Nathaniel Philbrick

author

Nathaniel Philbrick was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he attended Linden Elementary School and Taylor Allderdice High School.  He earned a BA in English…

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John Stobart

John Stobart

John Stobart is preeminent in the field of maritime painting in America, if not the world. Prior to his arrival to America in 1965, the artist had gained a wide…

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John A. Noble

John Noble

John A. Noble (1913–1983) Born in Paris in 1913, John Noble moved with his family to the US in 1919. He began drawing and painting in his teens: “About 1929 I…

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US Representative John M. Murphy

John M. Murphy

John Michael Murphy 1926–2015 was a decorated Korean War veteran and represented Staten Island in the US House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981. He The congressman was the Representative…

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Capt. Robert J. Lowen

Award Recipient

A graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Capt. Robert J. Lowen served in World War II in the US Navy, and then worked for many years with States…

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Randall F. LeBouef Jr.

Award Recipient

Randall F. LeBoeuf Jr. (1897–1975) Randall F. LeBoeuf Jr. was born in Albany, NY, in 1897. He served in World War I, and then practiced law with his father in…

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Jan Larson

Award Recipient

Mystic Seaport Museum educator Jan Larson was honored with the NMHS James Monroe Award for her “Voyages in Learning” program, training teachers in maritime education and forging relationships between educators…

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Capt. Karl Kortum

Capt. Karl Kortum & Balclutha

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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