About Us
The Edwin Fox Maritime Museum is owned by the Marlborough District Council and supported by the Edwin Fox Preservation Trust, which helps fund the preservation of this historic ship.
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The Heart and Soul Behind Our Maritime Story
The Edwin Fox is part of Heritage Marlborough, the Heritage Unit of the Marlborough District Council.
Karen, our onsite manager, has been at the Edwin Fox for twelve years and has a wealth of knowledge about the ship.
She is ably supported by a team of visitor hosts
The Edwin Fox Maritime Museum has a strategic plan to guide its goals, priorities, and long-term vision. It helps staff focus efforts, support preservation, and enhance the visitor experience.
The Edwin Fox Preservation Trust
The Edwin Fox Preservation Trust was set up to ensure that funds to preserve the ship go towards that purpose. Its development was spurred on by a generous donation from Dr John Hunt, a descendant of a doctor who sailed on the Edwin Fox. Under the terms of the Trust any money donated to it can only be used to preserve the ship. To read the Trust deed.
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Cathie is a descendant of a migrant on the Edwin Fox. She lives in Blenheim with her family. Cathie’s Nana always used to tell her that her family came to New Zealand on the Edwin Fox whenever they passed it in Shakespeare Bay.
John’s family settled at Dunganville on the West Coast during the 1860’s. His great grandparents migrated to the North Island and John resettled in Blenheim in 1982. John has always been interested in New Zealand’s early history.
Beryl is a fourth generation Picton resident and she loves being involved in her community. She has had several leadership roles over the years within Picton; the Volunteer Ambulance, Playcentre, Girl Guides, Picton School and Queen Charlotte College.
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