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Special Event
Event
WHEN IS A WHALESHIP NOT A WHALESHIP?!
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Fee:
Free. Free to attend.Location:
This living history program will be at the visitor center on 33 William Street, New Bedford, MADates & Times
Date:
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Time:
2:00 PM
Duration:
2 hours
Type of Event
Living History
Other
This living history program will start at 2 pm and ends at 4 pm.
Description
Join the 1850s Ladies and special guest Jim Ryan, the great-grandson of Captain Anthony, for an afternoon of storytelling, rare artifacts, and songs. The event recounts the daring 1876 rescue of six Irish Fenian prisoners who escaped an Australian prison aboard a New Bedford whaleship.
Reservation or Registration: No
There is no reservation or registration for this living history program.
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