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Mark Your Calendars!  9th Maritime Heritage Conference  15-19 September 2010, Baltimore, MD Historic Ships in Baltimore, home port of USS Constellation, USS Torsk, USCGC Taney, LV-116 Chesapeake and Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, are pleased to host the the 9th Maritime Heritage Conference within the City's historic Inner Harbor  ...more Save the Date! NMHS Annual Awards Dinner, 13 October New York Yacht Club, NYC ...more

NMHS Washington Awards Dinner 22 April 2010 .  Chris O'Brien; Commandant Admiral Robert J. Papp, USCG; NMHS trustee Rick Lopes; NMHS President Burchenal Green; James Cheevers, awardee of the evening; NMHS Chairman Ron Oswald; CNO Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, awardee of the evening  The maritime community gathered Thursday, 22 April  to honor distinguished maritime luminaries at the National Maritime Historical Society's Washington Awards Dinner. Retired Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy and  James W. Cheevers, Associate Director and Senior Curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum were all awarded. NMHS guests enjoyed a silent auction and cocktails before dinner, which was held at the Army and Navy Club on Farragut Square in Washington D.C.   Admiral Watkins, USN, Ret.; Jeanne Warner; Janet Watkins; former Sen. John Warner, awardee of the evening; former Sec. of the Navy, John Lehman  - Courtesy of Kate Oczypok, The Hill       Washington Dinner Chairman and NMHS trustee Philip Webster with NMHS trustee Bill White, Ann White, and NMHS trustee Bob Kamm   Chris O'Brien and Gary Jobson, emcee for the evening CLICK HERE to see more photos from NMHS's  Washington Awards Dinner on The Hill's website

Massachusettes To Help with Community Boating Docks. Charlie Zechel, executive director of Community Boating shows Governor Deval Patrick Sea History issue 130 (Spring 2010) with the feature article about Boston's Community Boating. Pictured, left to right, are Gov. Deval Patrick; State Rep. Marty Walz; Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz; Charlie Zechel, executive director of Community Boating; and Holger Kunst, president of the Community Boating board of directors. Massachuesettes Gov. Deval Patrick pledged state funds to supplement private fundraising for the replacement of deteriorated timber docks and float system at Community Boating Inc. on Boston's Esplanade. "The Esplanade and Community Boating - the oldest and biggest public sailing program in the nation - are two Massachusetts treasures," Patrick said. "I am happy to pledge the state's support in this public-private effort to ensure that the pleasure of sailing on the Charles River remains available to all." To learn more about Boston's Community Baoting program, see "Sailing for All: Joe Lee and America's First Community Sailing Program" in Sea History, issue 130, Spring 2010. CLICK HERE to view the article in the Beacon Hill Times

National History Day Competition On Saturday, 1 May 2010, NMHS participated in the New Jersey National History Day state finals competition at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. It was truly inspiring for the NMHS panel of judges to see literally hundreds of middle school and high school students excited about history. The quality of the various entries was quite impressive and it wasn't easy making our final decisions. Primary NMHS awards went to: George Li for his Junior Individual Documentary: Silent Hunters: An Unprecedented Capability for Attack Incites Innovations In Naval Technology & Tactics  Grover Middle School; instructor, Joan Ruddiman   Farrah Liu Manoj Muthukumaran David Sherwood Jerry Zhang Eric Zilber Senior Group Website: Innovation in Naval Warfare* Montville Township High School; instructor, Peter A. Porter Jr. *This entry also was chosen by New Jersey NHD as a qualifier for the national finals.   NMHS second place awards went to: Nicole Wroblewski Junior Individual Exhibit: The Morris Canal  Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School; instructors, Jaqueline Colon & Lisa Robinson   Julia Hansen Alex Hutcherson Jade Pace Junior Group Exhibit: Submarines: Weapons of War and Peace Valley Middle School; instructor, Judith Vihonski To learn more about the National History Day Competition, visit: http://nationalhistoryday.org/About.htm

Caribbean Delights Join NMHS for a luxurious Caribbean cruise aboard the legendary Queen Mary 2® Join NMHS trustees, president and fellow members aboard the great ocean liner Queen Mary 2® for a great 11-day trip to the Caribbean with 5 days at sea leaving November 27, 2010. Prices start at the very low rate of $1,648. Includes maritime lectures and special receptions for our NMHS group. ...more