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Port Society News
New Bedford Port Society

News from the historic Seamen’s Bethel and Mariner’s Home in New Bedford, MA, USA

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4th of July Garden Fair for the benefit of the Bethel Re-building Fund

Seamen’s Bethel is on Facebook!

We launched a Facebook page for the Seamen’s Bethel a little over a week ago and we are excited to say we already have nearly 250 fans. If you are on Facebook, we hope you’ll join us there. http://facebook.com/SeamensBethel

Ladies’ Branch of the New Bedford Port Society awards 2009 scholarships to local students

Ladies’ Branch of the New Bedford Port Society awarded $8,000 in scholarships for 2009 The Educational Grants Committee of the Ladies’ Branch of the New Bedford Port Society considered 27 applications before awarding $8,000 in scholarships to 12 successful applicants. There were five scholarship winners who were also recipients in prior years. Nicole Marie Moutinho [...]

Sea Lab students win scholarships

The Ladies’ Branch of the New Bedford Port Society has awarded eight scholarships to students accepted for the summer ’09 Sea Lab program in New Bedford. Since 1968, Sea Lab has been a six-week summer component of the New Bedford Public Schools. Historically, this program has been located by the sea at Fort Rodman in [...]

Seamen’s Bethel Window Restoration Project

The New Bedford Port Society owns two beautiful historic buildings in the heart of the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park, the Seamen’s Bethel and the Mariner’s home. With building of these ages and historical significance, it is necessary from time to time to engage in major restoration work. A window restoration project is currently [...]

The Ladies Branch of the Port Society Undergraduate Scholarship Deadline is April 9, 2009

The deadline for the the New Bedford Port Society’s Ladies Branch Undergraduate Scholarship Program is April 9, 2009. Each year a scholarship is awarded to a deserving undergraduate from the Greater New Bedford area. From  the Ladies Branch By-Laws: The object of Our Corporation shall be to provide financial assistance for the education of needy [...]

The Port Society launches into the digital seas!

Welcome to the New Bedford Port Society’s new blog. It’s a place for us to share all the latest news and events at the historic Seamen’s Bethel and Mariner’s Home and it’s all part of our launch into the digital seas. If you haven’t visited the new Port Society website, please do and tell us [...]