LATEST NEWS
NMHS Seminar Series Excursion to Hudson River Maritime Museum
Join us Saturday, 21 July 2018 at 10 AM for the NMHS Seminar Series Excursion to Hudson River Maritime Museum and Scenic Hudson Lighthouse Cruise This year the NMHS Seminar…
NMHS Receives National Maritime Heritage Grant
We are thrilled to report that the National Maritime Historical Society has received a $50,000 matching grant from the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) through the National Maritime…
NMHS Receives Grant from the Philadelphia Foundation for Ernestina Documentary Series
The National Maritime Historical Society is pleased to report that it has received a grant of $200,000 from the H. F. Lenfest Fund at the Philadelphia Foundation for its documentary series Sails Over…
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ship Ahoy...
Sign up to receive emails about news, events, seminars and programs.
SEA HISTORY
Hot off the press!
In the Pages of Sea History 163
Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 163: First Lady Harriet Rebecca Lane and the Cutters That Have Borne Her Name by William H. Thiesen Harriet Lane was…
Sea History Magazine
Grey-Haired Albatross
By Richard King In the fall of 1839, Francis Allyn Olmsted had just graduated from college. He climbed aboard a whaling ship in New London, Connecticut, and sailed away on a voyage to Hawaii as a passenger. He hoped to cure his poor health and see the world. When he returned, he wrote a book…
FEATURED LINKS
The National Maritime Historical Society is the national voice for America’s maritime heritage—helping to raise awareness of our nation’s history and the role seafaring has played in shaping the United States of America along with the rest of the world.
Our mission is to preserve and perpetuate the maritime history of the United States and to invite all Americans to share in the challenging heritage of seafaring.
