National Maritime Historical Society

10/15/2026

For more than 150 years, FDNY fireboats have protected New York City’s waterfront and responded to some of the city’s most significant emergencies.

Join us for this FREE VIRTUAL program on Zoom on Thursday, 5 November at 7 PM ET, featuring author and photographer David A. Rocco, author of Fireboats of the FDNY.

Learn more and register at the link below.

Explore more than 150 years of New York maritime and firefighting history with author David A. Rocco. Thursday, 5 November at 7 PM ET.

10/01/2026

Tonight at 7 PM ET: join us for Wrecked on the Reef with maritime archaeologist Jason T. Raupp, PhD.

Jason will explore what nineteenth-century whaleship wrecks can tell us about life and labor at sea during the height of American whaling.

Learn more and register: https://seahistory.org/raupp

09/22/2026

What can the wrecks of nineteenth-century whaleships tell us about life and labor at sea?

Join us on 1 October at 7 PM ET for our next First Thursdays seminar with maritime archaeologist Jason T. Raupp, PhD, author of Wrecked on the Reef.

Learn more and register at the link below.

Join maritime archaeologist Jason T. Raupp on October 1 for a virtual First Thursdays seminar on American whaleships and the archaeology of Pacific whaling.

09/18/2026

If you missed Carl Herzog’s fantastic September First Thursdays talk on USS Constitution’s global career, you can now watch the recording.

Carl Herzog, Public Historian at the USS Constitution Museum, traces Constitution’s global service, including her 1844–1846 world cruise and the broader role she played in American naval and diplomatic history. It's really a crash course on Old Ironsides. Thanks, Carl!

Watch the recording:
https://seahistory.org/carl-herzog-recording

08/26/2026

Join us on Thursday, September 3 at 7 PM ET for a virtual First Thursdays Seminar with Carl Herzog, Public Historian at the USS Constitution Museum, as he explores USS Constitution’s remarkable 1844–1846 world cruise.

From Brazil to Borneo, the voyage mixed diplomacy, trade, naval presence, and plenty of complications under Captain John “Mad Jack” Percival.

Free to attend; advance registration required.

Join Carl Herzog, Public Historian at the USS Constitution Museum, on Thursday, 3 September at 7 PM ET for a virtual seminar on USS Constitution’s 1844–1846 World Cruise.

07/06/2026

We’re proud to be part of this and help share the maritime stories behind Sail4th 250. It’s a fantastic way to see these visiting ships up close from the water!

07/04/2026

More photos from today’s parade of sail.

07/04/2026

Another iconic NYC moment during Sail4th 250 USCGC Adak Historic Ships in Baltimore

04/09/2026

Tonight at 7 PM (ET)

Join us for a virtual NMHS seminar with Will Sofrin on USCGC Eagle—from her origins as Horst Wessel to the Coast Guard’s flagship.

Presentation + live Q&A
Register here:

https://nationalmaritime.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/nationalmaritime/eventRegistration.jsp?event=703&