Join us for Free Family Fun, courtesy of the Highland Street Foundation, on Saturday, September 4th. The Highland Street Foundation wants you to explore the many treasured cultural resources that exist in our community, and have underwritten special programming to help you do so, all summer long!

For more information, go to www.highlandstreet.org, and be sure to join us when we celebrate CONSTITUTION with maritime merriment for the seasoned sailor and nautical novice.

Members make the Museum come to life! Without you, a select group of our most ardent ambassadors, we would not have accomplished the many successes of the past year, and could not chart a steady course through the days ahead. Members provide us with needed financial support, feedback, and encouragement that help us deliver the best museum experience possible. On this evening we invite you to be our guest for a night celebrating all that you have made possible.

One of the most exciting events of the year, the Chairman’s Dinner is the largest fundraising event for the Museum. Presentation of our awards follows dinner for a celebratory conclusion to the evening.

This year's award recipients include John P. Hamill, a Director of Sovereign Bancorp and its former Chairman in New England, William H. White, maritime historian and novelist, and Richard Whelan, Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston.

ADM John C. Harvey, Jr., USN, Commander, US Fleet Forces Command will be the principal guest speaker for the evening. Ian Toll, author of Six Frigates will also be hand to speak about the significance of USS Constitution, "America's Ship of State."