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Association for Great Lakes Maritime History

Eastland Disaster Historical Society

Historical overview of a Chicago and Great Lakes Steamliner Shipwreck - Chicago's greatest maritime disaster.

Fellowship of First Fleeters

An organisation composed of descendants of those who arrived in Sydney Cove with the First Fleet on 26 January 1788. Aim to spread knowledge about our eary history for future generations. Australia, New South Wales, Australian Convicts.

French Lines Association

The archive collection retraces 150 years of French maritime history through the history of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, etc. 70,000 photos, 200 films and 4.5 kilometers of archives. Many liners crossed the Atlantic to bring immigrants to America.

Marine Historical Society of Detroit

Nautical Research Guild

Ship models and nautical history.

Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society

Seattle, Washington. The Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society's purpose is to collect, preserve and display maritime historical objects, relics and data with particular emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. Their Puget Sound Maritime Research Library is an outstanding resource for maritime research and holds the extensive Williamson Collection of ship photographs.

Steamship Historical Society of America

The Great Lakes Historical Society

Vermilion, Ohio.

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society

Michigan.

The Historical Diving Society

United Kingdom.

The Saginaw River Marine Historical Society

Thomas Gardner Society, Inc.

The Thomas Gardner Society, Inc. aims to promote, and sponsor, a continuing educational mode with respect to the experiences, and accomplishments, of the Cape Ann party (1623/24) led by Thomas Gardner. The focus is cultural, biographical, historical, and genealogical in the context of both general, and scholarly, knowledge.

Titanic Historical Society

Titanic International Society

This New Jersey-based organization is primarily interested in the RMS Titanic, and especially in those who sailed aboard her. It publishes a quarterly journal, Voyage, which often includes articles about Titanic's passengers and crew. Research assistance with specific questions is available through the website and the Society welcomes contact from descendants and family members of passengers and crew.

U S Life-Saving Service Heritage Association

Preserves the stations, history, boats, and equipment of the US Life-Saving Service and US Coast Guard.

Western Lake Erie Historical Society

Toledo, Ohio.

Wisconsin Marine Historical Society