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Maritime Events Calendar Ships, Explorers, and the World Trade Center, 2 - 28 February India House, New York City. The exhibition will document the facts and fictions of some of New York's oldest maritime relics and also charts the locations of 'trade centers' in Lower Manhattan, from Dutch times to the building of the World Trade Center in the 1960s. A special viewing and fundraiser on 3 February will honor NMHS President emeritus Peter Stanford and his work to preserve the 'World Trade Center Anchor. www.indiahousefoundation.org Cape Cod Boat Builders Show 12-14 February Hyannis, MA. Boats, displays, and boatbuilding demonstrations. www.boatcapecod.org Recreating the Age of Fighting Sail with Patrick O'Brien 18 February U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Naval Academy Annapolis, MD www.patrickobrienstudio.com Elements of Water, Fine Art Photography Show, 19 February-13 March The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. www.c4fap.org 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting 22-26 February Portland, OR. Includes a session on marine spatial planning. www.agu.org/meeting/os10/ Sailor Series: International Sailing Adventures - Tuesday lecture series: 23 February, 23 March, 20 April, and 25 May New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. In its 20th year, the 2010 Sailors Series will celebrate "the great cruising grounds of both man and whales" with presentations on Labrador, New Foundland, the British Isles, Norway, the Azores and other ideal locales where you'll likely see a blowhole next to your wooden hull. www.whalingmuseum.org Chicago Maritime Festival, 27 February Chicago History Museum, Chicago IL. Bringing together top Greak Lakes maritime historians, authors, and divers. www.chicagomaritimefestival.org Washington's Birthday Regatta, 27 February Coconut Grove, FL. Open to traditional style shoal-draft sailboats. www.floridastateparks.org/thebarnacle Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, 1750-1850, 25-27 February 2010 Charleston, SC. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; or ceharris@mailbox.sc.edu 31st Annual Ship Model Show through 20 March Boston, MA. Held at the USS Constitution Museum at Boston Navy Yard. www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org Forty Years, Forty Objects: Selections from Our Collections, through June 2010 Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc. Manitowoc, WI. www.wisconsinmaritime.org MARCH
The Maritime Art of Patrick O'Brien 5 March - 30 April The U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Naval Academy Annapolis, MD www.patrickobrienstudio.com Traditional Boats of the Pacific Northwest -Conference, 6 March Columbia River Museum, Astoria, OR. Participants will develop a list of the region's traditional boats, both extinct and extant. Includes tour of the museum and social. www.crrm.org Paul Hee: Maritime Artistry, through 7 March North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC. www.ncmaritimemuseum.org The 2010 ONR/MTS Buoy Workshop 9-11 March Monterey, CA. Hosted by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Opportuniites for learning and exchanging information for oceanolgraphic buoy technologists worldwide, as well as for ocean engineering students and professionals in other diciplines. http://www.whoi.edu/buoyworkshop/2010/announcement.html New Researchers in Maritime History Conference, 12-13 March 2010 University of Exeter, UK. Call for Papers deadline is 6 November. www.maritimehistory.org.uk or e-mail newresearchers@maritimehistory.org.uk Bermuda Shorts and Knobbly Knees: A Winter Celebration of Bermuda and the Sea! 13 March New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. Inaugural Winter fundraiser for the New Bedford Whaling Museum featuring steel drums and reggae, dark and stormies, and all the seafood you can eat. Call 508 997-0046, ext 115 for tickets. www.whalingmuseum.org Shipping 2010: Shipping and Trade Conference and Exposition 22-24 March Stamford, CT. Hosted by the Connecticut Maritime Association www.shipping2010.com Sailor Series: International Sailing Adventures - Tuesday lecture series: 23 March, 20 April, and 25 May New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. In its 20th year, the 2010 Sailors Series will celebrate "the great cruising grounds of both man and whales" with presentations on Labrador, New Foundland, the British Isles, Norway, the Azores and other ideal locales where you'll likely see a blowhole next to your wooden hull. www.whalingmuseum.org Man & Whales Lecture Series - Wednesday lecture series: 31 March, 14 April, and 19 May New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. The series will focus on how maritime practices have changed over time and what these changes, both positive and negative, mean for whales and for marine industries. Area experts will discuss a variety of mitigation efforts taken to minimize harmful interactions between humans and whales. www.whalingmuseum.org "Sea Literature, History & Culture," National Popular Culture & American Culture Associations 2010 Conference, 31 March-3 April in St. Louis, MO. www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php
Big Ship Smack Down: 38th Annual Walker Maritime History Symposium 10 April Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, ME. A one-day symposium investigating the history of building and operating the largest vessels in the world from acient times to the present, with panels focusing separately on wooden ships, steel ships, and present-day vessels. www.mainemaritimemuseum.org Man & Whales Lecture Series - Wednesday lecture series: 14 April, and 19 May New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. The series will focus on how maritime practices have changed over time and what these changes, both positive and negative, mean for whales and for marine industries. Area experts will discuss a variety of mitigation efforts taken to minimize harmful interactions between humans and whales. www.whalingmuseum.org 41st Annual Meeting of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese History, 15- 18 April Ottawa, Canada. Organized by Carleton University and Trent University. http://asphs.net Sailor Series: International Sailing Adventures - Tuesday lecture series: 20 April and 25 May New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. In its 20th year, the 2010 Sailors Series will celebrate "the great cruising grounds of both man and whales" with presentations on Labrador, New Foundland, the British Isles, Norway, the Azores and other ideal locales where you'll likely see a blowhole next to your wooden hull. www.whalingmuseum.org Save the Date! NMHS Washington Awards Dinner, 22 April The Army & Navy Club, Washington, DC. NMHS will hold its 2nd Annual Washington Awards Dinner honoring retired U.S. Senator John W. Warner; Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and James W. Cheevers, Associate Director and Senior Curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum. ...more Mark Your Calendars! NMHS Annual Meeting, 13-16 May Mystic Seaport and Connecticut University at Avery Point. NMHS will hold its Annual Meeting in conjunction with the North American Society of Oceanographic History and the Council of American Maritime Museums. The Annual Meeting and Joint Confernece will feature four days of seminars, get-togethers and tours. The NMHS Business Meeting will be held on Saturday 15 May. 21st Annual Scrimshaw Weekend 14- 16 May New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. Annual symposium of the celebrated folk-art known as scrimshaw. www.whalingmuseum.org Man & Whales Lecture Series - Final of the Wednesday lecture series: 19 May New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. The series will focus on how maritime practices have changed over time and what these changes, both positive and negative, mean for whales and for marine industries. Area experts will discuss a variety of mitigation efforts taken to minimize harmful interactions between humans and whales. www.whalingmuseum.org Sailor Series: International Sailing Adventures - 25 May New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. In its 20th year, the 2010 Sailors Series will celebrate "the great cruising grounds of both man and whales" with presentations on Labrador, New Foundland, the British Isles, Norway, the Azores and other ideal locales where you'll likely see a blowhole next to your wooden hull. www.whalingmuseum.org The Coastal Society's 22nd International Conference 13-16 June Wilmington, NC. Panel sessions will presetn scientific information relevant to solving contemporary coastal problems: integrate science, management, and policy; and presetn questions and case studies that encourage dialogand sharing of solutions. www.thecoastalsociety.org The 19th Annual WoodenBoat Show 25-27 June Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT www.thewoodenboatshow.com Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010 30 June - 4 July Toronto, Ontario. The American Sail Training Association is partnering with GREAT LAKES UNITED to bring a fleet of international tall ships to the Great Lakes, the world's largest body of fresh water, as part of the Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010 race series. Come see the tall ships race through all five Great Lakes making port appearances in cities throughout the US and Canada. Two important initiatives sail along with the tall ships: water conservation education and youth sail training! http://www.sailtraining.org/tallships/2010greatlakes/index.php Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010 7 -11 July: Cleveland, Ohio 15 -18 July: Bay City, Michigan 29 July - August 1: Duluth, Minnesota Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010 12 - 15 August: Green Bay, Wisconsin 24 - 29 August: Chicago, Illinois Mark Your Calendars! 9th Maritime Heritage Conference, 15-19 September Baltimore, MD. Held every three years. 2010 Baltimore, MD. Call for papers ...more OCTOBER
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