Beginning July 1 and running through August, the conservation department will focus treatment efforts on Monitor’s 120-ton revolving gun turret.  We intend to complete final deconcretion of the interior and exterior of the massive wrought iron structure.  The discovery of new artifacts or construction details is a real possibility.  We plan on documenting and removing the remains of the [...]

Last week Eric travelled to Annandale, Virginia to talk with eighty five 4th graders at Canterbury Woods Elementary School School about conservation of the USS Monitor at The Mariners’ Museum.  The students were enthusiastic and already very knowledgeable about the Monitor, the CSS Virginia, and the Battle of Hampton Roads thanks to recent studies of [...]

Time flies… the last blog update about the wool coat was April 30th of 2010! Since then, a significant part of the garment’s conservation treatment was completed. The coat is now clean, dry and thoroughly documented! Prior to freeze-drying, each one of the 138 pieces of wool were drawn for the record as well as [...]