Upcoming Events
Speaker Series
- Free to attend
- Sessions start at 12pm
- About one hour long
- Bring your lunch or order at the café in advance https://nmmog.org/cafe/
Please note that museum access is not included with attendance
Schedule –
December 18—Deanne Stephens, Co-Director, Center for the Study of the Gulf South, University of Southern Mississippi
Topic: The Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Industry.
Jan. 15—The Battle of Vigo Bay: Fire and Silver on the Spanish Coast
John Sledge, NMMOG
Feb. 19—The Shipwrecks of Northwest Florida
Della Scott-Ireton, Associate Director, Florida Public Archaeology Network. University of West Florida
Mar. 19—This Southern Metropolis: Life in Antebellum Mobile
Mike Bunn, Director Blakeley Historic State Park
April 16—Topic TBA
Amy Mitchell-Cook, Historian, University of West Florida
May 21—A Yankee Does Good: Stirring Gumbo, Raising Ruckus, and Cleaning Water
Roberta Swann, retired director Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
June 18—Onstage with Lucy Buffett
John Sledge, maritime historian-in-residence in conversation with Lucy Buffett, author, entrepreneur, chef
July 16—Special America 250th GulfChat: The Revolution on the Gulf Coast
John Sledge, maritime historian-in-residence, in conversation with Mike Bunn, author of The Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South during America’s Revolutionary Era
Aug. 20—Seeking the Good Kind of Fear: Cam Marston’s Story of Paddleboarding Across Mobile Bay
Cam Marston, Host Alabama Public Radio’s “Keepin’ It Real”
Sept. 17—The Story of South Mobile, 1699-Present
Susan Rouillier, author, painter, photographer, poet
Oct. 15—Getting to the Starting Line
Laura M. Knight, Team Fight Oar Die
Maritime Career Discovery Day
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This free event is designed for high school students in grades 9–11 and aims to support workforce development in the maritime industry.
Modeled after a trade show, the program will feature tables set up throughout the museum’s event spaces where representatives from maritime companies, training centers, and government agencies can engage directly with students.