Mattapoisett schooner era to be discussed

Jan 13, 2014

Relive a time when working coastal schooners frequented Mattapoisett Harbor as authors Robert Demanche, Donald F. Tucker and Caroline B. Tucker present “The Last of the Fairhaven Coasters: The Story of Captain Claude S. Tucker & the Schooner ‘Coral.’”

This talk is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. It will be held at the Mattapoisett Historical Society, 5 Church St., on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.

Capt. Tucker and the “Coral” were among the last, if not the last, to carry cargo from Mattapoisett by sail, much like Capt. Benjamin Hammond did in the “Dolphin” 225 years before.

Based on the authors’ new book published by The History Press, the presentation is sponsored by the Mattapoisett Historical Society and features vintage photographs, artifacts and audio recordings. For more information, call 508-758-2844, email mattapoisett.museum@verizon.net, or visit mattapoisetthistoricalsociety.org.