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Steamboats on the Chesapeake

January 10 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

2026 Second Saturday Speaker Series at the Steamboat Museum, Saturday, January 10th – “Steamboats of the Chesapeake”.

Produced by Mark Huffman of 26th Street Media, Richmond, the film traces the history of Chesapeake Bay steamboats from their beginning in 1813 to the end of service in 1962 and includes an interview with Jack Shaum, of Chestertown, Md., the author of three books about Chesapeake steamers, as well as a number of local and area residents.

Irvington Steamboat Era Museum

Address:

156 King Carter Drive
Irvington, VA 22480 United States

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