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The death of Ralph Stanley in December 2021 marked the passing of one of the last wooden boatbuilders in the region. While his boatbuilding expertise was widely recognized, Ralph was also a scholar, author, storyteller, musician, and expert on area boatbuilders, designs, and history. Thankfully, Ralph recognized the unique and specialized knowledge he had acquired over a lifetime and he generously and widely shared his stories, memories, and experiences. Cipperly Good’s article “Ralph Stanley, A Scholar and Master of His Trade” appears in the 2023 edition of Chebacco.
Cipperly A. Good is the Richard Saltonstall Jr. Curator of Maritime History at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in History and American Studies, from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and a Masters of Arts in Museum Studies from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She spent a semester at The Coastal and Ocean Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport Museum. Prior to arriving at the Penobscot Marine Museum in 2010, she was curator at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum and Falmouth (Massachusetts) Historical Society.
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