CRM Talks: Lectures

August 24, 2021
Essex Historical Society, Essex, CT
Melissa Josefiak, Executive Director
Connecting the History of Essex’s Three Villages

September 16, 2021
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque, IA
Jennifer Drayna, Curator of Education
Centuries of River Culture, Commerce and Conservation

October 12, 2021
Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon
Captain Bruce Jones, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired), Deputy Director
The Great River of the West and Maritime Heritage

November 16, 2021
Ohio River Museum and Ohio Historical Society- Campus Martius
William Reynolds, Serving as Historian at both museums.
The Ohio River, Gateway to the West

March 15, 2022
estuary Magazine
Richard H. Shriver, Publisher estuary Magazine
The Connecticut River … past, present, and future

June 30, 2022
Gary Mower
The History of Outboard Motors and Outboard Motor Racing, 1900-1940

Programs

Thursday, June 17, 2021
Dueling Demos On the Lawn at the Connecticut River Museum
Oil and Water

River Stories and Videos

April 14, 2021
Take a brief tour of the history of the steamboat industry.
Narration: Brenda Milkofsky
Brief History of the Steamboat Industry

July 23, 2021
Invasive Species: The Water Chestnut
Video by: Olivia Blaney
Water Chestnuts on the Connecticut River

August 11, 2021
A history of the Turtle showcasing Connecticut’s place in submarine development
Video by: Liz Bartoshevich
The Turtle