Interpreting Maritime History at Museums and Historic Sites

Joel Stone, editor of this volume, is senior curator with the Detroit Historical Society, which manages the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and a significant collection of both archival and physical maritime artifacts. Besides attending to the rich trove of Detroit history, he specializes in the matters of the North American maritime.

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
SECTION I: Introduction:
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Maritime History
Chapter 2 – The North American Maritime
Chapter 3 – Boats and Ships of North America
SECTION II: Case Studies
Chapter 4 – Layers of Interpretation: the Charles W. Morgan’s Changing Role at Mystic Seaport
Erik Ingmundson, interpreter, Mystic Seaport
Chapter 5 – Living Maritime History: The Historic Belle of Louisville
Kadie Engstrom, education coordinator, Belle of Louisville
Chapter 6 – Place, Industry, Recreation: Interpreting a Diverse Maritime Environment
Joel Stone, senior curator, Detroit Historical Society, Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Chapter 7 – Underwater Archaeological Preserves, Parks, and Trails: A Florida Perspective
Franklin H. Price, senior archaeologist, Florida Preserves
Chapter 8 – Maritime Archaeology as “Evidence-Based Storytelling”
Dan Harrison, archaeologist, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Chapter 9 –Campus Preservation and Shipwreck Research at Whitefish Point
Bruce Lynn, Executive Director, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Bay, Michigan
Chapter 10 – Curating and Exhibiting Recreational Boating
John Summers, Manager of Heritage Services and Curator for the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.
Chapter 11 – Living Maritime History: Chanties, Ballads and Folktales
Joel Stone, with Lee Murdock, balladeer and historian, and Joanne Murdock, maritime arts promoter.
Chapter 12 – Interpreting Difficult or Dramatic History
Joel Stone
Chapter 13 – The “Other” Aspects of Maritime History
Joel Stone
About the Contributors
Bibliography
Index