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NMHS 61st Annual Meeting – Hudson Valley, NY, 19-21 July 2024
National Maritime Historical Society 61st Annual Meeting Peekskill, NY, 19-21 July 2024 Registration & Sponsorship >> Annual Meeting Feature in Sea History >> Welcome The Trustees of the National…
Seminar Series: America’s First Aircraft Carrier – 21 March, 7:00 PM EST
RegisterBuy the Book Guest Donation Register Here for the ZOOM Seminar Thursday, 21 March 2024 7:00 PM EST Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the…
NMHS Appoints Cathy Green
as New Executive Director
The Board of Trustees of the National Maritime Historical Society (NMHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathy Green as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective March. 1, 2024. With…
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SEA HISTORY
In the Pages of Sea History 186
Flying Cloud Buttersworth, Restored archived print Captain and Navigator, Husband and Wife: Josiah and Eleanor Creesy’s Record Run by David Hirzel Read this featured article USS Slater by Len F….
Sea History Magazine
Pieces of Eight
Colonists in British North America were not allowed to mint money of their own, even though they often ran out of English coins to use in day-to-day business. Instead, they resorted to using whatever coinage they could get their hands on. The most common coin used during this time was the silver Spanish dollar, which…
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