Join us on September 18 at 6:00 for our Uncharted Waters Fundraiser!
We Need You! As we begin to navigate these uncharted waters of social distancing and limited in-person opportunities, we ask for your support. This year, we hope to raise the funds needed to :
- increase our digitized collections accessible online
- develop new outreach programs
- fund a minimum of 7 YMTA scholarships to maritime students
Despite the uncertainties of these times, we would like to chart our course to the future with optimism and innovation.
This event will begin with our online silent auction, which can be found at https://www.32auctions.com/pugetsoundmaritime.
Bidding opens Saturday, September 12 at 10:00 AM and closes during our live event on Friday, September 18, at 7:00 PM.
When you purchase a $20 ticket for our live Zoom event, you’ll automatically receive one free entry into our raffle drawing – we’re raffling off four (4) tickets to the upcoming PSM exclusive Salmon BBQ at Pacific Fisherman Shipyard (a $400 value)! Your $20 event ticket also includes a suggested menu featuring recipes from Duke’s Chowderhouse cookbook As Wild as it Gets, a signature cocktail, and a fun chart scavenger hunt! During the event, we’ll enjoy a presentation about the early cartography of Puget Sound presented by author and chart enthusiast, Dick Blumenthal. We’ll also hear from YMTA scholarship recipients, hold the Salmon BBQ raffle drawing, close the silent auction, and “raise the paddle”.
We hope you’ll join us in raising a glass and a paddle to help us navigate these uncharted waters!
The Program for the evening:
6:00-6:10 – Welcome, showcase shared menu
6:10-6:20 – Chart activity and giveaway
6:20-6:25 – Raffle drawing
6:25-6:30 – Dick Blumenthal introduction
6:30-6:55 – Program and questions
6:55 – Brief break/make closing silent auction bids!
7:00-7:10 – Silent auction closes! Winners announced
7:10-7:20 – YMTA scholarship recipients present
7:20-7:30 – PSM President’s remarks
7:30-7:50 – Raise the Paddle
7:50-8:00 – Closing remarks
About our program:
As we face uncertain times and uncharted waters, we’ll hear from local maritime history enthusiast and author, Dick Blumenthal about the early European explorers in Puget Sound and the interesting names they gave the places we still see on our charts today.
Dick began boating on the north shores of Lake Washington at age five. His “yacht” consisted of an eight foot homemade dingy and a pair of oars. From this early exposure to the water, Dick’s interest continued to grow. He began cruising in the San Juan Islands and points north with family and friends, learning of the secrets held by the numerous islands.
Because of his long-time experiences on the water, in the late 1990s, Dick became more interested in local maritime history. Through his investigations he located the original journals of our earliest explorers. He transcribed this material to get a better sense of their efforts, the hardships they faced and the places they visited. These journal transcriptions are now available in four of his books.
Maritime Place Names is his fifth book. It incorporates information from the first four plus a great deal more in his study of the origin of our place names. His latest book is a history around Lake Washington.
Aside from boating and writing activities, Dick enjoys woodworking and spends most of his retirement time with home and garden activities, research, chasing after his six grandchildren and traveling.
