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			1 Navy Memorial Author on Deck Lecture – “1812: The Navy’s War” Navy Memorial Author on Deck Lecture – “1812: The Navy’s War” Navy Memorial Author on Deck Lecture – “1812: The Navy’s War” March 1, 2012 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s Authors on Deck book lecture series, historian and award-winning author George C. Daughan will present his latest work, 1812: The Navy’s War…	2	3	4
5	6	7 Navy Memorial Author on Deck Lecture – “1812: The Navy’s War” ARRT Meeting: The Rhode Island Campaign – The First French and American Operation of the Revolutionary War ARRT Meeting: The Rhode Island Campaign – The First French and American Operation of the Revolutionary War March 7, 2012 6:00 pm – 9:15 pm Please join the American Revolution Round Table of the District of Columbia (ARRT-DC) for their 7 March 2012 meeting. The program will be presented by ARRT-DC member Christian M. McBurney, author of The…	8 ARRT Meeting: The Rhode Island Campaign – The First French and American Operation of the Revolutionary War The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem March 8, 2012 7:30 pm – 7:30 pm Experience the War of 1812 In the words of those who were there. Francis Scott Key and other figures from the past spring to life to honor the heroes, both sung…	9 The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem 2012 New Researchers in Maritime History Conference 2012 New Researchers in Maritime History Conference March 9, 2012 – March 10, 2012 At this conference, new researchers are invited to present their research in a supportive and friendly environment. It is held in March each year, and the location moves around Britain… Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend March 9, 2012 9:00 am – March 11, 2012 5:00 pm Featuring Award–Winning Authors Harold Holzer and Craig Symonds The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, VA, along with its partners at NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, The Museum of the Confederacy, and… The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem March 9, 2012 7:30 pm – 7:30 pm Experience the War of 1812 In the words of those who were there. Francis Scott Key and other figures from the past spring to life to honor the heroes, both sung…	10 The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem The Perilous Fight, Or, The War Of 1812 In Ballad And Anthem 2012 New Researchers in Maritime History Conference 2012 New Researchers in Maritime History Conference March 9, 2012 – March 10, 2012 At this conference, new researchers are invited to present their research in a supportive and friendly environment. It is held in March each year, and the location moves around Britain… Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend March 9, 2012 9:00 am – March 11, 2012 5:00 pm Featuring Award–Winning Authors Harold Holzer and Craig Symonds The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, VA, along with its partners at NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, The Museum of the Confederacy, and…	11 Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend March 9, 2012 9:00 am – March 11, 2012 5:00 pm Featuring Award–Winning Authors Harold Holzer and Craig Symonds The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, VA, along with its partners at NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, The Museum of the Confederacy, and…
12	13	14 Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend Civil War Navy Conference at the 10th Annual Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend Lecture: Joe Rochefort’s War, The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway Lecture: Joe Rochefort’s War, The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway March 14, 2012 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm Elliot Carlson’s biography of Capt. Joe Rochefort is the first book written about the officer who headed the U.S. Navy’s decrypt unit at Pearl Harbor and broke the Japanese Navy’s… Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services March 14, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Naval Criminal Investigative Services: What happens when a crime is committed in the Navy? Students will learn how NCIS uncovers evidence and fingerprints suspects.Participating families will be turned into “investigative teams”… Lecture: Those they left behind – Naval families during the Napoleonic Wars Lecture: Those they left behind – Naval families during the Napoleonic Wars March 14, 2012 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm A lecture by Dr Helen Doe, University of Exeter These seminars are a new venture for the National Museum of the Royal Navy. New and established scholars will present their latest…	15 Lecture: Those they left behind – Naval families during the Napoleonic Wars Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services March 15, 2012 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Naval Criminal Investigative Services: What happens when a crime is committed in the Navy? Students will learn how NCIS uncovers evidence and fingerprints suspects.Participating families will be turned into “investigative teams”…	16 Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services Lecture: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Fox in the Civil War Navy Lecture: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Fox in the Civil War Navy March 16, 2012 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm A lecture by Ari Hoogenboom (Brooklyn College/ CUNY Graduate Center) Visit the New York Military Affairs Symposium website for more information.	17 Lecture: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Fox in the Civil War Navy Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Power Plant Tour Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Power Plant Tour March 17, 2012 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm Calling all Navy engineering enthusiasts! Join the Battleship North Carolina on March 17, 2012 from Noon until 5:30 pm for an in-depth program on the Battleship’s power plant. Learn in…	18
19	20	21 Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Power Plant Tour Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Power Plant Tour Society for History in the Federal Government 2012 Annual Meeting Society for History in the Federal Government 2012 Annual Meeting March 21, 2012 The SHFG annual conference and meeting showcases new scholarship on federal history and the activities of federal history programs in a wide variety of venues. We welcome federal history professionals,… World War II: Hidden Heroes of the War World War II: Hidden Heroes of the War March 21, 2012 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm Robert Gillette (The Virginia Plan) and Elliot Carlson (Joe Rochefot’s War) discuss the special roles that William B. Thalhimer and Joe Rochefort played in World War II. Please visit the Virginia…	22 World War II: Hidden Heroes of the War Block 39 Thursday: Combat Art Block 39 Thursday: Combat Art March 22, 2012 2:30 pm – 2:30 pm This new program is designed to bring “bitesized” pieces of naval history and heritage to the enlisted community. Each month’s program will focus on a different topic in naval history…	23	24 Block 39 Thursday: Combat Art Lecture: The War of 1812 – A New Perspective Lecture: The War of 1812 – A New Perspective March 24, 2012 10:30 am – 10:30 am Did either side win the War of 1812? Or was it merely a stalemate, or, worse, a senseless waste of life? Noted historian Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo explores the…	25 Lecture: The War of 1812 – A New Perspective Guided Walking Tour: Medal of Honor Recipients at Arlington National Cemetery Guided Walking Tour: Medal of Honor Recipients at Arlington National Cemetery March 25, 2012 10:00 am – 12:00 pm In recognition of National Medal of Honor Day, Arlington National Cemetery announces a special guided walking tour of Arlington National Cemetery focusing on Medal of Honor recipients buried at Arlington,…
26 Guided Walking Tour: Medal of Honor Recipients at Arlington National Cemetery Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services March 26, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Naval Criminal Investigative Services: What happens when a crime is committed in the Navy? Students will learn how NCIS uncovers evidence and fingerprints suspects.Participating families will be turned into “investigative teams”…	27 Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services March 27, 2012 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Naval Criminal Investigative Services: What happens when a crime is committed in the Navy? Students will learn how NCIS uncovers evidence and fingerprints suspects.Participating families will be turned into “investigative teams”… Women’s Diversity Concert at the Navy Memorial Women’s Diversity Concert at the Navy Memorial March 27, 2012 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm \Women’s Diversity Concert – free, live performance by the U.S. Navy Band held at the United States Navy Memorial in honor of Women’s History Month. The concert, featuring MU1 Shana…	28	29 Women’s Diversity Concert at the Navy Memorial Panel: Refighting the Pacific War Panel: Refighting the Pacific War March 29, 2012 6:00 pm – 6:00 pm Program and live webcast with Jim Bresnahan, Elliot Carlson, John Lundstrom, Jon Parshall Please visit the Pritzker Military Library website to register.	30 Panel: Refighting the Pacific War Book Signing with John Gordon, Author of “Fighting for MacArthur” Book Signing with John Gordon, Author of “Fighting for MacArthur” March 30, 2012 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Book Signing with John Gordon, author of Fighting for MacArthur: The Navy and Marine Corps’ Desperate Defense of the Philippines. Visit the Marine Corps Association and Foundation website for more information.	31 Book Signing with John Gordon, Author of “Fighting for MacArthur” For the Little Skippers! Shooting the Breeze: Using Target Kites during WWII For the Little Skippers! Shooting the Breeze: Using Target Kites during WWII March 31, 2012 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm Families are invited to join the National Museum of the U.S. Navy staff as they explain the history of “target kites,” an innovative method of target practice during World War…