WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE PANAMA CANAL...
Transcript of WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE PANAMA CANAL...
In March, the Due Process
cayuco—donated to the Museum
years ago by Paul Broussard—was
transferred to UF, which in turn, has
placed it on permanent loan for
display at the Cocoa Beach Surf
Company, Cocoa Beach, FL.
Please join us . . .
April 17: Space Coast Bunco V, a fund raiser for the PCM, will be held at the Dog ‘n Bone Pub in Cocoa Village, FL. Contact [email protected] or 321-455-1649 for info. July 1 - 4: Panama Canal Society Reunion at Orlando's Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. Visit the PCM Exhibit Room and vending tables.
September 26 - October 10: PCM fundraiser cruise to Canada/New England on Celebrity's Summit.
March 6 - 13, 2011: Panama Canal Museum fundraiser cruise to the eastern Caribbean on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas.
Vol. 9 No. 1 Spring/Summer 2010
Board of Trustees
President Emeritus Charles W. Hummer, Jr. President Joseph J. Wood Vice President Patricia Steiner Kearns Executive Vice President Katherine E. Egolf Secretary Treasurer Paul D. Glassburn
Trustees
Fred Bremer Richmond Brown, Ph.D. John Patrick Coffey Richard Cunningham Gerry DeTore Frank Stevens Hawks Robert J. “Bob” Karrer, Jr. Barbara Bonanno Marshall Paul Morgan, Ph.D. Shawn Rupp Rachel A. Schipper, Ph.D. J. Dorn Thomas Robert F. Zumbado
Board of Advisors
Robert K. Dawson William R. Gianelli Thomas R. Goethals D. P. McAuliffe Robert R. McMillan
Staff
Elizabeth Neily, Director Kalika Novoa, Education Curator Helen Morris, Office Asst. Marilyn White, Office Asst.
Oral History Committee
Richard Morgan Editor
Peggy A. Huff
Panama Canal Museum
7985 113th Street, Suite 100
Seminole, FL 33772-4785
Tel 727-394-9338
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.panamacanalmuseum.org
WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE PANAMA CANAL MUSEUM?
The PCM has entered into a partnership with the University of
Florida (UF) that will result in a transfer of the PCM collection to UF by 2012
and provide opportunities for preserving and digitizing the collection, obtaining
oral histories, and supporting research.
Here's the Due Process on display at the Cocoa Beach
Surf Company.
In January, Bob Hughes, author
of Ahorca Lagarto, spoke at the
Museum’s (PCM) winter luncheon.
From January 25—February 5,
over 80 people enjoyed the PCM’s
fundraising cruise to Panama and the
western Caribbean on the Celebrity
Solstice.
Enjoying the Museum's January potluck luncheon are (from left to right) Catherine Goodrich, Dick Morgan, Julieta Morgan,
Cheryl Russell, Chuck Hummer, and Sandy Hummer.
(Left to right) Gerry DeTore, Richard Grimison, Scott Roche, Zack Steele, and Jon DeTore take a breather after loading the Due Process on the trailer for its ride from the PCM on Florida's west coast to its new home at the Cocoa Beach Surf Company on
Florida's east coast.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Monday - Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM
PCM TO OFFER MANY EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE PANAMA CANAL SOCIETY REUNION
Membership
Representatives Alabama Larry Siegel [email protected] Arizona Carl Berg [email protected] Southern California Joan De Grummond Tina Cartotto Ressa [email protected] Carolinas Alice Latimer [email protected] Miami, Florida Hindi Diamond [email protected] Mickey Walker Fitzgerald [email protected] Pensacola, Florida Barbara Egolf Dedeaux [email protected] Barbara Vose-Kulig [email protected] Sarasota, Florida Barbara Peterson [email protected] Tampa Bay, Florida Muriel Whitman [email protected]
Atlanta, Georgia Marie Drake [email protected] Pacific Northwest Dan & Pat Nellis [email protected] Poconos Gordon Davis [email protected] Kerrville, Texas Jo-Anne Fields [email protected] Washington Marilynn Stevens [email protected]
◊ Exhibits—View a wide ranging display of PCM historical photos and artifacts; special exhibits on famous Panama Canal visitors; Canal Zone and Panama health; the Panama Canal pilots; the always popular town site maps; and a UF exhibit featuring government materials and maps; collections highlighting the construction of the canal, and visual and photographic materials from the history of the American Era of the Panama Canal.
◊ Silent Auction—Bid on gift cards, Panama Canal memorabilia, UF memorabilia, and
much more—from Thursday through Saturday.
◊ Store Items—Purchase the 2010 Al Sprague collectible ornament; the 2011 Al
Sprague calendar; Roosevelt Medal descendant certificates; new Panama Canal-related
books — and more in the Vendors’ Room.
◊ Oral Histories—Contact us before the reunion if you would like to recount your
Panama Canal memories for UF oral history interviewers.
◊ Yearbooks—If your BHS or CHS graduation year ends in a 0 or 5 and your class is
having a reunion in Orlando this year, contact your class reunion coordinator or the
Museum about arranging to get a DVD of your yearbook. UF’s digitization process for
this project offers a high-quality resolution and a special feature that allows the viewer
to turn each page using a computer
mouse.
◊ Cruises—Get information about our
two upcoming cruises—a 14-night cruise
to Canada and New England on the
Celebrity’s Summit beginning September
26, 2010 (the height of the fall foliage
season!) and a 7-night cruise to the eastern
Caribbean on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of
the Seas, beginning March 6, 2011.
◊ Cultural Seminars — In observance of
the Smithsonian’s 100 years in Panama,
attend the two cultural seminars where
conservationist Dr. Stanley Heckadon-
Moreno of the Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute will be the speaker.
Here's a preview of the Museum's Art of Al Sprague
2011 calendar before it was printed.
� Renew, join, and/or donate. Membership is $26 a year. You will receive the members’ newsletter, The Panama Canal Museum Review, and keep up with all the Museum’s activities and progress in preserving the history of the United States’ participation in Panama’s history.
� Contact the Museum about donating items for the silent auction. � Contact the Museum about lending or donating items for the reunion exhibits. � Let us know if you can volunteer at the Museum or the reunion. � Play bunco in Cocoa Village, FL, on April 17th. Contact [email protected] for information. � Come cruise with us!
The PCM and UF are busy planning their participation in the Panama Canal Society’s
annual reunion at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando July 1-4, 2010. Visit the
Museum Exhibit Room to see:
HOW CAN YOU HELP THE MUSEUM?