Tag Archives: sailboats
Summer vacation
The Local History Room is closed for summer vacation. See you in August!
For National Poetry Month: “A-sailing Down Jones River”
A-sailing Down Jones River Do you recall one night in June, When sailing down Jones River, We listened to the Bullfrog’s tune And watched the moonbeams quiver? I oft since then have watched the moon But never, love, ah never, … Continue reading
New exhibit: Sailing, Sailing
Kingston’s storied history of building ocean-going sailing vessels stretches from about 1713, when shipwright Samuel Drew and his son Cornelius set up shop on the Jones River, until 1874, when Edward Holmes launched the brig Helen A. Holmes, or perhaps … Continue reading
Dog blog: On the Kingston Bay
It was the good ship ‘Chesperus’ That sailed the wintry sea, And Chesper had taken Herbert W. Cobb To bear him company. Chester Fuller and dog aboard the ‘Chesperus,’ 1898 The poem above is written on the back of the … Continue reading
