Naval Historical Collection, Naval War College Museum, and Henry E. Eccles Library. Deadline is 1 August 2007. A guide to the NWC's collections may be fo und on its web site, www.nwc.navy.mil/ museum, scroll down to "naval history resources" and click on "Naval Histo ri cal Collection Pub lications." The recip ient must be a Research Fellow in the Naval War College's Maritime Histo ry Dept. Fo r information, visit the web site or com acr the chair of the selection committee at john.hattendorf@nwc.navy.mil. (Naval War College Foundation, 686 C ushing Rd., Newport, RI 02841) ... This summer, Mystic Seaport is offering "Mystic Seaport Summer Teacher InstituteBlack Hands, Blue Seas," 9-13 July, for Connecticut teachers and media specialists. Teachers w ill investigate th e role Americans of African descent played in the maritime industry throughout history in this 5-day course. Up to 3.5 CEUs are available. Application deadline is 22 June. (For information, call 860 572.5322 or e-mail: reservations@mysticseaporr.org. Registration forms can be downloaded at: www. mys tics ea po re. o rg/ fi les/ si te_fil es/ Learn//BHBS_B.yer. pdf) . . . For the first time in 16 years of operation, the US Brig Niagara will shift focus from port visitation to sail training programs. Now that the ship is in spected by rhe USCG as a Sailing School Vessel (SSV), they plan on imp lememing a 3-week seamanship training program. Every third week in summer, th e ship will sail on an 8-day passage from Erie to some port in the Grear Lakes. Applications fo r the 2007
season are now being accepted at the Erie Maritime M useum. (For more information, com acr: Seamanship Train ing Program, Erie Maritime Museum, 150 East Front Sr., Erie, PA 16507; Ph. 814 4522744; www. brigniagara.o rg) J, SEA HISTORY 11 9, SUMMER2007
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