History

2026 Second Saturday Speaker Series at the Steamboat Museum, Saturday, February 14th, "The Clyde Line: Linking the Eastern Seaboard by Steamboat." Justin McIntyre, Curator of the South Carolina Maritime Museum, will share the story of the Clyde Line’s coastal steamers, which once connected major port cities along the Eastern Seaboard, including New York, Charleston, and […]

2026 Second Saturday Speaker Series at the Steamboat Museum, Saturday, April 11th, "How Steamboats Shaped the Northern Neck." Join Larry Chowning, editor of the Southside Sentinel and noted local historian, for an engaging talk on how steamboats transformed the communities, economies, and culture of Virginia’s Northern Neck.

2026 Second Saturday Speaker Series at the Steamboat Museum, Saturday, May 9th, "When Claiborne Bridged the Chesapeake: The Rise and Fall of the Ferry Era." Martin “Marty” Bollinger’s latest book on the Clairborne-Annapolis Ferry Company highlights the importance of this vital service connecting Annapolis to the Eastern Shore before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was completed. […]