“A National Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event” SATURDAY - JANUARY 28, 2012 HISTORY FAIR - CAPITAL ONE BANK - 807 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11222 CONCERT - WINE AND CHEESE - CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION - 127 Kent St., Brooklyn, NY 11222 SUNDAY - JANUARY 29, 2012 MEMORIAL SERVICE/COFFEE/CAKE
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.
Building with LEGOs is a celebrated pastime where enthusiasts of all ages collect and create miniature models. In the spirit of creativity, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum is holding a FREE program about building ships with LEGOs on Saturday, February 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Hampton Roads Naval Museum wants guests to
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
How do you send silent and coded messages in the military? Students will learn the history of Semaphore, Morse code, Navajo Code talkers and other forms of communication used to send messages from ship to ship and ship to shore. Students will make their own signaling devices to take home and practice sending messages! Museum
How do you send silent and coded messages in the military? Students will learn the history of Semaphore, Morse code, Navajo Code talkers and other forms of communication used to send messages from ship to ship and ship to shore. Students will make their own signaling devices to take home and practice sending messages! Museum
How do you send silent and coded messages in the military? Students will learn the history of Semaphore, Morse code, Navajo Code talkers and other forms of communication used to send messages from ship to ship and ship to shore. Students will make their own signaling devices to take home and practice sending messages! Museum
How do you send silent and coded messages in the military? Students will learn the history of Semaphore, Morse code, Navajo Code talkers and other forms of communication used to send messages from ship to ship and ship to shore. Students will make their own signaling devices to take home and practice sending messages! Museum
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
Diving into History Technical and Sport Exploration of Shipwrecks Please visit the symposium website for more information.
African American Diversity Concerts – free, live performances by the U.S. Navy Band held at the United States Navy Memorial in honor of Black History Month. The first performance, on Friday, February 17, will feature the Brass Quartet with guest soloist Musician 1st Class Cory Parker in a concert that tells the story of the
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
Learn about and explore the Battleship's 16-inch and 5-inch guns from the gun houses to the ammunition loading compartments; the 40mm and 20mm guns, and the weapons that they replaced (1.10 and 50 caliber guns). The finest guns are of little use without the means to direct their fire accurately at the target. Presenters will
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.
The Chicago Maritime Festival is an international gathering to celebrate Chicago's maritime community. It is an event organized by the Chicago Maritime Society, the Chicago History Museum, and Common Times. In 2003, the first Chicago Maritime Festival produced the most diverse maritime program ever staged in Chicago. The festival drew over 1,000 people to its
The 2012 Great Lakes Shipwreck festival is scheduled for Saturday February 25, 2012, and will be held at Washtenaw Community College's Morris Lawrence Building at 4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. Purchase discounted advance tickets online now! In the lead up to the show please check back on their website regularly as
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
Families are invited to join docents from the National Museum of the United States Navy as they explain the history of the popular and unique art form, Sailor Valentines. After the tour, participants are invited to make their own Sailor Valentine to take home. Please visit the National Museum of the United States Navy website
African American Diversity Concerts – free, live performances by the U.S. Navy Band held at the United States Navy Memorial in honor of Black History Month. The first performance, on Friday, February 17, will feature the Brass Quartet with guest soloist Musician 1st Class Cory Parker in a concert that tells the story of the
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