In 1868, six year old Laura Jernegan of Edgartown set out on a voyage around the globe on the bark Roman, a whaling ship captained by her father. This exhibit uses Laura’s experience to illuminate the story of New England whaling in the 19th century. It complements the launch this summer of our NEH-funded website of the same name. Visitors to the exhibit will see Laura’s journal, a model of the Roman, whale-hunting equipment, a log book from the whale ship Iris (illustrated above), a new interactive children’s gallery, and much more.