by Manager Port Society | Sep 1, 2025 | Artifacts
New Bedford’s fishing vessels have always braved the choppy waters for our community, including the Northern Edge. On December 20th, 2004, the Northern Edge ventured out past the Nantucket waters when it sent a distress signal to the Coast Guard stating...
by Manager Port Society | Sep 1, 2025 | Artifacts
The Seamen’s Bethel is home to many interesting artifacts that have been preserved through countless years. Today we take a look at Captain Bakers desk from New Bedford’s Butler Flat’s Lighthouse. This very desk stayed in the Butler Flat Light...
by Manager Port Society | Sep 1, 2025 | Artifacts
Though most visitors come to see the famous Whaleman’s Chapel for its cenotaphs and Herman Melville’s pew, the Old Salt Box down below is home to many unique artifacts and treasures of its own. This booklet, for example, is the original log book from the...
by Manager Port Society | Sep 1, 2025 | Artifacts
It’s no secret the Seamen’s Bethel is home to all sorts of unique and varying artifacts. This beautiful Stephen Taber clock is just one of the many historic items we proudly display in our church, and its tale is quite interesting! The creator of...
by Manager Port Society | Sep 1, 2025 | Artifacts
Herman Melville’s classic American novel, Moby-Dick, was first published in the United States on November 14, 1851. In Moby-Dick and his earlier books, Melville called upon his own experience aboard whaling ships, most notably his 18-months spent aboard...
