Published on May 21, 1961, this article captured the daily efforts being made to support the men working New Bedford’s...
Sunday Standard Times Newspaper Highlight
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Artifacts
Victor Talking Machine
The New Bedford Port Society is home to many unique artifacts that help tell the story of life at sea and ashore. This...
The Catalpa: A New Bedford Voyage for Freedom
On the morning of April 29, 1875, the bark Catalpa sailed from New Bedford Harbor looking much like another whaleship...
The original Liberty Bell
Hidden within the New Bedford Port Society is a powerful symbol of freedom that also tells a deeply local story. The...
U.S.A.T. Dorchester
Each year we remember the sacrifice of the Four Chaplains and all those lost aboard the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, sunk by a...
The Chase by Sergio García Sánchez
We'd like to present "The Chase", an extremely detailed illustration of an iconic scene from Herman Melville's Moby...
Original Fire Escape Rope
Being a historic organization, the New Bedford Port Society is home to many unique artifacts that we believe...
Call Me Ishmael by Sergio García Sánchez
The New Bedford Port Society would like to share another piece of Sergio García Sánchez's work here at the Seamen's...
The Sharkish Sea by Sergio García Sánchez
Right below our Whaleman's Chapel, we proudly have on display the work of Sergio García Sánchez! Sergio García Sánchez...
Whaleman’s Chapel Pulpit / Original Pulpit
One of the most iconic aspects of the Seamen's Bethel is our famous pulpit in the Whaleman's Chapel, but did...