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New Exhibit to be Built for Navy Museum’s Cold War Gallery
Story Panel for "Into the Lion's Den" Design and Production, Inc., a leading builder of large, complex museum exhibits, has been contracted to build “Into the Lion’s Den,” a new Cold War Gallery...
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Into the Lion’s Den Exhibit: USS Rowan (DD 782)
We’re moving along rapidly with planning for the new Cold War Gallery exhibit, “Into the Lion’s Den.” The exhibit tells the story of the 1972 raid into Haiphong Harbor by four U.S. Navy warships to...
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USNA Class of 1951 Raises $51,000 for Navy’s Cold War Gallery
From the 1951 Lucky Bag, courtesy of the Navy Department Library The Cold War enveloped the Naval Academy Class of 1951. As they entered upon their four years of education and training in Annapolis the...
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NHF is Hiring: Development Director
The Naval Historical Foundation (NHF) seeks a full-time Development Director who will support the Navy’s premier non-profit historical organization by being responsible for fundraising (outright and...
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End of Year Message from NHF Executive Director
Dear Members and Friends of the Foundation, In addition to welcoming Admiral John Mitchell, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) as our new President this year, as Executive Director of the Foundation, I have had...
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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...
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Naval 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...
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Saving 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...
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New 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...
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Defending 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...
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Correspondence 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...
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Norfolk 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)...
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The 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.” –...
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NHF 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...
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SECNAV 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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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...
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