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Fellowships at the Nantucket Historical Association

The Nantucket Historical Association is now accepting applications for the 2022 E. Geoffrey and Elizabeth Thayer Verney Fellowship. The Nantucket Historical Association is the prin[...]

18 Nov 2021

Tag American History, Archival Research, gender and race, maritime history, New England, Research grants, whaling

Hakluyt Society Symposium: “Decolonising Travel Studies: Sources and Approaches”

The Hakluyt Society, the Global History and Culture Centre (GHCC) at the University of Warwick, and Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs), invite you t[...]

09 Nov 2021

Tag colonialism, Digital Conference, Hakluyt Society, maritime history, mobility, Travel

Painting of Mary Patten, first female commander of an American merchant vessel (1856)

CFP: Gender and the Sea: Women and Men in Maritime History

For centuries sailors thought that the presence of women on board would mean bad luck: rough weather, big waves, and other disasters were sure to follow. Through notions like these[...]

04 Nov 2021

Tag CFPs, forced labor, Gender, Maritime Art, maritime history, Migration, piracy, Port Towns and Urban Culture, Sexuality, Women

Nineteenth century engraving of boat in a storm

Online Event: Perilous Voyages to New York’s Safe Harbor

The Metropolitan Chapter (New York City) of the Victorian Society in America presents an online book event that sheds light on nineteenth-century sea journeys for refuge seekers. &[...]

09 Sep 2021

Tag Atlantic World, Black Atlantic, digital event, Immigration, Irish Atlantic, maritime history, New York City, Nineteenth century, Slavery

SY Ena, Edwardian steam-powered Australian-built yacht

Updates from the Australian Association for Maritime History

The Australian Association for Maritime History (AAMH) has two exciting announcements: First, together with the Western Australian Museum and Sheridan Institute of Higher Ed[...]

02 Sep 2021

Tag Australia, CFPs, conferences, Indian Ocean, journals, maritime history, publishing, scholarly societies

ADM 8 Database Project Update: Major Changes Coming

I’m glad to say that since the last time I’ve blogged about this project, I’ve decided to throw most of the plans away- or at least the intended implementation ha[...]

26 Jul 2021

Tag 17th century, Academic Practice, ADM8 Database, ADM8 Database Project, Anglo-Dutch Wars Project, Archives, maritime history, Research, Royal Navy, Sam McLean, Samuel McLean

Discuss-A-Vol: ADM 7/639 Instructions for Admiralty Navy Board Officials.

In this post, we’re looking at my photos of ADM 7/639: Instructions for Admiralty Navy Board Officials. I have 185 images to share. This is a very interesting volume, [...]

19 Jul 2021

Tag 17th century, 18th century, Archives, Atlantic World, Britain, Discuss-A-Volume, maritime history, National Archives, Royal Navy, Samuel McLean

Call for Papers: Working Group for History of Ocean Science, Technology, and Medicine

Following a successful series during the 2020-2021 academic year, the Consortium Working Group for the History of Ocean Science, Technology, and Medicine seeks new papers for the 2[...]

15 Jul 2021

Tag CFPs, History of Medicine, history of science, maritime history, Technology, working group

Call for Papers: John Scholes Prize for Transport History

The John Scholes Prize is awarded annually to the writer of a publishable paper based on original research into any aspect of the history of transport and mobility. The prize is in[...]

08 Jul 2021

Tag CFPs, Early career, maritime history, mobility, Prizes, Transport History, Transportation

Painting of the Battle of Trafalgar, painted by J M W Turner

Call for Papers – “Scientific and Technological Advances in the Navies of the Georgian Era”

CALL FOR PAPERS: TRAFALGAR CHRONICLE Publication Date: Fall 2022 “Scientific and Technological Advances in the Navies of the Georgian Era” For three decades, the T[...]

01 Jul 2021

Tag CFPs, Georgian Navy, Georgian Period, journals, maritime history, Ocean Science, Publication, Technology