Welcome to the USS Constitution Museum and Charlestown Navy Yard! [CLOSED CAPTIONING]

An introduction to the Charlestown Navy Yard/Boston National Historical Park from Anne Grimes Rand, President and CEO of the USS Constitution Museum, featuring a brief history of USS Constitution, America's Ship of State. Alongside Constitution's officers and crew, the National Parks of Boston, and the Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston, the Museum is dedicated to engaging all ages in the story of "Old Ironsides" to spark excitement about maritime heritage, naval service, and the American experience. --- Narrated by Will Lyman Animation and Editing by Anna Lindemann Soundtrack by Jay Rose, CAS This film was made possible by the generous support of: The Department of Interior-National Park Service, National Maritime Heritage Grants Program through the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin, Chairman, MHC, and the generosity of the supporters of the USS Constitution Museum. Special thanks to our partners and friends: Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston Officers and Crew of USS Constitution National Parks of Boston/Boston National Historical Park William Martin Paul Beck Staff of the USS Constitution Museum Footage and images courtesy of: Stephen Biesty The British Museum Brooklyn Museum Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Center for Legislative Archives Kensington-Stobart Gallery, Salem, Massachusetts Library of Congress The Metropolitan Museum of Art National Gallery of Art Nimitz Library, US Naval Academy Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library US Naval Academy Museum Naval History & Heritage Command Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Wikimedia Commons The activity that is the subject of this film has been financed in part with Federal funds from the National Maritime Heritage Grant program, administered by the National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, through the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin, Chairman. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior, or the Massachusetts Historical Commission, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior, or the Massachusetts Historical Commission. © USS Constitution Museum, 2018