Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s (CBMM) Chief Curator Pete Lesher will be participating as a panelist at the 9th National Maritime Heritage Conference, to be held in Baltimore September 15–19.

The focus of the conference is “The Maritime Nexus: Re-connecting Landsmen with Their Seagoing Heritage.” The conference is sponsored by the National Maritime Historical Society, Naval Historical Foundation, Historic Ships of Baltimore and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
 
As part of the “Small Craft II Panel,” Lesher will present “Yankee Skiffs: From New York to the Chesapeake.” Other panelists include Paul Fontenoy, PhD, curator of maritime research & technology, North Carolina Museum, and Hans Van Tilburg, PhD, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Pacific Island Region (HI). The panel will be moderated by Joseph F. Meany, Jr., PhD, State Historian of New York Emeritus. For more information, visit www.seahistory.org

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering an understanding of the culture and history of the Chesapeake Bay. Since its founding in 1965, the Museum has grown through the support of volunteers, staff, and members.

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Navy Point, PO Box 636
St. Michaels, MD 21663
410-745-4960 Direct
410-745-6088 Fax

www.cbmm.org

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