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Hampton Roads during WWII: the WAVES
- Military
- Women's History
March 23, 2021

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) was the women’s branch of the Naval Reserves during World War II
Make Like a Tree and Leaf!
- Mariners' Park
- Recreation
September 22, 2021

Today is the first day of autumn! We’ve finally made it to the best season! The weather is cooler…or it will be, and the leaves will soon start to show off on the trees! Here in the Park, we have some gorgeous fall colors that you can’t miss. Bu
BEYOND THE FRAME: The Secret Ingredient

In this episode of Beyond the Frame, we explore Edward William Cooke’s 1856 oil on canvas, “Violent Squall on the Adriatic” in which he transports us to the Venetian lagoon where we feel the wind whirling around us and hear the crashing of the waves while we watch a ferocious storm barrel in.
Dr. Gladys B. West: The woman who reshaped the modern world
- Black History
- Collections
- Science
- Technology
- Women's History
February 11, 2021

Dr. West has had an incredibly accomplished career in mathematics over her 42 years of service! After starting her career with the Navy, Dr. West focused her work on astronomical studies in an effort to understand how Pluto and Neptune moved in relation to each other in the 1960s.
Artifact of the Month – Bull Boat

June 1, 2014
Into the Condenser Tank – Final Week

June 20, 2013
Self Defence on the Deep Blue Sea

July 17, 2012
Button, Button, Who’s got the Button….die?

December 1, 2016
Churchill’s American Arsenal

Thursday, November 16, 2023 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Suspense and intrigue are expected for the evening as Larrie D. Ferreiro, an engineer, historian, and author, chronicles the tense relationship between British innovation and American technical prowess behind the victorious Allied partnership during World War II.

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Mary Louvestre, a Union Spy?

March 31, 2017