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Vol. 7 No. 2 Summer 2008 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 Barbara D. Peterson Treasurer Paul D. Glassburn Trustees Faith Brundage John Carlson John Patrick Coffey Richard Cunningham Robert Dell Gerarde DeTore Frank Stevens Hawks Robert Hughes, Ph.D. Robert J. “Bob” Karrer, Jr. Alfredo E. Lombana, Ph.D. Paul Morgan, Ph.D. Shawn Rupp Larry Siegel J. Dorn Thomas Robert F. Zumbado Board of Advisors Robert K. Dawson William R. Gianelli Thomas R. Goethals Walter P. Leber D. P. McAuliffe Robert R. McMillan Staff Elizabeth Neily, Director Helen Morris Kalika Novoa, Education Curator Marilyn White Peggy Huff, Editor Panama Canal Museum 7985 113th Street, Suite 100 Seminole, FL 33772-4785 Tel 727-394-9338 Email: [email protected] Website: www.panamacanalmuseum.org Panama Canal Museum Exhibit Room— “Living and Learning in the Canal Zone” Fundraiser Cruise Great Success The Panama Canal Society reunion July 2-6 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort is fast approaching, and you will want to head straight for the Panama Canal Museum exhibit room and our tables in the vendors room! The exhibits will focus on “Living and Learning in the Canal Zone,” “The Role of the West Indians in Building the Canal,” David Gaillard and Theodore Roosevelt. You’ll have a chance to show on the town site maps where you lived and indicate which high school you attended. The silent auction, where all sorts of treasures will be available, will be open from Thursday morning until 5:00 on Saturday. The “Buy It Now” feature will once again be offered. Our store items will include the Museum’s 2008 collectible ornament—a mola Christmas stocking dangling from the top of a lovely holiday wreath; the 2009 calendar, featuring colorful Panama Canal Review covers; and many other special items. Visit the exhibit room to obtain information about Museum membership, ways to benefit yourself and the Museum financially, the Roosevelt Medal certificate program, the new Write of Passage book telling the life stories of 100+ Zonian families in the American Era of the Canal, and upcoming museum fundraising trips. The Panama Canal Museum’s first fundraiser cruise involving a Panama Canal transit took place in April, when a group of over 80 cruisers sailed on Celebrity’s Infinity from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco. Zonian June Riesz coordinated the trip with Arvid Olson and Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Palm Coast, FL. Arvid and Pat Olson, travelers from the Palm Coast area, and a group of Zonians enjoyed the trip immensely - they were as impressed as always with the Canal. Arvid presented a $4,100 donation from Carlson Wagonlit Travel to the Museum representing $100 per cabin. Much to the group’s surprise, the Infinity’s Panama Canal lecturer was Penelope Schwiebert of Utah, who had visited the Museum for a day last year. Penny did a wonderful job and donated several copies of her book on the Canal to the Museum. Below: Carol Mead, Penelope Schwiebert, Kathy Egolf, and Joe Wood at the cocktail party Carlson Wagonlit Travel hosted for our cruisers. Above: Members of Chuck Hummer's Panama Canal Museum Walk to Defeat ALS Team who were on the cruise. Front row: Bobbie Egolf, Mary Vaughn, Bev Wood, Carol Mead. Back row: Bill Egolf, Kathy Egolf, Barbara Dedeaux, Paul Glassburn, Joe Wood, Burt Mead. Some of the cruisers are wearing cruise t-shirts provided by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and the four shirts being held up front were among those Chuck gave to donors to the Museum's Walk to Defeat ALS Team.
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Vol. 7 No. 2 Summer 2008
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 Barbara D. Peterson Treasurer Paul D. Glassburn
Trustees
Faith Brundage John Carlson John Patrick Coffey Richard Cunningham Robert Dell Gerarde DeTore Frank Stevens Hawks Robert Hughes, Ph.D. Robert J. “Bob” Karrer, Jr. Alfredo E. Lombana, Ph.D. Paul Morgan, Ph.D. Shawn Rupp Larry Siegel J. Dorn Thomas Robert F. Zumbado
Board of Advisors
Robert K. Dawson William R. Gianelli Thomas R. Goethals Walter P. Leber D. P. McAuliffe Robert R. McMillan
Staff
Elizabeth Neily, Director Helen Morris Kalika Novoa, Education Curator Marilyn White Peggy Huff, Editor
Panama Canal Museum 7985 113th Street, Suite 100 Seminole, FL 33772-4785 Tel 727-394-9338
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.panamacanalmuseum.org
Panama Canal Museum Exhibit Room— “Living and Learning in the Canal Zone”
Fundraiser Cruise Great Success
The Panama Canal Society reunion July 2-6 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort is fast approaching, and you will want to head straight for the Panama Canal Museum exhibit room and our tables in the vendors room! The exhibits will focus on “Living and Learning in the Canal Zone,” “The Role of the West Indians in Building the Canal,” David Gaillard and Theodore Roosevelt. You’ll have a chance to show on the town site maps where you lived and indicate which high school you attended. The silent auction, where all sorts of treasures will be available, will be open from Thursday morning until 5:00 on Saturday. The “Buy It Now” feature will once again be offered. Our store items will include the Museum’s 2008 collectible ornament—a mola Christmas stocking dangling from the top of a lovely holiday wreath; the 2009 calendar, featuring colorful Panama Canal Review covers; and many other special items. Visit the exhibit room to obtain information about Museum membership, ways to benefit yourself and the Museum financially, the Roosevelt Medal certificate program, the new Write of Passage book telling the life stories of 100+ Zonian families in the American Era of the Canal, and upcoming museum fundraising trips.
The Panama Canal Museum’s first fundraiser cruise involving a Panama Canal transit took place in April, when a group of over 80 cruisers sailed on Celebrity’s Infinity from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco. Zonian June Riesz coordinated the trip with Arvid Olson and Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Palm Coast, FL. Arvid and Pat Olson, travelers from the Palm Coast area, and a group of Zonians enjoyed the trip immensely - they were as impressed as always with the Canal. Arvid presented a $4,100 donation from Carlson Wagonlit Travel to the Museum representing $100 per cabin. Much to the group’s surprise, the Infinity’s Panama Canal lecturer was Penelope Schwiebert
of Utah, who had visited the Museum for a day last year. Penny did a wonderful job and donated several copies of her book on the Canal to the Museum.
Below: Carol Mead, Penelope Schwiebert, Kathy Egolf, and Joe Wood at the cocktail party Carlson Wagonlit Travel hosted for our cruisers.
Above: Members of Chuck Hummer's Panama Canal Museum Walk to Defeat ALS Team who were on the cruise. Front row: Bobbie Egolf, Mary Vaughn, Bev Wood, Carol Mead. Back row: Bill Egolf, Kathy Egolf, Barbara Dedeaux, Paul Glassburn, Joe Wood, Burt Mead. Some of the cruisers are wearing cruise t-shirts provided by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and the four shirts being held up front were among those Chuck gave to donors to the Museum's Walk to Defeat ALS Team.
Membership Representatives
Alabama Larry Siegel [email protected] Arizona Carl Berg [email protected] Southern California Joan De Grummond Tina Cartotto Ressa [email protected] Carolinas Alice Latimer [email protected] Miami, Florida Hindi Diamond [email protected] Ormond Beach, Florida Mickey Walker Fitzgerald [email protected] Pensacola, Florida Barbara Egolf Dedeaux [email protected] Barbara Vose-Kulig [email protected] Sarasota, Florida Barbara Peterson [email protected] Tampa Bay, Florida Muriel Whitman [email protected] Atlanta, Georgia Marie Drake [email protected] Pacific Northwest Dan & Pat Nellis [email protected] Poconos Gordon Davis [email protected] Kerrville, Texas Jo-Anne Fields [email protected] Washington Marilynn Stevens [email protected]
MUSEUM HOURS:
Monday - Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM
Celebrate Christmas early this year with the Panama Canal Museum sponsored land tour to Panama, December 2-8, 2008. This will be a week to remember, filled with adventure. Go snorkeling on the San Blas Island of Kuanidup and visit the Kuna village of Marmadup where you can buy colorful molas on the street. Climb aboard a dug-out canoe for a trip up the Chagres River for lunch at an Embera Indian village, followed by a cool dip at the local waterfall. Explore the ruins of Old Panama on the Pacific side then hop on over to the Atlantic side to see Portobelo and the ruins at Fort San Lorenzo.
In the Anton Valley lies a picturesque village that harbors a crafts market with a diverse offering of flowers, fruits and vegetables, as well as crafts handmade by the villagers themselves. You'll visit the El Chorro Macho Waterfall where you will walk through the tropical rain forest. At the zoo and botanical garden, El Nispero, you'll learn about flora and fauna native to this region. You might even catch a glimpse of a golden frog. Support the Panama Canal Museum by booking your tour at http://www.condoroutfitters.com/leisure_travel/panama_indigenous_tour.shtml.
“Indigenous People and Places of Panama” Tour
As Education Curator, Kalika Novoa (left) will be developing the Panama Canal Museum in a Trunk, the Museum’s educational outreach. This position was created thanks to a cultural development grant from the Pinellas Cultural Affairs Department. Before moving to Florida, Kalika worked in Washington, D.C., as an event planner at the United Nations and the White House. Marilyn White (right) is the mother-
in-law of Zonian Sue Kelleher White. Marilyn recently joined the Museum’s clerical staff where she assists with entering memberships, dues, and collection items in the database and with the Museum store. She is replacing Marcy Corrigan, who obtained a full-time position with another company; Marcy plans to continue as a volunteer with the Museum.
Welcome Our New Employees
Pacific Anchorage: Thomas Benero, Shirley Bernat, Barbara Call, Georgia Corin, Wendy Corrigan, Mary Cronan, Elizabeth Davis, Wanda Ewell, Nikki Fanning, Kenneth Goldsberry, Madelon Grassau, Patti Krough, Charlotte Longanacre, Donna Meyerson, Celia Miller, Madelaine Miller, Ralph & Lydia Moody, Joe O’Donnell, Raymond & Forest Robberson, Margaret Spelman, Phyllis Strawbridge, Mary-Ellen Thomas, Sadie Turlington, Manfred & Rita Widman, Jacqueline Williams, Roberta Williams. Amador Causeway: Marylyn Adams, Lynne Howard, Howard & Priscilla Reed, Margare Smith. Bridge of the Americas: Bill & Ann Willoughby. Miraflores Lake: Lynn Williams.
Welcome New Members
