courtesy channing zucker
Burchenal Green: I was surprised and overwhelmed to learn from National Maritime Alliance chair Timothy Runyan that I will also be given an award for my work in bringing together the organizations promoting our maritime heritage, and to honor NMHS and Sea History, which are dedicated to preserving America’s historic ships and promoting how our maritime herit a ge ha s shaped the culture of this country. I became interested in maritime heritage spending summers on my family’s islands in Pointe-au-Baril in the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron, traveling everywhere by wooden boats. In 1998, as then-vice president of NMHS, I was the director of a project that brought the only parade of tall ships up the Hudson River in the twentieth century, and I served as the assistant parade marshal. As president, I served on the National Advisory Board for the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star Spangled Banner, and have served on the steering committee for the 9th and 10th Maritime Heritage Conferences. NMHS actively promotes events around the country that bring the maritime community together and highlight its importance to the country. We work as a strong group effort—the board, our staff, advisors, and members—and I accept this award on behalf of everyone at NMHS.
photo by bob rozycki, courtesy wag magazine
CAPT Channing Zucker (USN, Ret.) served as executive director of the Historic Naval Ships Association for eleven years (1992– 2003), increasing its membership from twenty-five museums and memorials with thirty-five vessels to 101 organizations with 152 ships and watercraft. Thanks to his efforts, HNSA is recognized as a leader in the naval history and preservation community. In 2003 he received the association’s highest honor, the Casper J. Knight Jr. Award. He currently serves as HNSA treasurer. As an officer of the National Maritime Alliance, Chan Zucker worked extensively on efforts resulting in the passage of the National Maritime Heritage Act. He currently serves as the Alliance’s secretary/treasurer. His service over many years in the maritime heritage community reaches far and wide, and is ongoing. He has served as a member of the Secretary of the Interior’s National Maritime Heritage Grants Program Advisory Committee; as vice president of the North American Society for Oceanic History; as president of Tin Can Sailors, Inc., the National Association of Destroyer Veterans; and as treasurer of the US Navy’s Cruiser Sailors Association—a position he still holds. He is the author of numerous articles on historic naval ships.
New Orleans has so much to offer, and we particularly look forward to visiting the World War II Museum and getting out on the water on the Mississippi River steamboat Natchez. Register for the conference now and be sure to book your rooms as well. See you in February. —Burchenal Green, NMHS President
Register Today for the 11th Maritime Heritage Conference Last held in 2014, the Maritime Heritage Conference brings together individuals and institutions of the maritime heritage community to discuss topics of common interest. Join as many as 500 of your fellow maritime enthusiasts from the National Maritime Alliance, Tall Ships America, the National Maritime Historical Society, the Steamship Historical Society of America, the Council of American Maritime Museums, the Historic Naval Ships Association, the North American Society for Oceanic History, the US Lighthouse Society, and so many others! Registration is open now; be sure to book your room before 22 January to take advantage of the conference rate. All information on the conference, accommodations, events and program are available online at the NMHS website, www.seahistory.org, and on the Tall Ships America website at www.sailtraining.org. Updates will be posted as they become available. The full conference rate is $395 per person if registered by 15 December (increasing to $495 afterwards). The full rate includes all sessions, continental breakfasts, coffee breaks, lunches, the gala awards dinner (Saturday), and all meeting materials. Individual day rates are also available.
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sail training and tall ships
The conference venue is the beautiful New Orleans Marriott in the French Quarter, at 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA. A block of rooms has been set aside for conference attendees at the special rate of $164 per night (plus tax) for the nights of 14–17 February. Rooms will be held at this rate, while available, until 22 January 2018. Please visit the conference websites to get hotel reservation passkey information and links to online registration. Phone reservations can be made by calling 504 581-1000 and be sure to provide the conference code “MHC” to book at the discounted rate. Further details on the venue, conference events and program are online. Be sure to check back as the date approaches for news and updates. SEA HISTORY 161, WINTER 2017–18 15