voc2021 episode 23: Joseph Conner

The Maryland Dove is reborn at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!

Celebrate a new partnership between CBMM and the Historic St. Mary’s City Commission. Maryland Dove is Historic St. Mary’s City’s floating ambassador and one of its most popular exhibits. The ship design is based on the original Dove that sailed to the Maryland colony with the Ark in 1634. The Dove was a small ship used in shallow waterways along the coast while the first colony and capital was being established. The two organizations will pool their expertise to design and construct the next iteration of Maryland Dove, a replica of the late 17th century trading ship that brought the first settlers to what is now Maryland. Lead Shipwright Joe Conner sets the stage. (www.cbmm.org)

Joe Connor leads museum guests thru the new hull. (Photo: CBMM.org)