Category: Education

Photo: The Mariners' Museum and Park.

NMHS 60th Annual Meeting – Newport News, VA, 14-16 April 2023

National Maritime Historical Society 60th Annual Meeting Newport News, VA, 14-16 April 2023   Registration & Sponsorship >> Annual Meeting Feature in Sea History >> Welcome This year the National Maritime Historical Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary, and we…

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Book Cover: A Great and Rising Nation, by Michael Verney.

2023 NMHS Seminar Series Schedule: Online & In-Person

The NMHS Seminar Series was founded in 1992 under the auspices of the National Maritime Historical Society to build greater awareness of the rich maritime heritage of the Hudson River Valley and the world at large, and to create a…

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NMHS 59th Annual Meeting – Staten Island, NY 3-5 June 2022

Registration >>Itinerary for Attendees (PDF) >>Trustee Dinner >> Welcome The Trustees of the National Maritime Historical Society are delighted to invite members to join us for our 59th Annual Meeting the weekend of 3-5 June 2022 on Staten Island, New…

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2022 NMHS Seminar Series Schedule: Online & In-Person

The NMHS Seminar Series was founded in 1992 under the auspices of the National Maritime Historical Society to build greater awareness of the rich maritime heritage of the Hudson River Valley and the world at large, and to create a…

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NMHS 58th Annual Meeting – Philadelphia 30 July-1 August 2021

Registration & Sponsorship >> Welcome The Trustees of the National Maritime Historical Society are delighted to invite members to join us for our 58th Annual Meeting the weekend of 30 July–1 August 2021 at the Independence Seaport Museum on Philadelphia’s…

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NMHS Cruise on the Mississippi River – 12-19 March 2022

Cruise Brochure >> Check Rates & Availability >>   New Orleans, Louisiana to Memphis, Tennessee Support the National Maritime Historical Society and join NMHS leadership in 2022 for a unique riverboat adventure along the legendary Mississippi—the river Mark Twain once…

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2021 Seminar Series Schedule

The NMHS Seminar Series was founded in 1992 under the auspices of the National Maritime Historical Society to build greater awareness of the rich maritime heritage of the Hudson River Valley and the world at large, and to create a…

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NMHS 57th Annual Meeting – 9 May 2020

View the 2020 Annual Meeting ReportSee the Plans Postponed for 2021 Following CDC guidelines and prohibitions on large gatherings, and with the health and safety of our staff and members foremost in our thoughts, the National Maritime Historical Society postponed…

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Mayflower Sails 2020 – 400th Anniversary Commemorations

Whatever your particular interest, there is something for everyone in the story of the Mayflower crossing and the establishment of the Plymouth Colony (or rather, Plimoth) in what-is-now Massachusetts, 400 years ago this year. Plimoth Plantation is leading the way…

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2020 Seminar Series Schedule

The NMHS Seminar Series was founded in 1992 under the auspices of the National Maritime Historical Society to build greater awareness of the rich maritime heritage of the Hudson River Valley and the world at large, and to create a…

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2019 NMHS Annual Meeting & NASOH Conference 15-18 May New Bedford

Registration & Sponsorship Conference Schedule  Paper Abstracts The National Maritime Historical Society looks forward to welcoming you this 15-18 May 2019 in historic New Bedford, Massachusetts for the 56th NMHS Annual Meeting, held jointly with the North American Society for Oceanic…

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2019 Seminar Series Schedule

The NMHS Seminar Series was founded in 1992 under the auspices of the National Maritime Historical Society to build greater awareness of the rich maritime heritage of the Hudson River Valley and the world at large, and to create a…

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11th Maritime Heritage Conference

2018 NMHS Annual Meeting & Maritime Heritage Conference

  The 11th Maritime Heritage Conferene, the 45th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships, the 55th Annual Meeting of the National Maritime Historical Society and the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Steamship Historical Society of America will come…

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Lake Champlain Victory

Crucial Victory on Lake Champlain – 11 September, 1814

America’s Second War for Independence (1812 – 1815) The War of 1812, also known as America’s Second War for Independence, was a contest to see if a free, republican form of government could survive. Read about Commodore Thomas Macdonough’s Crucial…

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Nhd Medal

Congratulations to the 2017 National History Day State Winners

The National Maritime Historical Society is honored to award special prizes for excellence on a maritime topic at the 2017 National History Day state competitions. National History Day (NHD) is a highly regarded year-long educational program for middle- and high-school…

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