The Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park, or AMM, is devoted to teaching people about the area’s maritime heritage and Chesapeake Bay ecology through exhibits, programs, and events. The museum is also the starting point for public tours of Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, a national historic landmark. Interviewed in this episode are Alice Estrada, the president and CEO of the Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park, and Bill Cogar, who is the curator of collections.
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in the town of St. Michaels, explores and preserves the history, environment, and culture of the entire Chesapeake Bay region. The museum is also home to the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse. The guests in this episode are Suzanne O’Donnell, school age educator, and Marketing and Communications Manager Eric Detweiler. The museum’s special programs for children and families are discussed.
Jennifer Anielski, librarian for the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia, is the guest co-host.
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U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian Jeremy D’Entremont is the author of 24 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is a past president of the American Lighthouse Foundation and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he has lectured and narrated cruises throughout the Northeast and in other regions. He is also the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s weekly podcast, “Light Hearted.” He can be emailed at Jeremy@uslhs.org