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Part IV: The Santa Barbara Harbor Approaches a Century

by Lydia Rao The breakwater was completed on June 30, 1930, and featured walkways, benches, and lighting. It also created ...
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PART III: An Earthquake and a Yeast Magnate

By Lydia Rao Start at the beginning with Part I. Santa Barbara entered the “Roaring Twenties” as a burgeoning tourist ...
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PART II: The Waterfront District Emerges

By Lydia Rao Start at the beginning with Part I. The 1870s were a busy time for the expanding waterfront ...
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Harbor History Part I: Time Arrives on a Ship

By Lydia Rao The indigenous Chumash resided in California for several millennia before the state became a Spanish territory. More ...
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Curator’s Log – Summer 2023 Ranger Restoration

By Lydia Rao You might have noticed this spring that SBMM’s flagship Ranger was missing from her usual spot, side-tied ...
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Welcome to Our Newest Flagship Society Members John and Tracie Doordan!

We offer a warm welcome to SBMM Board Member John Doordan and his wife Tracie, who have recently joined the ...
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CURATOR’S LOG: Looking Up and Back 104 years

By Rita Serotkin Have you ever looked up at the museum’s main ceiling and noticed a seaplane flying high above? ...
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Ship Model of the Ranger, a Historical Fishing Yacht in Santa Barbara

CURATOR’S LOG: A New Working Model of the Ranger

By Rita Serotkin This past month, a new but familiar looking boat sailed into the museum to take its place ...
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CURATOR’S LOG: Ships’ Bells & The Long Journey of the Henry Wilson’s Bell

By Rita Serotkin The Henry Wilson ship’s bell One of the newest artifacts in SBMM's collection is a ship's bell ...
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American Alliance of Museums - Accredited Museum

CURATOR’S LOG: What Does Accreditation Mean, How Will It Benefit the Museum, and What Did the Museum Have to Do to be Accredited?

By Rita Serotkin After more than three years of preparation and submitting its formal application, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum ...
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CURATOR’S LOG: A visit to the Kieding Collections Chandlery and conversation with Collections Manager Lydia Kaestner

By Rita SerotkinLast month, I explored what it means to be a curator and introduced you to SBMM’s own curator, ...
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CURATOR’S LOG: What Is a Curator & What Do They Do?

A Conversation with Curator Emily Waingrow Falke by Rita SerotkinIn this Curator’s Log entry, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Curator Emily ...
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