what’s going on at the panama canal...

In March, the Due Process

cayuco—donated to the Museum

years ago by Paul Broussard—was

transferred to UF, which in turn, has

placed it on permanent loan for

display at the Cocoa Beach Surf

Company, Cocoa Beach, FL.

Please join us . . .

April 17: Space Coast Bunco V, a fund raiser for the PCM, will be held at the Dog ‘n Bone Pub in Cocoa Village, FL. Contact phuff@cfl.rr.com or 321-455-1649 for info. July 1 - 4: Panama Canal Society Reunion at Orlando's Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. Visit the PCM Exhibit Room and vending tables.

September 26 - October 10: PCM fundraiser cruise to Canada/New England on Celebrity's Summit.

March 6 - 13, 2011: Panama Canal Museum fundraiser cruise to the eastern Caribbean on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas.

Vol. 9 No. 1 Spring/Summer 2010

Board of Trustees

President Emeritus Charles W. Hummer, Jr. President Joseph J. Wood Vice President Patricia Steiner Kearns Executive Vice President Katherine E. Egolf Secretary Treasurer Paul D. Glassburn

Trustees

Fred Bremer Richmond Brown, Ph.D. John Patrick Coffey Richard Cunningham Gerry DeTore Frank Stevens Hawks Robert J. “Bob” Karrer, Jr. Barbara Bonanno Marshall Paul Morgan, Ph.D. Shawn Rupp Rachel A. Schipper, Ph.D. J. Dorn Thomas Robert F. Zumbado

Board of Advisors

Robert K. Dawson William R. Gianelli Thomas R. Goethals D. P. McAuliffe Robert R. McMillan

Staff

Elizabeth Neily, Director Kalika Novoa, Education Curator Helen Morris, Office Asst. Marilyn White, Office Asst.

Oral History Committee

Richard Morgan Editor

Peggy A. Huff

Panama Canal Museum

7985 113th Street, Suite 100

Seminole, FL 33772-4785

Tel 727-394-9338

Email: office@panamacanalmuseum.org

Website: www.panamacanalmuseum.org

WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE PANAMA CANAL MUSEUM?

The PCM has entered into a partnership with the University of

Florida (UF) that will result in a transfer of the PCM collection to UF by 2012

and provide opportunities for preserving and digitizing the collection, obtaining

oral histories, and supporting research.

Here's the Due Process on display at the Cocoa Beach

Surf Company.

In January, Bob Hughes, author

of Ahorca Lagarto, spoke at the

Museum’s (PCM) winter luncheon.

From January 25—February 5,

over 80 people enjoyed the PCM’s

fundraising cruise to Panama and the

western Caribbean on the Celebrity

Solstice.

Enjoying the Museum's January potluck luncheon are (from left to right) Catherine Goodrich, Dick Morgan, Julieta Morgan,

Cheryl Russell, Chuck Hummer, and Sandy Hummer.

(Left to right) Gerry DeTore, Richard Grimison, Scott Roche, Zack Steele, and Jon DeTore take a breather after loading the Due Process on the trailer for its ride from the PCM on Florida's west coast to its new home at the Cocoa Beach Surf Company on

Florida's east coast.

MUSEUM HOURS:

Monday - Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM

PCM TO OFFER MANY EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE PANAMA CANAL SOCIETY REUNION

Membership

Representatives Alabama Larry Siegel larrysiegel@bellsouth.net Arizona Carl Berg carlnberg@aol.com Southern California Joan De Grummond Tina Cartotto Ressa zonejoan@aol.com Carolinas Alice Latimer compcouns@aol.com Miami, Florida Hindi Diamond diamond_hindi@yahoo.com Mickey Walker Fitzgerald mickeyftz@aol.com Pensacola, Florida Barbara Egolf Dedeaux dedeaux1@cox.net Barbara Vose-Kulig czbarbv@hotmail.com Sarasota, Florida Barbara Peterson tommypete@verizon.net Tampa Bay, Florida Muriel Whitman Cristobal43@tampabay.rr.com

Atlanta, Georgia Marie Drake mariedrake@bellsouth.net Pacific Northwest Dan & Pat Nellis chdarwin9581@toast.net Poconos Gordon Davis Gdavis1@comcast.net Kerrville, Texas Jo-Anne Fields Joanne_fields@hotmail.com Washington Marilynn Stevens momthept@aol.com

◊ Exhibits—View a wide ranging display of PCM historical photos and artifacts; special exhibits on famous Panama Canal visitors; Canal Zone and Panama health; the Panama Canal pilots; the always popular town site maps; and a UF exhibit featuring government materials and maps; collections highlighting the construction of the canal, and visual and photographic materials from the history of the American Era of the Panama Canal.

◊ Silent Auction—Bid on gift cards, Panama Canal memorabilia, UF memorabilia, and

much more—from Thursday through Saturday.

◊ Store Items—Purchase the 2010 Al Sprague collectible ornament; the 2011 Al

Sprague calendar; Roosevelt Medal descendant certificates; new Panama Canal-related

books — and more in the Vendors’ Room.

◊ Oral Histories—Contact us before the reunion if you would like to recount your

Panama Canal memories for UF oral history interviewers.

◊ Yearbooks—If your BHS or CHS graduation year ends in a 0 or 5 and your class is

having a reunion in Orlando this year, contact your class reunion coordinator or the

Museum about arranging to get a DVD of your yearbook. UF’s digitization process for

this project offers a high-quality resolution and a special feature that allows the viewer

to turn each page using a computer

mouse.

◊ Cruises—Get information about our

two upcoming cruises—a 14-night cruise

to Canada and New England on the

Celebrity’s Summit beginning September

26, 2010 (the height of the fall foliage

season!) and a 7-night cruise to the eastern

Caribbean on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of

the Seas, beginning March 6, 2011.

◊ Cultural Seminars — In observance of

the Smithsonian’s 100 years in Panama,

attend the two cultural seminars where

conservationist Dr. Stanley Heckadon-

Moreno of the Smithsonian Tropical

Research Institute will be the speaker.

Here's a preview of the Museum's Art of Al Sprague

2011 calendar before it was printed.

� Renew, join, and/or donate. Membership is $26 a year. You will receive the members’ newsletter, The Panama Canal Museum Review, and keep up with all the Museum’s activities and progress in preserving the history of the United States’ participation in Panama’s history.

� Contact the Museum about donating items for the silent auction. � Contact the Museum about lending or donating items for the reunion exhibits. � Let us know if you can volunteer at the Museum or the reunion. � Play bunco in Cocoa Village, FL, on April 17th. Contact phuff@cfl.rr.com for information. � Come cruise with us!

The PCM and UF are busy planning their participation in the Panama Canal Society’s

annual reunion at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando July 1-4, 2010. Visit the

Museum Exhibit Room to see:

HOW CAN YOU HELP THE MUSEUM?