The self-reliant men and women of the early seaports were remembered for courage, devotion, and hardy industry that set an example of useful achievement regarded as unsurpassed in history. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Brewster contributed to the establishment of Mystic Seaport so that in years to come it would testify that a people inspired under God, with a sturdy sense of individual worth and personal responsibility, may work out their destiny unaided and unafraid, guided by the belief that stout hearts make a safe ship.
