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Famous Vessel Maiden is Coming to Kingston!

5/24/2022

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Famous Vessel Maiden is Coming to Kingston!

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​Kingston N.Y.- Maiden is the 58 foot sloop captained by Tracy Edwards, MBE, which earned fame in 1990 when she competed with the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Around the World Race. The male-dominated worlds of sailing and media all doubted the crew would survive the first leg of the 45,000 nautical mile race, but not only did the boat and crew survive, they earned 2nd place overall in their class, the best result for a British boat in 17 years and unbeaten to this day. 

After many sailing achievements and awards, in 2017 Tracy Edwards set up The Maiden Factor Foundation to raise funds for and support efforts towards educating girls around the world. An extensive restoration project of the boat began, in the same yard in Hamble where she was refitted 30 years previously. The boat set sail in 2018, this time battling against the barriers that keep girls and other disenfranchised people out of education.

The poorest girls in the poorest countries get just three years of schooling. Over the past 15 years the international community has worked to get them six, then nine. But this is still not enough.The Maiden Factor Foundation is working toward universal access to 12 years of fee-free, quality primary and secondary education for girls. For more information about how you can support the foundation’s efforts, please visit 

Maiden Factor Website
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Today, the famous vessel has resumed its world tour, which was interrupted in 2020 by Covid, and the boat is traveling to 40 destinations in 20 countries. The boat is stopping in ports such as Annapolis, Maryland and Newport, Rhode Island that are well-loved by American sailors. Guess what? Kingston is on the list! 
The vessel will leave New York Harbor early in the morning on June 8, 2022, and she will be escorted to Kingston by a flotilla of boats from the lower Hudson north to our location in the mid-Hudson region. Kingston Sailing Club’s Women on the Water fleet of sailboats will meet Maiden by the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, along with HRMM’s Solaris solar-powered boat and other local vessels, and she will be welcomed to the Hudson River Maritime Museum dock.

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On June 9 & 10, the Maiden crew will partner with the Hudson River Maritime Museum, Sloop Clearwater, and the Sloop Apollonia to provide field trips for local schoolchildren to come to the Kingston waterfront, many for the first time, meet the crew, tour the boat, and participate in workshops in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning opportunities related to sailing. These field trips will inspire and encourage children from our local community to pursue education and excel in their own learning journeys.

The wider community will also be welcomed to meet the crew and tour the vessel. For information on how to support the Maiden’s visit to Kingston, join the flotilla, participate in youth field trips, or visit the boat and her crew, please go to: ​

Maiden information
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related communities. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard its floating classroom, Solaris. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. Visit www.hrmm.org for more information.
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Women and LGBTIQ+ Woodshop Nights

5/19/2022

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Women and LGBTIQ+ Woodshop Nights

Kingston N.Y.- Celebrate Pride Month with HRMM. Every Thursday evening in June we will host open, supervised Woodshop hours welcoming all who want to work on personal projects in a friendly and gender-expansive shop environment. This class is designed for makers with some woodshop experience. Participants will have access to a full range of Woodshop tools and are responsible for bringing their own materials and hardware. Instructors Becky Sellinger (she/her) and Liz McClellan (they/them) will be available as helping hands and to offer guidance and instruction developing your skills with tools in the shop as needed for your project. Participants are required to attend one shop orientation and to be checked off on power tool use before or during open shop hours. Students must supply their own materials. All are welcome, though please be mindful this is a safe space created with intention for women and queer folks.

Thursdays,
 6pm-9pm, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

General Registration: $35
Member (Individual Level): $30
Member (Household Level & Above): $30

For Information and Class Schedules:
email Wooden Boat School Manager
Becky Sellinger, bsellinger@hrmm.org

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The Wooden Boat School was founded by the Hudson River Maritime Museum in 2015 to preserve the maritime craft traditions of the Hudson Valley and to teach a hands-on interpretation of the living history of the Hudson River. The school offers diverse curriculum and opportunities which inspire skills in woodworking, boat building, and maritime craft. Also available are restoration services for wooden boats. A class calendar and details can be found at www.hrmm.org/woodworking.

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Museum Hosts Virtual Lecture; “Climate Change in the Hudson Valley”

5/18/2022

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Museum Hosts Virtual Lecture;“Warning Signs: Climate Change in the Hudson Valley

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KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the upcoming lecture “Warning Signs:  Climate Change in the Hudson Valley,” held in-person on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM.
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The signs of climate change are all around us; rising sea levels, more frequent and severe storms, heatwaves, and droughts are becoming the norm both globally, and right here in the Hudson Valley. Scientists warn that we must take significant action this decade to save ourselves from the most serious consequences of a warming earth. Learn what the HRMM is doing to educate the public about the causes, consequences, and actions that we can take to meet this challenge with its new exhibit, Warming Signs: Climate Change in the Hudson Valley. Participants will have the opportunity to tour both the new indoor and outdoor exhibits which are scheduled to open in June.

Russ Lange worked as a scientist and engineer at IBM for 40 years.  He retired from the position of IBM Fellow and VP of Technology Strategy.  He became interested in climate change in the early 80s while at IBM Research.  In 2006 Russ became the Executive Director for HRMM and has been involved in its leadership in various capacities since.  His special interest is exhibit development and has been involved, together with his wife and other teams, in the creation of over 25 exhibits at HRMM, The Newburgh Historical Society, The D&H Canal Museum and IBM.
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Meg Clark: With thirty years of experience as a classroom teacher and environmental educator, Meg has a deep appreciation for the need to provide students with meaningful opportunities to explore their natural world.  In her capacity as elementary science and math specialist for Ulster BOCES and the Kingston School district, she has written curricula, provided teacher training, and served as an adjunct professor for the School of Education at SUNY New Paltz. Her classroom experience has made her acutely aware of the capacity that we all have to impact children’s lives."
 
Tickets are $7 for the general public and free for Hudson River Maritime Museum members. To register, visit www.hrmm.org/lecture-series.
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About the Follow the River Lecture Series
For more than a decade the Hudson River Maritime Museum's "Follow the River Lecture Series" has hosted historians, authors, and maritime experts for engaging illustrated talks on a variety of regional history and maritime subjects. In recent years, many of the lectures have also been recorded and are available on YouTube. For more information about upcoming lectures and to access recordings of past lectures, visit www.hrmm.org/lecture-series. The series is sponsored by Rondout Savings Bank.

​The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related communities. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard its floating classroom, Solaris. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. Visit www.hrmm.org for more information.
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Museum Hosts Philippe Petit for Special Program “Nuts for Knots” Knot-Tying Workshop

5/17/2022

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Museum Hosts Philippe Petit for Special Program “Nuts for Knots” Knot-Tying Workshop 

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Philippe Petit walking on a wire at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in NYC, New York Times, Collection of Philippe Petit.
PicturePhilippe preparing the rigging on which he will act the role of the famous French funambule Jean-Louis Blondin in an IMAX film at Niagara Falls
Kingston, N.Y. - The Hudson River Maritime Museum is excited to host “Nuts for Knots,” a knot-tying workshop by high wire artist Philippe Petit on Sunday, June 5, 2022. 

Best known as the man who secretly rigged a wire between the towers of the World Trade Center, Philippe Petit has performed on the high wire at majestic sites all over the world, including Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Lincoln Center and Grand Central Station. He personally rigs every wire on which he walks and has thus become a self-taught engineer and master rigger. His life depends on knots. 
In this hands-on workshop, Philippe will share a selection of loops, bends, hitches, binding knots and termination knots you probably don’t know you cannot live without. Philippe shows knots in action. He gives each participant a yard of cord, which everyone ties, and everyone succeeds. Because Philippe’s methods are original and based on mnemonics, they are simple to learn and unforgettable. Students will learn vicious knots that will never come undone. For example, shoelace knot that will never loosen, improvised handcuffs, and how to secure your drooling camel to a palm tree and yet in half a second be able to flee an attacking caravan. All this and much more! Learn a few practical knots of the 200 ones Philippe knows. You’ll hear historical anecdotes and colorful stories, see demonstrations of unusual variations of well-known knots, and odds are good that you’ll see at least one rope magic trick. 

“Nuts for Knots” will take place on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, NY. Two workshop time slots are available, either 10AM-11:30AM, or 1:00-2:30PM. Each workshop has a maximum number of 14 participants so sign up soon to reserve your spot! Registration is $20 for individual tickets or two tickets for $35.
Participants can register at hrmm.org
 

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Photo 3 & 4: Drawings © Philippe Petit
HRMM Wooden Boat School located at 86 Rondout Landing in Kingston's historic Rondout district. The Wooden Boat School was founded by the Hudson River Maritime Museum in 2015 to preserve the maritime craft traditions of the Hudson Valley and to teach a hands-on interpretation of the living history of the Hudson River. The school offers diverse curriculum and opportunities which inspire skills in woodworking, boat building, and maritime craft. Also available are restoration services for wooden boats. A class calendar and details can be found at www.hrmm.org/boat-school.
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related communities. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard its floating classroom, Solaris. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. ​
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Maiden Documentary Screening

5/14/2022

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Maiden Documentary Screening

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May 18th 2022, 7:00PM.
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Join the Sailing School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum for a FREE screening of the documentary Maiden, the inspiring story of Tracy Edwards and the first all-women crew to compete in the Whitbread Around the World Race in 1989-1990. 
The film will be shown at the Clearwater Barn, on the West side of the Hudson River Maritime Museum campus. Pre-registration is required. A limited number of people will be able to attend.   Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to support The Sailing School and The Maiden Factor Foundation, the organization founded by Tracy Edwards, which is working to improve access to education for girls around the world.
Popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase to cover the costs of the event. 
Safety of attendees is our priority and our COVID-19 guidelines can be found at www.hrmm.org. 
Register Here
Find out more about The Maiden Factor Here

Watch the trailer Here!

Find out more about Maiden's visit here!
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related communities. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard its floating classroom, Solaris. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. Visit www.hrmm.org for more information.
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Museum Hosts Triple Exhibit Opening

5/12/2022

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Museum Hosts Triple Exhibit Opening
First Reception Since COVID Celebrates Three New Exhibits

KINGSTON, N.Y. - ​The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to announce that after two long years it is finally able to host an exhibit opening reception for members and the public. On Sunday, May 29, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., guests are welcome to view not one but three exhibits. “A New Age of Sail: The History and Future of Sail Freight on the Hudson River” is the brand new exhibit for 2022 which will be opening for the first time that afternoon. The exhibit opening reception will also celebrate the 2021 exhibit “Warning Signs: Climate Change in the Hudson Valley” and the 2020 exhibit “Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson.” 
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Schooners and square-riggers crowd the wharves of New York City to be loaded and unloaded, c. 1900.
​“A New Age of Sail” examines the long history of sailing cargo vessels on the Hudson River, from the 17th century until their decline in the mid-20th century, and how the lessons of that era might help us combat the challenges of climate change in the 21st century.

Tracking challenges to and opportunities of sail freight throughout the decades, the exhibit will also include information about late 20th century sail freight endeavors, including those which came out of the Oil Crisis of the 1970s, as well as research and development of improvements on sail freight technologies from the mid-20th century to today, including future plans currently being developed in other nations. The schooner Apollonia will be one of the modern vessels highlighted in the exhibit and an exhibit partner, with a satellite traveling exhibit aboard.

“Warning Signs: Climate Change in the Hudson Valley” examines the impacts of climate change locally, using local climate data, as well as provides general information about the science behind climate change and how individuals and communities can mitigate the effects of global warming.

“Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson” covers the role of one of the Hudson River’s most famous steamboats in American history, and how and why she became beloved by so many people.

Both “A New Age of Sail” and “Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson” were supported in part by the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. “Warning Signs: Climate Change in the Hudson Valley” was supported by funding from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program.

Tickets to the reception are $15 for the general public and free for Hudson River Maritime Museum members. For more information, including tickets, visit www.hrmm.org/exhibit-opening.
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The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related communities. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard its floating classroom, Solaris. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. Visit www.hrmm.org for more information.
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Solaris Programming Starts

5/5/2022

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Solaris Programming Starts

KINGSTON, N.Y. - The Hudson River Maritime Museum is happy to announce the 2022 opening of Solaris tours. These programs are conducted aboard our 100% Solar-powered vessel Solaris from the Museum and Rhinecliff docks from Thursday to Sunday, starting Memorial Day Weekend. Tours of the Rondout Lighthouse, cruises on the Rondout Creek, and programs on Wrecked and Abandoned vessels in the area will be offered regularly, alongside guest presentations of “Indigenous Life” by Justin Wexler, “Children's and Adults Storytelling” by Karen Pillsworth, and sunset cruises. Live Music Cruises will be available on Thursday nights, and Sunday afternoons will feature tours from our new remote dock in Rhinecliff. Plan to visit us this summer! See Solarboattours.org for more information.
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Solaris is a 100% solar-powered vessel built by the Hudson River Maritime Museum. It does not require fossil fuels to operate. Designed by marine architect Dave Gerr from a concept developed by David Borton, owner of Sustainable Energy, our tour boat is commercial in design, meeting all U.S. Coast Guard regulations for commercial passenger-carrying vessels. She can travel up to 50 miles at night without the use of her solar panels. Even on cloudy days, the solar panels are so efficient that they continue to power the batteries. Solaris is used for educational programs, public tours, and private charters and events. With near-silent running, low wake, and no engine fumes, Solaris makes the ideal "floating classroom" for children and the general public alike.

The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related communities. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard its floating classroom, Solaris. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. 
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