{"id":229,"date":"2015-06-04T14:46:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T14:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?p=229"},"modified":"2015-06-08T20:57:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T20:57:13","slug":"the-gildersleeve-shipyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?p=229","title":{"rendered":"The Gildersleeve Shipyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Gildersleeve is a descendant of <a href=\"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?page_id=232\">Philip Gildersleeve <\/a>&#8211; the man who was the subcontractor\/foreman for the building of the USS Connecticut.\u00a0 On the evening of 16 June, Rick will be giving <a href=\"http:\/\/patch.com\/connecticut\/easthampton-ct\/portland-historical-society-presents-gildersleeve-shipyard?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=facebook&amp;utm_term=community+corner&amp;utm_campaign=recirc&amp;utm_content=aol\" target=\"_blank\">a presentation for the Portland, CT Historical Society <\/a>regarding the family shipyard.\u00a0 This will touch on some fascinating local history and I think should not be missed.\u00a0 Rick may even touch upon the Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;&lt;<em>The Gildersleeve Shipyard<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Friends of Portland Library and the Portland Historical Society present \u201cThe Gildersleeve Shipyard\u201d by Rick Gildersleeve, Tuesday, June 16th at 7 p.m., in the Mary Flood Room, Portland Library, 20 Freestone Avenue, Portland CT. The presentation will cover the entire life of the Gildersleeve Shipyard including an extensively illustrated discussion of the development of shipbuilding on the Connecticut River through the \u201cGolden Era\u201d of the 18th and 19t<span class=\"text_exposed_hide\">&#8230;<\/span><\/em><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><em>h centuries; related Gildersleeve businesses such as the store and lumber acquisition and the history of the ship The USS Cayuga by RG Skerrett (c 1900) shown below which was built in the Gildersleeve Shipyard and played a critical role in the Civil War. Come join us for this fascinating look at a pillar industry in the development of Portland, CT and the Connecticut River. Door prizes, from Gotta\u2019s Farm will be given away at the end of the program. This is a free event. Registration is suggested but not required. To register, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandlibraryct.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">portlandlibraryct.org<\/span><\/u><\/a> and click on the library calendar or call 860-342-6770.<\/em>&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_230\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11406890_952618118093134_5728133724917366362_n.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-230\" src=\"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11406890_952618118093134_5728133724917366362_n-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"The USS Cayuga by RG Skerrett (c 1900) shown below which was built in the Gildersleeve Shipyard and played a critical role in the Civil War.\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11406890_952618118093134_5728133724917366362_n-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11406890_952618118093134_5728133724917366362_n-444x300.jpg 444w, https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11406890_952618118093134_5728133724917366362_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The USS Cayuga by RG Skerrett (c 1900) shown below which was built in the Gildersleeve Shipyard and played a critical role in the Civil War.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Gildersleeve is a descendant of Philip Gildersleeve &#8211; the man who was the subcontractor\/foreman for the building of the USS Connecticut.\u00a0 On the evening of 16 June, Rick will be giving a presentation for the Portland, CT Historical Society &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?p=229\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236,"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions\/236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}