The Maritime Symposium

The 23rd Annual Cape Cod Maritime History Symposium

Cape Cod’s Only Maritime History Conference

 Saturday, November 9, 2019  9am-3pm

Schedule of Events:

9:00 am – Registration; coffee, tea & refreshments

9:45am - Introduction by Symposium founding Director, Theresa M. Barbo

10:00 am – The Gems of Vineyard Sound:  Elizabeth Islands, 1641 & Beyond

 with Ian Ives, Executive Director of Massachusetts Audubon’s Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary.

11:00 am – The Nautical Yuletide: 90 Years of New England’s Flying Santa Program to Support Coast Guard Families with Tom Guthlein Chief Warrant Officer, USCG (Ret.).

12:00 pm – Luncheon and explore Museum exhibits, gardens & trails

1:00 pm – Around the World with Barnstable’s Mad Jack Percival: The U.S.S. Constitution Circles the Globe, 1844-1846 with Robert J. Allison, Professor of History, Suffolk University. 

 2:00 pm – A Very Fine Place If the Harbor Were Good: Samuel de Champlain’s 1605 Exploration of Cape Cod with Bill Burke, Cultural Resources Program Manager, Cape Cod National Seashore.

Admission is $25 includes morning refreshments, 4 lectures, lunch and Museum Admission.

Pre-registration is suggested to secure lunch. Tickets available online : www.ccmnh.org 

$30 at the Door day of program

For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133.