Bruce Smith, director of the National Civil War Naval Museum in Port Columbus, will talk about Georgia’s role in the Confederate Navy. Please visit the Ashantilly Center website for more information.
A lecture by Dr Britt Zerbe, independent scholar These seminars are a new venture for the National Museum of the Royal Navy. New and established scholars will present their latest academic research, analysis and opinions on their areas of expertise. All seminars will take place in the Princess Royal Gallery, NMRN Portsmouth and are free
With Katherine Epstein (Rutgers University-Camden) Commentator: Marcus Jones (United States Naval Academy) The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the seminar. The seminar begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in
The Friends of the American Philosophical Society (located in Philadelphia) would like to extend an invitation to interested parties to attend their APS lecture and book signing by Tim McGrath on John Barry: An American Hero in the Age of Sail. Tim McGrath is a compelling and lucid writer, and is an executive who lives
In January 1944, a group of enlisted black men gathered at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois to train as the Navy's first African American officers on active duty. On receiving their commission, these pioneers came to be known as the Golden Thirteen. Paul Stillwell, former director of the Naval Institute's History division,
The Naval History and Heritage Command hosts a series seminars for which historians select basic readings that will cover major trends, wars, battles, policies, and technologies across the chronological span of the U.S. Navy's history and facilitate discussion on the readings and their implications. No quizzes, no tests, no papers, and no grades-just intellectual discourse
Jason Smith, a graduate student at Temple University and recipient of the Naval History and Heritage Command 2010-2011 dissertation fellowship, will present his research on the role of hydrography during the Spanish-American War. Please visit the National Museum of the United States Navy website for more information.
Occasionally in the life of a country a small event, sometimes little noticed, can change the course of history. Such an event occurred on 19 July 1812 at Sackets Harbor, New York, when a small ship and her gallant commander turned back the first British attack of the War of 1812. Daniel Pariser will review
As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s Authors on Deck book lecture series, historian and award-winning author George C. Daughan will present his latest work, 1812: The Navy’s War (Basic Books; October 4, 2011). Guests are invited to learn about the often-overlooked history of what has been called our Second War of Independence. Encompassing