On the night of September 1, 1785, the crew of the merchant ship Faithful Steward blindly sailed toward Delaware's notorious False Cape, just 5 miles below Rehoboth Beach. The ship was new and sturdy, and its captain was a veteran sailor who had made the Atlantic crossing between Ireland and America many times. But the weather was deteriorating as a hurricane moved up the coast, and the Cape Henlopen lighthouse was invisible in the storm. The Faithful Steward, overloaded with migrant families and a massive cargo of counterfeit coins, was about to meet her doom. Author Michael Timothy Dougherty tells the story about one of the most extraordinary shipwrecks on the mid-Atlantic coast and the fate of the 350 people on board.
Rehoboth Beach Museum is pleased to host Mr. Dougherty and learn more about this historic event. The lecture will be roughly 45 minutes in length with an opportunity for Q&A as well as book signings.
Michael Timothy Dougherty is an attorney and immigration specialist with more than twenty-five years of service in the federal government. He is an experienced shipwreck diver. His home surf break is Indian River Inlet, Delaware, where the Faithful Steward was lost 240 years ago.
Admission for the event is $10 and free for Historic Society members. The museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue. Museum hours starting March 1st are Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is by donation. Members enjoy special benefits. Please visit rehobothbeachmuseum.org for more information.
On the night of September 1, 1785, the crew of the merchant ship Faithful Steward blindly sailed toward Delaware's notorious False Cape, just 5 miles below Rehoboth Beach. The ship was new and sturdy, and its captain was a veteran sailor who had made the Atlantic crossing between Ireland and America many times. But the weather was deteriorating as a hurricane moved up the coast, and the Cape Henlopen lighthouse was invisible in the storm. The Faithful Steward, overloaded with migrant families and a massive cargo of counterfeit coins, was about to meet her doom. Author Michael Timothy Dougherty tells the story about one of the most extraordinary shipwrecks on the mid-Atlantic coast and the fate of the 350 people on board.
Rehoboth Beach Museum is pleased to host Mr. Dougherty and learn more about this historic event. The lecture will be roughly 45 minutes in length with an opportunity for Q&A as well as book signings.
Michael Timothy Dougherty is an attorney and immigration specialist with more than twenty-five years of service in the federal government. He is an experienced shipwreck diver. His home surf break is Indian River Inlet, Delaware, where the Faithful Steward was lost 240 years ago.
Admission for the event is $10 and free for Historic Society members. The museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue. Museum hours starting March 1st are Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is by donation. Members enjoy special benefits. Please visit rehobothbeachmuseum.org for more information. 