EXHIBIT TOURS RESUME MAY 2025! Visit our website to view our Fall & Winter Programming: events, classes, speaker engagements and workshops. Our Gift Shop is open by appointment through the Holidays, stocked with unique gifts. The Mission of the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum is to provide a center for education, preservation, and study, of traditional Essex shipbuilding and the Community that supports it. We value the skills, creativity, learning abilities, and connectedness to their environment of the Essex Shipbuilders and we believe that building a clear understanding and appreciation of their unique craftsmanship serves as a valuable model for us today.