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We can arrange Harbor Lighthouse tours on weekdays as well as weekends.
For weekday tours email us. For weekend tours you may schedule online.
New London resident tickets are just $5!
Photo, above: visitors to Harbor Light from Leadville, CO. Christina Corcoran.
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What's Up at the Custom House?
June is Make Music Month!
June 23, 2024
The Custom House is open
Thurs.-- Fri. 1 to 5 PM,
Sat. 10 AM to 5 PM, & Sun. 1 to 5 PM.
Thanks to our friends at Veolia-NL Water Authority and the Chelsea Groton Foundation, New London residents may visit the Custom House for free through December 2024! Don't miss this opportunity.
Photo: New in the Custom House Museum gift Shop! The Race Rock t-shirt will be in soon. Reserve yours now: $25.
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Donations like yours make moments like this.
Your generous gifts sustain the Custom House museum and its programs.
MAKE MUSIC DAY 2024 -- We loved it! We had performers from 11 AM 'til 7 PM.
Photo: Byrd StayLow performed at the Custom House on Make Music Day -- his 3rd year!
Please DONATE today!
Cheers to our sponsors - Anthony and Elizabeth Enders Fund - Charter Oak Credit Union - Chelsea Groton Foundation - Community Foundation of Eastern CT - Eleven+ -
Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee - Kozmik Music Services -
Maco Family Fund - Robinson+Cole - Veolia/NL Water Authority - Yankee Remodeler. Thank you!
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next Sunday, June 30, 6-9 PM
Open Mic at the Museum
Our 38th monthly Open Mic welcomes music, poetry, prose, stand-up -- or you can just say what's on your mind. Come on, give it a try; it's a friendly supportive crowd.
Co-hosted by Kenny "Doc" Frazier and Christina Corcoran, Open Mic meets on the last Sunday of the month at the beautiful Custom House Maritime Museum. Sponsored by Kozmik Music Service.
Didn't make it downtown? Open Mic is streamed live on the
Custom House Maritime Museum's Facebook page.
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Wednesday, July 24, 6 to 8 PM
We're celebrating NL Maritime Society's 40th with a fundraiser: dinner & a show at Palmer's Provisions in Noank, through the generosity of former NLMS VP Andrew Blacker! Join us for Pizza & Salad (and CAKE!) followed by a set from Michigan folk duo Mustard's Retreat.
Tickets: $75 NLMS - members, $85 - general admission, $100 - admission + individual membership, $50 - youth-to-age-14, and $50 for desert & music, only.
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By appointment year-round
a popular destination for more than a century.
Visit Inside NL Harbor Pequot Light
It's Long Island Sound's oldest and tallest lighthouse.
Climb 116 steps up into the lighthouse lantern. The views are spectacular! Tours for up-to five people take approximately 40 minutes. We offer tours every Saturday at noon. To book a tour at other times, send us an email. Photo: Christina Corcoran.
Thanks to our friends at Veolia-NL Water Authority and at the Chelsea Groton Foundation, New London residents may visit inside New London Harbor Lighthouse with a $5 ticket! Don't miss this opportunity. Sign up today!
Tours are available every Saturday and Sunday at 12 noon, or you may schedule a custom time during the week. Please provide a minimum of two day's notice for a custom tour. Tickets are $35, $30 for NLMS members, $25 youth 8 through age 18, and $5 for New London residents through December 2024.
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Tuesday, July 16, 1:30 PM
JIBBOOM Club #1
In July our speaker is Capt. Stuart Reininger.
Jibboom is not a club, but a friendly gathering with a speaker, treats, and good fellowship.
The event is FREE and open to all - please come and bring a friend. Sponsored by the Maco Family Fund.
Photo above, from left: Captains Stuart Reininger and Joseph Maco at June's JIBBOOM.
Coming up:
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Patrick Lynch has rescheduled to be here on Tuesday, August 20, to discuss the two estuaries: the Thames and CT River!
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NLMS' own Steve Hambey is our September 17th speaker talking about the ill-fated ship Essex.
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Claudia Kenyon hosts a Jibboom Open Mic, with stories from six JIBBOOMers on Oct. 15.
Photo below: Liz Wood was June's JIBBOOM presenter.
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New in the Shop! Photo above: Spice Dog Provisions: the Cure For Scurvy, Habanero Hot Sauce with Lime, 5oz Bottle - Between 1500 and 1800 scurvy was the leading killer on the seven seas. In 1747 James Lind found that Vitamin C in citrus cured scurvy. In 2020 Spice Dog chefs found that citrus was a cure for bland hot sauce. Flavor Profile: fresh lime and hints of coriander, $9.
Ghost Ship, Ghost Chili, Extra Hot Sauce, 5oz Bottle WARNING this sauce is hot!!! The ghost ship emerges from the fog. Is it full of wayward souls destined to sail for eternity or loaded with some of the world’s hottest peppers? $10.
Photo below,left: 6" Sail Boat Swizzle Stick - A luxe take on the plastic cocktail lounge standby. Ours is made from hand carved buffalo horn. $24
Photo below,right: Deep navy cable knit hat with a white embroidered anchor on the front. Made from 100% soft Icelandic acrylic yarn. All measurements laid flat, unstretched. SIZE CHART: Extra Small 3-12 months: 14cm W x 16cm H Small 12-24 months: 15cm W x 17cm H Medium 2-8 years: 18cm W x 18cm H. $26
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A New Roof for New London's 1833 Custom House Museum!
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Water was reported 'leaking in buckets' through the then-new roof in 1836.
We need the roof replaced!
In fact, replacing the roof and once-&-for-all keeping the water out will be the most-significant repair we possibly can make!
Please donate & be a Charter contributor to our New Roof campaign. https://gofund.me/c8238f7d
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What can you do with an NLMS membership?
You know us from museum visits, Jibboom events, and Lighthouse tours, but did you know NLMS members also have access to research materials, extra discounts in the Shop, and advance notice of special events?
Become an NLMS member - sign up today (download pdf) or Sign up online.
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This week at the Custom House
Christina Corcoran received a check from Mayor Michael Passero and Veolia - the NL Water Authority this week that will mark a big change at the Custom House.
Thanks to this grant, along with a gift from the Chelsea Groton Foundation, visiting the Custom House Maritime Museum is FREE for all NL residents through December 2024!
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I'd like to heartily thank the many talented artists who performed at the Custom House on Friday -- it was spectacular and so much fun! We had musicians performing from 11 AM until 7 PM. Clips are posted on both the Custom House and NLMS facebook pages.
The idea behind the day is that everyone should make music, so on Make Music Day we make a point of asking the crowd to contribute a tune between acts. One spectacular artist to step-up was Sam Nzimela, originally of South Africa. Sam played and sang a haunting original song using tribal chants (he is of the same tribe as Nelson Mandela -- Xhosa-speaking Tembu people). What a lovely memorable addition to our day.
--Susan
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Photo: a perfect summer afternoon - Wednesday, June 19.
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View Online Exhibitions of New London Maritime History from the Custom House Maritime Museum's Frank L. McGuire Library..
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Facebook the Custom House SHOP for gifts with an extra feel good factor -- when you shop with us your purchases support our exhibitions, & educational programs.
Photo: It's still Make Music Month! All kids instruments in the SHOP are now 10% off through June. We have Ukeleles, harmonicas, and bongos!
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Facebook New London Ledge Light for restoration updates, summer tours & other announcements. The LLF reports that lighthouse landing will be repaired this week. In July, important restoration work will take place. For safety and insurance concerns, that means that visits out to the lighthouse will be delayed at least until August! Please watch this facebook page for news as to when tours resume.
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We're on Instagram! @nlmaritime.
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Support the NL Maritime Society while protecting the earth -- we receive 20%. Easy - effective - earth-friendly. Tru-earth laundry detergent is sold in strips -- no plastic! Find out more at http://tru-earth.sjv.io/NewLondonMaritimeSociety --Thanks!
Photo, below: Make Music Day is for everybody!
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