Percy and Small Shipyard

Busy week already. Monday we had a staff meeting, which it seems happens every two or three weeks. It was a bit like the board of directors meeting last week but covered all things museum related, not just curatorial/archival issues. However, the "Heavy Metal" exhibit is kind of the big thing right now so Chris, the exhibit curator, had quite a bit to say about his plans for the exhibit, what needs to happen before hand, help needed, etc etc. Other museum related stuff is covered too. How the museum is doing with guest numbers compared to last month, this time last year, etc, how the gift shop's sales are, upcoming special events, what needs to change, new staff members, etc etc.

This morning, Wednesday, was Nathan's weekly volunteer workshop. This week the title was "Percy and Small Shipyard." P&S was a shipyard located on the grounds that MMM currently is at. Most of the ships they built were 3, 4, or 5 masted schooners, and they did build the Wyoming, which is said to have been the largest wooden boat ever built. We viewed some interesting maps of the shipyard too, which extended down the street. The house I am living in right now was part of the shipyard and was labeled as the "Stinson" lot. Not sure if Stinson was the building name, the person that owned it or just named after. Regardless, pretty cool to be living in a house that was built 150 years ago and was part of the shipyard that was in place.