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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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Photo of the Rose ship on the horizon

Seminar Series: All Hands on Deck with Will Sofrin – 18 November 2023

All Hands on Deck A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World with Author Will Sofrin Saturday, 18 November 2023 Zoom Lecture at 11:00 AM EST, Q&A to Follow Register for ZOOM >>Buy the Book >>Guest…

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Photo from 1867 of the Oneonta sidewheeler on Columbia River.

Seminar Series: Battle for the Columbia River with Mychal Ostler – 23 September 2023

Battle for the Columbia River The Rise of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company with Author Mychal Ostler Saturday, 23 September 2023 Zoom Lecture at 11:00 AM EST, Q&A to Follow Register for ZOOM >>Buy the Book >>Guest Donation >> Seminars…

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Photo of the Ship S. A. Agulas II in Ice
Colin de la Harpe

NMHS Special Event with Mensun Bound

The National Maritime Historical Society presents The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance with Mensun Bound Tuesday, 26 September 2023 7:00 PM South Street Seaport Museum Aboard the Wavertree 89 South Street, New York City Register for…

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American ship Yankee Hero and British Milford at sea

NMHS Seminar Series: Rebels at Sea with Eric Jay Dolin – 20 July 2023

Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution with Best Selling Author Eric Jay Dolin Thursday, 20 July 2023 Join us in person or on Facebook  Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY Welcome & Refreshments at…

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Seminar Series: A Great & Rising Nation with Michael Verney – 25 March 2023

A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic with Historian and Author Michael A. Verney Saturday, 25 March 2023 Zoom Lecture at 11:00 AM EST, Q&A to Follow Watch on YouTube >>Buy the…

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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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