Name: GRAND & GLORIOUS: THE GREAT CUNARD LINE <br /><p>Presented by Bill Miller</p>
Start: 2025-02-28T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-28T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Virtual Meeting via Zoom

2025-01-18T00:00:00-05:00

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January 5 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

PONY BRANCH 60TH ANNIVERSARY & HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

The Churchill Tavern 45 East 28th Street, New York

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WSS-PONY BRANCH MEETINGS & EVENTS

ALONG THE BURMA ROAD – A Tour Behind the Scenes of QUEEN ELIZABETH
Presented by Alastair Greener

January 31 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

ALONG THE BURMA ROAD looks behind the scenes and the logistics of a modern ship, Cunard’s QUEEN ELIZABETH. With more than 100 exclusive pictures, Alastair will take the audience from one end of the ship to the other, along the main crew working alleyway (which has the nickname “The Burma Road” on Cunard ships).

DUTCH LINERS TO THE FAR EAST ENCORE PRESENTATION
Presented by Captain Albert Schoonderbeek

February 8 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

The Kingdom of the Netherlands included colonies in the Far East from the 17th century onwards until 1948 when they became the Republic of Indonesia. With the advent of steam, the Dutch VOC (United (East) Indies Company) morphed into several companies such as the Netherland Line, Rotterdam Lloyd, and Royal Packet. In the same

GRAND & GLORIOUS: THE GREAT CUNARD LINE
Presented by Bill Miller

February 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

On its 185th anniversary, former PONY Branch chairman Bill Miller will take us on a grand review of the Cunard Line, quite possibly the most famous shipping company on all the seas. Few shipping lines have had the great history to match Cunard. Bill will begin just after the Second World War as Cunarders,

NY HARBOR NEWS & NOTES

South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street gallery space open Wed – Sun, 11 AM – 5 PM, featuring two exhibits: South Street and the Rise of New York, and Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900–1914; 1885 Tall Ship WAVERTREE and 1908 Lightship AMBROSE open to the public (free).

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2015 PONY BRANCH 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET uploaded to Featured Articles (1/9/2025)
November 2024 edition of THE PORTHOLE uploaded (1/7/2025)

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