Winter Lecture Series

The 2024 Winter Lecture Series lineup is now available!

Save the dates: Thursdays, January 18-March 7, 7-8:30 PM.

January 18th- Old Buck and the Naval School: Franklin Buchanan and the Founding of the U.S. Naval Academy. Presenter: Professor and Author, Craig Symonds. In-person and Virtual registration available

January 25th- Chanteys: Sailing Work Songs of the Sea. Presenter: Professor and Author, Dr. Jessica Floyd. In-person and Virtual registration available

February 1st- Augustine Herman’s Remarkable Map of the 17th Century Chesapeake. Presenter: Professor and Author, Dr. Christian J. Koot. In-person and Virtual registration available

February 8th- Atlantic Harvest: Commercial Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean. Presenter: Author and Professional Photographer, Jay Fleming. In-person and Virtual registration available

February 15th- Churchill’s American Arsenal: How the US Built the British Innovations that Won World War II. Presenter: Author and Professor, Larrie Ferreiro. In-person and Virtual registration available

February 22nd- Defiant: The Audacious Escape of Robert Smalls: The Water Side of the Underground Railroad. Presenter: Author and Screenwriter, Robert Blake Whitehill. In-person and Virtual registration available

February 29th- Built on Sotweed: The History and Archaeology of Maryland in the 1600s and its Reliance upon Tobacco. Presenter: Archaeologist, Henry Miller. In-person and Virtual registration available

March 7th- Following Seas: Sea Level Rise Observations, Resilience, and Research at the U.S. Naval Academy. Presenters: Zoe Johnson and Dr. Tori Johnson of the Naval Academy. In-person and Virtual registration available

The series is held in person at the Museum Campus (723 Second Street Annapolis, MD 21403) and will be available virtually for First Mate and above members. Pre-registration is strongly suggested as space is limited. Registration fee of $10 per person at the door – first come, first served. Free admission for First Mate ($150) and above.

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