Stories from the Stacks
Stories from the Stacks is a series of videos by the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Librarian Mark Procknik.
Mark takes viewers into the archives and pulls some of his favorite books, logbooks, journals, and ledgers, which each have a story to tell.
Librarian Mark Procknik takes viewers into the archives and discusses the business of whaling, using Parker’s account book (an 1839-1842 voyage) as a reference.
Librarian Mark Procknik takes viewers into the archives and uses the logbook of the Helen Snow as an example in discussing Arctic weather data, climate scientists, and more.
Librarian Mark Procknik discusses this unique photo journal titled Photographs of Houses and Public Buildings in New Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet, Dartmouth and Westport.
Hear a story from the New Bedford Whaling Museum's Librarian, Mark Procknik, on the logbook of Captain Mercator Cooper's Manhattan of Sag Harbor ship's (New York) voyage, 1843 – 1846.
