STORIS Museum - Marine Exchange of Alaska

J OIN U S!
With your help, the historic U.S. Coast Guard Cutter STORIS will return to Juneau for use as an interactive
historic museum ship and training vessel for young men and women interested in maritime careers. She will
be the first floating Maritime Museum in Alaska and will be dedicated to preserving the history of the Coast
Guard and the earlier U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, as well as all other maritime activities in the North Pacific
Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean.
STORIS is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a nationally significant historic ship.
Contact the Juneau City Assembly and Docks and Harbor Board
and tell them you support returning STORIS to Juneau.
Donation, information and museum application brochures
are available here! Ask for them!
STORIS Museum · 229 4th Street · Juneau, AK · 99801 · (907)586-8193
storismuseum@verizon.net · www.storismuseum.org
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About STORIS MUSEUM:
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The "STORIS MUSEUM" was established in
2007 as a non-profit entity for the purpose of
preserving and establishing the retired USCGC
STORIS as a museum in Juneau, Alaska.
Juneau is a prime location for preserving and
interpreting STORIS’ history as the city
receives almost one million visitors each year
just from cruise ship visits alone.
STORIS
Museum
Sponsor (Commandant’s Club) - $5,000
Patron (Admiral’s Club) - $1,200
Life (Captain’s Club) - $700
Regular (Chief’s Club) - $45 annually
Four years - $145
Associate (Crew’s Club) - $30 annually
Name:__________________________
Address:________________________
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Phone:_________________________
Email:_________________________
Method of payment:
Check or Money Order
MasterCard
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The decommissioning of STORIS need not be
the last chapter for this nationally significant
vessel, listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Her robust design with heavy
frames and thick plating allowed STORIS to
break ice and sail heavy seas. Her historic
accomplishments, stout construction and good
physical condition make STORIS an excellent
candidate for a museum ship.
Large numbers of active duty and retired
USCG personnel live in Juneau and will help
care for STORIS. The Juneau Docks & Harbors
Board has been cooperative and enthusiastic
about integrating the Storis Museum into the
downtown waterfront and harbor development
plans. Finally, the Storis Museum preservation
plans enjoy the active support of the entire
Alaska Congressional delegation and the State
of Alaska Historic Preservation Office. We
invite you to join us, too!
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Ask for details about memorial and legacy
opportunities for loved ones.
Please make checks and money orders payable to:
STORIS MUSEUM
229 4th Street
Juneau, AK 99801-1143
For additional information
and to help save STORIS contact:
Membership Application
STORIS MUSEUM
AND EDUCATION CENTER
STORIS MUSEUM
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229 4 Street
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 586-8193
Email: storismuseum@verizon.net
Web site: www.storismuseum.org
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An Alaska 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The history of
CGC STORIS
STORIS proudly
served the U.S.
Coast Guard for
almost 65 years,
the majority of
her
career
stationed
in
Alaska providing
law enforcement, search and rescue, icebreaking,
military support and humanitarian medical and
disaster relief services. Commissioned in 1942,
STORIS proudly served on the critical Greenland
patrols during WWII.
STORIS transferred to Juneau in 1948 where,
among other tasks, the ship and her crews joined the
Bering Sea Patrol, providing critical medical and
judicial services to outlying native villages.
Departing Seattle on July 1, 1957, STORIS led two
smaller cutters on a historic 67-day transit of the icy
Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic.
When STORIS emerged at the east end of the
Passage near Greenland where she patrolled during
WWII, she became the first American vessel to have
completely circumnavigated North America.
Soon after the transit, STORIS transferred to
Kodiak, her home port for the remainder of her
career. Converted to a medium-endurance cutter in
1972, the ship and her crews were involved with
many
high-profile
fisheries
enforcement
apprehensions in Alaskan waters. Over her career,
STORIS and her crews earned an impressive
collection of awards and honors for service
excellence. From October 1991 until her retirement,
STORIS proudly wore her gold "38" hull number –
an honor reserved for the “Queen of the Fleet,” the
oldest commissioned cutter. STORIS was
decommissioned Feb. 8, 2007. She was listed as
nationally significant on the National Register of
Historic Places on Dec. 31, 2012.
The Museum Experience:
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
With your help, STORIS will return to Alaska for
use as an interactive historic museum ship and
training vessel for young men and women interested
in maritime careers. She will be the first floating
Maritime Museum in Alaska and will be dedicated
to preserving the history of the U. S. Coast Guard
and the earlier U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, as well
as all other maritime activities in the North Pacific
Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean.
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LIMTED TIME PLANK OWNER OFFER!
For a limited time, we invite you to become an
original “PLANK OWNER” of the Storis Museum.
This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime, opportunity and
we hope you will take advantage of this special
invitation.
“PLANK OWNER” membership is available for
individuals and business/organizations who
participate in the initial phases of obtaining title to
STORIS and returning her to Juneau. This initial
phase started in 2012 and you must retain
membership for four (4) years. Back dues for the
year 2012 are still being accepted through 2013.
“PLANK OWNERS” must be a member in good
standing as a voting member. Because it has taken
us considerable time to gain title to STORIS, any
individual who “Crossed Over the Bar” can be
remembered and honored on this list if their
surviving loved ones want to support us in their
name.
Once STORIS has been returned to Juneau by the
Storis Museum , admission to the exclusive rank of
“PLANK OWNER” status will be closed.
We have established several membership
levels as explained below and invite you to
join us. Register using the attached
Membership Enrollment Form and mail it in
with payment. You can also register using the
museum Web site by submitting the form and
using a credit card or Pay Pal, accessed at the
bottom of the Web page.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS will be in the
Crew’s Club, which will include a
Membership Card with free admission to the
Storis Museum. (This is a non-voting
membership.) - $30 annually
REGULAR MEMBERS will be in the
Chief’s Club, which includes the above
benefits plus STORIS logo pin. Pay dues for 4
years and you will receive a STORIS Coin.
- $45 annually, four years for $145.
LIFE MEMBERS will be in the Captain’s
Club, which will include all above, plus a
Storis Museum cap and Storis Coin. In
addition, your membership will admit you and
one guest when you visit the museum. - $700
PATRON MEMBERS will be in the
Admiral’s Club, which will include all above,
plus an 8 X 10 picture from either the 1940-50
or 2000 eras. - $1,200
SPONSOR level members will be in the
Commandant’s Club, which includes all of
the above benefits, plus an 11 X 16 picture
from either the 1940-50 or 2000 era and a
personalized plaque. - $5,000
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The names of the original "PLANK OWNERS" will
be displayed prominently on a plaque to be mounted
in the port side passageway of the ship leading aft
from the crew's mess deck.
Join us in the efforts to preserve STORIS
and create a maritime museum and
education center as a major historic
attraction in Juneau!
STORIS IN MEMORIAM PLAQUE
About STORIS MUSEUM:
The "STORIS MUSEUM" was established in
2007 as a non-profit entity for the purpose of
preserving and establishing the retired USCGC
STORIS as a museum in Juneau, Alaska.
Juneau is a prime location for preserving and
interpreting STORIS’ history as the city
receives almost one million visitors each year
just from cruise ship visits alone.
The decommissioning of STORIS need not be
the last chapter for this nationally significant
vessel, listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Her robust design with heavy
frames and thick plating allowed STORIS to
break ice and sail heavy seas. Her historic
accomplishments, stout construction and good
physical condition make STORIS an excellent
candidate for a museum ship.
“Honor, Respect,
Devotion to Duty”
STORIS
IN MEMORIAM
Plaque Application
Large numbers of active duty and retired
USCG personnel live in Juneau and will help
care for STORIS. The Juneau Docks & Harbors
Board has been cooperative and enthusiastic
about integrating the Storis Museum into the
downtown waterfront and harbor development
plans. Finally, the Storis Museum preservation
plans enjoy the active support of the entire
Alaska Congressional delegation and the State
of Alaska Historic Preservation Office. We
invite you to join us, too!
Sample brass honor plate
For additional information
and to help save STORIS contact:
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STORIS MUSEUM
AND EDUCATION CENTER
Honor your loved one, shipmate or friend on
this commemorative plaque that will be
dedicated aboard CGC STORIS and located in
the crossdeck passageway aft of the
commanding officer’s cabin. The mahogany
plaque measures 13”x20” and the brass plates
measure 11/2 ”x 37/8”.
229 4th Street
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 586-8193
Email: storismuseum@verizon.net
Web site: www.storismuseum.org
Visit STORIS MUSEUM on Facebook!
STORIS MUSEUM
An Alaska 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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STORIS IN MEMORIAM
long, lonely periods while their loved ones
were at sea on patrol in service and defense of
their country.
STORIS IN MEMORIAM
During the decommissioning of CGC STORIS
on Feb. 8, 2007, USCG RADM Arthur E.
Brooks summarized the spirit and legacy of
CGC STORIS and the Honor, Respect and
Devotion to Duty of the estimated 3,000 men
and women who served aboard STORIS over
her 64 years and five months of service:
“This ‘Queen’ has literally carved a path,
blazed the trail and marked the waterways
that ensured the safe transit of every ship
that followed. It’s obvious; this tough old
ship has the tenacity and determination - the very heart and soul - - of those who built
her, those members of the greatest
generation. Throughout the years, the crew
members at her helm have demonstrated
extraordinary courage and fortitude saving
lives, protecting living marine resources and
protecting shipping from the hazards of the
icy Arctic. For you see, while STORIS is this
hearty ship, the real STORIS is every Coast
Guard crewmember, every crew, that ever
sweated—and toiled—and laughed— and
dreamed—aboard her. These are the lives.
These are the Coast Guard heroes, who
breathed life—and passion—and purpose—
into STORIS.”
The families of these Coast Guard heroes also
deserve recognition for supporting the ship and
the crew, danger of the job and enduring the
The STORIS IN MEMORIAM plaque is an
opportunity to honor for perpetuity these Coast
Guard heroes while helping to fund the
preservation of the Mighty STORIS, the
“Galloping Ghost of the Alaskan Coast” and
“Queen of the Fleet.”
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The STORIS Museum has established this
program to allow anyone to permanently honor
and remember loved ones and great friends
who have a connection with STORIS or the
maritime activities in Alaskan waters. This
can be either a direct connection to maritime
activities or a close relationship with someone
who has such a history.
A donation can be made “In Memory, In
Loving Memory, or In Honor” of anyone. The
commemorative inscription will be displayed
forever on a special brass plate affixed to a
larger, mahogany display plaque that will be
located aboard the STORIS Museum in the
crossdeck passageway aft of the CO’s cabin.
Plaque inscription information:
(PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)
In Loving Memory of…
In Memory of…
In Honor of…
Name:__________________________
Date/Period/Reason for honor:
_____________________________________
Sponsor:______________________________
Name:__________________________
Address:________________________
___________________________
Phone:_________________________
Email:_________________________
Enclosed payment:
$250 or
$_______
Method of payment:
The plates will be engraved with the following
information (see sample):
Check or Money Order
MasterCard
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•
•
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In Memory of, In Loving Memory of, or
In Honor of:
Full name of the person recognized
Date/Period/Reason for recognition
The full name of donor/sponsor
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Donations of $250.00 or more made in
Memory/Loving Memory/ or Honor of a person
will ensure permanent memorial recognition
aboard the “STORIS Museum” while
supporting the preservation of this nationally
significant historic cutter. Donations to the
STORIS Museum are tax-deductible.
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Ask for details about
other donation opportunities.
Please make checks and money orders payable to:
STORIS MUSEUM
229 4th Street
Juneau, AK 99801-1143