4th of July Garden Fair for the benefit of the Bethel Re-building Fund
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At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 31st, 2010, a procession will commence at the Seamen’s Bethel, 15 Johnny Cake Hill, in the heart of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and proceed down Union Street and onto Fishermen’s Wharf. The procession will be lead by an antique pump organ carried in a wheelbarrow from the Bethel followed by members of the Port Society, its Ladies’ Branch, family members and the public and a bagpiper.
2009 Memorial Day Service: Remembering Those Who Have Gone Down To The Sea In Ships
Service pays tribute to fishermen lost at sea – New Bedford Standard Times/Southcoasttoday.com (May 27, 2010)
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 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.
Seven students received $700 awards. They are:
Four applicants were granted $525 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 New Bedford. Currently, Sea Lab is a marine and aquatic educational facility servicing New Bedford Public School students interested in studying principles of oceanography, limnology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, geology, and biology as related to the marine and aquatic environments.
Practical outdoor skills, such as swimming, sailing, and snorkeling are also an integral part of the summer Sea Lab experience.
In addition to classroom exercises, students participate in field studies conducted along the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastlines. Also, in collaboration with area universities, Sea Lab students have had the opportunity to participate in on-going scientific research.
This year’s recipients are: Jacob Mendes, Isabella Soares, Zachary Carneiro, Lisa Chan, Shannon Walsh, Colleen Nina Bruce, Alexis Nadeau, and Katherine Mendes.
For the past 62 years, the New Bedford Port Society has held their annual Memorial Day Service to recognize all of the brave mariners who sailed out of New Bedford and lost their lives at sea. Here’s a short video of the ceremony that took place on Monday, May 25, 2009.
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 underway at the Seaman’s Bethel and here’s a quick video overview from Port Society President Phil Mello.
Here is a gallery of photographs of the project.
If you are interested in learning more about or contributing to the Seamen’s Bethel historic window restoration project, please email president@portsociety.org or call +1-508-992-3295.
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 and deserving students giving first consideration to families of descendants of seamen. Our policy has been to consider only applications of students from the Greater New Bedford area.
Downloadable Scholarship Guidelines (PDF)
Any inquiries can be made directly to lbnbportsociety@yahoo.com.
For more information about the Ladies Branch of the New Bedford Port Society, please visit the Ladies Branch webpage.
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 what you think.
We will soon be entering our 180th year serving the seafarers, their families and the Greater New Bedford Community. The Port Society News will keep you up to date about all of the exciting things that take place at 15 Johnny Cake Hill.
Welcome aboard!
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