End of Year Message from NHF President
I appreciate the opportunity in my new role as President to update you on some of the events and activities that the Naval Historical Foundation (NHF) participated in during this past year. I look...
View ArticleNaval History and the Royal Navy: An Interview with Former First Sea Lord...
Sir Jonathon Band On 20 November, the Naval Historical Foundation interviewed First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, GCL, DL, who presently serves as Chairman of Trustees of the National Museum of...
View ArticleSaving Historic Ships: NHF Historian Pens Article in Current Issue of...
USS Olympia, 1902. NH 42514 The February Naval Institute Proceedings features an article by Naval Historical Foundation Historian Dr. David F. Winkler who looks at Historic Ships as an underutilized...
View ArticleNew Admiral Holloway Donor Society Promotes NHF Mission for the Longterm
The Admiral James L. Holloway III Society (Holloway Society) has been established by the Naval Historical Foundation (NHF) to recognize individuals that donate or formally pledge to give $100,000 or...
View ArticleDefending the Flag at the Fourteenth Latitude: American Samoa, Fitafita, and...
Image of Fitafita Guard courtesy American Samoa Historic Preservation Office (ASHPO) “I go along with somebody who says that when Samoa heard that the US government was at war with Japan, the call came...
View ArticleCorrespondence and Records of Early Navy Submariner Catalogued
Admiral Emery documenting the Picking Paper collection at the Washington Navy Yard (NHF Photo/Matthew Eng/Released)In 2016, the Naval Historical Foundation will celebrate its 90th year as a non-profit...
View ArticleNorfolk Shipbuilding Event is Building Block for Fun and Learning
Kids and volunteers use the LEGO EV3 Mindstorms sets during the 2016 LEGO Shipbuilding Event. (Photo by John Paulson/NHF/Released)By Matthew T. Eng On 6 February, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum (HRNM)...
View ArticleThe Import and Export of Creativity: Popular LEGO Program Debuts at Kalmar...
A visitor to last week’s LEGO Shipbuilding event at the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation builds a ship in the “free play” area (NHF Photo/Matthew Eng/Released)“It’s not every day you build a battleship.” –...
View ArticleNHF Celebrates its 90th Anniversary
Members and friends of NHF came together for an evening to celebrate the accomplishments of the Foundation over nine decades and to honor its celebrated leaders. The original seven individuals who...
View ArticleSECNAV Welcome Aboard Reception
On the evening of 13 September 2017, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer spoke to U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and civilian industry leaders at a welcome aboard reception held at the National...
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