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T
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ITIM
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ail:
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isto
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WH
O W
E A
RE:
The
Ch
arl
es P
oin
t C
ou
nci
l was
founded
in 1
992 u
nder
the
ausp
ices
of th
e N
atio
nal
Mar
itim
e H
isto
rica
l Soci
ety
at its
hea
dquar
ters
on C
har
les
Poin
t in
Pee
ksk
ill,
New
York
. It
s m
issi
on i
s to
buil
d g
reat
er a
war
enes
s of
the
rich
sea
fari
ng
her
itag
e o
f th
e H
ud
son
Riv
er V
alle
y
and t
he
worl
d a
t la
rge,
and t
o c
reat
e a
const
ituen
cy t
o
advoca
te f
or
our
mar
itim
e le
gac
y.
Thro
ugh it
s m
onth
ly le
cture
ser
ies
and a
nnual
outr
each
even
ts, t
he
Char
les
Poin
t Counci
l is
acti
vel
y e
ngag
ed in
pro
moti
ng o
ur
mar
itim
e her
itag
e, in
pro
vid
ing v
aluab
le
educa
tional
pro
gra
ms
and in p
rese
rvin
g h
isto
ric
ship
s.
Sin
ce it
s in
cepti
on, t
he
Counci
l has
org
aniz
ed o
ver
200
lect
ure
s, s
emin
ars,
fi e
ld t
rip
s an
d s
hip
pre
serv
atio
n
pro
ject
s fe
aturi
ng n
ote
d a
uth
ors
, his
tori
ans
and a
rtis
ts
to p
ub
lici
ze t
he
mar
itim
e h
isto
ry o
f o
ur
area
an
d
abro
ad. S
uch
pro
ject
s in
clude
init
iati
ng th
e re
novat
ion
of
Pee
ksk
ill’
s C
har
les
Poin
t P
ark a
nd t
he
rest
ora
tion
of
Ch
ina P
ier
(no
w r
en
am
ed
Fle
isch
man
n P
ier)
;
org
aniz
ing th
e only
Par
ade
of T
all S
hip
s on th
e H
udso
n
in t
he
20
th c
entu
ry t
o c
eleb
rate
Ro
ckla
nd
Co
un
ty’s
bic
ente
nn
ial;
ex
hib
itin
g a
t th
e 5
0th A
nn
iver
sary
of
D-D
ay a
boar
d t
he
Intr
epid
Muse
um
; re
sear
chin
g t
he
whal
ing p
ort
s of
the
Hudso
n f
or
Ern
esti
na’s
vis
it t
o
pro
mote
the
legac
y o
f w
hal
ing s
hip
s; a
nd r
eenac
ting
a R
evolu
tionar
y W
ar n
aval
bat
tle
for
the
Unit
ed S
tate
s
Mil
itar
y A
cadem
y a
t W
est
Poin
t, t
o n
ame
just
a f
ew!
Mem
ber
s of
the
gen
eral
publi
c ar
e m
ost
wel
com
e to
atte
nd—
Char
les
Poin
t C
ounci
l ev
ents
are
both
a w
ay
to l
earn
ab
ou
t n
ew f
acet
s o
f o
ur
mar
itim
e h
erit
age
and a
way
to m
eet
oth
ers
who s
har
e an
inte
rest
and
enth
usi
asm
for
the
fi el
d.
DDD
2015 C
AL
EN
DA
R O
F E
VE
NT
S:
24 J
an
uary
, S
atu
rday,
10:3
0 A
M:
“The
Bri
tish
Rai
d o
n
Ess
ex: T
he
Forg
ott
en B
attl
e of
the
War
of
1812”—
Hen
dri
ck
Hudso
n F
ree
Lib
rary
, 185 K
ings
Fer
ry R
oad
, Montr
ose
, NY
.
28
Feb
ru
ary,
Sa
turd
ay,
10
:30
AM
: “G
ive
Me
a F
ast
Ship
: T
he
Conti
nen
tal
Nav
y a
nd A
mer
ica’
s R
evolu
tion a
t S
ea”—
Hen
dri
ck H
ud
son
Fre
e L
ibra
ry,
18
5 K
ing
s F
erry
R
oad
, M
ontr
ose
, N
Y.
21 M
arc
h,
Satu
rday,
10:3
0 A
M:
“P
repar
ing f
or
Vic
tory
: T
hom
as
Holc
om
b a
nd t
he
Mak
ing o
f th
e M
oder
n M
arin
e C
orp
s”—
Hen
dri
ck H
udso
n F
ree
Lib
rary
, 185 K
ings
Fer
ry
Road
, M
ontr
ose
, N
Y.
23 A
pri
l, T
hu
rsd
ay,
6:0
0 P
M:
Was
hin
gto
n A
war
ds
Din
ner
, N
atio
nal
Pre
ss C
lub, W
ashin
gto
n, D
C.
9 M
ay,
Satu
rday:
Annual
Mee
ting,
US
Nav
al A
cadem
y
Muse
um
, Annap
oli
s, M
D.
30
Ma
y, S
atu
rda
y, 1
0:3
0 A
M:
“Th
e G
eniu
s o
f N
aval
A
rchit
ect J
ohn W
. Gri
ffi t
hs
and th
e R
ecord
-Set
ting C
lipp
er
Ship
s”—
Hen
dri
ck H
udso
n F
ree
Lib
rary
, 185 K
ings
Fer
ry
Road
, M
ontr
ose
, N
Y.
24 J
un
e, W
edn
esd
ay,
6:0
0 P
M:
“US
S S
late
r: H
isto
ry a
nd
Res
tora
tio
n
of
the
Las
t W
orl
d W
ar I
I D
estr
oy
er E
sco
rt
Afl
oat
in
th
e U
S”—
Hen
dri
ck H
ud
son
Fre
e L
ibra
ry,
18
5
Kin
gs
Fer
ry R
oad
, M
ontr
ose
, N
Y.
25
Ju
ly,
Sa
tur
da
y:
Hu
dso
n R
ive
r C
ruis
e a
bo
ard
C
learw
ate
r—K
ing M
arin
e, V
erp
lanck
, N
Y.
26 S
epte
mb
er,
Satu
rday,
10:3
0 A
M:
“Res
earc
h V
esse
ls:
Geo
physi
cal
Exped
itio
ns
to
Anta
rcti
ca a
nd M
app
ing 1
60
Mil
es o
f th
e H
udso
n”—
Hen
dri
ck H
udso
n F
ree
Lib
rary
, 185
Kin
gs
Fer
ry R
oad
, M
ontr
ose
, N
Y.
29 O
ctob
er,
Th
urs
day,
5:3
0 P
M:
Annual
Aw
ards
Din
ner
, N
ew Y
ork
Yac
ht
Clu
b, N
ew Y
ork
, N
Y.
14 N
ovem
ber
, S
atu
rday,
10:3
0 A
M:
“Nep
tune:
The
All
ied
Invas
ion o
f E
uro
pe
and t
he
D-D
ay L
andin
gs”
wit
h C
raig
L
. S
ym
onds—
Hen
dri
ck H
udso
n F
ree
Lib
rary
, 185 K
ings
Fer
ry R
oad
, M
ontr
ose
, N
Y.
5 D
ecem
ber,
Sa
turd
ay,
10
:30
AM
: “T
rad
e, W
ealt
h,
Inn
ov
atio
n &
Ad
ven
ture
in
th
e A
ge
of
Ex
plo
rati
on
”—C
ort
landt
Yac
ht
Clu
b,
238 K
ings
Fer
ry R
oad
, M
ontr
ose
, N
Y.
NM
HS
holi
day
potl
uck
.
A $
5 t
o $
10 d
onat
ion i
s su
gges
ted, ex
cept
wher
e oth
erw
ise
note
d. P
leas
e ca
ll f
or
rese
rvat
ions,
914-
737-7
878, ex
t. 0
, or
e-m
ail
nm
hs@
seah
isto
ry.o
rg.
CH
AR
LE
S P
OIN
T C
OU
NC
IL
ST
EE
RIN
G C
OM
MIT
TE
E:
Chai
r: D
avid
All
en
Cap
t. T
heo
dore
Fost
er
Eugen
e F
inger
Sylv
ia F
inger
Cel
este
Goet
he
Burc
hen
al G
reen
Jess
ica
Mac
Far
lane
Bob M
itch
ell
Lia
m M
urp
hy
Jam
es N
ord
man
n
Ronal
d O
swal
d
John S
han
ahan
Monic
a S
han
ahan
Car
ol
Vin
all
Jean
Wort
Cap
t. B
rian
Young
The
Nat
ional
Mar
itim
e H
isto
rica
l S
oci
ety’s
Char
les
Po
int
Co
un
cil
in
vit
es
the p
ub
lic t
o j
oin
NM
HS
m
ember
s fo
r a
seri
es o
f m
onth
ly l
ectu
res
and fi
eld
tr
ips
explo
ring o
ur
seaf
arin
g h
isto
ry:
24
J
an
ua
ry
, S
atu
rd
ay
, 10:3
0A
M—
Pre
sen
tati
on
: “T
he
Brit
ish
Ra
id o
n E
ssex
: T
he
Fo
rg
ott
en
Ba
ttle
of
the W
ar
of
1812” w
ith
Jer
ry R
ob
erts
—H
en
dr
ick
H
ud
so
n
Fr
ee
Lib
ra
ry,
Mo
ntr
ose
, N
Y.
Th
e B
riti
sh R
aid
on E
ssex
, th
e new
book b
y h
isto
rian
Jer
ry R
ober
ts,
pre
sents
the
dra
mat
ic h
isto
ry o
f th
e la
rges
t si
ngle
mar
itim
e lo
ss
of
the
War
of
1812 w
hic
h h
as b
een v
irtu
ally
lef
t out
of
his
tory
books.
28
F
eb
ru
ar
y,
Sa
tur
da
y,
10
:3
0A
M—
Pr
es
en
ta
tio
n:
“G
ive
M
e
a
Fa
st
Sh
ip:
Th
e C
on
tin
en
tal
Na
vy
an
d
Am
er
ica
’s R
ev
olu
tio
n a
t S
ea
” w
ith
Tim
McG
ra
th—
He
nd
ric
k
Hu
ds
on
F
re
e L
ibra
ry, M
on
trose
, NY
. Auth
or
and h
isto
rian
Tim
McG
rath
takes
us
bac
k t
o 1
775 w
ith A
mer
ica
on t
he
ver
ge
of
revolu
tion a
nd
dis
astr
ous
def
eat i
n h
is G
ive
Me
a F
ast
Ship
, the
epic
ta
le o
f w
ar o
n the
hig
h s
eas
and the
defi
nit
ive
his
tory
of
the
fl ed
gli
ng A
mer
ican
Nav
y.
21
M
ar
ch
, S
atu
rd
ay
, 1
0:3
0A
M—
Pr
ese
nta
tio
n:
“P
re
pa
rin
g fo
r V
icto
ry
: T
ho
ma
s H
olc
om
b a
nd
th
e M
ak
ing
o
f th
e
Mo
de
rn
M
arin
e C
orp
s” w
ith
Da
vid
U
lbri
ch—
Hen
dri
ck H
ud
son
F
re
e L
ibr
ar
y,
Mo
ntr
ose
, N
Y.
Ex
plo
re t
he
dra
ma
tic
expan
sion o
f th
e M
arin
e C
orp
s a
s a
wa
rd-w
inn
ing
a
uth
or
and
his
tori
an D
avid
Ulb
rich
expla
ins
how
Com
man
dan
t T
hom
as H
olc
om
b h
elped
es
tabli
sh i
t as
Am
eric
a’s
pre
mie
r am
phib
ious
assa
ult
fo
rce
and a
maj
or
contr
ibuto
r to
vic
tory
over
Jap
an i
n
Worl
d W
ar I
I.
23 A
pril
, Th
ursd
ay, 6
:00 P
M—
Wash
ingto
n A
ward
s D
inn
er,
Na
tion
al
Pre
ss C
lub
, W
ash
ing
ton
, D
C.
9 M
ay,
Sa
turd
ay
—A
nn
ua
l M
eeti
ng
, U
S N
av
al
Aca
dem
y M
use
um
, An
nap
oli
s, M
D.
30
M
ay
, S
atu
rd
ay
, 1
0:3
0A
M—
Pr
ese
nta
-ti
on
: “
Th
e G
en
ius
of
Na
va
l A
rch
itect
Jo
hn
W
. G
rif
fith
s a
nd
th
e R
eco
rd
-Sett
ing
Cli
p-
per
Sh
ips”
wit
h N
MH
S
Ch
air
man
Ron
ald
Os-
wald
, Matt
hew
Carm
el
an
d t
he
Joh
n W
illi
s G
riffi
th
s G
raves
ite
Pro
ject
—H
end
rick
Hu
dso
n F
ree
Lib
rary
, Mon
trose
, NY
. En-
joy a
pan
el d
iscu
ssio
n o
n the
Am
eric
an n
aval
arc
hit
ect
Joh
n W
. G
riffi
th
s (1
80
9-1
88
2),
wel
l-k
no
wn
fo
r h
is
reco
rd s
etti
ng
Ra
inb
ow
an
d S
ea W
itch
cli
pp
er s
hip
s an
d b
ooks
on s
hip
des
ign a
nd c
onst
ruct
ion.
Des
pit
e bei
ng c
onsi
der
ed a
“nav
al a
rchit
ect
gen
ius”
Gri
ffi t
hs
is b
uri
ed i
n a
n u
nm
arked
gra
ve
in Q
uee
ns,
NY
. Jo
in
NM
HS
in r
aisi
ng a
war
enes
s to
gai
n f
undin
g f
or
a w
ell-
earn
ed h
eadst
one.
24
Ju
ne,
Wed
nesd
ay,
6:0
0P
M—
Ric
ha
rd
Bell
ivea
u
Sem
ina
r: “
US
S Slater:
His
tory
an
d R
esto
rati
on
of
the
La
st W
orl
d W
ar
II D
estr
oy
er E
sco
rt A
fl o
at
in t
he
US
” w
ith
Tim
oth
y C
. Riz
zuto
—H
end
rick
Hu
dso
n F
ree
Lib
rary
, M
on
tro
se,
NY
. E
xec
uti
ve
Dir
ecto
r T
imo
thy
R
izzu
to o
f th
e D
estr
oy
er E
sco
rt H
isto
rica
l M
use
um
in
A
lban
y, N
Y,
reco
un
ts t
he
fasc
inat
ing
his
tory
of
US
S
Sla
ter,
a d
estr
oyer
esc
ort
that
ser
ved
in the
Unit
ed S
tate
s N
avy d
uri
ng W
orl
d W
ar I
I. A
fter
a p
ainst
akin
g 1
5-y
ear
rest
ora
tion,
Sla
ter
is n
ow
the
only
surv
ivin
g d
estr
oyer
es
cort
in th
e w
orl
d s
till
in it
s W
orl
d W
ar I
I co
nfi
gura
tion.
25
J
uly
, S
atu
rd
ay
—H
ud
son
Riv
er C
ru
ise
ab
oa
rd
Clearwater—
Kin
g M
ari
ne,
Ver
pla
nck
, N
Y.
Pet
e S
eeg
er f
ou
nd
ed
and
bu
ilt
the
trad
itio
nal
H
ud
so
n
Riv
er
slo
op
C
learw
ate
r w
ith a
mis
sion
to
pro
tec
t th
e H
ud
son
R
iver
. W
e h
ave
all
seen
her
sai
ling th
e ri
ver
for
dec
ades
. W
e w
ill t
ake
advan
tage
of
her
aw
ard-w
innin
g o
nboar
d e
nvir
onm
enta
l educa
tion
pro
gra
mm
ing, a
nd le
arn h
ow
to ti
e knots
, how
to id
enti
fy
fi sh
, an
d m
uch
mo
re!
Aft
er l
eav
ing
th
e d
ock
, it
’s a
ll
han
ds
to t
he
hal
yar
ds
to h
elp
rai
se t
he
mai
nsa
il t
o t
he
rhyth
m o
f a
trad
itio
nal
sea
chan
tey,
and th
en a
thre
e hour
sail
on
a t
rad
itio
nal
slo
op
wh
ile
we
bec
om
e ac
qu
ain
ted
w
ith
the
env
iro
nm
ent o
f th
e ri
ver
. Pri
ce: $
60
per
per
son
. S
eati
ng
ver
y l
imit
ed. E
arly
res
ervat
ion
s su
gg
este
d.
26
Sep
tem
ber
, Sa
turd
ay,
1
0:3
0A
M—
Pre
sen
tati
on
: “
Re
se
ar
ch
V
es
se
ls:
Geo
ph
ysi
cal E
xp
edit
ion
s to
A
nta
rc
tic
a
an
d
Ma
pp
ing
16
0 M
iles
of
the H
ud
son
” w
ith
Dr.
R
ob
in B
ell
—H
en
dric
k
Hu
dso
n F
ree L
ibra
ry,
Mon
trose
, NY
. Dr.
Robin
B
ell
has
work
ed f
or
over
2
0 y
ears
at
the
Lam
on
t-D
oher
ty E
arth
Obse
rvat
ory
coord
inat
ing n
ine
maj
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