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“From its small aquarium to its oyster shells, and its sailboat outside to the breathtaking views from the dock, this venue was perfect and fit with historic Annapolis so well.” Groom, July 2018

An authentic and unique Annapolis tradition:The Annual Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning

An average of500 people

attend eachsummer concert

30% increase in winter lecture

series attendance since 2016

5th consecutive year WeddingWire’s

couple’s choice award

241 volunteers and 6000volunteer hours

It’s the first of the season, at the Spring equinox,A rightful tradition to burn all our socks.

Goodbye to winter, only deck shoes we wear!Though the socks we are burning leave a stink in the air!

Park Campus September Sunsets Series

The Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park educates youth and adults about the Annapolis area’s rich maritime heritage and the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay through programs, exhibits and community events.

I appreciate your continued investment in AMM, and I look forward to seeing you at the Museum and Park in 2019.

Thank you again,Carol B. Sisco, Ph.D. Chairman of the Board

BOR Build-A-Boat Program

Built in 1875 and now a National Historic Landmark, Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the last “intact” lighthouse of its kind left in its original location. The lighthouse has been beautifully restored by the U.S. Lighthouse Society; interior tours are offered in partnership with AMM.

Each BOR youth received over 100 hours annually of maritime-themed instruction and mentorship.

This year, a major milestone in the life of the Museum was reached with the acquisition of our very own skipjack, the Wilma Lee. AMM’s skipjack was welcomed home in the summer with a signal canon firing shots to officially announce the arrival to a cheering crowd.

April:Maryland Day

April:Earth Day by the Bay

May:Thomas Point Lighthouse

Tour Season Begins

June:Summer Concert 10-Week

Series Begins

June:Arrival of the Wilma Lee

July:Summer Camp Begins

The Wilma Lee is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The skipjack is a quintessential symbol of the region’s maritime heritage. After refurbishment in the months ahead, this iconic vessel will elevate AMM’s programs to a new level.

“We look forward to seeing students and museum visitors aboard the Wilma Lee. Our education programs and exhibits have always been hands-on, but what an authentic experience it will be to really show people what it was like to work in the oyster industry 80 years ago.”

- Alice Estrada, Executive Director

September:Boatyard Beach Bash/

Hurricane PartySeptember:Wine, Goats and Goat

Cheese Event

September:September Sunset 4-Week

Series Begins

October:Volunteer Dinner

December:Annual Meeting

Because of your ongoing support, AMM’s newly acquired Park Campus began full operations in 2018. After tremendous improvements to the campus grounds, the Park now permanently houses the Education Center. With a new patio and a third classroom to accommodate more students, the year-round impact of the Museum’s education programs has now reached 10,000 participants per year.

This year AMM expanded its signature Oyster Education Program to six Anne Arundel County middle schools, seeing 1500 students with each student receiving six hours of science and environmental literacy lessons. In partnership with Watermark and Chesapeake Bay Trust, this expansive program includes an oyster dissection, interview with a working waterman and a boat ride to plant oyster spat on a sanctuary reef.

Additional expansion includes:• Little Skipjacks – Pre-K students use their senses to explore, touch, and observe live Bay animals.• Chesapeake Champions – Second graders go seining, conduct experiments, grow and plant Bay grasses.• Summer Camps – Campers develop their connection to the natural world as they investigate 12 wooded acres, a secluded cove and nature trails.

“My son had an amazing week at camp this week.He especially loved the time by the water catchingcrabs and fish. He also really enjoyed the paintingand the hike. He will 100% be back next summer.”Summer Camper Parent

of students are part ofFree & Reduced Price School Meals March:

Oyster Roast & Sock Burning

Jan : Jay Fleming

Art Show Begins

Jan:Winter Lecture 8-Week

Series Begins

“Little Skipjacks” grew 30%, expanded to include local Head Start Programs

AMM Curator, Caitlin Swaimreceived the 2018 Four Rivers

Professional of the Year Award

2,360 books in our library collection

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Donors $5000 & AboveAnonymous (2)Ted and Georgie BerkinshawFrank and Pam CahouetAndrew DavisDick FranyoPhilip GoodmanPhil GibbsJames HartmanBob and Jenny KottlerJames O’HareSteve PicardeEric and Shelley RubinCarol SiscoJack and Susan WhitelawJean Zajac

Donors $1000-$4999Steve AmesTara Balfe-CliffordWilliam BrodyPete and Jane ChamblissAgnes and Craig CobbumSteve CoonsJennifer DavisChris and Linda ElkingtonJeff EckelBruce FarrK. C. GuernseyMark HasslingerPeter and Pamela HenryChuck IrishCourtney JenkinsMimi JonesKathryn KentJim Kizziar and Renee FrenchJohn Murray and Jill HansenTim O’NeillJim and Mary OstryeMike and Sue PitchfordLee and Virginia RenoEric RiceShelley RowJohn and Martha SchwietersAshley TaylorGreg and Susan WalkerGeorge and Charlotte WestAJ and Cindy WhittleKent and Carol WilkinsonJames Zajac

Donors $500 - $999Ward and Kathy AndersonEric AstleCheryl BeloteMartha BlaxallJoe BudgeSteven CorteseStephen E. FaustScott and Beth FosterEd Freitag and Molly HaleyRebecca GrayHank GundlachMark A. HallemanMac HendersonSari Kiraly and Rodney TomlinsonJulie LenzerGeoff MacDonaldSteve and Maureen MaloneTom and Mary MilanDavid and Bernadette MironFred Millhiser and Jane LawrenceMark OrdanAmy RandBrian and Paula ReganJosh and Cathy SchmidtBob and Nancy ShoemakerBob SpannClaire and Bob SmithMary SmithPeter and Daphne SummersTeresa WilliamsJohn and Barbara Wing

Donors $250 - $499Mike and Donna AdamsJohn Arntzen Bill and Alma BarkerJim and Marcia BorelTom BrodmerkelChip & Jeannie BullenJack CistrianoRuth Anderson CoggeshallCourtney CoileMarcus Collier and Angela KinsellaRon CouncilFred EckertChristian Elkington, Jr.Jim and Lorraine EllersonAlice EstradaBryan Fishback and Diana Markel

Sean GallagherTimothy GallagherGary Garrett and Karen JohnsonMichael GeersHailey Rawley GosnellEdward GosselinKevin GreenHarry HarbinGary HilemanMichael HissaWilliam L. HunterRonald JarashowJay and Elizabeth KreitlerMike and Kelly LangeMilford & Lori MarchantSaul and Paula McCormickJohn McGrathJohn and Barbara McGrawDeborah McilroyEd and Jeanne MichelsJudy MuttyAndrea NovakAlison PorterJim and Cindi RiceM.K. RichardsonGuy H.B. ShafferPatrick and Gisela ShaughnessyJohn and Lisa SherwoodGene Singleton and Maureen McEnerneyFrank SmollonStephen StelmashDavid SternBart and Janis SwanJeff Watkins

Donors $100-$249Monica AlvaradoWilhelm AndersonDavid AndrilJames and Cynthia ApplegateMichael AronsCameron BachKathy BaldwinSusan BarrettThomas BatemanBob BaughRobert BeachJeff and Cecily BeardGeorge BensonNick and Janet BerryMarti and Fred BetzBetsy BeyerRegina BidnickCapt. Craig BiggsBill & Linsley CarruthMarc BinderBruce Bingman & Taran TeagueMark BirdPhil BishopEd and LaDonna BlackBill BlackwoodEric BlamphinMurray and Theodora BlankDavid BleilMark BoazWilliam BoettingerPaul and Elizabeth BollingerJoyce BoltonJane BowenRick BradyTy BradyFrank BrennanMarion BrennerNancy Briggs and Herb PiersonJohn BrockChrister BromanBeverly BrooksDouglas BrownJane BruntMarsha and Buck BuchananJohn BurkeDale and Sheryl BurmanJeffery BussinkNorton ButlerJohn & Catherine BuxtonGlenn ByusHarry CaldwellFlorence CalvertAnthony CarbonaroDavid CarrodineDennis CastlemanJames ChaconasLarry ChaneyJames CheeversCory CinqueMatthew CisselLarry and Ruth ClaussenPeter CoakleyBill Cogar

Tom ColeTom ComparatoThomas ConnellyWarren and Susan CookThomas CorboyEdward CormierElaine CrainBrett M CuretonBill CusackElizabeth CushJerry DammeyerJennifer DanickDavid DaubertBrett DavisNancy and Scott DavisRalph DeckerTony DeckerJohn A. DecouFred DelavanGinger and Frank DelucaDavid DensmoreErnest DerbyChip DevineKeith DeWeeseJeff DieringerDebra DillonJames DillonLisa DiPinto and Heidi HalleckCraig DistelhorstBrenda DixonJim and Margaret DonTom DoveMike DrewAnn DuccaBill and Donna DudleyMichael and Susan EckhartChristina EichenmullerPatricia EmpeyEric and Bonnie EpsteinPaul EskerHeidi EstradaDale and Sally EvansEllen EwartRichard EwingJosh and Hilary FalkSue FarmerAndy and Amanda FegleyRon FiestaRodger FindiesenDave FisherDaniel FlaglerRosemary Foltis and Doug FreemanTerry ForbesRonald L FortRon and Holly FosterRobert and Janellen FrantzPatricia FreseRobert FriendDon FryDon and Joyce GantzerKenneth GarberTed and Dory GarrishRay and Molly GaussJames GetterJoseph GibbonsCharles GildeaCarol and Jeff GoldringRuss GoodJohn E. GoodeJed GouldRusty GowlandRichard GraggDaniel GreenTom GreenEric GreeneBob and Carroll GreveJohn Gudas and Caroline PurdyCathie HallRobert HalletFred and Anne HallettBrigid HaraganEdward HausknechtRichard HaywardMike HelfrichPierre and Danalee HenkartBill and Gail HeraldRobert and Gail HigginbothamRichard and Carole HiresAaron HockelDavid HofmannSteven HogueBrad HolbrookBruce HookCathy HughesRichard HumbertScott HunterAnn JacksonSusan and Keith JacobsJan and Lisa Jan Reid and Lisa McKnightJoe and Cacky Janssens

Dennis JayJohn and Judith SmithCourtney JolleyJohn JonesPaul and Norma KaladasKurt KarstenKenneth KayeKim KellyLeif KennedyRick and Ann KennedyCraig and Stephanie KikerKathy KonkaRob KrapfSteven and Karen KratzerEric and Bess LangbeinCarl and Jane LarkinPeter and Judy LarsonLori LashgariTyler LeeMichael LeonardSarah LewallenMichael & Ginger LewisSteven and Minna LeydorfMichael Lindahl & Kate SpenceDavid LindenauerPaul LittletonTarry LomaxUrs and Kathleen LottenbachThomas MannJohn ManninoMark and Maureen PortoMark and Karen MarkovicMartin & Ann LoftusMilo MasonGreta MassonLisa MassonMike MattonLee Mayer and Marcie Taylor-ThomaRick and Lori MayersPeter McDevittSharon McElfishDavid McGillMary McGrathGeorge McKenzieTaylor Meiser, DDS Jeff Mendell & Eddie AdkinsColleen MennucciTighe MerkertSusan MertesRichard MihillsAnn MillerRichard MillerJoe and Linda MondelliLiz MontanerJudy and Curtis MooreJohn & Deb MoorheadJohn MorganScott MoringBarry and Ellen MorrisJim MorrisonCharles A. MorseEllen MoyerMichael MoyerTony MoynaghThomas and Nancy MullanLindsay NauenCharles and Jacqueline NeighborLamar and Helen NevilleBernadette NorringtonNancy J. O’BrienSusan OkulaTerrell R. OtisFrank and Gabrielle PageJuliann D PaladinoJohn PalinskiGeorge and Judy PalmerFrank G. ParentJessica ParetPat Patten John CoderDick and Dretta PetersonMichele PhillipsSteve Picarde, Jr.Kenneth PielLinda PierceBrian PikulskyEric and Jody PilkaChristine PinedaCurt PoerstelEd and Angie PonatoskiMary PorterRichard PowellLyndsie PrattGeorge Purtill, EsqBob and Margaret RadfordDavid RadiKent RamboCrae RamseyRandall & Janet RichterDan ReardonBill Reichhardt and Sharon MurrayBrian Reily

Stephanie ReisingerEvan RemeleNancy ReynoldsTom ReynoldsJohn RichardsonKaren and Ron RickettsLaurie RiggsJamie RitterConnie RobinsonCraig& Lynne RockenbauchLon RosenbergSusan Rosenfeld and Fred StielowJames SandisonPeter & Sallie SarelasArt and Kathy SavageMatt SchaafBarry ScherDave SchloderTom and Beth SchmelzerMatthew SchubertNeil SchwartzKenneth and Jacqueline SeamonSean SeereyFrederick SeiboldJeff SessionsVernon SheenEd SherlockJames SherrickJohn Sherwell and Katie MeadeSusan and Luke ShingledeckerJeff ShortDean and Patricia SlaughterSunny and Anne Smith, Jr.Lynda SmithRichard SnaderDoris SnyderDaniel So-SchoosSharyn SpectorCharles SquiresTom Stalder and Trudy MillerBarbara SteinbergJudy StewartDavid StockJoan StoneScott StoseViranand StroutLinda and Bill TeareCardie TempletonJudy TempletonMatthew TepelmannKevin ThomasVicki ThomasCharles and Ivilina ThorntonMichael TiernanJim & Patti TierneyVirginia TippieCharley ToomeyMark and Dana TravagliniArt TuersFrank and Pat TumaAndrew UlakJohan Van de MeulebroeckeSuzanne VaughnThomas VincentJack WagnerJames WalkerK Lynn WalkerStuart WalkerTim WallerKimberley WallsEdie and Jim WaltersCharles Stephen WardRobert WeinstockVivian WernerJanet WestBob and Ann WhitcombJohn Widmayer Jr.Rob WilliamsRobert and Jo Katha WilliamsonGene WinchesterCheryl WiseChuck WistarPatricia WojnasBill and Joan WoodwardRobert and Norma WordenFrancis D. and Maureen WrightMark and Barbara WynnMelissa Yanowitz and John RobeyChristopher YearwoodMeeps YokMary Ann Zaruba

*DONATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP 11/1/2017-10/31/2018

FOUNDATIONS & CIVICORGANIZATIONSAnnapolis Rotary ClubAnnapolis Yacht Club FoundationBack Creek Benefits Eastport-A-Rockin’Cahouet Family FundChesapeake Bay TrustCommunity Foundation of Anne Arundel CountyEastport Civic AssociationFour Rivers: Heritage Area George S. Rich FoundationHenry A. Jordon FoundationJerome & Grace Murray FoundationKramer-Schaefer Family FoundationNational Trust for Historic PreservationNature SacredNorman G. Owens FoundationParole Rotary ClubPNC FoundationPreservation MarylandSevern Town ClubSisco Family FundSt. Andrew’s Social ClubUnity GardensMichael and Victoria Wallace Family FoundationWinifred M. Gordon Foundation

GOVERNMENT GRANTSAnne Arundel County Local Development Council

Arts Council of Anne Arundel CountyCity of AnnapolisMaryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland Heritage Areas AuthorityMaryland State Arts CouncilNational Park ServiceState of Maryland

CORPORATE SUPPORTAnnapolis SubaruAnnapolis Electric Boat RentalsAnnapolis Towne CenterAnnapolis Yacht SalesBayside Auto Group - NissanBaywoods Resident AssociationBB&T WealthBert Jabins Yacht YardBenkovich Orthodontics BG&EBoatyard Bar & GrillBozzuto CampariCap’n Mike’s Full Moon Adventures Capital GazetteChesapeake BaySaversChesapeake Caregivers IncClearShark H2OCreative CuisineDanielle B PhotographyEastport Shopping CenterEastport Sail LoftEmbrace Homes Loans

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PROGRAM PARTNERSAnnapolis GreenAnne Arundel County Visitors BureauAnne Arundel County Public Schools (Office of EnvironmentalLiteracy and Outdoor Education) Back Creek ConservancyBox of Rain Baywoods of AnnapolisChesapeake Bay Foundation

Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesMAEOENational Park ServiceOyster Recovery ProjectSeeds for Success

IN-KIND SUPPORT90+ CellarsBaltimore Sun Media GroupBlue Point BrewingDevils BackboneFordham Dominion BreweryFox 45 WBFF BaltimoreGeorge’s MixesHomestead GardensHOBO BagsIronMarkKitchen Encounters KT ElectricLab WineLandmarks MarketingLiberty Mountain ResortLyon DistillingMurray McGehrin GroupSpin Sheet/Prop TalkTito’s VodkaWatermark CruisesWestin AnnapolisWhat’s Up MagazineWRNR 103.1

Board of Directors and StaffBOARD OF DIRECTORSOFFICERSCarol Sisco, Ph.D, ChairmanDrew Davis, Vice ChairmanJenny Kottler, TreasurerElvia Thompson, SecretaryLenox Buchanan, Chair Emeritus

STAFFAlice EstradaExecutive DirectorM.K. RichardsonDevelopment DirectorMary OstryeAdministrative ManagerCaitlin SwaimMuseum Curator Paige SkrickusVenue ManagerSydney BoomCommunication Coordinator

Sarah KrizekEducation DirectorKirsten BarberaEducation Program ManagerCandice HilliardCommunity Program ManagerCathy WasiutaEducation Program CoordinatorDonna AdamsVolunteer Coordinator Dave SchloderOperations Manager

DIRECTORSTed BerkinshawFrank CahouetAgnes CobbumDick FranyoAnne Harrington

Michael HughesSteve PicardeEric RubinJack WhitelawKent Wilkinson