Sailing Aboard the James Craig and Other Maritime Adventures
Saturday, March 22, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
In the Library

Jim Hogan of the South Bay Model Yacht Club will show slides and tell stories of his trip to Australia and New Zealand, including a day sail aboard the restored 1874 Cape Horner James Craig, currently the only 19th century steel barque that regularly carries passengers.

Donation: $5.00 (general), $4.00 (members of Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library and the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association)

For reservations, please call 415-561-7040, or contact the Friends at melani_van_petten@partner.nps.gov.

The Saga of Captain William Shorey
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
In the Library

San Francisco Maritime Park Ranger Carol Kiser will tell the story of Captain William T. Shorey, who worked his way up from seaman to become the first African-American captain of a whaling ship on the West Coast of North America.

Donation: $5.00 (general), $4.00 (members of Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library and the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association)

For reservations, please call 415-561-7040, or contact the Friends at melani_van_petten@partner.nps.gov.

The S.S. Brother Jonathan, Dragon Rocks, and St. George
Saturday, May 24, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
In the Library

Historian Dennis Powers will tell the story of the wreck of the paddlewheeler Brother Jonathan off St. George Reef in 1865, with the greatest loss of life in a West Coast maritime accident up until that time, carrying a cargo of gold which has never been fully recovered.He will also tell how the wreck prompted the building of the St. George Reef lighthouse, and the adventures of the crews who manned it.

Donation: $5.00 (general), $4.00 (members of Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library and the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association)

For reservations, please call 415-561-7040, or contact the Friends at melani_van_petten@partner.nps.gov.