Lecture with Nautical Archaeologist, Art Cohn on Dec. 4
Saturday, Dec. 4
5 to 7 pm
Over the last two decades, the interconnected waterways of the Hudson River Valley and Lake Champlain regions have produced an extraordinary body of historical information resulting from the treasure trove of shipwrecks which have fallen from the surface to the lake, river, and canal bottoms below. The refinement of underwater survey technology and the advancement of nautical archaeology have produced a treasure trove of new historical information, unlocking the secrets of once-invisible, submerged cultural resources.
Join PCHS for What Lies Beneath: Shipwrecks of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River, an illustrated lecture with Art Cohn, co-founder and director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor Vermont. He will outline the significant chapters of the region’s history through what is currently known about the collection of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. Several hundred wooden ships have been studied, including Native American vessels, French and British war ships from the 1750s, Revolutionary War ships, War of 1812 ships, and ships of commerce up until 1920. Some ships are mostly intact, some with masts still standing, because they've been in fresh water. Cohn will also present the newly emerging story of shipwrecks in the Hudson River.
A professional diver and nautical archaeologist, Cohn has served as coordinator of the State of Vermont’s Underwater Historic Preserve Program since 1985. He led the 10-year Lake Survey project, which systematically mapped the Lake Champlain’s lake floor, finding more than 70 previously undiscovered shipwrecks. He was a 2000 and 2001 delegate a United States delegate to the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conference on the protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Paris. He is on the adjunct faculty of the University of Vermont and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University. Cohn is the author of many publications, including his latest, Lake Champlain’s Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey from Burlington Bay to the Hudson River.
The lecture will be held at the Putnam County Historical Society, 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring. This event is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or office@pchs-fsm.org.
5 to 7 pm
Over the last two decades, the interconnected waterways of the Hudson River Valley and Lake Champlain regions have produced an extraordinary body of historical information resulting from the treasure trove of shipwrecks which have fallen from the surface to the lake, river, and canal bottoms below. The refinement of underwater survey technology and the advancement of nautical archaeology have produced a treasure trove of new historical information, unlocking the secrets of once-invisible, submerged cultural resources.
Join PCHS for What Lies Beneath: Shipwrecks of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River, an illustrated lecture with Art Cohn, co-founder and director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor Vermont. He will outline the significant chapters of the region’s history through what is currently known about the collection of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. Several hundred wooden ships have been studied, including Native American vessels, French and British war ships from the 1750s, Revolutionary War ships, War of 1812 ships, and ships of commerce up until 1920. Some ships are mostly intact, some with masts still standing, because they've been in fresh water. Cohn will also present the newly emerging story of shipwrecks in the Hudson River.
A professional diver and nautical archaeologist, Cohn has served as coordinator of the State of Vermont’s Underwater Historic Preserve Program since 1985. He led the 10-year Lake Survey project, which systematically mapped the Lake Champlain’s lake floor, finding more than 70 previously undiscovered shipwrecks. He was a 2000 and 2001 delegate a United States delegate to the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conference on the protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Paris. He is on the adjunct faculty of the University of Vermont and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University. Cohn is the author of many publications, including his latest, Lake Champlain’s Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey from Burlington Bay to the Hudson River.
The lecture will be held at the Putnam County Historical Society, 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring. This event is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or office@pchs-fsm.org.
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