Battle of Hampton Roads Series

Submerged NC webinars are part of theNational Marine Sanctuaries webinar seriesand are brought to you byNOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuaryand the North CarolinaOffice of State Archaeology.

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Battle of Hampton Roads IN-PERSON Museum activities

我免费水手的博物馆mbers. Free with $1 admission.

A fun-filled day for families!

Spend an action-packed day at The Mariners’ Museum and Park as we commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads where the clash between iron and wood changed naval warfare forever! Come meet Museum team members, who will be stationed in the galleries to share stories ofMonitorartifacts from our Collection and family-friendly activities.

What’s in my cannon?

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. • McMullen Classroom

Get ready to roll up your sleeves for this fun hands-on activity to determine what clues toMonitor‘s history you might discover!

Kids of all ages are invited to participate in a STEM-based archeological dig using replicas of cannons found at USSMonitor‘s wreck site. Learn to build a tool to dig out the cannon’s concretion (also known as a thick, sandy build-up), and uncover what artifacts may be inside.

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Watch ourgun boring videofrom 2020 when the Museum meticulously cleaned the inside of the 11-foot-long bores ofMonitor’s Dahlgren guns using a custom boring machine and holding apparatus built by the Museum and Master Machine and Tool of Newport News.

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LECTURE:
First Clash between Ironclads:Monitorvs.Virginia

Main Lobby | 11 a.m.

Presenter: John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USSMonitorCenter

Join author and historian John V. Quarstein for a Civil War lecture, where he shares details of the epic battle between the ironclads 160 years ago.

About the presentation:
When USSMonitorarrived in Hampton Roads, Virginia, on the evening of March 8, 1862, the harbor was aglow with flames from the burning USSCongress. CSSVirginiahad wreaked havoc upon the Union’s wooden warships earlier that day. All appeared lost for the Federals.Monitor, that “cheese box on a raft,” proved it could block the Confederate ironclad from destroying any more US Navy vessels. On March 9, 1862, the first clash between armorclads was staged, changing naval warfare forever. Despite their successes, neither ship survived 1862.

Registration not required.
我免费水手的博物馆mbers or with $1 admission.

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LECTURE:
Two Decades Conserving an Ironclad: An Overview of the Conservation of USSMonitor

Main Lobby | 1 p.m.

Presenter: Will Hoffman, Director of Conservation and Chief Conservator

Come learn about the discovery of USSMonitorand the recovery efforts undertaken to maintain the iconic Civil War ironclad in the past two decades from Will Hoffman, Museum director of conservation and chief conservator.

About the presentation:
In 1987, The Mariners’ Museum and Park partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be the repository of artifacts raised from the United States’ first National Marine Sanctuary. Starting in the late 1990s, archaeologists from NOAA, partnering with the US Navy, began a major effort to recover the most significant components and artifacts from the wreck site of USSMonitor(1862); the first ironclad commissioned by the US Navy. Objects retrieved from the vessel encompassed nearly the entire engineering section and its iconic revolving gun turret. With the arrival of Monitor’s turret in 2002, the Museum currently houses over 210 tons of archaeological material.

This lecture includes an overview of the Monitor conservation effort to date, including the establishment of the USSMonitorCenter and Batten Conservation Complex. During the lecture, discussion will be given on the treatment of several high-profile objects as well as outlining future conservation steps.

Registration not required.
我免费水手的博物馆mbers or with $1 admission.

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Book signing with John V. Quarstein

12 p.m. & 3 p.m. • Museum Shop

Come meet John V. Quarstein in the Museum’s Gift Shop, and get one of your favorite books written by him signed!Museum admission is not required to meet John in our Shop or to shop with us.

Quarstein is a renowned author and historian of 19 books and winner of the 2012 Henry Adams Prize for excellence in historical literature. He has also produced, narrated and written several PBS documentaries including the film series “Civil War in Hampton Roads,” a Silver Telly Award Winner.