History Projects
Restoring the Original Corisande Ship Model
This circa 1920 model represents the 50’ commuter yacht owned by Marshall Field III, the first of this name in a series of such boats. It was built in 1923 for him by Gar Wood, the top American power boat designer of the period. We are looking forward to getting the model back from professional model shipwright Daniel Parsier by the fall of 2024 when it will be on display in the park office.
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Producing Two History Films
The Caumsett Foundation received a grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to help fund two short films and viewing equipment. The first one will be on the introduction to the story of Caumsett, including the Indigenous settlement, the Colonial era including Jupiter Hammon, (an early Black poet), up to the creation of Marshall Field III’s 1500-acre Gilded Age estate and World War II; and the second, the story of dairy farming, technology and architecture at Caumsett Farms.