109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 152
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commemorating Mystic Seaport: the Museum of 
America and the Sea in recognition of its 75th 
year.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 152
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the 
Sea was founded as the Marine Historical Association on 
December 29, 1929, to preserve, protect, and honor the 
legacy of America’s great maritime tradition and culture; 
Whereas Mystic Seaport has grown into the largest, most di-
verse maritime museum, and the fourth largest history 
museum, in the Nation;
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Whereas the mission of Mystic Seaport is to create a greater 
awareness and deeper appreciation of America’s relation-
ship to the sea and the impact of that relationship upon 
us as individuals and as a Nation; 
Whereas the collections of Mystic Seaport include four Na-
tional 
Historic 
Landmark 
vessels 
including 
the 
CHARLES W. MORGAN, the last wooden whaling ship 
in the world; the LA DUNTON, one of the few remain-
ing fishing schooners of its era; the SABINO, one of the 
last coal-fired, steam ships still in operation; and the 
EMMA C. BERRY, an 1866 wooden fishing vessel; 
Whereas Mystic Seaport also maintains the largest collection 
of watercraft in the nation with more than 500 vessels 
representing sail, oar, paddle and engine-powered boats 
spanning 2 centuries of history; 
Whereas Mystic Seaport also features the Henry B. duPont 
Preservation Shipyard as a live working facility that 
showcases and interprets the art of shipbuilding and res-
toration, including the restoration of its iconic National 
Historic Landmark vessels; 
Whereas Mystic Seaport put the Preservation Shipyard to its 
highest and best use in replicating the schooner 
AMISTAD in full public view, demonstrating its claim 
that Mystic Seaport is the only museum in the world that 
can build a large wooden vessel from the keel up and 
launch it as part of a comprehensive museum experience; 
Whereas the Collections Research Center of Mystic Seaport 
houses 75,000 maritime artifacts, more than one million 
photographs, and 1.5 million feet of film, and is a dy-
namic national maritime research facility;
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Whereas the G.W. Blunt White Library is one of the largest 
and most thoroughly catalogued and accessible collections 
of marine and maritime research material in the world; 
Whereas Mystic Seaport also features a representative 19th-
century New England coastal village featuring skilled 
tradesmen and live interpretation to engage, educate, and 
entertain its visitors; 
Whereas Mystic Seaport maintains educational and outreach 
programs for all levels including accredited graduate and 
undergraduate programs through the Munson Institute 
and Williams-Mystic, the cooperative Maritime Studies 
Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport; 
Whereas Mystic Seaport continues to attract more than 
300,000 visitors each year and millions of other individ-
uals through its interactive internet web site, dem-
onstrating its role as a vital cultural and educational cen-
ter; 
Whereas more than 1,500 volunteers each year assist 300 
professional and support staff in preserving and inter-
preting the collections of the Mystic Seaport and in deliv-
ering its unique programs; and 
Whereas Mystic Seaport has recently completed a comprehen-
sive self-study and a strategic program and master plan, 
and has recommitted itself to its mission with an effort 
to strengthen its endowment and make its programs 
more cohesive and compelling: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) commemorates Mystic Seaport: the Museum 
of America and the Sea in recognition of its 75th
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year and commends the staff, volunteers, and trust-
ees of the Museum and encourages them in their ef-
forts to create greater awareness of America’s rela-
tionship to the sea and the profound impact of mari-
time transportation and commerce upon our Na-
tion’s economic growth;
(2) supports Mystic Seaport’s presentation of 
our Nation’s Merchant Mariners and shipbuilders 
whose efforts promoted the expansion of maritime 
transportation and commerce;
(3) asks all Americans to join in celebrating 
this milestone for Mystic Seaport and its mission of 
preserving and interpreting the legacy of American 
maritime transportation and tradition; and
(4) encourages Mystic Seaport in its efforts to 
secure the future of its collections and programs and 
supports its efforts to make those programs even 
more compelling and engaging.
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.