The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
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What’s In a Name? A Closer Look at the Seamen’s Church Institute
Read about the evolution of SCI’s name over its history.
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April 9, 2013 The American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial MA Student Ann Hilker from Parsons The New School for Design used materials from SCI’s archives to conduct research on the American Merchant Mariners More...
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March 12, 2013 Women in New York City’s Maritime History MA history student at Monmouth University Anna B. Baaske-Rodriguez used SCI’s archives to conduct research for her graduate thesis. This Women’s More...
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- Maritime Education: WWI to Simulator Training March 2, 2011 by Lauren Robinson, Digitization Assistant In February 1916, retired sea captain Robert Huntington headed up SCI's Navigation and Marine Engineering School. Instruction was given in nautical astronomy, navigation, marine engineering, mathematics,... More...
- Knitting for the Seafarer: A 110-Year Tradition February 23, 2011 by Johnathan Thayer, Associate Archivist These days, the Christmas at Sea knitting program at the Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) delivers more than 19,000 handknit items for seafarers each Christmas season. (Keep updated with Christmas at Sea by... More...
- 25 South Street: More Than Beds January 28, 2011 by Johnathan Thayer, Associate Archivist On April 15, 1912, a delegation that included Mayor William Jay Gaynor laid the cornerstone of the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) new headquarters at the corner of South Street and Coenties Slip, a... More...
- Digital Archives Provide Window to Past January 24, 2011 SCI publishes online collection of historic items from years of serving New York’s maritime community. More...
- Coenties Slip: A Hub for Shipping Industry January 19, 2011 by Johnathan Thayer, Associate Archivist It's the dead of winter, and the wind that lashes against the downtown docks is bitter cold. The planks of the moored boats in harbor moan with the coming and going of the icy chop. Some of the boats have... More...
- Lecture Recounts History of Legal Advocacy May 29, 2009 by Deborah G. Blanchard, Staff Attorney On May 21, 2009, approximately 75 guests gathered on SCI’s Top Deck to enjoy a cocktail reception at the most recent event in honor of SCI’s 175th Anniversary. The second in the Anniversary Lecture Series, the... More...
- SCI Celebrates FDR as One of Its Maritime Leaders May 1, 2009 by John B. McGrath, Senior Development Officer On April 21, SCI celebrated the succession of strong maritime leaders, including FDR, who have provided for the welfare of mariners in the Port of New York and New Jersey for 175 years. Seventy guests... More...
