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•Canadian Nautical Research Society Annual Conference, 18-20 August in New Westminster, British Columbia. Confere nce theme is "Where Rive rs Meet Oceans." Call fo r Papers deadline is 31 March. Proposals should be sent to C hris Madsen, 74 1 East 10th Street, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7L 2G2; email: CNRS201 6@gmail. com. (www. cnrs-scrn .o rg) •National Council on Public History and Society for History in the Federal Government Joint Meeting, 16-19 March in Baltimore, MD . (www.ncph. org) •North Carolina Whales & Whaling Symposium, 9 April at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort. (3 15 Fro nt Street, Beaufo rt, NC; Ph. 252 72873 17; www. ncmaritimemuseums.com) •Council of American Maritime Museums Annual Meeting, 25-27 April , hos ted by rhe Kalmar Nyckel Foundation in W ilmington, Delaware. (www.co un ci l ofamericanmaritimemuseums.o rg; www. kalmarnyckel.org) •Joint North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH), North Atlantic Fisheries History Association (NAFHA), Society for the History of Naval Medicine (S H NM) Conference 2016, Portland, ME, 11- 15 May. (www.nasoh.org) •National Maritime Historical Society Annual Meeting, 22-24 May, in Newpo rt, RI. (Derails on pages 8-9, and online at www.seahistory.o rg) •19th Annual Cape Cod Maritime History Symposium, 6 June at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. (CCM N H , 869 Route 6A, Brewster, MA; Ph . 508 896-3867; www.ccmnh.org. General informa tion at www.capecodchamber. org) •National Marine Art Conference, American Society of Marine Artists, 8- 11 September in Williamsburg, VA. (Derails on page 28; www.ameri ca nsoci eryofmarineartisrs.com) EXHIBITS

•Illuminating the Sea: The Marine Paintings of James E. Buttersworth, 1817-1894, thro ugh 31 May at rhe Maritime M useum of San Diego. (1492 N . Harbor D r., San Diego, CA; Ph. 619 2349153; www.sdmaririme.org) SEA HISTORY 154, SPRING 2016

•The 2016 American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) North juried Art Show, 15 April-24 July at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in W in ona. Also, River Life: Recent WOrk by David Eberhardt, th ro ugh 24 April. (M MAM: 800 Riverview D r. , W inona, MN; Ph. 507 4746626; www. mm am. org. ASMA: www. americansocieryofmarineartisrs.co m) •Voyaging in the Wake of the Whalers, new exh ibit at Mystic Seaport. (75 Greenm anville Ave., Mys tic, CT; Ph. 860 572533 1; www. mysricseaporr. org) •Mapping Ahab's "Storied waves"Whaling and the Geography of MobyDick, at the New Bedfo rd Whaling Museum , (18 Johnny Cake Hill , New Bedford, MA 02740; Ph. 508 997-0046; WWW. whalingmuseum. org) •wavelength: The Story of Signals at Sea, th ro ugh 15 May. (43 Washington Street, Bath, Maine 04530; Ph. 207 44313 16; www. mainemaririmemuseum. org) •Across the Top of the WOrld: the Quest for the Northwest Passage, through May at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. (1 905 Ogden Avenue in Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC; Ph. 604 257-8300; www. vanco uvermaritimemuseum.com) FESTIVALS, EVENTS, LECTURES, ETC.

•USS Constellation Returns from Dry Dock, 12 March in Baltimore. The ship will depart the USCG shipyard at Curtis Bay at approximately 1OAM, and is expected to arrive at Pier 1 between 11 :30AM and 12:3 0PM. She will reopen to the public the following day, Friday, 13 March at 1 OAM. (Historic Ships in Baltimore, Pier 1, 301 East Pratt Sr. , Baltimore, MD; Ph. 41 0 539- 1797; www.historicships.org) •"Slavery at Sea: Human Trafficking in the Seafood Industry," by speakers from G reenpeace and Prevent Human Trafficking at the Mariners' Museum, 24 March. Also, "Brilliant Beacons," by Eric Jay Dolin, 23 May. (100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA; Ph. 757 596-2222; www. m arinersm useum .org) • "Finest Hours," a talk by author M ichael Tougias, 3 1 March at the Epoch Living Center in Brews ter, MA. Additional speaking engagements in New England posted on the author's website at www.mi chaeltougias.com.)

•7Sth Anniversary of the Commissioning of the Battleship North Carolina, 9 April. Active du ty sailors and marin es fro m the 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine D ivision, Camp Lej eune, will join the US Marine Corps Historical Company and the battleship's living history crew to celebra te and interpret the ship for visitors. (1 Battleshi p Rd. NE, Wilmington , NC; Ph. 9 10 25 1-5797; www. barrleshipnc.com) •Chicago Maritime Festival, 16 April at the O ld Town School of Folk Music, organized by Common T imes, with the Chicago Maritim e Museum , the Old Town School of Folk Music, and the Chicago History Museum. (OTSFM, 4544 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL; Ph. 773 728-6000; www.chicagomaritimefestival.org) •Bay Bridge Boat Show, 15-17 April in Stevensville, MD. (www.annapolisboarshows.com) •42ndAnnualWoodenBoatShow, ?May in Beaufo rt, NC. (To participate in the boat show, contact Francoise Boardman, North Carolina Maritime Museum registrar, at 252 728-73 17 ext. 31; derails at www.nc maririmemuseums.com) •Tacoma Maritime Fest, 16- 17 July at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, WA. (705 Dock Sr. , Tacoma, WA; www. racomamaririmefesr.org) • "Lagoda: A Favored Ship and Her Legacy," lecture by Michael P. Dyer and Arthur Motta at the New Bedford Whaling Museum , 24 March. Also, "The Rebirth of the Ernestina-Morrissey," lecture by Chester Brigham, H arold Burnham, and David Short. Lectures are part of the museum's Sailors' Series. (1 8 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740; Ph. 508 997-0046; www.whalingmuseum.org) •23rd Annual Cape Cod Maritime Days, month-long maritime-themed events in May across all of Cape Cod. (Derails online at www. capecodchamber.org) •Father's Day Sail Aboard the Tall Ship Californian, 18 June in San Diego. Advance tickers required. (1 492 N. H arbor Dr. , San Diego, CA; Ph. 61 9 234-9 153; www.sdmaritim e.org) •24th Annual WoodenBoat Show 24-26 June at Mystic Seaport. (www.rhewoodenboarshow.com; Mysti c Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, CT; Ph. 860 572533 1; www.mys ricseaport.org)

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