Autumn 2000

Topics in this issue:

First Grant Awarded ($5,000 presented to USNI to record oral history of ADM OW Siler)

Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Coast Guard (Signed between FCGH and USCG on July 25, 2000)

Membership (Renewal information for those expiring in 2000)

Awards (Review of 1999 awards and solicitation for 2000 awards)

Beach Patrol (New name for local points of contact; contact information provided)

History in the Making (Update on St. George Base, Staton Island, NY)

National Coast Guard Museum (Update: difficulties regarding Ft. Trumbull; rumor of Mystic Seaport location)

Historic Tidbits (First child born to Revenue Cutter Officer at Ft. Trumbull; first light ship in Chesapeake Bay)

Editorial (Re: design of "Voyages" exhibit at Mystic Seaport to include USCG)