Tag: Cultural Heritage
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The Ship That Held Up Wall Street
Thursday, April 25, 2024 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
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Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade
Thursday, February 22, 2024 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with crucial moments of the mid-19th century, most importantly the extraordinary lengths the Lincoln Administration went to destroy the illegal trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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Rebel Batteries and Union Forts: Defending Hampton Roads
Friday, February 16, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Join us for a Monitor presentation with historian John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center, as he talks about how fortifications like Fort Monroe would serve as the base for all significant Union amphibious operations during the Civil War.
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BEYOND THE FRAME: To New Beginnings
This is a story of culmination, of endings that are new beginnings. In this extra special episode of Beyond the Frame, we explore the story of the 613-foot passenger Liner, S.S. Virginia, and the dedicated shipbuilders who, for over a century, made these feats of engineering a reality.
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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.
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BEYOND THE FRAME: In the Name of the Oyster
In this special edition of Beyond the Frame, we dive into the incredible world of oyster harvesting and planting across the span of more than 115 years.