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Workday: Historic Ships In Baltimore – September 7, 2024

Lightship Chesapeake

The lightship Chesapeake received a little TLC from Chapter and Museum volunteers  on September 7th. There were five volunteers total – three Chapter and two additional volunteers and based on the report provided they accomplished quite a bit. As you probably know, maintenance is a never-ending task on any maritime structure and this is true …

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2024 Preservation Schedule

2024 Project Scheduled Date(s) Notes Calvert Marine Museum September 21, 2024 Must be a Chapter Member to participate. Work will be at Cove Point Light Station in Calvert County. Historic Ships of Baltimore May 18, 2024 CANCELLED due to NO volunteers signing up to participate. Historic Ships of Baltimore June 8, 2024 Must be a …

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2023 Preservation Schedule

  2023 Project Scheduled Date(s) Notes Historic Ships of Baltimore Must be a Chapter Member to participate. Work will be on the Lightship Chesapeake in Baltimore Inner Harbor. May 6, 2023 Completed June 17, 2023 Completed October 7, 2023 November 4, 2023 Contact: preservation@cheslights.org

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Workday: Historic Ships in Baltimore – May 8, 2023

National Historic Landmark - Lightship Chesapeake

  It was a pleasant day to be out and about in Maryland this past Saturday so it was a nice day for the Chapter volunteers who showed up for the first preservation work day of 2023 on the Lightship Chesapeake in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The ship is in need of some TLC and that …

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Workday: Historic Ships in Baltimore – November 5, 2022

National Historic Landmark - Lightship Chesapeake

Four volunteers showed up on a bright clear November day to do a little work on the Lightship Chesapeake. This was the largest work crew from the Chapter to work on the National Historic Landmark up in Baltimore since the Pandemic slowed things down. It will be a surprise to no one that it involved …

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Workday: Cove Point Lighthouse March 19, 2022

Cove Point Light Station

After two years volunteers returned to Cove Point to do a little touch up work on the porch of the keeper’s house. It was a small crew of four people who showed up on a sunny and breezy Saturday. The museum has just completed replacing the old, battered chain link fence that stands between the …

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