Harold F. (Gerry) Lenfest

Harold Lenfest

Gerry Lenfest (1930–2018) grew up in Scarsdale, New York, and on a farm in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was a graduate of Washington and Lee University and served two…

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John M. Barber

John Barber, portrait

In 2009, John M. Barber was awarded with the NMHS Distinguished Service Award.  We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal: John Barber’s art captures the vanishing…

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Walter J. Handelman

Award Recipient

Walter J. Handelman (1931–2009) Walter Handelman was a committed philanthropist and a long-time and generous supporter of the National Maritime Historical Society. Because of Walter Handelman’s commitment to maritime education,…

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Ted Turner

Ted Turner

In 2009, Ted Turner was awarded with the NMHS Distinguished Service Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal: In presenting…

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