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An arrival and a departure at two organizations aimed at preserving special places Date published: 7/28/2009 By Rob Hedelt PEOPLE coming Katrina Lawrimore is the new director at the Reedville Fishermen's Museum, the facility at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of its watermen. The new arrival comes from Georgetown, S.C., where she was director of a house museum in the historic waterfront town. Lawrimore is no newcomer to the Chesapeake Bay area, having spent a good deal of her childhood there, where she came to appreciate the value of maritime history. In her last job, the director--glad to be closer to children in Washington and Norfolk--served in a historical organization that each year organized a wooden boat show in connection with the development of a maritime museum there. One of the first things she'll oversee in Reedville is the museum's annual antique boat show in September. "Throughout my life, I've developed a real love and appreciation for wooden boats," said Lawrimore, who has a bachelor's degree from Hollins and a master's from the University of South Carolina. "I was excited to see so many wooden boats in the water here. Where I lived, the warmer water temperatures made things thrive that quickly burrow into and ruin boat hulls." A longtime sailor, Lawrimore also has worked as general manager for a company that offered day sails and educational tours on a two-masted, gaff-rigged schooner. In Reedville, she'll oversee a fleet that includes a renovated skipjack, a former pound-netting boat, a Chesapeake Bay deadrise and "The Spirit of 1608," a volunteer-built re-creation of the small barge Capt. John Smith used to explore the region. The museum has several special events coming up: a "Summer Sundays" concert series with musicians who focus on things maritime; a "pig-picking" Aug. 8, the antique boat show Sept. 12 and an oyster roast Nov. 14. For more information, go to rfmuseum.org or call 804/453-6529. ORANGE DEPARTURE Friends, co-workers and folks from many different organizations in Orange--both town and county--gathered recently to wish Page Sullenberger well. The assistant director and longtime employee of the Orange Downtown Alliance, who has connections that run from a career at Grymes Memorial School to various civic groups, is retiring from the organization tasked with revitalizing the historic town. ODA director Jeff Curtis lauded Sullenberger's work in that job and in a lifetime of service in Orange. Asked how he'll get along without the woman who knows everyone in town, and can find just the right volunteers to handle special jobs and events, Curtis smiled. "I'm going to try to get her to serve on our board," he said, pouring wine for a crowd of visitors who showed up to thank Sullenberger. "That way, we don't really lose her." Rob Hedelt: 540/374-5415
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