Category: Events
First Thursdays Seminar Series:
Celebrating the Winners of Art of the Sea Exhibition
Register >>Guest Donation >> Live Zoom Event Thursday, 5 June 2025 Welcome & Lecture at 7:00 PM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested $10 Seminar…
Annual Awards Dinner 23 October 2025
2025 Annual Awards Dinner 23 October 2025 – New York Yacht Club Honoring Leslie Kohler American President Lines, LLC Captain Jonathan Bacon “JB” Smith Register Now Celebrating Exceptional Leadership The Annual Awards Dinner is open to the public and is the single…
62nd Annual Meeting Featuring Charles Anderson: Sinking the United States
Watch the Annual Meeting Recording >> Watch: The Sinking of the United States >> Thursday 8 May, 7:00 PM ET 2025 Live Zoom Event (link sent upon registration) Join the National Maritime Historical Society online for our annual gathering…
First Thursdays Seminar Series:
Making a Maritime Painting with Patrick O’Brien
Register >>Guest Donation >> Thursday 1 May 2025 Seminar Series Live Zoom Event Welcome & Lecture at 7:00 PM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested…
First Thursdays Seminar Series:
Dr. James Delgado – Wreck Divers & Archaeologists:
A History of Maritime Archaeology in California
Watch the Video >>Guest Donation >> Buy the Book >> Thursday 3 April 2025 Seminar Series Live Zoom Event Welcome & Lecture at 7:00 PM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support…
NMHS Virtual Seminar:
The Indefatigable Howard I. Chapelle: The Life and Achievements of the Renowned Maritime Historian with John Sledge
Register >> Guest Donation >> Thursday 6 March 2025 Seminar Series Live Zoom Event Welcome & Lecture at 7:00 PM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested…
Art of the Sea
USS Spitfire Patrick O’Brien Art of the Sea Online Exhibition This page will be live 1 June 2025. All artwork will be for sale. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, or sign up for our newsletter to be the first…

NMHS Seminar Series:
Ford Reiche and the Future of Maine’s Lighthouses
Register >> Guest Donation >> Welcome & Lecture at 7:00 PM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested $10 Seminar Guest donation. On 15 January, Maine’s lighthouses…
NMHS Seminar Series:
The Sullivans: Family Insights and the Ships that Bear the Name
Register >> Guest Donation >> Register Here for the 9 January 2025 Seminar Series Live Zoom Event Welcome & Lecture at 7:00 PM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series…
Celebrating Maritime Excellence at the 2024 NMHS Annual Awards Dinner
View Photo Gallery >> Dr. Sylvia Earle >> Dr. John Hattendorf >> Ford Reiche >> As we enjoy the holiday season and look forward to the new year, we reflect on the success of the 2024 NMHS Annual Awards Dinner…
Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Yacht Club 24 October 2024
View Photo Gallery >> Dr. Sylvia Earle >> Dr. John Hattendorf >> Ford Reiche >> It was wonderful to gather again at the historic New York Yacht Club to honor the outstanding maritime accomplishments of Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. John…
Seminar Series: Diplomats & Admirals with Dale A. Jenkins
7 November 2024
Register to Attend Buy the BookGuest Donation Thursday, 7 November 2024 7:00 PM EST Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested $10 Seminar Guest donation. Join us as author Dale Jenkins draws…
Seminar Series: From Barns and Basements to Museum Exhibit Galleries: How Maritime Museums Bring Long-Lost Shipwreck Artifacts Back to the Public
3 October 2024
Register to Attend Guest Donation Thursday, 3 October 20247:00 PM EST Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested $10 Seminar Guest donation. We stand at a crucial moment. Generational changes are taking…
Annual Awards Dinner 24 October 2024
Celebrating Exceptional Leadership The Annual Awards Dinner is the single largest fundraising event promoting the work of the National Maritime Historical Society. Our gala celebrates the work of exceptional leaders in the maritime heritage community, bringing the message of the importance of…
Seminar Series: Lethal Tides with Catherine Musemeche – 6 June 2024
Register to AttendBuy the Book Guest Donation Thursday, 6 June 20247:00 PM EST Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested $10 Seminar Guest donation. Join us as Dr. Catherine Musemeche recounts the inspiring,…