print email comment close Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea URL: http://www.mysticseaport.org Description: This Connecticut museum (founded in 1929) allows visitors to "climb aboard historic tall ships, stroll through a re-created 19th-century coastal village or watch a working preservation shipyard in action." Its website features background about the ships and buildings and images of selected items from the museum's vast collection of art and objects, photos, and ship plans. The library section includes oral histories, dozens on online manuscripts (such as ship registers and guides), and more. Publisher: Mystic Seaport Extra Keywords G.W. Blunt White nautical instruments maritime Library of Congress Subject Headings: Historical museums Maritime museums Museums -- Connecticut -- Mystic Ships -- History LII Database Information: Record 21589 created by Maria Brandt on 05/18/2006 Last modification on 05/23/2006 Published: 05/25/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21589