Thomas F. Daly
Thomas F. Daly (1937-2015) A National Maritime Historical Society trustee since 2003, Thomas F. Daly of Rumson, New Jersey served on the NMHS executive committee and on the organizing committees…
Read MoreCapt. Brian A. McAllister
In 2012, Captain Brian A. McAllister was awarded the NMHS Distinguished Service Award. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal: Captain Brian A. McAllister is the…
Read MoreCapt. Jean Wort
In 2019, Capt. Jean Wort was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized her many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner…
Read MorePeter Stanford (1927-2016)
Peter Stanford was a Navy veteran of the Second World War; even then, David Hooper, a fellow serviceman, remembered that Peter was “ship mad, always mad for ships.” Peter went…
Read MoreCapt. Cesare Sorio
In 2016, Capt. Cesare Sorio was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner…
Read MoreRichard W. Scheuing
Richard W. Scheuing (1923–1998) World War II Merchant Marine Veteran Richard Scheuing served in the Liberty ship William N Pendleton at Normandy on D-Day and received the US Navy’s Meritorious…
Read MoreTimothy J. Runyan
In 2018, Dr. Timothy J. Runyan was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards…
Read MoreRonald L. Oswald
In 2015, Ronald L. Oswald was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards…
Read MoreDavid A. O’Neil
David Alan O’Neil served on the Executive Committee and was the National Maritime Historical Society’s Development Chair. In 2003 he received the Society’s Founder’s Sheet Anchor Award for his dedicated…
Read MoreSchuyler M. Meyer Jr.
Schuyler Merritt Meyer, Jr. (1918–1997) was the founder of the State Council on Waterways (SCOW), a nonprofit devoted to improving New York’s waterways, enhancing access to them, and educating the…
Read MoreClay Maitland
A recipient of the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award in 2006, Clay Maitland has worked in the shipping industry since graduation from law school in 1968. Mr. Maitland has…
Read MoreRichardo Lopes
In 2013, Richardo Lopes was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal:…
Read MoreWalter R. Brown
In 2011, Walter R. Brown, NMHS Chairman Emeritus, was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the…
Read MoreCapt. Karl Kortum
Karl Kortum, dean of the historic ships movement, was raised on a farm in Petaluma, California. The Kortums were a proudly independent family of predominently German stock, who had been…
Read MoreJakob Isbrandtsen, Allen G. Rupley & Wavertree
Jakob Isbrandtsen (1922–2018) Jakob Isbrandtsen’s love for sailing and the sea permeated his whole life; what stemmed from that passion is his legacy. After serving in the US Coast Guard…
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