NMHS 2008 Annual Meeting

The National Maritime Historical Society Annual Meeting 31 May 2008  Hosted By the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
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We hope you will join us for this important, eventful, and fun gathering on the Chesapeake Bay. We look forward to seeing you in St Michaels!	AGENDA ~ Saturday, 31 May 2008 8:30 AM - Registration, Harbourtowne Resort, St. Michaels, MD. A Continental breakfast will be provided and information about the Chesapeake Bay area will be available.   9:30 AM - NMHS Business Meeting  10:30 AM- Maritime Heritage presentations Midday - Luncheon at the Miles River Yacht Club. Afternoon _ Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum tours and on-the-water tours aboard the skipjack, H. M. Krentz and the replica buyboat, Mister Jim. The replica shallop built by Sultana Projects, Inc., for the 2007 re-enactment of Captain John Smith's 1608 circumnavigation of the Chesapeake Bay will be on display. This re-enactment, The Captain John Smith 400 Project, received the 2007 NMHS Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education.
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Heritage Presentations Peter Lesher, Curator of the Collections, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum "Skipjacks on the Chesapeake" William S. Dudley, former director, Naval Historical Center "Maryland's Maritime Heritage" James W. Cheevers, Associate Director/Senior Curator, US Naval Academy Museum "Museum Collection in the Renovated Museum" Drew McMullen, President, Sultana Projects, Inc. "Retracing Captain John Smith's 1608 Chesapeake Expedition"
Registration: Conference attendees should submit registration forms and payments no later than Wednesday, May 21st, 2008. Checks should be made payable to "National Maritime Historical Society" Please complete the *Registration Form* and mail to: National Maritime Historical Society 5 John Walsh Boulevard PO Box 68 Peekskill NY 10566
ACCOMODATIONS: We encourage you to book early. Please mention "NMHS block of rooms" as you make your reservations to take advantage of the speacial conference rates. Harbourtowne Resort and Conference Center We have reserved a block of rooms at a discounted rate of $189.99 per night. Suites are available at $289.99, arriving 5/30/08 and departing 6/01/08. Phone: 800-446-9066 or 410-745-9066. Please request a National Maritime Historical Society room to get this rate, while they last. www.harbourtowne.com      This 153-acre resort offers waterfront guest rooms with sweeping views of both the Chesapeake Bay and Miles River. Play tennis or golf? Perhaps you want to come a day early and utilize their championship Harbourtowne Golf Course, built by the legendary Peter Dye. Or enjoy swimming, jogging, walking, biking, volleyball, badminton, horseshoes, fishing, sailing, or crabbing. Best Western, St. Michaels We have also reserved rooms at the Best Western, St. Michaels for these dates at a rate of $139.50.  Phone: 410-745-3333. Again, request the National Maritime historical society rooms while they last.
ABOUT ST. MICHAELS Historic St. Michaels is just a short ride from Harbourtown Resort. Founded in 1677 by English settlers, St. Michaels has a rich maritime heritage - it was a shipbuilding center and trading port from colonial times to the early 1800's. Today it retains the quiet charm and hospitality of an earlier age. In town you will find brick-lined walkways and colonial homes, stone churches, soak in the historic flavor of the colonial homes, stone churches, decorated storefronts, and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. The museum is a 16-acre complex of indoor and outdoor exhibits, tracing the history and traditions of the Chesapeake Bay. Maritme enthuisiasts will find the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry, "America's Oldest Ferry," worth the short ride across teh Tred Avon River. For the more hearty, go for a sail on a working, sail-powered skipjack. Liek to stay dry? Many shoreside entertainment options abound in the area.  Visit www.stmichaelsmd.org the official web site of St. Michaels for more information
Directions Chesapeake Bay Bridge: Travel east on Route 50 toward Easton, MD. One mile before Easton, turn right on the Easton Parkway (Route 322). Continue through several traffic lights, turn right onto Route 33 and continue 10 miles on Route 33 through the town of St. Michaels to the entrance of Harbourtowne, pass the brick gatehouse and follow the signs to the resort. Baltimore: Take Route 97 south to Route 50/301, travel east across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, follow directions from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Washington, D.C.: Take Route 50 east across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, follow directions from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Delaware Memorial Bridge: Take I-95 south to Route 896 south. 896 becomes Route 301 in Middletown. Take Route 301 south to Route 213 south. Follow to Route 50, turn left on to 50 East, follow directions from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Philadelphia: Take 95 south to 896 towards Middletown (last exit in Delaware). Follow 896 to Route 301 south to Route 213 south. Follow to Route 50, turn left on to 50 east, follow directions from Chesapeake Bay Bridge. BWI Airport: Take Route 97 south to Route 50/301 east to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. National Airport: Take Route 395 south to 495 east, continue to the Route 50 east exit, take Route 50 east to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, then follow the directions from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Dulles Airport: Take the Dulles toll road to route 495 east, continue to the Route 50 east exit, take Route 50 east to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, then follow the directions from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.