Charles K. Stillman Legacy Society

Dr. Charles K. Stillman was one of the original three founders of the Museum. He was a practicing physician in New York from 1907 to 1911. In 1911, he left New York for his home in Mystic for a period of rest intended to be temporary. However he never returned to the city.

While in Mystic, he engaged in yachting and fishing activities and became one of the founders of the Block Island Tuna Club. He was an active participant in programs against the pollution of the Connecticut River. His grandfather was Clark Greenman, who along with his two brothers Thomas and George ran the Greenman Brothers Shipyard on the site we know today as Lighthouse Point at Mystic Seaport Museum.

It was on Christmas Day in 1929 that Charles Stillman, Carl Cutler and Edward Bradley met to form the Mystic Historical Association, which ultimately became Mystic Seaport Museum. Just one decade later, Charles Stillman passed away, a tremendous loss to his friends and family and also to the Museum. However, he had planned ahead and made provisions for a large portion of his estate to be gifted to the Museum. This first bequest helped to establish an endowment for the programs and future operations of the Museum, and began what has become a tradition of legacy giving among members and friends of Mystic Seaport Museum.

Legacy Giving

Thank you very much for remembering Mystic Seaport Museum in your estate plans. Legacy giving through wills and other estate plans along with structured gifts have been a vital source of support for the Museum for the past nine decades.

This recognition society honors those supporters who have chosen to include us in their estate plans. To join you simply have to tell us that you have included Mystic Seaport Museum in your estate plans, either through a bequest or beneficiary designation. Although you may choose to remain anonymous, allowing us to add your name to those who are part of the Stillman Society may inspire others to join you in this most generous act of philanthropy. Benefits Stillman Society members receive include:

• Recognition by name (if they wish) in the Museum's Annual Report
• Invitations to special events
• Our Legacy Newsletter
• Special access to the Museum by contacting the Advancement Office to make arrangements prior to your visit