Welcome to the Richardson Maritime Museum

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MUSEUM NEWS

About Us – Home to Dorchester County Maritime History

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.

 

Visit the Museum By Appointment

Our Exhibit Building is currently undergoing renovation to better tell the stories of the Chesapeake’s working watercraft and the people who built and sailed them. While closed for regular hours, the building can be visited by appointment — please call 410.221.1871 to schedule.

Draketail on display at museum
Draketail on display at museum

Our History

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 boatwrights 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.

Ruark Boatworks 2
Ruark Boatworks 2
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Our Legends of the Sequoia event was a huge success!

Click here to see the photos from the event.

Special thanks to The Equator Collection for their generous support of the Richardson Maritime Museum this year

The Equator Collection