Bidding is now open for the National Maritime Historical Society Live Auction featuring Lot 1: Two crew positions on Black Watch Lot 2: Maritime Adventure for 2 in the Big Apple to honor Dawn Riley Lot 3: Battleship New Jersey Dry Dock Tour with curator Ryan Szimanski and our education auction live pledge: Beyond the Spectacle & National History Day Sponsorship You need not be present to bid! To place a bid by proxy, email nmhs@seahistory.org or call (914) 737-7878 Ext. 557. The deadline to place your bid is 12 April 2024 at noon EST. Winners will be announced live at the Natio ..read more

RegisterBuy the Book Guest Donation Register Here for the ZOOM Seminar Thursday, 21 March 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 for an evening with Dr. David Winkler as he presents his latest book, America's First Aircraft Carrier: USS Langley and the Dawn of US Naval Aviation. Dr. Winkler tells the story of the technological innovation, strategic foresight, and the tough spirit of the early aviators and leaders who envisioned the carrier's pivotal role in nava ..read more

National Maritime Historical Society 61st Annual Meeting Peekskill, NY, 19–21 July 2024   Registration & Sponsorship >> Annual Meeting Feature in Sea History >> Welcome The Trustees of the National Maritime Historical Society invite all members to join us for our Annual Meeting milestone the weekend of 19–21 July 2024 at our Peekskill headquarters in the heart of the majestic Hudson River Valley, New York. We look forward to gathering to celebrating the official opening of our Ronald L. Oswald Maritime Library. Along with other Society members, you will have the opportun ..read more

The Board of Trustees of the National Maritime Historical Society (NMHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathy Green as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective March. 1, 2024. With more than 25 years of experience in the maritime heritage field, she brings a wealth of knowledge and a deep passion for maritime history to her new role. Cathy Green’s career spans various facets of the maritime world, with professional work in shipboard education, history and archaeology, plus valuable experience as both a grant writer and grant administrator with the National Oceanic and A ..read more

Flying Cloud Buttersworth, Restored archived print Captain and Navigator, Husband and Wife: Josiah and Eleanor Creesy’s Record Run by David Hirzel Read this featured article    USS Slater by Len F. Tantillo A Maritime History of the United States: The Creation and Defense of a Nation by Charles Raskob Robinson and Len Tantillo illustrated by the American Society of Marine Artists   Schooner Ernestina Commission A Secret Mission in Wartime Greenland Louise Arner Boyd aboard the Effie M. Morrissey by Joanna Kafarowski     Historic Ships on a Lee Shore Return of ..read more

God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man with Jack Kelly Thursday Evening, 22 February 2022 Zoom Lecture at 7:00 PM EST, Q&A to Follow Register for the ZOOM >>Buy the Book >>Guest Donation >> 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 acclaimed author and historian Jack Kelly, as he explores the legacy of Benedict Arnold in his latest book, God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man. The name Benedict Arnol ..read more

The National Maritime Historical Society presents The 2024 NMHS Maritime Art Gallery  an exhibition debuting at the National Maritime Awards Dinner and on display through May 2024 at the  Annapolis Marine Art Gallery Art Gallery Feature in Sea History >> 2024 Descriptions from the Artists >> The National Maritime Historical Society is excited to host the 2024 Maritime Art Gallery at the National Maritime Awards Dinner at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on 18 April 2024. Under the leadership of marine artist Patrick O’Brien, President of th ..read more

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 you will support the Series with a suggested $10 Seminar Guest donation. Join us on Saturday, 27 January at 11 AM EST for the NMHS Zoom Seminar Series featuring Peter McCracken, author of the “Maritime History on the Internet” column in Sea History. The age of the internet puts so much information at our disposal, but if you don’t ..read more

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, NY 10548   Register for In-Person (with Lunch Option) >>Register for Live-Stream >> Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested $10 Seminar Guest donation. Join us for this special event with Captain Robert N. Anderson, a veteran of the merchant marine for over 40 years. Captai ..read more

NHHC, USN Never Too Late—A Case of Mistaken Identity and the Purple Heart Project by Chuck Meyer Read this featured article    PETER RINDLISBACHER The Amphibious Raids on York and Fort George—Lake Ontario, 1813 by William S. Dudley, PhD Read this featured article    DAVID RUMSEY MAP COLLECTION Mobile and Havana Sister Cities Across the Gulfby John S. Sledge   WILL VAN DORP Historic Ships on a Lee Shore Tug Green Bay, a.k.a Grouper—an Ignominious Endby Will Van Drop   AUSTIN DWYER Tugboats to Remember by Austin Dwyer   Plus, you’ll find the regular featu ..read more