Hudson River Maritime Museum Hosts Sloop Design Author, Paul Fontenoy for Special Lecture
With Dutch Yacht Onrust As Part of Dutch Heritage Weekends
KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to announce a special lecture on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM featuring Paul Fontenoy, author of Sloops of the Hudson River: A Historical and Design Survey.
In “The Evolution of Dutch Sloop Design,” Fontenoy will discuss how the unique Hudson River sloop evolved from the earliest Dutch sloeps and how the sloop changed lives in the Hudson River Valley. Lecture will conclude with discussion of the replica Dutch yacht Onrust in comparison to Hudson River sloops. The Onrust will be at the museum docks and will available for public deck tours.
Paul Fontenoy earned his B.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of London (Kings College and Queen Mary College respectively) and an M.A. in Nautical Archaeology from East Carolina University. He has taught at New York University, Sophia University in Tokyo, and East Carolina University, and became Curator of Maritime Research and Technology for the North Carolina Maritime Museums in 1996, where he primarily is responsible for exhibit development. His principal research concentrations are on national and international naval and maritime technological developments between 1650 and 1950 and their societal impacts. He has written and presented extensively on these topics and is the author of five books (including Sloops of the Hudson River: A Historical and Design Study), several book translations, 100+ articles, chapters, and 20+ conference presentations.
Tickets are $10 for HRMM members (all levels) and $15 for non-members. Registration is available online at www.hrmm.org/store/c17/
This program is part of Dutch Heritage Weekends, a collaboration between the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area of the National Park Service, the Dutch Consulate, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
About the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Located along the historic Rondout Creek in downtown Kingston, N.Y., the Hudson River Maritime Museum is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and related industries. HRMM opened the Riverport Wooden Boat School in 2016 and the Riverport Sailing School in 2017.
Contact:
Ellie Burhans
Development & Communications Manager
845-338-0071 x 14
