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Brandi Bednarik appointed new executive director
CurrentsCurrentsCurrentsCurrents A newsletter for friends and supporters of Lady Washington, Hawaiian Chieftain, and Seaport Landing
GHHSA PO Box 2019 Aberdeen WA 98520 | 800-200-5239 | [email protected] | www.historicalseaport.org
Inside:
New exec. director 1
Ships’ schedule 1
1989 crew photo 2
Sailing for America 2-3
Science director 4
Lady Washington
and Hawaiian
Chieftain are U.S.
Coast Guard-
inspected and
certified passenger-
carrying vessels
crewed by licensed
mariners and
volunteers. The ships
are operated to the
highest standards of
safety and
professionalism. If
you have
suggestions for
activities or ports,
call us at 800-200-
5239.
The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
Authority Board of Directors has appointed Brandi Bednarik as the
organization’s new executive director. The board made the decision at a special
meeting May 6. The appointment is effective immediately.
Busy summer schedule ahead for our tall ships
Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain are looking ahead to a busy
summer season. Here’s the ports of call.
June 9-July 5: Aberdeen
June 23-27: Westport (Lady Washington) July 8-17: Port Ludlow
July 19-Aug. 3: Bellingham Aug. 5-7: Blaine
Aug. 8-11: Brownsville Aug. 12-17: Port Orchard
Aug. 18-23: Tacoma Aug. 25-Sept. 5: Kirkland
Sept. 8-11: Port Townsend (Lady Washington) Sept. 8-15: Aberdeen (Hawaiian Chieftain)
Sept. 17-18: Westport (Hawaiian Chieftain)
Guests who purchase four or more tickets for a
Battle Sail or an Adventure Sail receive an automatic 15 percent discount at the time of
purchase. The discount is available for online purchases only. To buy, visit historicalseaport.org.
Ms. Bednarik had served as interim
executive director since September 2015. She takes the post formerly held by Les
Bolton, who departed the company in June 2015.
“I’m honored to be appointed to the executive director’s job,” Ms. Bednarik
said. “I’m excited by the challenge of transforming Seaport Landing into a
community asset. We’re also planning
more science education at the site, and I’m looking forward to working with our
ships to improve and expand our maritime heritage education.”
Ms. Bednarik was hired as the Historical Seaport’s bookkeeper in 2009 and held
the title of Chief Financial Officer in addition to Interim Executive Director.
Brandi can be reached at 360-532-8611 or [email protected].
Brandi Bednarik was appointed the Historical
Seaport’s executive director on May 6.
Meetings of the GHHSA Board of
Directors are open to the public. The
board meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth
Thursday of the month at Seaport
Landing in Aberdeen.
by Roy Pearmain
Roy Pearmain is a former Historical Seaport board member and former editor of the Currents newsletter.
Millions of people emigrated from the British Isles to America in the 19th century, with two million from Ireland between 1845 and 1855 alone. Most of the Irish were poor tenants fleeing the Irish potato famine and boarded a fleet of rotting and poorly managed brigs known as Famine Ships. Only half of the passengers ever made it to America, or died soon after arrival of typhus or cholera.
Some, such as the barque Jeanie
Johnstone, were called "Good Ships." The Jeanie Johnston made 16 crossings, moving over 2,500 people to Canada and the US without losing a single passenger or crewman. In fact there was at least one child born on this 47-day voyage.
Some of my own ancestors made the crossing from Liverpool to New York in 1833, but they came for a much different reason. Edward Paget Pearmain was not poor, he was on the lam. Edward had been a successful businessman, with a thread mill in Paisley, Scotland and a retail store in Bristol, England, where he sold thread
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The Spar Shop
The Spar Shop has
suspended operations
while we move our
tracer lathe and other
equipment to our
new home at Seaport
Landing. However,
the Spar Shop is still
available to cut
custom cants and
timbers, and we offer
materials consulting.
For details, call 800-
200-5239.
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2016 GHHSA
Board Members
Dave Douglass, Chair
Al Carter, V-Chair
Tim Howden, Treas.
Laurie Rust, Sec.
Alex Kluh
Paul O’Brien
Robbie Myers
Scott Reynvaan
Tawni Andrews
Bill Simpson
OMG! Has it really been 27 years since Lady Washington was built?
Can you help us identify every person in this picture? It’s of the Lady Washington’s
construction crew taken in 1989. Here’s what we have so far: Top, left to right: Dan Baxter,
Neil Leonard, Michael “Jake” Jacobson, Scott Prato, Mason Hinn, ?, ?, Lane Chilman, Mike
Nelson, Mike Norca. Bottom, left to right: Pat Jones, ?, Rae Munger, Cherie Munger, Mathias
Tallis, ?, Charlie Finger, ?, ?, Richard Miles, Paul Henry, Jack Finney. If you see any errors, or
can help identify individuals labeled by a “?,” email [email protected]. Thanks!
Help us find the names of her 1989 Aberdeen construction crew.
Sailing to America in tall ships
Continued on next page.
Have you always
wanted to sail
aboard a tall ship?
Our Two Weeks
Before the Mast
program teaches you
the basics of sailing a
tall ship. You’ll spend
two weeks living
much the same way
18th century sailors
did, while interacting
with the public and
making life-long
friends. Interested?
Call us at 800-200-
5239 or visit our
website for more
information.
Seaport StaffSeaport StaffSeaport StaffSeaport Staff
• Brandi Bednarik, executive director
• Joe Follansbee, communications
• Roxie Underwood, marine operations
• Christie Barchenger, education director
• Scott Rubey, site manager
• Helen Bond, front desk
• Jeremy Avery, administration
• Lucia Wyss, intern
The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) public
development authority based in Aberdeen, Wash. that owns and operates the tall
ships Hawaiian Chieftain and Lady Washington, the Official Ship of the State of
Washington. The Historical Seaport’s mission is to provide educational, vocational,
recreational and ambassadorial activities and experiences that promote and preserve
the maritime history of Grays Harbor, the Pacific Northwest, and our nation while
serving the needs of the community.
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One family’s experience crossing the great Western Ocean
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Forest Pride was one of numerous ships that
carried Grays Harbor lumber to California ports.
and textiles until he became an activist.
Edward Paget Pearmain was upset about the Corn Laws. On October 8, 1831, the British House of Lords rejected reforms passed by the Commons. The public mood was ugly. On October 30, Edward led a mob that attacked the Mansion House in Bristol. In serious trouble, Edward went into hiding and sent for his oldest son, William Robert, who was on a sales trip with his tutor. William was to return home to arrange for the sale of the family business and flight to America.
The sale of the business accomplished, William booked to New York aboard the Sylvanus Jenkins. They brought with them £20,000 in currency (about $100,000), their household effects, a large consignment of unsold cotton goods, a ton of fine French silk and an ample supply of food.
William Robert's foresight to bring extra food was extremely fortunate. The passage was exceptionally stormy. Lightning killed three of the crew while they manned the pumps and a fourth drowned when he fell from a yardarm. The understaffed ship in stormy waters was 30 days behind schedule and the ship's stores were gone. The Pearmain food supply probably saved all from
starvation. Half of the ship's hold contained Pearmain cargo, making it a "good ship" on this voyage, at least.
Edward left his wife, Jane LeBon, behind, but brought his three boys, Edward, William Robert and Henry Anglesea with him. Henry Anglesea Pearmain was my great, great grand-father and it was his son, Henry Faren Pearmain who homesteaded 160 acres on Orcas Island, Wash., in 1889.
Forest Pride, pictured above, lost her anchor in a storm near the Pearmain homestead at Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, Wash.
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Christie Barchenger hired as Director of Science Education
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The Historical Seaport relies on the support of leading businesses to help us deliver our educational programs. If your company
has a giving program, please contact Brandi Bednarik, 800-200-5239, to discuss which giving level is best for you.
earth science programs at Nature Vision in Woodinville, Wash., worked as an eighth-grade science teacher in
northern Mississippi, and she directed an educational non-profit at a women’s university in Bangladesh.
In an interview with the Aberdeen Daily World newspaper on May 11, Christie said, “I think that the unifying theme of
programs [at Seaport Landing] is going to be water. On a very nerdy level, I think it’s fascinating how people learn,
and, I just like learning.”
The science program at Seaport Landing is expected
to welcome its first participants in 2017. The program is funded by a grant from the Magic Cabinet Foundation.
Christie is reaching out to educators in Grays Harbor and the surrounding area to gauge their needs for science programs. She can be contacted during business hours at 360-532-8611 or [email protected].
Christie Barchenger
Louis. Now a resident of Aberdeen, Christie has worked as
a consultant for the Partnership for Ambitious Science Teacher Leaders, a project of the Puget Sound Educational
Service District. She has taught hands-on ecology and
The Historical Seaport is pleased
to welcome Christie Barchenger to the organization’s team as
Director of Science Education.
Christie will develop a new science
education program at Seaport Landing for delivery to youth and the
broader community in Grays Harbor
County and surrounding counties.
Christie grew up in southern Illinois
across the Mississippi River from St.
