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Seminar Series: Incidents at Sea with Dr. David Winkler 23 February, 2019
Join us Saturday, 23 February for Incidents at Sea: American Confrontation and Cooperation with Russia and China, a presentation with Naval Historical Foundation Historian Dr. David Winkler Register Here for 23 February 2019 Welcome & Refreshments at 10:30 AM, Lecture at 11:00 AM Hendrick...
2018 Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Yacht Club 25 October
View Dinner Photos What a night! Thursday 25 October we celebrated the accomplishments of three most esteemed recipients at our 2018 Annual Awards Dinner. Dr. Timothy J. Runyan received the NMHS David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award in recognition of...
Commemorating the Mining of USS Westchester County
31 October, 10:00 AM – Lasdon Park, Somers, NY Tragedy struck on 1 November (31 Oct EST), 1968 while USS Westchester County (WESCO) lay anchored in the vicinity of My Tho, Vietnam, two enemy mines attached to the...
Hell Around the Horn: Seminar with Rick Spilman 3 November, 2018
Join us Saturday, 3 November for Hell Around the Horn, a nautical presentation and book signing with author Rick Spilman Register Here for 3 November, 2018 Welcome & Refreshments at 10:30 AM, Lecture at 11:00 AM Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 185 Kings Ferry Road,...
Olaf Engvig Honored with Karl Kortum Award
Friends of Pacific Maritime History Honor Olaf Engvig with Karl Kortum Award The Friends of Pacific Maritime History (formerly the Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library) are pleased to announce awarding the 9th Karl Kortum Award for...
NMHS Mourns the Loss of Tall Ships America Executive Director Bert Rogers
We are grieved to learn of the death of Captain Bert Rogers, Executive Director of Tall Ships America and our 2017 NMHS Distinguished Service Award recipient. He was such a wonderful, good person, an influential leader in the maritime heritage...
Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt: Seminar with Michael Dyer 22 September, 2018
Join us Saturday, 22 September for O’er the Wide and Tractless Sea: Original Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt Presentation and Book Signing with Author and Curator at New Bedford Whaling Museum Michael Dyer Register Here for 22 September, 2018 Welcome & Refreshments at...