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Seminar Series: Incidents at Sea with Dr. David Winkler 23 February, 2019
Join us Saturday, 23 February for Incidents at Sea: American Confrontation and Cooperation with Russia and China, a presentation with Naval Historical Foundation Historian Dr. David Winkler Register Here for 23 February 2019 Welcome...
2019 NMHS Annual Meeting & Heritage Conference 15-18 May, New Bedford
Registration & Sponsorship Hotel Reservations The 56th Annual Meeting of the National Maritime Historical Society and the 45th Conference of the North American Society for Oceanic History, along with the New Bedford...
2019 National Maritime Awards Dinner at the National Press Club 2 May 2019
Register OnlineSponsorship OpportunitiesHotel Reservations The National Maritime Historical Society and the National Coast Guard Museum Association invite you to join us as we honor three distinguished awardees at the...
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In the Pages of Sea History 165
Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 165: Into the Lifeboats: Abandoning the Packet Ship John Rutledge by Brian Murphy 150 people were aboard the packet ship John...
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Great Lakes Ghost Ship: the Cornelia B. Windiate
Great Lakes Ghost Ship: the Cornelia B. Windiate By Cathy Green, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Did you know that one of the busiest waterways in North America is on a freshwater sea? The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth. Back when that part of North America was being settled,…
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