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International team of archaeologists, including NMHS President Cathy Green, standing beside the partially excavated remains of an 18th-century wooden shipwreck in Ukraine, working together to document and preserve the site.
The 2025 Khortytsia Island Expedition team. Photo by Anatoly Volkov.

First Thursdays Seminar Series:
Frontline Archaeology in Ukraine
4 December 2025

Register to Attend >> Thursday, 4 December 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 $10…

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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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2014 Annual Awards Dinner – New York Yacht Club 23 October

Photo by Allison Lucas. (Front Row, l-r) James J. Coleman Jr., Rives Potts, George W. Carmany III.  (Back Row, l-r) Clay Maitland, Ronald L. Oswald, Daniel J. Basta, Howard Slotnick, Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., USCG (Ret.), and Richard du Moulin….

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Lois McClure at the Newburgh Riverfront Marina this Thursday 14 August

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Canal Schooner Lois McClure Thursday August 14, 10am–5pm at the Newburgh Riverfront Marina Admission Free The schooner Lois McClure will be at the Newburgh Riverfront Marina this Thursday, 14 August from 10am-5pm.  Admission is free.  A full-scale replica of an 1862-class…

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Charles W. Morgan: The 38th Voyage

The 38th Voyage: Charles W. Morgan May 17 – August 6, 2014 Mystic Seaport has announced that Charles W. Morgan completed her 38th voyage on 6 August, 2014. The ship has now resumed her role as an exhibit and the flagship…

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