Saturday November 19, 1904 To understand Doris, you have to understand the circumstances of her birth; so please imagine, if you will, that that is today’s date. Today is the
Not much is known to us about Louise N. Grace, the third owner of DORIS (1920 – 1933), however what we do know paints her as a fascinating, and distinctive,
On September 21, 1938, around 2pm, The Great New England Hurricane slammed ashore at Suffolk County Long Island at approximately 60 miles per hour. The day would end tragically for many
It seems like research should be a linear progression – you discover information, and throw it into your big basket of known things. The problem, as I learned well running
A research trip to the Herreshoff Museum revealed a collection of wonderful artifacts. The first of these exciting discoveries, all of which will be shared in upcoming blog posts, include several photos taken by
Languishing in a boat yard in New London CT for 30 years, DORIS, the largest all-wood sailing vessel built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co in 1905, was scheduled to be scrapped
