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		1	2	3	4 Brick by Brick: LEGO Shipbuilding at Hampton Roads Naval Museum Brick by Brick: LEGO Shipbuilding at Hampton Roads Naval Museum Brick by Brick: LEGO Shipbuilding at Hampton Roads Naval Museum February 4, 2012 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Building with LEGOs is a celebrated pastime where enthusiasts of all ages collect and create miniature models. In the spirit of creativity, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum is holding a…	5
6	7	8 Brick by Brick: LEGO Shipbuilding at Hampton Roads Naval Museum Lecture: Soldiers or Sailors? Royal Marines – A Unique Fighting Force Lecture: Soldiers or Sailors? Royal Marines – A Unique Fighting Force February 8, 2012 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm A lecture by Dr Britt Zerbe, independent scholar These seminars are a new venture for the National Museum of the Royal Navy. New and established scholars will present their latest academic…	9	10	11	12
13 Lecture: Soldiers or Sailors? Royal Marines – A Unique Fighting Force Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy February 13, 2012 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm How do you send silent and coded messages in the military? Students will learn the history of Semaphore, Morse code, Navajo Code talkers and other forms of communication used to…	14 Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy February 14, 2012 10:00 am - 1:00 pm How do you send silent and coded messages in the military? Students will learn the history of Semaphore, Morse code, Navajo Code talkers and other forms of communication used to…	15 Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy February 15, 2012 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm How do you send silent and coded messages in the military? Students will learn the history of Semaphore, Morse code, Navajo Code talkers and other forms of communication used to…	16 Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy Home School at the Museum: Communication in the Navy February 16, 2012 10:00 am - 1:00 pm How do you send silent and coded messages in the military? Students will learn the history of Semaphore, Morse code, Navajo Code talkers and other forms of communication used to… Research Seminar: The Nuts and Bolts of the Military-Industrial Complex – Standardization, Information Control, and American Torpedo Production before World War I Research Seminar: The Nuts and Bolts of the Military-Industrial Complex – Standardization, Information Control, and American Torpedo Production before World War I February 16, 2012 6:30 pm With Katherine Epstein (Rutgers University-Camden) Commentator: Marcus Jones (United States Naval Academy) The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance. Those planning…	17 Research Seminar: The Nuts and Bolts of the Military-Industrial Complex – Standardization, Information Control, and American Torpedo Production before World War I Research Seminar: The Nuts and Bolts of the Military-Industrial Complex – Standardization, Information Control, and American Torpedo Production before World War I Research Seminar: The Nuts and Bolts of the Military-Industrial Complex – Standardization, Information Control, and American Torpedo Production before World War I 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific February 17, 2012 – February 20, 2012 Diving into History Technical and Sport Exploration of Shipwrecks Please visit the symposium website for more information. US Navy Band – Black History Month Concert at US Navy Memorial US Navy Band – Black History Month Concert at US Navy Memorial February 17, 2012 12:00 pm African American Diversity Concerts – free, live performances by the U.S. Navy Band held at the United States Navy Memorial in honor of Black History Month. The first performance, on… Author Lecture: John Barry – An American Hero in the Age of Sail Author Lecture: John Barry – An American Hero in the Age of Sail February 17, 2012 5:30 pm The Friends of the American Philosophical Society (located in Philadelphia) would like to extend an invitation to interested parties to attend their APS lecture and book signing by Tim McGrath…	18 Author Lecture: John Barry – An American Hero in the Age of Sail Author Lecture: John Barry – An American Hero in the Age of Sail 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific February 17, 2012 – February 20, 2012 Diving into History Technical and Sport Exploration of Shipwrecks Please visit the symposium website for more information. Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Firepower Program Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Firepower Program February 18, 2012 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Learn about and explore the Battleship’s 16-inch and 5-inch guns from the gun houses to the ammunition loading compartments; the 40mm and 20mm guns, and the weapons that they replaced…	19 Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Firepower Program 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific February 17, 2012 – February 20, 2012 Diving into History Technical and Sport Exploration of Shipwrecks Please visit the symposium website for more information.
20 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific February 17, 2012 – February 20, 2012 Diving into History Technical and Sport Exploration of Shipwrecks Please visit the symposium website for more information.	21	22 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific 23rd Annual Symposium on Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers February 22, 2012 12:00 pm In January 1944, a group of enlisted black men gathered at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois to train as the Navy’s first African American officers on active… Directed Readings Seminar: Black History Month Directed Readings Seminar: Black History Month February 22, 2012 12:00 pm The Naval History and Heritage Command hosts a series seminars for which historians select basic readings that will cover major trends, wars, battles, policies, and technologies across the chronological span…	23 Directed Readings Seminar: Black History Month Lunchtime Lecture: The Role of Hydrography during the Spanish-American War Lunchtime Lecture: The Role of Hydrography during the Spanish-American War February 23, 2012 12:00 pm Jason Smith, a graduate student at Temple University and recipient of the Naval History and Heritage Command 2010-2011 dissertation fellowship, will present his research on the role of hydrography during…	24	25 Lunchtime Lecture: The Role of Hydrography during the Spanish-American War Lunchtime Lecture: The Role of Hydrography during the Spanish-American War Lunchtime Lecture: The Role of Hydrography during the Spanish-American War Lunchtime Lecture: The Role of Hydrography during the Spanish-American War Lunchtime Lecture: The Role of Hydrography during the Spanish-American War 2012 Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival 2012 Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival February 25, 2012 The 2012 Great Lakes Shipwreck festival is scheduled for Saturday February 25, 2012, and will be held at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building at 4800 East Huron River Drive,… 2012 Chicago Maritime Festival 2012 Chicago Maritime Festival February 25, 2012 The Chicago Maritime Festival is an international gathering to celebrate Chicago’s maritime community. It is an event organized by the Chicago Maritime Society, the Chicago History Museum, and Common Times. In… Lecture: USS Oneida and the 1st Battle of Sackets Harbor Lecture: USS Oneida and the 1st Battle of Sackets Harbor February 25, 2012 10:30 am Occasionally in the life of a country a small event, sometimes little noticed, can change the course of history. Such an event occurred on 19 July 1812 at Sackets Harbor,… For the Little Skippers: Shells and Sweethearts For the Little Skippers: Shells and Sweethearts February 25, 2012 1:00 pm Families are invited to join docents from the National Museum of the United States Navy as they explain the history of the popular and unique art form, Sailor Valentines. After… Yankee Frolics or “Another Bloody Nose for John Bull” Yankee Frolics or “Another Bloody Nose for John Bull” February 25, 2012 8:00 pm	26
27 Yankee Frolics or “Another Bloody Nose for John Bull” US Navy Band – Black History Month Concert at US Navy Memorial US Navy Band – Black History Month Concert at US Navy Memorial February 27, 2012 12:00 pm African American Diversity Concerts – free, live performances by the U.S. Navy Band held at the United States Navy Memorial in honor of Black History Month. The first performance, on…	28	29