Mariners, Merchants and Pirates May 11, 2011

The exhibit, 'Mariners, Merchants and Pirates', will explore Early American seafaring techniques, tools and methods. Visitors will learn about the nautical navigation system of the time and take a close look at the wide variety of artifacts on display that were used in this direction finding process. In addition, Museum patrons will have the opportunity to discover more about pirates and privateers in New Jersey, the early effort to establish a major port in Perth Amboy, the types of goods and resources that shipped from New Jersey's shores and the basic tools of salty tar (what sailors were called because of their water proofed clothes). Included in the new exhibit will be various hands-on elements that will further explore the Early American maritime.