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Artist Patrick O'Brien sitting in front of a large canvas, paintbrush in hand, painting the sails of two tall ships

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…

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Last Chance! CBMM Will be Closing Two Exhibits Soon

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has announced that it will be closing two exhibits: Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Bay Tugboats and Navigating Freedom: The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake. Both floors of the Steamboat Building, which currently…

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Lafayette's Hermione Voyage 2015

In April 2015, a handcrafted replica of the Hermione,­ the 18th century frigate that brought the young Marquis de Lafayette with French troops back to General Washington, will set sail to the United States from Port des Barques, France—replicating a historic…

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2014 10th Maritime Heritage Conference

  The 10th Maritime Heritage Conference 17–21 September in Norfolk, Virginia, was a tremendous success. There is no substitute for the exchange of ideas among colleagues, the opportunity to hear about projects, successes and challenges of others in the many areas and…

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Charles W. Morgan: Seminar with Matthew Stackpole 6 December 2014

Join the National Maritime Historical Society for “World’s Last Whaleship, Restored, Sails Again” with Charles W. Morgan Historian Matthew Stackpole Followed by the Annual NMHS Holiday Potluck  Saturday, 6 December 2014 Coffee is at 10:30 am. Presentation begins at 11:00…

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Liemba Documentary: Seminar with John Billingsley 15 November 2014

On Saturday, 15 November 2014 The National Maritime Historical Society was Honored to Present: Liemba: An Epic Voyage Down Lake Tanganyika Aboard Africa’s Oldest Steamship with Documentary Filmmaker John Billingsley On Saturday, 15 November producer and director John Billingsley presented…

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2015 National Maritime Awards Dinner – Washington, DC 23 April

The National Maritime Historical Society Partners with the Naval Historical Foundation to Host a Gala in our Nation’s Capital: Three Awardees to Celebrate… Three Centennials to Commemorate… Plus Dinner with a View, Entertainment, a Silent Auction & Art Gallery We are pleased…

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