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Happy Birthday CWM

Stowaway: Happy Birthday Charles W. Morgan

Today is the Morgan’s 173rd birthday! On July 21, 1841 the Charles W. Morgan was launched at Hillman Brothers Shipyard in New Bedford.

Boston sunset colors

Stowaway: Boston Colors

When the lights go down in Boston, the deafening sound of a cannon shot from the U.S.S. Constitution thunders across the harbor. The flags are lowered and all ships fall silent.

John Bryant: crew working

John Bryant: Melville, the Morgan, and Me

A Melville biographer explores his subject through a 21st century adventure on a 19th century ship.

Salt Horse

Stowaway: P-Town to Beantown

Sailors love snacks. In today’s snack box there was a peculiar tin can with a funky little label. “Olde Plowe Salt Horse – For the discerning mariner.”

Jason Mancini Indian Mariners Project

Jason Mancini: The Indian Mariners Project

“The history of Native New England cannot be told adequately or accurately without turning an eye towards the sea.”

Foy Green Turtle

Charles Foy: 18th Century Black Mariners

Foy explores the situations of blacks on whaleships in the 18th century.

"Ship logs contain descriptions of weather conditions as the ships passed through different pressure systems. Modern climatologists have taken advantage of such diligent recordings to detect long-term weather trends."

The Pressure Is On: From Whales to Conservation

In this era of technological innovation, the whalers leave a legacy that they never could have imagined.

A. E. Doyle: Flat Stanley

A. E. Doyle: Flat Stanley Clayton W. Morgan

"Travel with me! Learn about people, places, and the way things work!"

Stellwagen NMS enotes feature

Whaling Through Wind and Weather

Even more than the presence of whales, this subtle factor contributed heavily to the success of a whaling expedition.

Whales

Spectacle on Stellwagen

“There you stand, a hundred feet above the silent decks, striding along the deep, as if masts were gigantic stilts, while beneath you and between your legs, as if it were, swim the hugest monsters of the sea…”