Lecture: History of the Seafarers Center
The Houston International Seafarers’ Centers are a “home away from home” for seafarers visiting the Port of Houston.
Women in Maritime Panel
Come to our Women in Maritime Industry Panel Discussion on September 15th at 6:00 pm! Ladies from Women Off Shore, Women in Maritime Operations, and Women International Trading and Shipping Association are coming to talk about their experiences as female mariners. Learn more about the maritime industry and how to become with us.
Lecture: The Tankers that Helped Win WWII
Pete Hames discusses his research on T2 tankers that helped win World War II.
Lecture: Offshore Wind
We’ll discuss the up-and-coming industry of offshore wind energy generation with experts from the environmental and industry sides.
Lecture: The First 100 Years of the Houston Ship Channel
Houston was founded along Buffalo Bayou, where cotton traders believed they could establish a port to move cotton in and out of Texas faster and more efficiently.
Lecture: Houston History
Lecture topic TBD. Additional details will be available soon.
TopGun Navy Training Program
TopGun Navy Training Program
Darwin Aboard the Beagle
Learn about Darwin’s experiences on the Beagle as he traveled around the world and conducted his legendary research on the finches of the Galapagos.
WWI Talks with Louis Aulbach, Amy Borgens, and Lila Rakoczy
Camp Logan: A World War I Training Camp in Houston. Saboteurs, Strikes, and Surveillance: Texas Shipbuilding during the Great War. WWI Shipwreck Archaeology: Abandonment of the U.S. Shipping Board Vessels in East Texas.
The Legend of Jean Lafitte
Born in the late 1700s, Jean Lafitte created a profitable smuggling operation in the Gulf of Mexico with his brother, Pierre. The pair then moved to Galveston Island where they developed the colony of Campeche. For such an enigmatic character, much is still unknown, or misinterpreted, about his life.