Once again we are excited to be particpating the 16th Annual Ghost Ships Festival at the Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport Hotel.  Conveniently located off I-94 just south of General Mitchell International Airport, the Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport Hotel with its state-of-the-art meeting and event facilities, guest amenities and top-notch service made it the perfect choice for Ghost Ships Festival 2015.

The Ghost Ships Festival is Wisconsin's largest trade show devoted to Scuba Diving and Great Lakes Maritime History. Exhibits, workshops, and presentations cover just about every aspect of Great Lakes maritime history and scuba diving. You can listen to and interact with leading dive industry professionals, extreme explorers, maritime historians, and Great Lakes authors!

Tickets to the presentations on Friday night and Saturday are $20.00 until March 12th, 2015 and $25.00 if purchased at the door.  You can purchase your tickets through the secure online ticketing page link below:.

The Exhibit Hall is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BUY TICKETS NOW - http://www.ghostships.org/SSL/BuyTickets.aspx

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Recent WUAA Activities 

10th Annual

Wisconsin Underwater Archeology & Maritime History Conference

Saturday, October 25th 2014  10 am - 4 pm

 
Wisconsin Maritime Museum|75 Maritime Dr.|Manitowoc WI 54220| (920) 684-0218

The Wisconsin Underwater Archelogy Association (WUAA) is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Wisconsin Underwater Archeology and Maritime History Conference. In celebration of our 10th year hosting the conference, we've moved the location to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, WI. As in years past, the event will bring together underwater archeologists, maritime historians, divers, and Great Lakes enthusiasts for a stimulating day of presentations about maritime history and underwater archeology in Wisconsin waters and beyond. Registration is $20 and is open to the public. Inquiries can be made to conference chairperson Kevin Cullen: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

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Conference Schedule

Saturday, October 25th

10:00 am - 11:00 am | WUAA Business Meeting (public welcomed)

• Secretary's report
• Treasurer's Report 
• WUAA project progress report
• Progress of books WUAA is financing
• Non-profit (501C3) status

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Tamara Thomsen

• The Wisconsin Historical Society's Underwater Archeology & Maritime Preservation Program 2014 Survey Season

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Lunch Break

• Bring Lunch or eat nearby

  1:00 pm - 2:00pm | Patrick McBriarty

• History of Chicago's moveable bridges

  2:00 pm - 3:00pm | Peter Hirthe

• Treasures from, and a map view of, the Great Lakes Marine Collection

  3:00 pm - 3:30pm | Rolf Johnson

• Wisconsin Maritime Museum Projects and Initiatives

  3:30 pm - 4:00pm | Museum Tour

• Wisconsin Maritime Museum Projects and Initiatives: Tour of Museum

NEW

Sunday, October 26th

Nautical Archaeology Society

(NAS) Archaeological Illustration Workshop 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Cost for WUAA members is $75 and non-members is $100.

 

Pre-register Here 

 

 Pay $20 Conference Fee By Credit card Here

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 Introduction to Coastal and Underwater Archaeology  

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Watch For Next Scheduled Date

The NAS Introduction course is the first stage in the Nautical Archaeology Society training program, which WUAA is partnering with to build a community of trained advocates to help document and promote Wisconsin's maritime heritage. This one day course offers an introduction to archaeology and maritime archaeology, combining a mixture of classroom and practical sessions. This course aims to promote archaeology more broadly, but to also provide specific content that pertains to the incredible history of Great Lakes maritime tradition. This introduction course will also introduce topics such as dating methods used in archaeology and how the current legislation applies to our underwater cultural heritage.

By the end of the day participants will:

•Have been introduced to the basic principles and scope of maritime archaeology

•Be able to apply 2D survey methods to an archaeological site

•Have an understanding of your rights and responsibilities concerning underwater heritage in Wisconsin

•Be qualified to pursue further NAS training credits, which can be applied toward future conferences and higher level training courses.

When: Saturday (Watch for next dates) (8am - 4pm)

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 1/2 hour lunch break, and 1/2 hour afternoon break

Where: Watch for next site location

Cost: $85, Price includes course materials, museum fees, & Lunch

 Click Here for Course Brochure

Pre-register Here 

Summer 2014 Underwater Survey Projects - Volunteers Needed

Temporarily "OUT OF STOCK"

Order Fathoms Deep But Not Forgotten:


Wisconsin's Lost Ships
 by Brendon Baillod
A Complete Guide to Southeast Wisconsin Ships & Shipwrecks

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Members: RENEW Your Membership Here
 

Our Goals

Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association announces International Training Partnership
with the Nautical Archaeology Society (UK)

Press Release: Summer 2011

The Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association has partnered with the United Kingdom's Nautical Archaeology Society to provide internationally recognized training to anyone interested in maritime archaeology. Divers and non-divers may now participate in workshop-based training seminars that are taught by professionals and recognized in more than 25 countries around the world.


The Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association (WUAA) is pleased to announce it is expanding its underwater archeology training program by partnering with the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) based in Portsmouth, United Kingdom.The forthcoming WUAA and NAS certification training workshop will be open to anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of underwater archaeology and maritime history. Internationally recognized, the NAS program provides the knowledge and skills to help archaeology projects in Wisconsin and around the world.

Participants in training workshops learn underwater archaeological site mapping, historic ship construction methods, how to use archives in conducting historical research, artifact dating and identification, among other topics. Workshop participants have an opportunity to visit various research facilities, get behind the scenes tours of facilities and collections, meet and work with professionals, etc. "With a modular structure and a choice of specialized courses, the WUAA/NAS training programs will offer the public at large the chance to directly participate in maritime archaeology, while building a community of skilled volunteers, who will eventually be capable of carrying out their own maritime archaeology research projects" sated Kevin Cullen (WUAA Vice-President and professional archaeologist at the Discovery World museum in Milwaukee.) Further information about WUAA and NAS, including local and international training schedules and projects may be obtained by going to the NAS website, www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org and/or www.wuaa.org/training_intro. For more information on workshops contact Kevin Cullen by email at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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