For #TallShipTuesday this Women's History Month, we learned about an old myth and how women could work on ships in the 18th century. Throughout history, it has been hard for women to carve out a space in the sailing world. The 18th century was especially...
This #TallShipTuesday, our resident fashion historian did some research on the uniforms of the Continental Navy and the various iteration during the few years they fought in the Revolutionary War. Americans faced many problems in the early days of revolution. Getting supplies to fight the...
This week for #TallShipTuesday, Midshipman Alexander Morgan regaled us with their experience on Providence as she unloaded Marines on the beaches of Nassau. Their mission was to take the Fort and capture gun powder. Providence and three other of the smaller ships were loaded up...
This week in the finale of our #TallShipTuesday Black History Month series, we learn all about the real 18th century waterfront and how colorful it really was and why. We want to particularly highlight the Continental Navy and the fact that as many as one...
African sailing tradition dates back longer than many realize. This #TallShipTuesday, we investigate some of the earliest sailors to journey to the seas in celebration of Black History Month. There have been many interesting discoveries from early human history, especially on the continent of Africa. Stone...
This shanty, "Haul Awa'" or "Love is Kind," is a beautiful song about a lasting love. In the song, a sailor sings of his love of a woman he wished he could have stayed with forever. While in the song the sailor remains on land...
Its Black History Month, and this time of year, we here at Providence try to shine a light on black maritime history. This #TallShipTuesday we introduced the topic of the Maritime Underground Railroad. This aspect of the Underground Railroad is often overlooked in schools, yet...
Last year was a big one for Tall Ship Providence. We saw weddings, retirements, graduations, birthdays, and so many more life events. We could not be more thrilled to get to spend these special moments with you, shipmates. To end our Throwback January, we wanted...
Thank you all for joining us here at Tall Ship Providence this past sailing season. If you haven't had the chance to yet, we look forward to welcoming you this year. We have spent the month of January looking back at last year. One thing...
This year we added to our cast of characters here on our tours and our #TallShipTuesday videos. We introduced our crew some time ago in one of our first blog posts of 2023, but Providence added a few more people since then and some roles...
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