The Sea Connects Us Archives - Mystic Seaport Museum https://mysticseaport.org/category/the-sea-connects-us/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:45:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://mysticseaport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-MSP_Logo_100_White-32x32.png The Sea Connects Us Archives - Mystic Seaport Museum https://mysticseaport.org/category/the-sea-connects-us/ 32 32 Beads and Water https://mysticseaport.org/the-sea-connects-us/beads-and-water/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:24:14 +0000 https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/?p=375807 How My Internship at Mystic Seaport Museum Brought Me Closer to My Tribe’s Beading Heritage By Cheyenne Morning Song Tracy, White Earth Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) I was born in New London, raised in Groton, and have been coming to Mystic Seaport Museum since I was three. It’s always been a special place for me, so when […]

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]]> Joe Carstairs: The Fastest Woman on Water https://mysticseaport.org/the-sea-connects-us/joe-carstairs/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:40:56 +0000 https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/?p=374109 1920’s Queer Speedboat Racer Joe Carstairs: Dubbed “The Fastest Woman on Water” By Elizabeth Ferrara In 1920, Joe Carstairs was racing against American Gar Wood for the Harmsworth British International Motor-boat Trophy. Joe was in the lead when, “without warning, her boat leaped into the air and plunged nose first into the water throwing both […]

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