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Speed: Hydroplane Racing on the Connecticut River, 1900-1940
Speed: Hydroplane Racing on the Connecticut River, covers the era of speed racing on the Connecticut River during the first forty years of the Twentieth Century, before America's entry into World War II. Technological innovation, hydroplane design and manufacture, women racers in a male-dominated sport, and all of the people involved in this sport; sponsors,…
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“Whales Without Walls: The Whale Sanctuary Project” A Presentation by Charles Vinick
“Whales Without Walls: The Whale Sanctuary Project” A Presentation by Charles Vinick
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Whales Without Walls: The Whale Sanctuary Project” on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 7 pm PDT. This in-person lecture by Charles Vinick, Executive Director of the Whale Sanctuary Project, will tell the story of how the first natural seaside sanctuary for captive whales in North America is being…
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Appalling Ocean, Verdant Land: America and the Sea (ASANOR Conference 2022, Bodø, Norway)
The 2022 conference of the American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR) will be held at Nord University from September 29 to October 1. We welcome papers from a wide range of fields, including literature, history, political science, linguistics, and cultural studies, that explore the role of the sea in the American experience. From the Puritan…
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Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS): A Conference for Junior and Senior High School Girls
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) has announced that the Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) Conference, returning for its second year, has been expanded to two days of programming. The conference is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2022, for students in grades 6-8, and for Sunday, October 2, 2022 for those in grades 9-12. Program…