The Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
A Maritime Museum and Park located in Annapolis Maryland
Author David Gendell tells the story of the HMS Menelaus on the Chesapeake in 1814, including a failed raid that led to the death of a top Royal Navy captain.
The frigate later played a key role in helping dozens of enslaved people escape from the Annapolis area.
Gendell unpacks this dramatic chapter of history involving both disaster and freedom.
Stantec representative, Cameron Ramey, will discuss Sea Level Rise (SLR) planning at the Annapolis Maritime Museum.
The focus will be on "resilience in practice" at the community, resident, and industry levels.
Ramey will highlight key Sea Level Rise-related projects
Harpe's new book, Pictured in Time: An Artist’s Journey Around the Chesapeake, features over 125 unpublished 1980s and '90s Chesapeake Bay photographs.
The book also showcases the artwork inspired by these iconic images.
Photographer Jay Fleming will share photos and stories on the invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay, highlighting its economic and ecological impacts.
Chef Matthew Lego from LEO will discuss the culinary qualities of blue catfish and offer samples to the audience.
The Poplar Island Restoration ProjectSpeaker: Julia Moya, Senior Environmental Specialist, Maryland Environmental Service Begin the New Year with one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most remarkable stories of ecological innovation. The Poplar Island Restoration Project emerged from an interagency partnership led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), working …
Speaker: Dr. Craig L. Symonds, Author and Historian Dr. Craig L. Symonds, Professor of History Emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy, taught for thirty years and later served as the Ernest J. King Professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He is the award-winning author of eighteen books, including Nimitz at War, winner of the …
Speaker: Thomas Guay, Author and Musician (Eastport Oyster Boys) Thomas Guay is the author of Chesapeake Bound, a historical novel tracing one young man’s perilous 18th-century journey from London to Annapolis—and the motivations that drove ordinary Britons to risk years of indentured servitude for a chance at a new beginning. A former Capitol Hill journalist, Guay …
Speaker: Dr. Richard Bell, Historian and Professor, University of Maryland Dr. Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, a finalist for both the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held distinguished fellowships …
Speaker: Dr. Julie Schablitsky, Chief Archaeologist, Maryland Department of Transportation In 2020, archaeologists began searching the Eastern Shore wetlands for the home of Ben Ross, Harriet Tubman’s father. Their work uncovered the remains of Ross’s homeplace and a second dwelling used by enslaved people. Drawing on documentary evidence and hundreds of artifacts, Dr. Schablitsky is …
Speakers: Mimi Giguère, Principal Investigator & Historic Architect Faye Belt, Former President, Columbia Beach Improvement Association Founded in 1940, Columbia Beach was one of several thriving African American waterfront communities established in Anne Arundel County during segregation. Now the first African American community in Maryland approved for submission to the National Historic Register, Columbia Beach …
Speaker: Alex Pellegrini, Avian Ecologist Discover the fascinating world of the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), the iconic “fish hawk” of the Chesapeake Bay. Avian ecologist Alex Pellegrini will explore Osprey biology, banding, reintroduction efforts, and the remarkable conservation journey that brought this once-imperiled species back to thriving numbers. Alex Pellegrini is an avian ecologist based in …
Speaker: David Gendell, Author, Sailor, and AMM Board Member In January 1941, a state-of-the-art British battleship charges up the Chesapeake Bay on a secret mission. With no fanfare or entourage, the president travels to Annapolis for the rendezvous. Meanwhile, a team of American codebreakers pack their equipment and board a boat at Annapolis, on a …
