The Conservancy is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for the SS United States, with the goal of creating an inspiring future for this magnificent ship. Today, we’re speaking with the Conservancy’s Curatorial Associate, Emerson Jones, who plays an important role in growing our permanent collections. Emerson graduated from Columbia University with a degree in the History and Theory of Architecture, excavated at Hadrian’s Villa outside of Rome, and has taken part in the s

The Conservancy is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for the SS United States, with the goal of creating an inspiring future for this magnificent ship. Today, we’re speaking with the Conservancy’s Development Associate, Tom Lane, who plays a major role in connecting us with new and existing donors — securing the crucial funds that will be needed to give America's Flagship a brilliant second act. Tom Lane, the Conservancy's Development Consultant. Photo courtesy of Tom

The Conservancy is dedicated to raising awareness of the SS United States far and wide, with the goal of creating an inspiring future for this magnificent ship. Of course, in the digital age, the web and social media play a significant part in spreading the word about America’s Flagship. Today, we’re speaking with the Conservancy’s current Communications and Outreach Associate, Kevin McElvaney, who takes an active role in promoting the Big U online through social media, email

It was a gloomy, steel gray day a few years ago, the kind of November late afternoon you’d expect on the Philadelphia waterfront. I parked my car and walked slowly towards the high chain link fence, topped with a foreboding section of barbed wire. I stood there for a long time, gazing, pondering, reminiscing, lost in my own thoughts, when I noticed that I wasn’t alone. To my left was an older woman who was standing motionless, staring ahead, just as I had been. I had no idea