Category: NMHS Seminars

Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both sides of Ford Island shortly after the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack. View looks about east, with the supply depot, submarine base and fuel tank farm in the right center distance. A torpedo has just hit USS West Virginia on the far side of Ford Island (center). Other battleships moored nearby are (from left): Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee (inboard of West Virginia), Oklahoma (torpedoed and listing) alongside Maryland, and California. On the near side of Ford Island, to the left, are light cruisers Detroit and Raleigh, target and training ship Utah and seaplane tender Tangier. Raleigh and Utah have been torpedoed, and Utah is listing sharply to port. Japanese planes are visible in the right center (over Ford Island) and over the Navy Yard at right. U.S. Navy planes on the seaplane ramp are on fire. Japanese writing in the lower right states that the photograph was reproduced by authorization of the Navy Ministry.
Imperial Japanese Navy - Official US Navy photograph, PD

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…

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Visitors examining a museum display of artifacts from the steamship Niagara, including historical items like crockery and tools.
Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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 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. We stand at a crucial moment. Generational changes are…

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A black and white photo side profile of a woman looking closely at a maritime chart.

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,…

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Men on USS Langley aircraft carrier watching plane takeoff

Seminar Series: America’s First Aircraft Carrier with Dr. David Winkler – 21 March 2024

Watch on YouTubeBuy the Book Guest Donation Thursday, 21 March 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 for an evening with Dr. David Winkler…

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NMHS Seminar Series: God Save Benedict Arnold with Jack Kelly – 22 February 2024

God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man with Jack Kelly Thursday Evening, 22 February 2024 Zoom Lecture at 7:00 PM EST, Q&A to Follow Register for the ZOOM >>Buy the Book >>Guest Donation >> Seminars…

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global map with small ship models and a laptop on the right

NMHS Virtual Seminar: Exploring Online Research Tools for Ship and Maritime History with Peter McCracken – 27 January 2024

Exploring Online Research Tools for Ship and Maritime History with Peter McCracken Saturday, 27 January 2024 Zoom Lecture at 11:00 AM EST, Q&A to Follow Register for the ZOOM >>Guest Donation >> Seminars are free to attend, although we hope…

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poster of merchant marine from wwII

Seminar Series: My Time in the US Merchant Marine with Captain Robert Anderson – 9 December 2023

My Time in the US Merchant Marine: Forty Years of Change and Innovation with Captain Robert N. Anderson   Saturday, 9 December 2023 In-person and Live-streamed at 11:00 AM EST, Q&A to Follow Cortlandt Yacht Club, 238 Ferry Road, Montrose,…

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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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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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Seminar Series: Solar Eclipse Chasing with Joe Rao – 25 February 2023

Adventures of an Eclipse Chaser with Meteorologist Joe Rao Saturday, 25 February 2023 Zoom Lecture at 11:00 AM EST, Q&A to Follow Register Here to Join Us on Zoom >>Guest Donation >> Seminars are free to attend, although we hope…

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Ideal-X. Photo courtesy Maersk/Sealand.

Seminar Series: Mega Shipping with Angus Gillespie – 28 January 2023

Register Here >>Guest Donation Get the Book/E-Book >> Register Here for the Zoom Seminar Saturday, 28 January 2023 Welcome & Lecture at 11:00 AM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series…

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Book Cover: A Great and Rising Nation, by Michael Verney.

2023 NMHS Seminar Series Schedule: Online & In-Person

The NMHS Seminar Series was founded in 1992 under the auspices of the National Maritime Historical Society to build greater awareness of the rich maritime heritage of the Hudson River Valley and the world at large, and to create a…

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Seminar Series: James Monroe with Tim McGrath – 3 December 2022

Register Here >>Guest Donation  Get the Book/E-Book >> Register Here for the Zoom Seminar Saturday, 3 December 2022 Welcome & Lecture at 11:00 AM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the…

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