What have the steamships of the Holland-America Line, the Hague furniture factory H.P. Mutters & Son and entrepreneur Casper van Hooren have anything to do with each other? A story that reads like an adventure novel.

We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Richard O'Leary, a member of the Conservancy's Advisory Council. Richard served as the youngest deck officer aboard the SS United States for five years beginning in 1957, and he later became a strong supporter of the Conservancy's efforts.