The New Bedford Harbor Sea Chantey Chorus begins its 8th season. The chorus is a volunteer organization of Schooner Ernestina. The chorus sings in the tenor,baritone, and bass range. Auditions are not required. Rehearsal are Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the Unitarian Universal Church on Union St and Eighth St. in New [...]
Please join the Schooner Ernestina Commission to celebrate the 115th birthday of Schooner Ernestina! The festivities begin at 6:30PM at the Seamens’ Bethel on Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. Tom GOux, former public program director of Schooner Ernesitna, will present a lecture on the Artic era of the Schooner Ernestina ex Effie M. Morrissey, under [...]
Ernestina Update: January 2009
The next two Commission meetings are scheduled for Friday, 1-3 p.m., January 23 and February 27 at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. Please join us!
Dear Friends of Ernestina,
Happy New Year! The capital repairs continue to make steady progress at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard in Maine. A winter cover was erected [...]
Happy New Year! 2009 will be a big year in the history of Schooner Ernestina. Newfoundland, homeland of Capt. Robert A. Bartlett, will be celebrating the centennial anniversary of the race to the North Pole by Peary and Henson. And who got them there? Capt. Bob Bartlett as captain of the Roosevelt.
Catherine Dempsey, of the [...]