Sea History Awards of Appreciation Congratulations to Peter McCracken and Richard J. King, winners of the National Maritime Historical Society Sea H istory Award of Appreciation. Peter M cCracken has been contributing his column, "Maritime History on the Internet," to Sea H istory since 2004. His advice and expertise on both m aritime histo ry, research , and effectively using the internet to research and learn more about all kinds of topics in m aritime history is a valuable contribution to our readers , the NMH S staff, and the field of m aritime heritage as a whole. In each issue, Rich King's "Animals in Sea History"-which he both writes and illustrates- engages the students and the kid in all of us on the rich natural history of m arine animals and their ro le in m aritime history. Both Rich and Peter have been good and generous fri ends to Sea History and we are grateful fo r their hard wo rk and dedication. In addition ro thei r regular features, both Peter and Rich have contributed m ain feature articles to Sea H istory over the years. You can read abo ut Peter's experience as a Charles W Morgan Voyager in this issue (see pages 34-36). Rich is a m ember of the faculty at W illiam s-Mystic: the M aritime Studies Program of W illiam s College and M ys tic Seaport. No t only (l-r) Rich King and NMH S does he contribute to the m agazine Chairman Ron Oswald himself, but he also has encouraged and assisted his students to do the sam e, whether as guest contributors to "Animals in Sea History" or as collaborato rs fo r articles. Peter McCracken C ongratulations to you both! You are indeed, much appreciated .
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