- The FCGH was approached by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Coast Guard to consider providing a grant to support a graduate student studying at East Carolina University (ECU). The grant would fund the development of 3-D modeling work by graduate student Raymond Phipps (MA in maritime studies candidate, ECU). In addition to completing the construction of Bear models for use by the Foundation for Coast Guard History and other agencies listed in this proposal, Raymond will use the completed model data to write a thesis analyzing the technological, economic, cultural, political, and institutional influences that led to the vessel’s construction and modifications—from its original role as the sealer Bear (built in Dundee, Scotland, in 1874) through its service under an American flag (with various designations, most notably as USRC and USCGC Bear), until its loss as the Shaw Steamship Line’s Arctic Bear (off Nova Scotia in 1963). The purpose aligns with our mission to support Coast Guard history research. The request was approved, and the FCGH provided the grant.
- Presented a Letter of Appreciation to Ms. Jennifer Gaudio at her retirement ceremony. Ms. Jennifer Gaudio was the Curator of the Coast Guard Museum at the Coast Guard Academy for 13 years, until her recent retirement. During those 13 years, she had a profound impact not only on the museum she managed but also on the future officers of the Coast Guard.
- The FCGH partnered with Dr. Mark Snell, Chief Historian of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the University of Kansas Press to publish The Fighting Coast Guard: America’s Maritime Guardians at War in the Twentieth Century, with a foreword by Admiral Thad Allen, USCG (ret.). This book is a collection of essays written by some of the most knowledgeable authors of CG history.
- Continue “Evening Reports” online history video presentations via Zoom.
- Published three issues of The Cutter, FCGH’s magazine.
