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Saving What Matters is a pilot program of Coastal Heritage Alliance designed to deliver professional preservation experience, skills, training and equipment to active watermen's communities of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Working both within and beyond museum walls, this project has acquired and operates a mobile unit addressing restoration and maintenance needs of Maryland skipjacks and other culturally significant vessels. Since it's start date in August 2006, Saving What Matters has delivered over 2000 hours of vessel restoration and preservation consulting assistance to Maryland's historic fleet of working watercraft. Throughout this process three CHA apprentices, numerous vessel owners, maritime organizations and the general public have received approximately 1000 hours of skill training and preservation education. This initial pilot project is funded for one year and will operate on a part-time basis through July 2007. Efforts are underway to establish Saving What Matters as a full-time, permanent activity of Coastal Heritage Alliance. Seed money for this project has been provided through the generous support of CHA charter member Mr. Michael Sullivan, whose donation made it possible for Coastal Heritage Alliance to acquire and equip its mobile preservation van. Other major funding has been provided in-part by a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation through the Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund, Cherrywood Development, New England Naval Timbers, Glen Abbey, LLC and numerous other CHA supporters. |
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