About FLBM
We are dedicated to preserving, educating, and celebrating the history of boating and boat building in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.
1997-2013:
Programs across the region while searching for a home
1997
2000
2004
2005-2013
FLBM received provisional charter December of 1997.
FLBM granted 501 c(3) nonprofit tax status.
FLBM hosted its first Boat Show on Geneva, NY waterfront one of many events to bring boating history to the community.
Museum seeking permanent home with a focus on sites in Canandaigua, Penn Yan, and Geneva.
2014-2024:
Celebrating 10 Years in Hammondsport
OUR TEAM
STAFF
KARA CALDER
Executive Director
NANCY WIGHTMAN
Administrator, Operations & Planning
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NICOLE KATSUR
Boatworks & Collections Manager
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JULIE JOHNSON
Bookkeeper
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Brianna Hill
Programming & Media Specialist
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Gabriel Orcutt
Housekeeping
TRUSTEES
DAVE BORNHOLDT- President
JOHN RUDD- Vice President
LAURA CHANDLER- Treasurer
KATHY VENEMA- Secretary
PAM BORNHOLDT- Member at Large
BERNIE BURNS
MAGGIE COFFEY
MURRAY HESTLEY
JIM MOORE
DAVE ROCKWELL
DUNCAN SPRINGSTEAD
PHIL WALKER
ED WIGHTMAN
ADVISORY BOARD
CHRISTOPHER T. LYTLE - Chair
CTL Philanthropic Advisory
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REBECCA HOPFINGER - Vice Chair
Executive Director, Antique Boat Museum
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DICK SHERWOOD
Finger Lakes Chapter Antique & Classic Boat Society
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JOHN (MICK) BARNES
Skaneateles Boat Company
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GEORGE ZETH
Morehouse Boats
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GLENDA GEPHART
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LEIGH TRINER
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards
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EDWARD VARNO
Past Director, Ontario County Historical Society
KYLE CHEDZOY
Funeral Director, Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home
MATT CONWAY
Registrar, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art