33 Association of the United States Navy
and grow the appreciation
Americans have of the maritime
domain," she continued.
Also available on the site are
STEM and STEM-H (history)
lesson plans developed by museum
educators across the country. For
this program, NHF partnered with
the U.S. Naval Academy and the
USS Hornet Museum to provide
training for museum educators at
the USNA STEM Center. ese
STEM lesson plans relate to naval
history and reference the most cur-
rent state common core and next
generation science standards for a
large number of states.
e site will continue to expand
with new sections devoted to
specific events. To commemorate
the 75th anniversary of the Japa-
nese attack on Pearl Harbor, NHF
posted exclusive interviews — most
poignant were two individuals who
experienced the attack from differ-
ent perspectives. Retired Chief of
Supply Corps RADM Ted Walker
witnessed the attack as a young lad
perched on his home's roof. John
Campbell, 90, was a Marine aviator
who shared his experience as a
21-year old enlisted aircrewman
dodging Japanese strafing runs at
Ewa Field. Both interviews may be
found at http://www.usnavymu-
seums.org/pearl-harbor-in-their-
own-words/ .
Future web pages will bring
you the latest naval history news,
digital art, artifact spotlights, event
calendars and special event reports,
highlights of planned World War II
ship explorations across the Pacific
Ocean with Dr. Robert Ballard,
World War I and World War II
commemorative events and more.
e inauguration of www.us-
navymuseums.org further cements
NHF's commitment to provide out-
reach opportunities to the Ameri-
can public on behalf of the National
Museum of the United States Navy
and NHHC. e site joins www.
navyhistory.org , which serves the
public with a directory of services,
publications and updates on activ-
ities; and www.ijnhonline.org , the
portal of the International Journal of
Naval History, which targets a glob-
al academic audience, providing a
publishing venue for peer-review
articles and book reviews.
e creation of www.usnavy-
museums.org was made possible by
a grant from the Tawani Founda-
tion; the STEM-H program is fund-
ed through a Federal grant. n
Dr. Dave Winkler is director of
programs at the Naval Historical
Foundation and is a retired Navy
Reserve Commander.
If you live in the greater Washington, DC, area and have
a passion for naval history or want to learn about it, the
National Museum of the United States Navy (NMUSN)
needs you to volunteer as a docent. This is an exciting
opportunity to learn about Navy history, the different
exhibits and the many artifacts throughout the museum,
and share this knowledge with children and adults from
all over the world. Docents will go through a newly-de-
veloped training program. Active duty Sailors are wel-
come and will earn volunteer service hours. Questions or
to sign up, contact Thomas Frezza, NMUSN's Director of
Education, at (202) 433-4995 or thomas.frezza@navy.mil.
HELP WANTED: Docents
Publicly viewable, these treatment tanks
hold the Monitor's largest artifacts. The
Batten Conservation Complex is home to
the world's largest marine archaeological
metals conservation project.
WEBCAM LINK:
http://www.monitorcenter.org/
conservation-webcams/
