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Civil War's 150th: African-American Sailors
Presented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum
February 18, 2012
This will continue the exciting lecture series occurring periodically during the course of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and Battle of Hampton Roads. These lectures will highlight the most important event surrounding the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. Mariners’ Museum staff and volunteers will provide an informative, illustrated lecture on Ironclad Steam Warships.
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Voices of FreedomPresented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum February 25, 2012 This hour long presentation features Walter Darden Jr., portraying Robert Smalls (The Robert Smalls Squadron) with students portraying African American sailors through words and ...More | |
Winter Lecture Series: George Daughan- 1812: The Navy's WarPresented by The Mariners' Museum February 27, 2012 In celebration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, George Daughan will join us at The Mariners’ Museum to discuss his latest book: 1812: The Navy’s War. America was ...More | |
Civil War Motor-Coach TourPresented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum March 9, 2012 Join local historians John Quarstein and J. Michael Moore for a motor-coach tour of Civil War sites on the Peninsula. Stops include Fortress Monroe, Lee Hall Mansion, Endview ...More | |
![]() | Living History DayPresented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum March 9, 2012 Join us as we bring Civil War history to life with events focusing on the famed Battle between ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. Students will interact with soldiers and ...More |
![]() | Living HistoryPresented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum March 9-March 11, 2012 Bring your students to The Mariners’ Museum and we will make Civil War history come to life with events focusing on the famed 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads between the ...More |
![]() | 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads WeekendPresented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum March 9-March 11, 2012 March 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads. On March 8, 1862, the CSS Virginia destroyed the USS Cumberland and the USS Congress in a battle that showed ...More |
Civil War Navy ConferencePresented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum March 9-March 11, 2012 The Mariners’ Museum, along with its partners at NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, The Museum of the Confederacy, and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum are ...More |
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| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City |
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| Ironclad BattleQuest | The Mariners' Museum | 03/10/12- 03/11/12 | Newport News |
| 3rd Annual Step Up for The Up Center | The Up Center | 03/25/12 | Norfolk |
| More Than Meets The Eye | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | 03/26/11- 08/31/12 | Williamsburg |
| Black Pride at Sea: Men of the USS Mason | Nauticus | 01/31/11- Ongoing | Norfolk |
| Guns, Sweat, and Gears: Anatomy of a Battleship | USS Wisconsin (BB-64) | 02/01/11- Ongoing | Norfolk |
| Forward for Freedom | Nauticus | 02/01/11- Ongoing | Norfolk |
| For Those in Uniform Who Have Served | USS Wisconsin (BB-64) | 02/01/11- Ongoing | Norfolk |
| Battleship Wisconsin Topside Tours | USS Wisconsin (BB-64) | 02/01/11- Ongoing | Norfolk |
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