2019 Annual Appeal Underway
WE DID IT! The Potomac Pilothouse is Home! On May 29 the pilothouse was lifted above the museum and entered the exhibition hall through the back wall. By opening day, June 11, the museum was painted, carpet was laid and new exhibits were hung. The 2019 season’s attendance was larger
It’s Been A Long Road But We’re Almost There!
The work on the Potomac Pilothouse is coming into the final stretch. The wheel is installed, there is glass in the windows and the canvas is going on the new roof. We anticipate it will be installed in mid May. Visitors to the museum will be able to view the
A Successful Open House at the Steamboat Era Museum
A steady stream of visitors came to the museum last Sunday to preview new exhibits planned for the 2019 season. A presentation about the progess of the restoration of the Potomac Pilothouse was shown. In addition to the installation of the Pilothouse, 22 new exhibits are planned for the upcoming
Join us for an Open House Sunday, March 3 | 2-6pm
See concept drawings of new exhibits, as well as the progress of the Pilothouse restoration! There is no charge for this event and no need to RSVP, just come and enjoy light refreshments while you get a firsthand peek at the future look of the museum. Naming opportunities are available
Steamboat Era Museum prepares for new exhibits and Potomac Pilothouse
IRVINGTON—On February 3, volunteers gathered at the Steamboat Era Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington, to begin the preparations for new exhibits and the installation of the Potomac Pilothouse in the fall. To make room for the Pilothouse, volunteers disassembled the country store and cannery exhibits, reported executive director Barbara
See the Restoration of the Potomac Pilothouse and Enjoy a Low Country Boil
On Saturday, September 23 John and Olivia Morgenthaler are hosting a low country boil to support the Steamboat Era Museum’s Potomac Pilothouse project. John, the shipwright working on the project, will be available to talk about the project and you will see firsthand the progress being made on this historic
Steamboat Era Museum Launches Public Pilothouse Campaign with a $50,000 Challenge Grant
The Steamboat Era Museum is proud to announce the public phase of the Pilot the Potomac Home campaign with a dollar for dollar $50,000 grant from the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation in Richmond. Every dollar donated after mid-May, will be matched up to $50,000! This grant is one more step
Museum announces $100,000 grant for the Potomac Pilothouse Project
At a gathering February 3, hosted by Margaret and Eric Nost, community leaders and Steamboat Era Museum donors learned about a grant and a challenge donation to the Potomac Pilothouse project. Eric Nost, chairman of the Pilothouse fundraising committee, announced a grant from the The Nettie Lokey Wiley and Charles