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  • The Emancipation Proclamation: What did it actually say and mean for African Americans in the 1860s?

    • Black History
    • Collections

    The Emancipation Proclamation did not free all enslaved African Americans but it was a start in that direction. It would be another two years before the war ended and with it, the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished the institution of slavery in the United States forever.

  • A Small Look Back: Our Top Photos of 2020

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Conservation
    • Photography

    The Mariners' Staff Photographers share their favorite photos they created for The Mariners' Museum and Park in 2020.

  • The Hazards of Bottom Peeping

    • Collections
    • Recreation

    A funny story that occurred on board the Haze, a schooner built by George Steers.

  • Success (and Liquor) on the Rocks

    • Art
    • Collections

    Discover the story behind a print titled “The Success wedged on a Rock, being at the same time between the fire of the Spanish Fort at Umata and a Ship in the Harbour.” Irony anyone?

  • Native American Heritage Month~ Explored Through the Adney Collection of Canoe Models

    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage

    The Edwin Tappan Adney collection at The Mariners’ Museum and Park include 120 canoe models. For Adney (1868-1950) building canoe models was not a hobby. He felt that it was his duty to document as many of the boats as he could. 

  • Oh, How We Mariners Love Lighthouses

    • Collections
    • Photography

    Photographs of British lighthouses purchased for The Mariners’ Museum Collection in 1936 from Bertram M. Chambers, an admiral in the Royal Navy. Symbolically, lighthouses offer a message of hope and determination when facing adversity.

  • Hampton Roads during WWII: the WACs

    • Collections
    • Hampton Roads History
    • Military
    • Military Conflict
    • Photography
    • Women's History

    The Women’s Army Corps (WAC) was formed in 1942. It was the first time, and the only group, that integrated women into the United States Military. Around 150,000 women volunteered to serve in the WAC during World War II.

  • Native American Heritage Month

    Among the world-renowned treasures found at The Mariners’ Museum and Park is the Edwin Tappan Adney Canoe Model Collection. Explore what can be learned about Native American history, heritage, and culture through the stories these boats tell. Edwin Tappan Adney (1868-1950) was an American-Canadian artist, writer, and photographer. His obsession was the history, use, and construction of the bark canoe.

  • It’s a Disaster! The Rollers of 1846

    • Collections

    The islands of Ascension and St. Helena in the South Atlantic are periodically plagued by roller events with rapidly forming waves and catastrophic outcomes.

  • Hampton Roads During WWII

    • Collections
    • Hampton Roads History
    • Military
    • Military Conflict
    • Photography

    The Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation (HRPE) was the third largest US Army Transportation Corps port of embarkation during WWII. It served as a hub for the movements of millions of troops between 1942-1946. 

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