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Monday, June 22, 2009 NEMA Workshop Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Earned Income
Strategies Wenham Museum Explore creative and inexpensive ways to bring in more income
while maintaining museums' integrity as educational and community focused
organizations. Topics will range from the "Lure of the Museum Store" to "Stunt
Events" that reach new audiences, and there will be ample time to brainstorm and
test your own ideas with colleagues. For more info click here...
"Social Investing Series" offer by Boston Private Bank & Trust Company Thurs., June 25, 9-10:30AM Practical Advice for nonprofit Board members. Opening remarks by Brian F. Gregory, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company. Speakers:Barry N. Chait, Esq., Parent, McLaughlin & Nangle, CPA's, Maura E. Murphy, Esq., Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster P.C., Augusto Russell, May, Bonee & Walsh. RSVP or call 617-912-3919. For more info (pdf) click here... |
Spring 2009
Visit Gloucester Maritime
Heritage Center New Building, New Exhibit! The
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center announced the opening of its
Gorton's Seafoods Gallery on May 7,
The New England Custom Houses of Robert Mills, America's First Architect Saturday, June 20, 9AM Custom House Maritime Museum 25 Water Street Newburyport, MA 01950 This one-day symposium will explore the common and unique goals,
designs and operations of the New England Custom Houses of Robert
Mills, a unique opportunity to explore the rich history and
significance of these landmark buildings! For more info click here...
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2009 Photo Contest
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Amateur
photographers are invited to submit images to the Essex Heritage Photo Contest! Submit any images taken in the
Essex National Heritage Area, in one of four categories:
"My Space," "On a Photo Safari," "General Images of
ENHA" or "National Historic Landmarks." All submissions are due by
October 16, 2009!
For more about the Photo Contest, how to submit, rules and
regulations click here...
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Staying connected is getting easier! Essex Heritage is on facebook and twitter. Get connected, see and share pictures, catch the latest news and find out about upcoming events! It is all there and we would love to hear from you!
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Shaw's Community Rewards
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ENHC is now
registered for the Shaw's Community Rewards. If you shop at a Shaw's or
Starmarket in MA on Tuesday - Thursday, Shaw's will donate 1% of each of your
eligible rewards card purchases made on those days to ENHC. To
register to support ENHC you will need to know:
Community
Rewards ID# 49001021863
Vendor #
5353360. Thank
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Here is how it
works:
1. If you
already have a Shaw's Rewards card register to support ENHC! Do
this with your card here.
Click on SHOPPERS, Login or Register with your rewards card. 2. You can
get a Shaw's Reward card and register to support ENHC! You can do this in the
store or here!
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The Essex National Heritage Area is one of 40 heritage areas affiliated with the National Park Service.
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2009 Essex Heritage Hero Award Dinner:
A Rousing Success
Another sell-out crowd gathered at the historic Hawthorne
Hotel in late May to celebrate the life-long civic engagement of Thomas P.
Costin Jr. After a number of toasts and roasts by friends, family and
associates, NPS Superintendent Patricia Trap and Essex Heritage Executive
Director, Annie C. Harris presented Tom with the 2009 Essex Heritage Hero Award. We are grateful to all event sponsors, patrons and guests and look forward to next year's
celebration. Click here for event photo gallery ad sponsor list. Some images from the evening...
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Friendship Sails! to Newburyport
Join Essex Heritage, the National Park Service and a host of
local sponsors for the return visit of Friendship
of Salem, to Newburyport's
charming waterside community August 13-17th. FREE public tours will
be offered Friday, 8/14 through Sunday, 8/16 from 10am - 4pm. Enjoy exhibits,
entertainment and other festivities celebrating Friendship's ambassadorial visit. Download the pdf of the Friendship flyer. For details visit EssexHeritge.org...
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Summer of Safaris Continues!
Calling all photo enthusiasts for an expedition at Halibut Point State Park in Rockport on Saturday, July 25! Equipped with the latest and greatest gear from Tamron, provided by Hunt's
Photo & Video, and personally coached by photographer Ken Hubbard you will experience one this region's most picturesque places!
Participants receive hands-on instruction from Hunt's knowledgeable technical experts, take their images home on a FREE digital memory card and receive a gift certificate from Hunt's Photo & Video! For more information click here...
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Going Coastal!
Staying close to home this summer? Looking for something fun to do? Celebrate
the coast! The Essex National Heritage Commission has published a new, free
brochure, The Maritime Guide - Exploring the Coast of Essex County, highlighting the
many must-see attractions along Boston's
North
Shore. Use this guide to
explore lighthouses, beaches, historic homes and much
more!
The Maritime Guide features an array of sites situated along the coast, many
just a short drive or train ride away! Explore Lowell's Boat Shop in Amesbury, the country's oldest
continuously operated boat shop, and learn about the fishing industry that has
flourished in Essex County at the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center. Visit the sprawling mansions of
merchants who grew wealthy from international trade, and see their riches on
display at the Peabody Essex Museum
and the Cape Ann
Museum. Walk along colonial
wharves in Salem, and take in the picturesque views of the
many lighthouses that dot the shore.
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Trails & Sails Update!
Looking for a way to increase your organization's visibility
and support this Fall? Outreach efforts are underway to recruit new and returning
Trails & Sails site hosts for our expanding event on two weekends, September
18-20 and September 25-27.
Hosting a Trails & Sails event will drive audience
to your site and further enhance your visibility on the North Shore.
The growing audience of participants seeks authentic heritage experiences that
connect residents and tourists to the incredible historic, cultural and natural
resources of the region. Open your doors to welcome them. Capitalize on the
promotion and event marketing provided by Essex Heritage. The deadline for event submission is June 30th. Click here
to contact us.
Essex Heritage acknowledges the tremendous ongoing financial
support of TD Banknorth as presenting sponsor of Trails & Sails 2009. Other
returning sponsors this year include Beverly
Hospital and Addison Gilbert
Hospital.
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NortheastHarvest.com Launches Monthly E-Newsletter This June, NortheastHarvest.com, your web resource for fresh
food grown locally, is launching a monthly e-newsletter. Essex Heritage and the Essex Agricultural Society
(Topsfield Fair) have contracted with Eyeland Creations (Amesbury) to enhance
the web-site and provide monthly features in an e-newsletter to educate
consumers and spread the BUY-LOCAL mantra. Look for the NortheastHarvest e-news
soon and help ensure agricultural sustainability with your active support.
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Partnership Grant Spotlight: Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
"Fish & Ships" celebrates the sea and how it has defined the lives and culture of this region. A collaborative project between the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, Schooner Adventure, Essex Shipbuilding Museum and Cape Ann Museum this interpretive brochure is one of the latest completed projects, funded in part through the Essex Heritage Partnership Grant program. The brochure highlights all four organizations and opportunities that they offer to explore and experience the stories of the sea!
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2009 World History Association Conference
The World History Association (WHA), an international body of scholars and
teachers dedicated to the advancement of world history studies, will hold its
18th Annual Conference in Salem, June 25-28 2009. Events, including a public lecture on Friday evening and screenings of
films on Thursday and Saturday evenings, will be free and open to the
public taking place on the campus of Salem State College,
in downtown Salem, at the NPS Visitor
Center and at the PEM!
Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, President Patricia Meservey, staff at Salem State
College, officers of National Park Service, Kate Fox of Destination Salem,
and other officials around Essex County will gather to warmly 300 - 400 conferees from around the world who
will assemble in Salem for this conference. For more information or to register click here...
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Partners in Preservation, Final Selection
$1 million in
preservation project funding has been awarded to historic places in the Greater
Boston area! Congratulations to all, most especially sites in the Essex National Heritage Area, including Crane
Estate, Salem
Old Town
Hall, and Lowell's Boat
Shop.
Awards of $5,000 were made to
each of the remaining 13 Partners in Preservation in recognition of their participation in the
initiative and their commitment to preservation efforts. Visit the Partners in Preservation
site for more information about the projects
each place will be completing with their grant.
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Editorially Essex, by Tom Leonard...
I do not often use this forum for personal statements, but from time to
time there are exceptions. Over the last several weeks my wife Marge
has begun treatment for a form of cancer, and we wanted to thank all of
our present and past business and personal associates, friends and
medical resources from this region for all of their help and support
during this critical time in our lives. We remain confident that she will make a full recovery, and that will
be due in great measure to her strength and courage, but also to the
wonderful medical facilities, doctors and other medical technicians
that practice here on the North Shore and in the City of Boston. To all
of these people and institutions we say thank you for your help and
care. Read more...
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"News
from the Essex National Heritage Area" is a
monthly electronic newsletter for members, non members and site
partners of Essex Heritage. Our mission is to raise the visibility of
the Essex National Heritage Area and all its historical, cultural and
natural
resources, and promote our ongoing activities. Articles that are 250
words or
less and fit the editorial scope of our newsletter may be submitted to
the
Essex Heritage eNews Editorial Committee for publication. We reserve
the right
to select an article or portion of an article whose content is found
appropriate and edit it for publication.int text where you might tell your customers how the item will be shipped and, for example, if they are overseas that there will be additional shipping charges and must contact you.
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