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August 26, 2009 – Tonight’s well-attended screening of the award-winning documentary SS United States: Lady in Waiting was covered by Philly’s CBS affiliate channel 3 both online and in a ninety-second segment on their 11 o’clock broadcast. Featured in the video segment are clips from the film as well as interviews with the Conservancy’s Susan [...]
August 26, 2009 - Please join us for a FREE public screening of the acclaimed American Public Television documentary SS United States: Lady in Waiting, which chronicles the story of the greatest ship ever built in America, which is now in grave danger of being sold for scrap. The screening is a joint venture of the SS United States Conservancy and Independence [...]
(L-R: Charles Anderson, Joe Rota, Kate Cronkite, Susan Gibbs. Photo courtesy of Bonnie Davis)
The Conservancy presented its first-ever National Flagship Champion Medal to Walter Cronkite, the late Honorary Chair of the Conservancy’s Advisory Council, on August 12th in Martha’s Vineyard. Ms. Kate Cronkite, Mr. Cronkite’s daughter, accepted the honor on her father’s behalf and congratulated [...]
August 24, 2009 – Today’s story in The Philadelphia Inquirer has generated more media coverage for out national flagship and her plight. The website CruiseMates had this post today, and NBC Philadelphia also covered the story. Please visit all of these blogs and articles and post your comments in support of saving the SS United [...]
Monday, August 24, 2009 – Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer features a significant article about the SS United States and the ongoing efforts to save her.
Please join us for a FREE public screening of the acclaimed American Public Television documentary SS United States: Lady in Waiting, which chronicles the story of the greatest ship ever built in America, which is now in grave danger of being sold for scrap. The screening is a joint venture of the SS United States [...]
August 7, 2009 – The Philly Weekly Press posted this excellent overview of last Friday’s event at the IKEA in Philadelphia.
The SS United States Conservancy will posthumously present its first-ever National Flagship Champion Medal to Walter Cronkite, Honorary Chair of the Conservancy’s Advisory Council, on Wednesday, August 12th in Martha’s Vineyard. Accepting the award will be Ms. Kate Cronkite and Mr. Walter Cronkite IV, Mr. Cronkite’s daughter and grandson.
The presentation will occur during a screening of [...]
The Conservancy is pleased to announce a screening of the acclaimed documentary by Big Ship Films, “SS United States: Lady in Waiting“.
Please join us for this free event on Wednesday, August 26th, 7 p.m. at the Philadelphia Independence Seaport Museum.
Did we mention it’s free?
Details forthcoming.
Join us for a fun evening!
The SS United States Conservancy is thrilled to announce that Mr. H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest has pledged $300,000 in a matching grant towards the purchase of the SS United States.
The Philadelphia Inquirer covered this announcement here: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/52049967.html
“We are extremely grateful to Mr. Lenfest for this generous offer,” said Conservancy President Susan Gibbs. “It shows real commitment [...]
