Events Calendar
Winter Lecture Series
Old Buck and the Naval School: Franklin Buchanan and the Founding of the U.S. Naval Academy, Presenter: Professor & Author Craig Symonds
Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United StatesDiscover Franklin Buchanan. Why did he become the school’s first Superintendent & why is the Superintendent’s House no longer named for him?
Additionally, explore how & why the Naval Academy was established in Annapolis.
Chanteys: Sailing Work Songs of the Sea, Presenter: Professor and Author Dr. Jessica Floyd
Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United StatesDelve into the chantey tradition including who sang them and when and why they sung. Enjoy an overview of the lyrical content of chanteys in archival and published collections.
Augustine Herman’s Remarkable Map of the 17th Century Chesapeake, Presenter: Professor and Author Dr. Christian J. Koot
Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United StatesAs one of the most extraordinary maps of colonial English America, it pictures the Mid-Atlantic in breathtaking detail, capturing its waterways, coastlines, and communities. Trace the map's Atlantic journey and hear what it reveals about colonial Maryland.
Atlantic Harvest: Commercial Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, Presenter: Author and Professional Photographer Jay Fleming
Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United StatesPhotographs and stories from trips up and down the Atlantic's east coast from commercial fisheries in Florida to the Canadian Maritimes. Enjoy photograph collections of Atlantic Sea Scallop, lobster, large coastal sharks, and squid.
Churchill’s American Arsenal: How the US Built the British Innovations that Won World War II, Presenter: Professor and Author Larrie Ferreiro
Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United StatesOvercoming initial misunderstandings, petty jealousies, and continuing differences over priorities, scientists and engineers on both sides of the Atlantic found new and often ingenious ways to work together.
Defiant: The Audacious Escape of Robert Smalls: The Water Side of the Underground Railroad, Presenter: Author and Screenwriter Robert Blake Whitehill
Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United StatesRobert Smalls' life was one of accomplishment. Starting enslaved, then American politician, publisher, businessman, and maritime pilot. Hear the thrilling tale of how Smalls freed himself, his crew, and their families during the American Civil War by commandeering a Confederate ship and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters to freedom.
Built on Sotweed: The History and Archaeology of Maryland in the 1600s and its Reliance upon Tobacco, Presenter: Archaeologist Henry Miller
Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United StatesTobacco was foundational to shaping life in the Lord Baltimore's colony. Explore insights into the yearly "Tobacco Fleet" that brought goods and carried tobacco across the Atlantic. Learn about the remains of an actual 17th- century English tobacco ship discovered using historical research and archaeology.
Following Seas: Sea Level Rise Observations, Resilience, and Research at the US Naval Academy, Presenter: Zoe Johnson and Dr. Tori Johnson of the Naval Academy
Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second st., Annapolis, United StatesThe U.S. Naval Academy is now facing one of its greatest challenges ever: overcoming the challenge of local sea level rise and climate change stressors. Hear about observations of historic flooding events at USNA and the work of the Sea Level Rise Advisory Council, a group formed in 2015 to gather data and forecast future mitigation actions.
