Saturday Speakers Series

Saturday Speakers Series
Saturday, October 31, 2009, 1:00 P.M., Roper Theater
Free for Museum Members

The Alvin Submersible
ALVIN is a free-swimming deep submergence research vehicle operated and maintained by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Capable of diving to 4500 meters (almost 15,000 feet), it has been used in many discoveries and accomplishments including the recovery of a lost H-bomb, and the discovery of new life forms and the Titanic. Come see images of these and other exciting moments from ALVIN’s life at sea.

Joe Coburn
Joe Coburn is a graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy and MIT. He was a captain in the USCG and after retirement, was the Marine Operation Manager at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Joe is currently a docent at The Mariners' Museum.

Saturday Speakers Series
Saturday, November 28, 2009, 1:00 P.M., Roper Theater
Free for Museum Members

Virginia in the American Revolution
Virginians dominated the leadership of the American Revolution. Along with fascinating accounts of the contributions of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, George Mason, Daniel Morgan and George Washington, learn about the contributions of lesser-known Virginians including Captain John Chilton and a range of supporters, soldiers, and even those loyal to the British.

Michael Cecere
Michael Cecere is a full-time history teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Fairfax County and part-time instructor of American history at Northern Virginia Community College. He has written six books focusing on the Revolutionary War, including his latest, Great Things are Expected from the Virginians: Virginia in the American Revolution.

Saturday Speakers Series
Saturday, December 26, 2009, 1:00 P.M., Roper Theater
Free for Museum Members

Defeat at the Bluff City: The Battle of Memphis, 6 June 1862
Memphis, Tennessee played a pivotal role in the western theater during the Civil War—militarily, socially, and economically. The decisive naval victory of the Union Ram Fleet on June 6, 1862, ensured a natural corridor of trade and troops along the Mississippi for Northern forces.

Matthew Eng
Matthew T. Eng received his BA in history from James Madison University and Master of Arts in history from Old Dominion University. Currently, Matthew is an educator at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and serves as adjunct professor of history at Tidewater Community College.