Andy Radel of Andrew Radel Oyster Co. & Andrew Radel Shipyard
Bruce Williams of Captains Cove in Bridgeport, CT
Don Makowiecki, Historian
Don Bell of Thomas Bell Oyster Co.
Norm Bloom of Copps Island Oysters
Danielle Buttermore: Copps Island & Mystic Oyster Company
Mark Shiner
MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM STAFF
Words could never express the gratitude and respect we have for the entire Mystic Seaport Museum Staff. Below is a short list of individuals that have made significant contributions to the Long Island Collection project.
Collection Research Center
Rosenfeld | Photography | Intellectual Property
Mary Anne Stets – Curator of Photography & Director of Collections Business Development & Intellectual Property
Dan Harvison – Creative Services Producer
Joe Michael – Sr. Museum Photographer & Digital Imaging Specialist
Emily Gordon – Conservator for the Rosenfeld Collection
Curatorial
Krystal Rose – Director of Collections & Curatorial Affairs
Makenzie Metivier – Collections Assistant
Laura Nadelberg – Registrar
Jenny Carrol – Cataloger
Lydia Downs – Collections Assistant & Deaccession Specialist
Chris White – Collection Manager
Library
Leah Prescott – Senior Library Administrator & Acting Director of AIMS
Kinsey Brown – Speical Collections Librarian for the G.W. Blunt White Library. She catalogs, preserves, and provides access to the Museum’s expansive collections of Rare Books and Manuscripts. An access-minded librarian, Kinsey also assists with fellowship and internship programs, research requests, and community outreach. In conjunction with the Long Island Project, Kinsey has trained on and assisted with paper repair techniques that can be further applied to Library Collections in the future.
Michael Dyer – Curator of Maritime History & Instructor of Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History
Rachel Kenedy – Ships Plans Archivist for the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Center in the G.W. Blunt White Library. In this role, she catalogs, preserves, and facilitates access to more than 200,000 ship plans held in the collection. She also oversees the coordination of collections and library volunteers. As part of the Long Island Project, Rachel has identified a range of ship and sail plans relevant to Long Island. She has been repairing these sail plans using professional paper conservation techniques—methods that will also be applied to the broader ships plans collection.
Maribeth Quinlan – Collections Access & Reserach Manager
Watercraft
Pieter Roos – Curator of the Wells Boat Hall Exhibition
Scott Noseworthy – Curator of the Engine Collection & Maintenance Supervisor
Quentin Snediker – Clark Senior Curator of Watercraft
Shipyard
Tom Daniels – Documentarian & Shipwright
Gregory See – Shipwright
Christopher Taylor – Shipwright (Nellie)
Mike Coyle – Shipwright
Tim Giulini – Paint Shop Manager
Walt Ansel – Director of the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard
Emilie Waters-Harris – Stock Room Manager & Purchasing Agent
Anne Butler – Shipyard Volunteer
Maud Bailey – Director of Legacy and Planned Giving