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  • USS Monitor Condenser Tank Removal

    Watch our team remove USS Monitor's condenser tank to make more room in our Batten Conservation Complex!

  • Wonder Wednesdays

    Wednesday, July 31, 2024 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

    Set sail on a magical adventure every Wednesday with Lil' Mariners' Wonder Wednesdays.

  • Wonder Wednesdays

    Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

    Set sail on a magical adventure every Wednesday with Lil' Mariners' Wonder Wednesdays.

  • Wonder Wednesdays

    Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

    Set sail on a magical adventure every Wednesday with Lil' Mariners' Wonder Wednesdays.

  • Wonder Wednesdays

    Wednesday, August 21, 2024 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

    Set sail on a magical adventure every Wednesday with Lil' Mariners' Wonder Wednesdays.

  • Wonder Wednesdays

    Wednesday, August 28, 2024 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

    Set sail on a magical adventure every Wednesday with Lil' Mariners' Wonder Wednesdays.

  • Conserving Princess Carolina

    This is a conservation story about Princess Carolina, the oldest surviving North American built merchant vessel. It is a unique ship, built a little differently than most we know.

  • Beyond the Frame: Live Again

    • Art
    • Beyond the Frame
    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage

    In the International Small Craft Center at the Mariners’, there’s a Portuguese Moliceiro, or Kelp Boat. This boat was one of the first 5 in our collection, accessioned in 1934. This moliceiro had a life on the water, felt the sun’s rays and was used and loved by the kelp gatherers.

  • One Man’s Civil War Journey: Private William Henry Irby, 53rd Virginia Infantry

    • Civil War
    • Collections
    • Military
    • Military Conflict

    William Henry Irby was born on November 6, 1819, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to Thomas W. Irby and Ona Oney E. Thurman. William was one of 11 children born to the couple. Raised on a farm, he married Phoebe Ellen Hubbard, the daughter of the Reverend Joel Hubbard, in 1858. They settled on a farm in Pittsylvania County.

  • Artifact of the Month – Sea Quadrant

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