Talk: Boats of the Chesapeake

The South Dorchester Folk Museum presents: "Boats of the Chesapeake" with speaker - David Williams.
Captain David Williams will present an overview of four centuries of boats and ships in Dorchester County, Maryland. He will discuss how watercraft influenced the development of the area and how Dorchester County and its people influenced the design and building of Chesapeake Bay Watercraft. From dugout canoes to RAMS, from Skipjacks to Powerboat Racing.
David is a Skipjack Captain, wood worker, amateur boatbuilder/restorer and amateur photographer. His facination with all things boat related started at an early age, growing up spending summers on the shores of Lake Erie. He restored his first boat when he was just 12 years old.
David and his wife Gale live near Cambridge, MD. Retired from Ford Motor Company  in 2017, David is a Captain on the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester, Head of Education Development for the Richardson Museum in Cambridge, Member of the Cambridge Rotary, the Art Center, and the Wednesday Morning Artist Group.
The South Dorchester Folk Museum (SDFM), in cooperation with the Dorchester County Historical Society, presents this FREE program in its lecture series about local history. For more information about the SDFM, visit our website, www.sdfmuseum.net, or call 410-228-6175. The public is warmly invited to attend. Reservations are not needed.