NATIONAL MARITIME HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Society has a long history of involvement in maritime education initiatives, like its monthly NMHS Seminar Series featuring noted authors, historians and artists who celebrate the maritime history of our world. In order to engage students in learning maritime history, NMHS awards cash scholarships for students who complete a project on a maritime topic for National History Day. Sea History for Kids is a popular feature in the magazine that tells the important stories of our maritime past in an engaging, kid-friendly way, and seeks to inspire young people to explore maritime careers . NMHS also supports film production on a broad range of maritime-related topics, including documentary film and biographical tribute videos highlighting the work of outstanding individuals and organizations involved in the preservation of our maritime heritage.

Throughout its history, NMHS has diligently supported the work of the maritime heritage community to bring the message of the importance of our seafaring past to the wider world. We play a significant role in broadening knowledge through maritime heritage conferences and events, partnerships with other maritime organizations, and the formation of numerous maritime groups. We work with the National Maritime Alliance to advocate in Washington for funding for the maritime heritage community. From its beginnings as a small group of maritime preservationists that came together determined to save an 1899 merchant barque, the Kaiulani, the last American-built square rigger to round Cape Horn, NMHS has become the national voice for the preservation of the rapidly dwindling number of historic ships throughout the world. When individual groups work together on achieving mutual goals, our successes multiply and our reach goes farther.