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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 11h

On Saturday, October 10, join SSHSA Archivist Astrid Drew at the New England Wireless & Steam Museum’s Yankee Steam Up for a presentation on Corliss Steam Engines in Rhode Island at 1:00 p.m. ET. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How could a steamship’s own engines put its hull under strain? An 1889 Lloyd’s Register engineering drawing reveals how shipbuilders strengthened machinery spaces as steam power changed the demands placed on ships. #MaritimeHistory www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_1V...

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Bad Vibrations : How Engineers Stopped Steamships Breaking Apart

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Author, historian, SSHSA member, & former purser Gregory Abbott has been captivated by ships since his high school summer job aboard the YANKEE that went to Block Island. Learn about the evolution of steamships and passenger travel, from the 1800s to the modern era, of the ferries to Block Island.

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's #WorldPostcardDay! Learn more about the Chujiro Nakajima Collection at SSHSA, which has hundreds of picture postcards, photographs, and ephemera documenting Japanese maritime history. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Italian Line's RAFFAELLO in New York #OnThisDay in 1967. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives. Learn more about our collections at shiphistory.org/collections/. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cunard Line's QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 was pictured at New York #OnThisDay in 1971. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives. See more digitized images from this collection at bit.ly/BraunBrothersCollection. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This logbook of the steamship UNITED STATES documenting her stability, draft, and trim during her sea trials is dated May 1952. Inside this book is a three page abstract log of her maiden voyage: documenting her delivery and both trips across the Atlantic. Doug Tilden Collection, SSHSA Archives.

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yesterday was #WorldMaritimeDay, but at the Steamship Historical Society, we celebrate all year long. Through recording, preserving, and educating, our mission is to share the impact of engine-powered vessels, their crews, and their passengers with future generations. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This rectangular paper dinner menu from the North German Lloyd ocean liner KAISER WILHELM II is dated September 24, 1910. SSHSA Menu Collection. #OnThisDay #OTD #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join SSHSA Archivist Astrid Drew at the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library in Narragansett tonight for a presentation on Historic Ship in Narragansett Bay. Before cars and bridges, ships were the primary method to move both goods and people. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Don't miss the next presentation in our Distinguished Speaker Series, "Steamboats to Ferries: the Story of the Block Island Boat," by SSHSA Member and Historian Gregory Abbott on October 3 at 10:30 a.m. Learn more about this and other upcoming events at shiphistory.org/events/. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This rectangular paper dinner menu from the North German Lloyd ocean liner KAISER WILHELM II is dated September 21, 1910. The cover bears an illustration of a cotton plantation scene in the US American south, with two workers riding on horseback. #MaritimeHistory #OTD #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"It would be impossible for any cyclone to create a storm wave which could materially injure the city." Meteorologist Dr. Isaac Cline, 1891. Founded in 1839 on Galveston Island, the City of Galveston was a thriving seaport community. Read the thread.... #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This booklet listing first-class passengers on the American Line mail steamer ST. PAUL, departing from Southampton, England to New York, NY on #OnThisDay in 1904 is from the Ephemera Collection at the SSHSA Archives. Learn more about our collections at shiphistory.org/collections/. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Our "Refrigeration on Ships" lesson plan introduces students to the history of refrigerated shipping and its impact on the availability of perishable goods. Students engage in an experiment about which materials are the best thermal insulators. Read the thread... #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This poster features the Royal Mail Line's steamship OHIO, which dominates a harbor scene with two tugs in the foreground and is a lithograph of an original painting by Kenneth D. Shoesmith. Stephen Barrett Chase Collection, SSHSA Archives. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On Thursday, September 17, join SSHSA Archivist Astrid Drew at the Herreshoff Marine Museum for a presentation on Corliss Steam Engines in Rhode Island. George Henry Corliss catapulted Providence, Rhode Island onto the world stage when he patented his steam engine valve gear. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This view of lower Manhattan skyline with the twin towers was taken from the Staten Island ferry on March 6, 1982. The Circle Line Statue of Liberty ferry MISS LIBERTY is in foreground. Photo by Joseph F. Braun, Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives. #PatriotDay #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It could be your donation that brings us over the line! We are so close to reaching our Summer Fundraiser goal of $20,000. Help us get there! Donate today at shiphistory.org/support/. Support #MaritimeHistory!

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1967, the AURELIA arrived at Pier 40 in New York. #MaritimeHistory Images: Motor vessel AURELIA being guided into Pier 40 at New York City by a Moran tug and arriving on September 9, 1967 with her decks crowded with passengers. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives.

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Save the date!! Join us at the Ship History Center or on Zoom for this fabulous talk by Author and SSHSA Member Karen Stone on her book "Shipwreck on the Potomac: Disaster in Pursuit of Lincoln's Killer" on 9/12 at 10:30 a.m. Learn more about this & other upcoming events at shiphistory.org/events/.

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1962, the SS AQUARAMA sailed for the last time on the Great Lakes. The largest passenger ship to operate on the Great Lakes, the AQUARAMA was built in 1945 in Chester, PA, as a troop transport ship named the MARINE STAR. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Interested in PowerShips but not a member? Did you know you can purchase single issues in our shop? Visit shiphistory.org/product-cate... to shop. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the discovery of the wreck of the #TITANIC in 1985 on a joint French–American expedition led by Jean-Louis Michel of IFREMER and Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy #GrandparentsMonth! This month, we will be celebrating with a different maritime-themed activity each week for you to share with your grandkids. If they aren't nearby, you can forward it along for them to do remotely. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Hudson River Day Line's ALEXANDER HAMILTON, built in 1924, is pictured here on the Hudson River, at Catskill, New York, #OnThisDay in 1958. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This framed printed notice under glass for passengers of an unknown vessel is from the Daniel C. Krummes Collection. It instructs passengers on how to put on and adjust life preservers made by the Atlantic-Pacific Manufacturing Corp. of Brooklyn, NY. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

September is Grandparents' Month! Throughout the month, we will be celebrating with a different activity each week for you to share with your grandkids. If they aren't nearby, you can forward it along for them to do remotely. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's #NationalDogDay! We love this image of the mascot dog and Sam Powers of Worcester, MA, who went with the Ninth Massachusetts Regiments to Cuba. Photo by W. C. Howland from “Neely’s Panorama of our new Possessions,” by F. Tennyson Neely, 1898, SSHSA Maritime Reference Library.

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Chujiro Nakajima Collection comprises an assortment of Japanese ephemera about ships, Japanese ports, ship builders, and shipyards, including ceremonial ship launching events, between 1911 to 1967. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It was a calm, moonless night in late April 1865. Robert E. Lee had surrendered. Abraham Lincoln was dead. Assassin John Wilkes Booth and accomplice David Herold, previously hiding in the swamps of Southern Maryland, had crossed the Potomac River to safety. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's almost #BackToSchool! We offer free educational lesson plans and resources that teach through primary sources from our archive. Learn more at shiphistory.org/education/ and find standards-aligned lesson plans in STEAM and History subjects at shiphistory.org/lessons/. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh has been a mentor organization, financial supporter, and key-stakeholder in various SSHSA endeavors as we’ve developed over the last two decades. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Did you miss us at the Antique Marine Engine Expo at The New England Wireless & Steam Museum where Curator Jordan Berson presented on the Elmo N. Pickerill Collection? You can watch an interview on the topic and see images from the collection at shiphistory.org/ships-transp.... #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The smaller, higher pitched whistle was the emergency/distress whistle from Hudson River Day Line’s ALEXANDER HAMILTON of 1924. The larger, lower pitched whistle was originally aboard HRDL's SS WASHINGTON IRVING of 1913, which sank after a collision in fog with an oil barge in 1926. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

SSHSA had a great day in Muskoka with quite an enthusiastic crowd assembled for the presentation of the Ship of the Year to the RMS SEGWUN. They flew the Stars and Stripes and had banners made, cakes, and speeches. SSHSA was also presented with the house flag of Muskoka Steamships. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Have you seen our two-part interview with Doug Tilden on the move from breakbulk cargo to containerization? Watch both parts at shiphistory.org/2025/08/28/c.... #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Sometimes it's the little things... Special thanks to board member Nicholas Langhart for donating this display table. Curator Jordan Berson used it to create a display of some of the smaller items in our collection including medallions, paper weights and pins. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#OnThisDay in 1969, Joseph F. Braun took these images of paddlewheel steamship KURORT RATHEN on the Elbe River, Dresden, East Germany. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We had a great response to our 90th Anniversary Free Issue offer! Five lucky shipsters were drawn to receive a free SSHSA membership for one year. Free issues should be arriving next week and winners will be notified via email today. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The POSEIDONIA, former City of Cork packet INNISFALLEN, is pictured at Patras, Greece, #OnThisDay in 1971. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives. See more digitized images from this collection at bit.ly/BraunBrothersCollection. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for a two-part discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai’i by steamship & the practice of picture brides with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor of History and Ethnic Studies Dr. Kelli Nakamura. Watch at shiphistory.org/2025/04/03/s.... #MaritimeHisotry

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The 2026 Ship of the Year award goes to the R.M.S. Segwun! The coveted Ship of the Year is an honor bestowed on only one vessel annually. On August 8, SSHSA will present the award at 1:30pm Eastern onboard the Segwun in Muskoka. Stay tuned next week for images from the presentation. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

One of our self-guided exhibits at the Ship History Center, "Steamship Relics: The Claire (Koch) Tholl Collection," was made possible by the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation and is a favorite among visitors. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Today is #InternationalFriendshipDay! The United Nations General Assembly designated July 30 as Friendship Day in 2011 to promote peace and bridge cultures through friendship. We are honored and grateful to include Harry Olsen as a member, friend, and supporter.

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Curious about PowerShips and SSHSA? Did you know that we offer a complimentary issue? We hope you love it and join us as we steam ahead, but there’s no obligation. Request yours by August 5th and we'll enter your name for one of 5 free memberships for one year. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We share a lot of photographs and artwork from our collections, but we have so much more! Here's an example of something else you might find in our archive. This ticket for one trip from Newport to Providence #OnThisDay in 1962 is from the John Dawber Collection, SSHSA Archives. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

July 25 marked 70 years since the the collision of STOCKHOLM and ANDREA DORIA in 1956. This scrapbook was compiled following the ANDREA DORIA sinking and includes newspaper & magazine clippings & original ephemera from both vessels. Stephen Barrett Chase Collection, SSHSA Archives. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#OnThisDay in 1915, the SS Eastland, an American Great Lakes passenger ship, capsized while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. Just 10 weeks earlier, the Lusitania had been torpedoed and sunk, with a death toll of 785 passengers. #MaritimeHistory

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Steamship Historical Society @shiphistory.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thanks to the continued generosity of everyone who has contributed to our 2026 Summer Fundraiser, we are nearly halfway to reaching our $20,000 goal! Donate today at shiphistory.org/support/. #MaritimeHistory

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