The Staff and volunteers at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park are closing the museum itself this month for a winter cleaning. But at the same time, preparation continues for the official events season opening in April and May. DMM also presents its Turner Lecture Series pre-season events in January, February and March. The opening lecture, “From Bay Boats to Tug Boats,” by Captain John Melvin Ward Jr., is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, in the DMM events pavilion.
The Ward family has been instrumental as part of Middlesex County and Deltaville’s Chesapeake Bay history.
When John Ward looks out his window at work, he does not see tall buildings. He does not see overpasses and crowds. John’s window is on the bridge of one of his boats and his entire career has been involved, one way or the other, with moving boats around on water, big and small.
The lecture will be on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. It will be presented in DMM’s events pavilion’s enclosed section, located at 287 Jackson Creek Road in Deltaville. The lecture begins promptly at 2 p.m. with a question and answer time, “meet and greet” and refreshments afterward. There is no admission charge, but $10 donations to the Turner Education Fund are welcome. Donations ensure the continuity of the series.
Call the DMM office at 804-776-7200 to RSVP.
(Bill Powell is events coordinator for the Deltaville Maritime Museum.)
