Victorian Christmas – Next Two Weekends (Nov 25-26 & Dec 3-4)

22Nov2011

Our modern American image of Santa Claus originated with a drawing by prominent political cartoonist Thomas Nast. Nast’s 1863 image depicted a jolly, plump, bearded man delivering gifts to Union troops at their encampment, wearing a fur-trimmed suit of patriotic stars and stripes. This year, Victorian Christmas has been expanded to include two weekends. The [...]

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Smith to retire after 12 years, Johnston to assume command

08Nov2011

Port Columbus’s only museum director since its opening in 2001, Bruce Smith, is to retire at the end of 2011. “Having the opportunity to create this museum from the ground up is the highlight of my career,” said Smith, “the staff here has been incredible to pull this thing together from scratch and make a [...]

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Cool History: Ship Stories - June 1

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About Port Columbus -- The Civil War Naval Museum: Located in historic Columbus, Georgia on the Chattahoochee Intra-Coastal Waterway, Port Columbus is the only museum in the world dedicated to telling the complete Naval story of the American Civil War. From the ironclads to steam and sailing ships to the first successful submarines, Port Columbus has gone to great extent to raise, recover and preserve the military and technological advances of the American Civil War Navies. Welcome aboard, everyone is welcome. EXPLORE EVENTS: RiverBlast! (Mar) Cool History (Year Round) Admiral's Circle Dinner (Apr 2011) Southern Pirate Festival (Oct) History Symposium (Oct) Victorian Holiday House (Dec) * DONATIONS EXPLORE EXHIBITS: WaterWitch CSS Jackson CSS Chattahoochee USS Hartford USS Monitor CSS Albemarle Flag Collection Civil War Naval Timeline Special Exhibits
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Victorian Christmas – Next Two Weekends (Nov 25-26 & Dec 3-4)

22Nov2011

Smith to retire after 12 years, Johnston to assume command

08Nov2011

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