Walter J. Handelman
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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Walter 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 MorePeter A. Aron
In 2008, Peter A. Aron 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…
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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…
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Frank O. Braynard
Alan D. Hutchison & Kaiulani
A graduate of George Washington University School of Law, Alan Hutchison was a practicing lawyer in Washington, DC, in the early 1960s when he became involved with a group hoping…
Read MoreWalter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) History’s the most exciting story we can know. It’s our own story, after all, and bringing that story to life for people is our job. We in…
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Having finished 7 books on the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars (6 historical fiction and 1 non-fiction), as well as 2 volumes of historical fiction about the British…
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In 2017, Philip J. Webster was awarded with the David O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal:…
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