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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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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? ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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, ...
Read More 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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