Learning from the Past... Training for the Future
Located in beautiful historic Cambridge, Maryland, the Richardson Maritime Museum is your port of entry to experience the region's 300-year maritime history of outstanding boatbuilders and their boats.
The Museum is temporarily closed, a transitional museum display is expected to open to the public sometime in the future. Come back for more information.
boat building
watermen
galleries
boat models
Chesapeake Maritime History
Soon you will be able to visit the museum collections
The Museum was founded in memory of Capt. James B. Richardson, a prominent local boatbuilder. "Mr. Jim's" dedication to the traditional wooden boatbuilding skills and to passing on those skills to new generations of boat-wrights inspired the founders of the Museum to establish an organization dedicated not just to preserving his memory, but to continuing his efforts of keeping the art of boatbuilding alive.
Experience the Ruark Boatworks
Here the traditional wooden vessels are being built and restored under the supervision of master boatwrights who pass on their skills to apprentices and volunteers. Visitors are welcome to view and assist in this continuous endeavor to preserve and promote our heritage.
Restoration
Boat Building
Preservation
