Updates on the Conservancy, the SS United States, and our future museum and visitor experience.
Alaina Noland has joined the Conservancy as our Preservation and Outreach Intern. Alaina came to museum work as a second career after working professionally in the equine industry for over a decade. Her work in museums started as an educator and her path into museum ships happened completely by accident. Since then, she has fallen in love with museum ships because she believes “they are excellent platforms from which history, engineering, and art can be discussed with the public.”
Read MoreLast year, SS United States enthusiast and Conservancy supporter John Mark contacted Kusy and commissioned the artist to create a model of America’s Flagship, the SS United States, at a more reasonable 3-foot scale. After taking delivery of the model, which was constructed using more than 16,000 toothpicks, John and Wayne recently connected in Philadelphia to repair minor shipping-related damage to the model, see its full-size inspiration, and present the model to the Conservancy.
Read MoreDr. Phillip Marion joined the Conservancy as the Administrative & Program Associate, having recently completed his Doctorate in Music Performance, Pedagogy, and Literature from James Madison University. He is a highly trained and acclaimed performer, having given concerts throughout the continental United States and Europe, and he placed highly in several international music competitions.
Read MoreToday, Kendra and Perry remain hard at work, aiming to wrap up the revised version of their children’s book and make it available to family and friends in mid-October. They’re also exploring how to advance on a self-published, printed-on-demand version later this year.
Read MoreGalileo TV recently unveiled a mini-documentary about the SS United States. The five-minute long piece features shipboard interviews with Conservancy President Susan Gibbs, plus an array of historic images and videos from the Conservancy’s curatorial collection.
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