AUGUST 2

Chantey Sing

Past, Present and Future of C.A. Thayer

AUGUST 3

Hercules Engineering Tour

AUGUST 9

Living History: Day in the Life

Pet Goats and a Charthouse of Her Own

Living History: Set the Topsail

Sailors’ Dogwatch

AUGUST 10

Just What DO You Do With a Drunken Sailor?

Singing Tour of Balclutha

Ships for Distant Water

AUGUST 13

SFMNPA Members Visitor Center Preview

AUGUST 16

Music of the Sea for Kids

Small Craft Regatta

AUGUST 17

I.K. Brunel

AUGUST 23

Wreck of the Balclutha

Life in Nelson’s Navy

Theater: Condensed History of the Bay Area

Tickets: General Admission $15, Children under 10 $12

Contact 415.561.6662 x11 or www.maritime.org for tickets.

AUGUST 24

Eureka Engine Room Tour

AUGUST 30

Art of the Sailor: Palm and Needle

AUGUST 30

Theater: Condensed History of the Bay Area

Tickets: General Admission $15, Children under 10 $12

Contact 415.561.6662 x11 or www.maritime.org for tickets.

AUGUST 31

Chinese Cannery Workers

Saturday, August 2, 8pm-midnight. No fee. Aboard an historic vessel at Hyde Street Pier. Reservations required: Call 415-556-6435 or e-mail peter_kasin@nps.gov.

Sing traditional working songs aboard a floating vessel. Bring a cushion and a mug for hot cider!

Just What DO You Do With A Drunken Sailor? ... History Through Song

Sunday, August 10, 1pm. Aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.

Songs tell the story of the past. Join a park ranger to learn about the life of sailors at sea through the work songs they sang.

Sunday, August 10, Noon. Aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.

Walk the decks of the 1886 sailing ship Balclutha to locate places where shipboard songs were sung. Optional: help turn a capstan and a bilge pump while singing along.

Saturday, August 16, 2pm. Aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.

History comes alive for kids in this special program, where the songs are geared for younger ears and chosen especially for fun. Ages 6 and up.

Saturday, August 9, 2pm. Meet aboard Balclutha. Vessel admission.

The dogwatch was a shortened or "decked watch," when sailors could relax and sing songs, swap stories and play card games. See this living history re-creation and join in on some songs.

Saturday, August 2, 2pm. Meet aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.

Adapting to multiple careers, the C.A. Thayer has survived for more than a century. Learn how the restoration of this 1895 West Coast schooner will preserve not only the vessel itself, but also a variety of vanishing maritime traditions.

Sunday, August 3, 1pm. Meet at the gangway on the Pier. Reservations required: 415-561-7100. Vessel admission.

Explore the major engineering spaces and learn about steam piston technology and its effects on the working environment of the marine steam engineer. Note: This tour includes climbing moderately steep ladders and entering cramped spaces.

Saturday, August 9, 1pm. Aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.

Only the ship’s captain could bring his family aboard. Join a park ranger to learn about the unusual life of families at sea.

Sunday, August 10, 2pm. In the Maritime Museum. No fee.

Learn the all-but-forgotten history of the shipbuilding effort on the West Coast during the First World War.

Sunday, August 17, 2pm. Maritime Museum. No fee.

A fascinating look at an engineering genius, using museum models of three of his vessels: Great Western, Great Britain, and Great Eastern—all ancestors of the modern passenger ship.

Saturday, August 23, 1pm. Meet aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.

Nearly a century ago, Balclutha was "totally wrecked" on Alaska’s barren coast. Learn about this true story of disaster and terror on the high seas.

Saturday, August 23, 3pm. Meet aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.

Slide show about life in the British Royal Navy at the time of Nelson, featuring period food and clothing.

Sunday, August 24, 3pm. Meet at gangway. Vessel admission.

Join this special tour of Eureka’s engine room and get up-close-and-personal with her giant walking beam engine.

Saturday, August 30, 1pm. Aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.

Learn how sailmakers in the 19th century could use the skill of palm and needle to construct a sail completely by hand.

Sunday, Aug. 31, 3pm. Meet aboard Balclutha. Vessel admission.

On this walking tour of Balclutha, you will learn about the lives and cultural contributions of Chinese laborers who sailed from San Francisco to Alaska (in less-than-luxurious conditions) for the great salmon runs.

Saturday, August 9, 10:30am. Aboard Balclutha. Vessel admission or watch free from the pier.

At the officers’ command, watch the Living History crew aboard Balclutha go aloft to set the topsail. They may need help with some other work around the ship, so look lively and lend a hand!

Saturday, August 9, 10am-3pm. Aboard the historic vessels. Vessell admission.

Meet Balclutha’s captain and his wife. Visit with Eureka’s captain and shopkeeper aboard the ferry. Visit a San Francisco lady of distinction aboard the Ark houseboat.

Interested in woodwork, rigging, library science, tour-guiding, archives, or artifacts? Have we got the perfect challenge for you! Call the Volunteer Office at 415-556-1613 or visit www.nps.gov/safr/local/vip1.html and join the crew!

The Complete Condensed History of the Bay Area: SeaFarers to Silicon Valley

Aboard the 1886 square-rigger Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Saturdays, August 23/30 (8pm). $15 adults, $10 under 12 years ($12 SFMNPA members). Reservations suggested: 415-561-6662.

Engaging, whirlwind tour of local history combining fact with farce to create a fun and informative overview of California’s colorful past.  Letters, diaries, and firsthand accounts bring to life a memorable mosaic of historical voices and viewpoints. Beginning with native Californians, you’ll visit early explorers by land and sea, the Mission Era, the Gold Rush, African American ’49ers, Asian immigrants, the Barbary Coast, the Great Quake, the Beats, Hippies, Yuppies, and Dot.com-ers!

SPECIAL MEMBERS’ PREVIEW OF PARK VISITOR CENTER

Wednesday, August 13, 6-7:30pm, Hyde and Jefferson Streets). Members only.