SS United States Documentary Inspires Tireless Volunteer

Photo courtesy of Margaret Dexter and the Conservancy Archive Project

October 22, 2009 – The Conservancy was recently contacted by author and former ‘Big U’ passenger Margaret Dexter, who was so inspired after seeing the documentary SS United States: Lady in Waiting on her local APT affiliate that she enthusiastically volunteered to take up the cause of [...]

Art Dealer Pledges 30% of Referral Sales to Conservancy

October 19, 2009 – Art dealer Denis Boyce contacted both Gerry Lenfest and the SS United States Conservancy with an extraordinarily generous offer.  Whenever a customer mentions they were referred either by Mr. Lenfest or by the Conservancy, Mr. Boyce will donate 30% of the final purchase price to the Conservancy.  To visit his website [...]

Lady in Waiting to Repeat In New York, Philly, and Fort Myers

October 4, 2009 – Big Ship Films is pleased to announce upcoming encore presentations of SS United States: Lady in Waiting as part of an ongoing push to raise public awareness about the plight of our nation’s flagship.  If you’re in the New York, Philly, or Fort Myers area, be sure to tune in.  Below [...]