,” said Omega Protein’s 

Monte Deihl, “So the Committee acted quickly, secured 

the contractor to begin the work, and vowed to continue 

to raise the necessary funding to cover the costs” 

RFM President Maureen Gillmer noted, “the 

Stack is a visual reminder of the fishing industry and the 

culture and history that goes with it, so it fits perfectly 

with the museum's mission of preserving the area's 

important fishing heritage. The RFM is proud to 

participate with the local community in its effort to 

preserve this significant maritime landmark.” 

The Save the Stack Committee is busy creating new fund 

raising events to help us complete the fund raising needs. 

Those interested in making a donation can contact the 

Reedville Fisherman’s Museum at 804-453-6529. To stay 

current on the project, please visit www.savethestack.org . 

Due to the many activities planned during the 

holidays, both here at the Museum and members’ 

own times planned with families and friends, 

Cocktails on the Creek will go to a curtailed 

winter schedule for November through January. 

Cocktails on the Creek will be held on the 

following Fridays from 5:30 to 7 PM November 5, 

November 19, December 3, December 17, January 

7, and January 21. Make plans now to join us for 

these special times and have a chance to catch up 

with friends. 

Book Info Wanted 

Can you help one of our readers? He is looking for a 

copy of a book that he believes was purchased in our gift 

shop a number of years ago. It was a small book about a 

boat trip that a family made in a sailboat down the 

Intracoastal Waterway and was composed of lots of 

colorful drawings about what the family had seen as well 

as narrative. He believes it may have been written by a 

local author. Do you have a copy of the book? If not, do 

you know the name of the author and title of the book? 

Please notify the RFM Office if you can help

‘On the Dock of the Bay’ 

Auction Gala 

set for February 26 

The 2011 auction steering committee is planning a 

gala affair for next February to help you chase away the 

winter blahs. Join us for an elegant dinner, live music, and 

great silent and live auction items to bid on. All proceeds 

will benefit the museum. 

“I don’t need any more stuff,” you say? Well we 

understand that, and so we’re planning some irresistible 

packages to tempt you. How about a week at a rustic 

cabin in the Adirondacks complete with ski boat and 

kayaks? Too remote for you? Then you can opt for a 

weekend in Annapolis for next year’s boat show, or spend 

a week at beautiful Lake Tahoe and try your luck at 

nearby casinos. More the stay at home type? Then our 

VIP wine tasting, day spa, or catered oyster roast at your 

home might be more your line. The sporting type? Be 

sure to bid on fly-fishing trips, an afternoon cruise on the 

Little River on an authentic steamboat, or a day of sailing 

on the Bay. 

New this year, we’ll be offering a day or half-day of 

‘experts’ to help you get those odd jobs done that never 

seem to get crossed off the ‘honey do’ list. Here’s a 

chance for our talented and skilled friends and neighbors 

to offer up their time. 

You won’t want to miss the party of the year as 

Festival Halle is transformed into the Dock of the Bay. 

We’re planning to spoil you with valet parking, great food 

– a served dinner – and express check-out! Yes, we’ve 

entered the 21 st century and have acquired software that 

will allow us to do all sorts of neat things. 

This year you’ll be able to register online and buy 

tickets; check the online catalog and see what new items 

have been added; arrange for a table reservation and add 

people to your table; select your dinner choice; get an 

itemized listing of your purchases; and pay by secure 

credit card link. A new special webpage will be accessed 

from our regular website www.rfmuseum.org and will go 

online in December so you can see the items available at 

the auction and start planning your bidding strategy. We’ll 

start taking ticket orders January 15 th at the museum and 

online. Stay tuned to the regular e-news bulletins for more 

information. 

Won’t be in town or can’t make the auction and see 

something in the catalog you’d like? Well you can still 

participate. Just register online and leave a confidential 

bid on your favorite items. We’ll take care of bidding for 

you on auction night. 

Have an item or service to donate? Have a look at 

our wish list and see how you can help. 

Our auction team is hard at work to make this the 

best ever gala auction and we look forward to seeing you 

there. Tickets are $50 each and include dinner, wine and 

beer. So put on your best bib and tucker, get your most 

extravagant friends together and plan on bidding high and 

often! 

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Auction team contacts: 

Maureen Gillmer – donations 453-3004 

mgillmer@kaballero.com 

Sonny Harper – business sponsorships 453-2633 

sharp@kaballero.com 

Susan Tipton – auction chair 453-3915 

tipton@kaballero.com 

Or contact any of the team members: Susan Carter 

Hughes, Pam Wiseman, Lila Brent, Martha Tallent 

Auction Ideas Wish List 

. pro and college sports tickets 

. fine furniture 

. antiques 

. original artworks 

. handcrafted items 

. frequent flier miles 

. vacation homes or timeshares 

. special access/private tours 

. lunch with a celebrity 

. gift baskets 

. cooking classes 

. expert services 

. cultural event tickets 

. fishing gear, sports equipment 

. host a party at your home or boat 

. fishing trips 

. restaurant gift certificates 

. sponsorships – business or 

individual $ contributions 

Have an idea? Call Maureen

Boat Shop News 

This may prove to be the busiest winter in years. 

Much of the deck has been removed from the Foggy 

River and work will progress from there as long as the 

weather holds. Repair and renovation of the Sea Witch 

continues and we hope to have her looking good and 

ready for sale in a few weeks. 

Plans and preliminary work on our 2011 deadrise skiff 

have begun and will continue this winter. 

Ticket sales for the 2010 Raffle Skiff go well and exceed 

our goal. 

Boats For Sale 

• 1985 Bayliner 18 foot Capri 2.1 liter Volvo I/O with 

trailer. Asking…..$2,500 

• 1971 Windjammer 17 foot fiberglass sailboat and 1997 

Venture trailer. Asking ...... $1,600 

• 1979 Aquasport, 19 feet 6inches with 115 HP Yamaha 

outboard, good running condition. 

Asking………$1900. 

• 1980 Hobecat with sail, new rigging and trailer. 

Asking………$1400 

• 1992 Yamaha jetski with trailer. Asking……….$600. 

• 1971 23’ Thunderbird I/O, 225 HP, asking…….. 

$2500 

• 1934 Hartge built Chesapeake 20’ Sail boat and trailer, 

glass over wood. Asking..... $5,300 

• Homebuilt 8 ' plywood row/sail dingy with sail and oars. 

Asking……..$550 

• 1990 21 foot Sunbird fiberglass O/B 200 HP Johnson, 

good condition. Asking…… $3,000 

If interested, please contact Committee Chairman Clif 

Ames through the RFM 804-453-6529 

WE ARE LOOKING FOR DONATIONS 

If you have a boat with clear title that you wish to donate 

to the museum please contact Clif Ames at 804-453- 

3506 or RFM at 804-453-6529. 

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Our Committees 

BOARD COMMITTEES 

Financial Mgt – Aubrey Henry 

Long Range Planning – Wayne Clark 

Membership – Harry Towne 

OPERATING COMMITTEES 

Boat Collection – Dudley Biddlecomb 

Boat Donation/Resale - Clif Ames 

Boat Shop - Pete Kauneckas/Dick Doyle 

Building/Grounds – Glenn Warner/Gordon 

Burgess 

Claud W. Somers – Harry Towne 

Curatorial - Donald George 

Docents – Rita Johnson 

Education - C. Feigenbaum/Betty Mountjoy 

Elva C - Spud Parker /George Butler 

Exhibits – Katrina Lawrimore 

Foggy River – Charley Gillmer 

Gift Shop – Jane Kimball/Karen Wise 

Landscape/Gardening – CBGC - Carol Cole 

Model Shop - Bob Dillon 

Needlers - Mary Frances Lewis 

Photo Group - Doug Brogden 

Starry Banner – Paul Kimball 

Quilters - Tippie DeLeo 

Walker House - Carol Cole 

Webmaster – Paul Kimball 

Learn more about positions available on the 

Volunteers page of our web si

The Starry Banner is published quarterly and is 

mailed to ALL members 

The Starry Banner is also posted as a PDF on our 

web site about a week before print publication. The 

online version is in full color. Notification is made by E- 

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RFM Calendar 

Special Edition 

The RFM Photo Group has done its usual superb 

job of putting together the 2011 calendar. It displays 

some fine scenes from around the Northern Neck. This 

year the calendar takes on a whole new look…. actually 

an old look, as the photos have taken on the appearance 

of yesteryear. The cover photo is the work of the late Jay 

Rohmann. Look for it at the Gift Shop. 

Gift Shop 

The Gift Shop has some new things for 

Christmas. Especially exciting are our Second Wind 

products. Donated sails have been made into smart brief 

cases and bags. If you have a used sail to donate please 

call Jane Kimball at 453-6517. We will also have 

Christmas ornaments with a nautical theme. Remember 

to check out the Gift Shop when ticking off your 

shopping list. 

11 

MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS 

Wanda and Dan Boley 

Wanda hails from Kentucky and Dan from 

Tennessee. They met and married when were both 

employed by the FBI. They have two children and five 

grandchildren. They moved to Reedville in 1994 from 

Camp Springs, Md. 

They are among our earliest volunteers, They 

visited the museum when it was still just the Walker House 

and were inspired to get involved. They report that it has 

been a very rewarding sixteen years. As Wanda says, 

“volunteering is the name of the game.” 

Over the years Wanda has served on the Exhibit 

and Education Committees, been a Docent and Christmas 

house tour hostess, and acted as liaison between Bethany 

UMC and the RFM for joint events. She helps with the 

Oyster Roast and as a member of the CBCG helps 

maintain the gardens at the RFM. Wanda served on the 

Board of Directors from 1999-2003 and the Long Range 

Planning Committee from 2000-2004. 

Dan, whose interests lie in woodworking, has 

worked with both the Building and Grounds and the 

Heritage Boat Committee. He crafted the handsome 

reproduction helmsman's wheel for the Elva C. Dan, also 

helped restore the Claud W.Somers and has helped with 

most of the props for the exhibits. 

Earlier this year Wanda and Dam were 

commended by George Frayne for their outstanding 

service to the Exhibits Committee over the years. 

Festival Chorale Concert 

The Reedville Festival Chorale will present its 

third annual concert of Christmas music on 

Sunday, December 19 at 3 p.m. Please 

note that this concert will take place at Bethany 

UMC and not at Festival Halle as previously. 

Members of the group come from all over the 

Northern Neck and many of them sing in other 

community choirs or in church choirs. Director of the 

Chorale is Sharon Freude and the accompanist is Carina 

Kline Harrison. Favorite Christmas carols - some old, 

some new - will be featured, along with an audience singalong. 

Put this concert on your calendars and come 

celebrate the holiday spirit with us.

November 

RFM Calendar 

13 Winter Market 

19 Cocktails on the Creek 

26 NNRR Exhibit opens 

December 


11 – 12 Christmas on Cockrells Creek 


19 Festival Chorale Concert at BUMC 

26 – 31 RFM Open 

31 New Year’s Eve Dance at Festival 

Halle 

January 

2, 3 – 9, 10 RFM Open 



February 

5 Winter Market 

6 RFM Annual Members Meeting 

26 Auction Gala

SB 1 - Reedville Fishermen's Museum

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