Each day "on deck" at the Howard Steamboat Museum is fun and exciting! Friday was no exception, when Mr. Frank Grimm called and offered the museum a large steam gauge which has been in his family for many decades. His father was employed at the Howard Shipyard and this apparently is a gauge for the main steam line. I have seen another identical one from the Str. MISSISSIPPI. I can hardly wait for Chief Engineer Kenny (who has been on a trip to Greece) to see this! We thank Mr. & Mrs. Grimm for the delivery and gift of this unique artifact --now the largest steam gauge in the HSM collection!
Shirley Burwinkle, former calliopist on the BELLE of LOUISVILLE (1966-1971) donated a number of books, prints and other river materials to HSM as she prepares to relocate to Tennessee. Many of these items are duplicates that can be sold in the gift shop. It was Shirley who first permitted yours truly to play the cally-ope on the BELLE in 1968, when I was a lad of 14. She said that she is proud to regard Travis and me as her protege's. Thank you Shirley!
Yvonne and I, plus HSM board president Rick Madden, were pleased to host a lunch in the mansion dining room with Mark Knoy, president and CEO of American Commercial Lines, as our guest. Through Mark's courtesy (and generous efforts by Jeffboat and AQ crew) the MQ bell now proudly resides on the mansion lawn and is rung daily by appreciative museum visitors.
Today's Courier-Journal contains an article (with a big photo of yours truly!) concerning the recent gift of rare documents chronicling early steamboat building (pre-Howard) in Clark County by the Daniel French family. The formal transfer of these documents, which include an early copy of Zadok Cramer's Navigator, will take place on Saturday, September 22nd at 4:00 PM.
Always something going on at "the BIG house" by the river!
Shirley Burwinkle, former calliopist on the BELLE of LOUISVILLE (1966-1971) donated a number of books, prints and other river materials to HSM as she prepares to relocate to Tennessee. Many of these items are duplicates that can be sold in the gift shop. It was Shirley who first permitted yours truly to play the cally-ope on the BELLE in 1968, when I was a lad of 14. She said that she is proud to regard Travis and me as her protege's. Thank you Shirley!
Yvonne and I, plus HSM board president Rick Madden, were pleased to host a lunch in the mansion dining room with Mark Knoy, president and CEO of American Commercial Lines, as our guest. Through Mark's courtesy (and generous efforts by Jeffboat and AQ crew) the MQ bell now proudly resides on the mansion lawn and is rung daily by appreciative museum visitors.
Today's Courier-Journal contains an article (with a big photo of yours truly!) concerning the recent gift of rare documents chronicling early steamboat building (pre-Howard) in Clark County by the Daniel French family. The formal transfer of these documents, which include an early copy of Zadok Cramer's Navigator, will take place on Saturday, September 22nd at 4:00 PM.
Always something going on at "the BIG house" by the river!
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