***2023 MORISON AWARD ANNOUNCED***
Upcoming Events
Monday, 4 December 2023
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Burchenal Green
Executive Director of the National Maritime Historical Society
January 2024
No Meeting Sheduled
Monday, 5 February 2024
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Bill Sestrom
Board Member of Hudson Valley Honor Flight
Monday, 4 March 2024
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Dr. Lersch
Monday, 8 April 2024
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Kitty Harvey, PhD
US Navy Veteran and Middle East Scholar
Author of A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq
Monday, 6 May 2024
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBA
Monday, 3 June 2024
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Activity: Naval and Maritime Antiques Road Show
Past Events
Past Events
November 2023
Event: RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature
Change of Command
Time: 4:30pm-7:30pm
Speaker: Eric Jay Dolin
REBELS AT SEA
Privateering in the American Revolution
Monday, 11 September 2023
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: COL Tom Pile, USA (Ret)
After 9/11
Monday, 11 September 2023
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: COL Tom Pile, USA (Ret)
After 9/11
August 2023
End of Summer Picnic
White Plains, New York
July 2023
No meeting, but stand by for possible midsummer cocktail reception or gathering..
Monday, 5 June 2023
BATTLE OF MIDWAY REMEMBRANCE
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Kenneth Kraetzer
Social Media With Today’s Naval and Military Establishments
Monday, 1 May 2023
BATTLE OF MANILA BAY REMEMBRANCE
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Matthew Bonvento, United States Merchant Marine Academy, King's Point
Current and Future Training Needs Of Merchant Marine Officers
Saturday, 29 April 2023
Event: Battle of Manila Bay Commemoration
Time: 11:00hrs Ceremony, 12:00hrs Luncheon
Locations Ceremony aboard USS Olympia, Luncheon at Rope & Anchor (Hilton Hotel)
Penn's Landing, Philadelphia
This is a joint ceremony with the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley and National Capital Commanderies
Monday, 3 April 2023
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT DAY REMEMBRANCE
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Annual New York Commandery SOUND OFF!
Monday, 6 March 2023
USS HOUSTON DAY REMEMBRANCE
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Richard Kaye, Esq.
US NAVY Model Ship Collection, Display
Monday, 6 February 2023
USS MAINE DAY REMEMBRANCE
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: John Glusman
CONDUCT UNDER FIRE
Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-45
January 2023
No luncheon scheduled
Monday, 5 December 2022
PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: CAPT John Rodgaard, USN, Retired
FROM ACROSS THE SEA
North Americans in Nelson's Navy
Monday, 14 November 2022
Event: RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Book Award for Naval Literature
Time: 1600hrs - 4:00pm-7:00pm
Recipient: Paul Stillwell
Book: Battleship Commander
The Life ofVice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr.
Saturday, 12 November 2022
Sister organization event
Event: 2022 Annual NYC Pickle Night Dinner
Time: TBA
Speaker: Vice Admiral Martin Connell, CBE, Second Sea Lord, Royal Navy
Location: New York Yacht Club
Information: https://afnmrn.org/picklenight/
2022 Naval Order Congress
Dates: 18-23 October 2022
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Monday, 3 October 2022
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Richard Heller, Esq.
Author of Allies in Time
Monday, 12 September 2022
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: James M. Scott, 2010 RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Award Winner
Author of Black Snow
Monday, 6 June 2022
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Richard F. Snow, 2017 RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Award Winner
Monday, 2 May 2022
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Karina Verna, NY Navy League
Fleet Week 2022
Monday, 4 April 2022
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: CAPT Roger Crossland
The Abalone Ukulele: A Tale of Far Eastern Intrigue
Monday, 7 March 2022
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speakers: CDR John F. V. Cupschalk, past commander
Don Schuld, past commander and
Vice Commander General - Membership
CANCELLED DUE TO CONTINUED HEALTH CRISIS
Monday, 7 February 2022
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBA
January 2022
No Meeting
Monday, 6 December 2021
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Remembrance
Sunday, 14 November 2021
Event: Centennial Flag Service of The Historical and Genealogical Societies
Location: Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York City
Time: 3:00pm for participants, 4:00pm for service
Monday, 8 November 2021
Event: RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Book Award for Naval Literature
Time: 1600hrs
Recipient: M. Ernest Marshall, MD
Book: REAR ADMIRAL HERBERT V. WILEY
A Career in Airships and Battleships
Monday, 4 October 2021
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Dale Jenkins, Pearl Harbor Before, During and After the War
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue, New York City
Monday, 13 September 2021
Event: LuncheonTime: Reception 1130 hrs,
Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Companions
August 2021
No luncheon scheduled for August.
VIRTUAL EVENT
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Event: FROM ACROSS THE SEA: NORTH AMERICANS IN NELSON'S NAVY.
(FROM REA SON TO REVOLUTION)
Speaker: CAPT John Rodgaard, USN (Ret), co-author
Time: 2000hrs (eastern)
July 2021
No event scheduled.
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Monday, 7 June 2021
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBA
VIRTUAL EVENT
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Event: Winner of the 2018 RADM Samue Eliot Morison Award Speaker: John Wukovits
Time: 2000hrs (eastern)
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Monday, 3 May 2021
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBA
VIRTUAL EVENT
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Event: Award Winning Author and Lecturer on Historical Fiction
Speaker: CAPT Marc Liebman, USN (Ret)
Time: 2000hrs (eastern)
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Monday, 5 April 2021
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBA
VIRTUAL EVENT
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Event: IN THE WAVES:: My Quest to Solve the Mystery of a Civil War Submarine
Speaker: Rachel Lance
Time: 2000hrs (eastern)
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
\Monday, 1 March 2021
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBA
VIRTUAL EVENT
Wednesday,10 February 2021
Event: Nava Order History Night
Time: 2000hrs
Speakers: James Hornfischer and James Sullivan
Discussing James Sullivan's new book UNSINKABLE
Link to Presentation
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Monday, 1 February 2021
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBD
January 2021
No luncheon scheduled for January.
VIRTUAL EVENT
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Event: Discussion On The Navy During Cold War
Speakers: Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman
Naval Historian Jim Hornfischer
Time: 2000hrs (eastern)
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Monday, 7 December 2020E
vent: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBA
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue, New York City
VIRTUAL EVENT
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Event: Discussion On The Navy During Cold War
Speakers: Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman
Naval Historian Jim Hornfischer
Time: 2000hrs (eastern)
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Cancelled - Sunday, 8 November 2020
Event: Flag CeremonyTime: 15:00hrs-18:00hrs
Location: St. Thomas Church, 1 West 53rd Street, New York City
VIRTUAL EVENT
Thursday, 5 November 2020
The American Friends of the National Museum of the Royal Navy
Cordially Invite the Naval Order of the United States
To Join in a Virtual Live
EventEvent: New York City Pickle Night
Time: 1800hrsLocation:
Virtual Event - Registration Required Click here to register
VIRTUAL EVENT
NAVAL ORDER CONGRESS, 16-17 October 2020
Event: Naval Order of the United States Congress
Location: VIRTUAL EVENTTo attend the NOUS Congress virtual session, you must register via the National Website at https://www.navalorder.org/2020-congress
VIRTUAL PRE-NOUS CONGRESS EVENT
Thursday, 8 October 2020
Event: Virtual Pre-NOUS Congress event sponsored by the Naval Order of the United States
Time: 2000hrs
Speaker: M. Ernest Marshall, MD, Recipient of the 2020 Morison Award
VIRTUAL EVENT
Monday, 5 October 2020
Event: Virtual Luncheon MeetingTime: 1200hrs
Speaker: M. Ernest Marshall, MD, Recipient of the 2020 Morison AwardLocation: Virtual Meeting via Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/6253527480?pwd=YWs1UHJVbmM1VlBMSlE2TzI5cHZNUT09 Meeting ID: 625 352 7480
You MUST be registered in advance to receive the Passcode in order to participate. Please register by emailing your request to us at joinnous@gmail.com NO LATER THAN Sunday 9:00 PM to receive an email with the video and telephone Passcodes. You may sign in at 11:45 am.
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Cancelled - Monday, 14 September 2020
Event: LuncheonTime: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBA
August 2020
No luncheon scheduled
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
CANCELLED - July 2020
Event: Summer Cocktail Reception
Time: TBA
Guest: TBA
Location: TBA
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
CANCELLED - Monday, 1 June 2020
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBD
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
CANCELLED - Monday, 4 May 2020
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBD
CANCELLED DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
CANCLLED- Monday, 20 April 2020
Event: Luncheon, Philadelphia Commandery
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: The Hon. John F. Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy
Location: Historic Downtown Philadlephia
Contact: jjones@jonessearchgroup.com
CANCELLED DUE TO PROXIMITY TO HOLY WEEK AND PASSOVER
Monday, 6 April 2020
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: TBD
Monday, 2 March 2020
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: CAPT Lawrence B. Brennan, USN, JAG (Ret), The Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission
Monday, 3 February 2020
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: MCPO Marcus Evans, Command Master Chief Sector New York
CANCELLED DUE TO EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER
Monday, 2 December 2019
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: MCPO Marcus Evans, Command Master Chief Sector New York
Monday, 4 November 2019
Event: RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Book Award for Naval Literature
Time: Reception 1830 hrs, Dinner and Award Ceremony 1930 hrs
Recipient: Hampton Sides
Book: On Desperate Ground
Monday, 7 October 2019
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Seth Cropsey - "America's Maritime Security: Today and Tomorrow"
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue, New York City
Monday, 9 September 2019
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130 hrs, Lunch 1200 hrs
Speaker: Rear Admiral Frank Thorp, USN (Ret.), CEO and President US Navy Memorial
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue, New York City
August 2019
No Luncheon
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Event: Summer Cocktail Party
Time: 1800-2000 hrs.
Guest of Honor: LCDR Jack B. Sears, Chaplain Corps, United States Navy
Location: The Chart House, Weehawken, New Jersey
Monday, 3 June 2019
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: CAPT Vance H. Morrison, USN (Ret.): Grounding of USS Weiss (APD-135)
Buckner Bay, Okinawa, 26-27 July 1964
Monday, 6 May 2019
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: George Michelsen Foy - Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane,
a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El Faro
Monday, 1 April 2019
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: William H. Palmer, Jr. - We Called Ourselves Rocketboatmen: The Untold Stories of the Top-Secret LSC(S) Rocket Boat Missions of World War II at Sicily, Normandy (Omaha and Utah Beaches), and Southern France
Monday, 4 March 2019
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Nick Jellicoe - Jutland: The History and Commemoration of a Great Sea Battle
Monday, 4 February 2019
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Marc Liebman: Navy Combat Search and Rescue During the Vietnam War
Friday, 7 December 2018 - Sister Commandery - National Capital Commandery
Event: Wreath Laying at Tomb of the Unkowns - Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration
Time: 1215hrs
Location: Arlington National Cemetery
Friday, 7 December 2018 - Sister Commandery - National Capital Commandery
Event: Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration Dinner
Time: TBD
Location: Army Navy Club, 901 17th St NW, Washington, DC
Monday, 3 December 2018
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Daniel M. Thys, MD - Belgian Doc on a US Carrier
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue, New York City
Event: Patriotic Societies Evensong - Veteran's Day Service
Time: 1600hrs
Location: St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street, New York CIty
Friday, 9 November 2018 - Sister Organization Event
Event: Annual Pickle Dinner
Time: Reception 1800hrs, Dinner 1900hrs
Speaker: Vice Admiral Tony Radakin, Second Sea Lord, Royal Navy
+The American Friends of the National Museum of the Royal Navy
+The Nelson Society
+The 1805 Club
+The National Maritime Historical Society
Contact Sally McElwreath Callo,SallyMC79@verizon.net (212)972 8667 (917) 536-1077
Event: RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Award For Naval Literature Dinner
Time: Reception 1830hrs, Dinner 1930hrs
Speaker: John Wukowits - Tin Can Titans
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130hrs, Lunch 1200hrs
Speaker: James M. Scott: Rampage, MacArthur, Yamashita and the Battle of Manila
Thursday, 27 September 2018 - United States Coast Guard Event
Event: Dedication of the SM1 Douglas Albert Munro Statue
Time: 1000hrs
Location: Coast Guard Sector New York Courtyard, Ft. Wadsworth, Staten Island Contact: MSTCS McCrystle, matthew.e.mccrystle@uscg.mil, (718) 354-4266
September 2018
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: CAPT Preston De Jean, USMS, United States Maritime Academy
Creating Wicked Students for Tomorrow's Challenges
Monday, 4 June 2018Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Hon. John F. Lehman - Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea
Monday, 7 May 2018
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Damien Cregeau - Alexander Hamilton and the Founding of the Revenue Cutter Service
Monday, 2 April 2018
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Elliot Carlson - Stanley Johnston's Blunder
Monday, 5 March 2018
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Dr. Robert M. DiSogra - Preserving Naval History in a Very Unique Way
Monday, 5 February 2018
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Ken Brown - U-Boat Assault On America
Monday, 4 December 2017
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: CAPT John Rodgaard
Monday, 7 November 2017
Event: Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature Dinner
Time: Reception 1830, Lunch 1930
Award Winner: Richard Snow
Book: IRON DAWN: The Monitor, The Merrimack and the Civil War Sea Battle that Changed History
Monday, 2 October 2017
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: The Hon. John F. Lehman, PhD, former Secretary of the Navy (1981-1987)
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Eddie Rosenstein
Wednesday, 14 July 2017
Event: The John F. Lehman Naval Historian Award Reception (Inaugural)
Time: 1830
Awardee: James D. Hornfischer
Location: Chart House, Weehawken, NJ
Monday, 5 June 2017
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: MGEN Bob Scales, USA (ret) "Scales On War: The Future of America's Military At Risk"
Monday, 1 May 2017
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Ian Robertson "The Battle of Trafalgar"
Monday, 3 April 2017
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Nick Jellicoe - Jutland: The Unfinished Battle
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue, New York City
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Michael J. Bonvento: The Manhattan Project
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue, New York City
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Craig Nelson: Pearl Harbor
No luncheon in January 2017
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Dan McSweeney: The History and Mission of the United War Veterans Council
Event: Samuel Eliot Morison Award Dinner
Time: Reception 1830, Lunch 1930
Speaker: Tim McGrath, Give Me A Fast Ship The Continental Navy and America's Revolution at Sea
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Dr. Albert A. Nofi
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Senior Fellow Seth Cropsey
August 2016 No meeting scheduled
Event: Summer Cocktail Party
Time: 1800
Location: Chart House, Lincoln Harbor, Pier D-T, 1700 Harbor Blvd., Weehawken, NJ
Monday, 6 June 2016
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: George Walsh
Event: Luncheon
Time: 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Suzanne Geissler
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: RADM J. Robert Lunney
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Capt. Ronald Scott Perry AFNI
Location: Racquet & Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue, New York City
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Burdin Hickok
January 2016 No meeting scheduled
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Event: Holiday/Christmas Party
Time: 18:00-20:30
Cost: $60.00
RSVP: RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: 212-825-7333 or navyleaguenyc@aol.com
For this event, you must pay in advance
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: TBD
Event: Samuel Eliot Morison Award Dinner
Assumption of Command – Dave Simson, USMC (Ret)
Time: Reception 1830, Lunch 1930
Speaker: Craig L. Symonds, Neptune The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: William Finlayson
Monday, 14 September 2015
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: CAPT Lawrence Brennan, USN (Ret)
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Event: New York Commandery, Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States, Annual Dinner
Time: Reception 1830, Dinner 1915
Speaker: Terry Dinan, Talk About A Mess: It Happened In Vietnam
Location: Aleo Restaurant, 7 West 20th Street, New York City
RSVP: REQUIRED - bill.mcshane@wjmenterprises.com
Monday, 22 July 2015
Event: Summer Cocktail Party
Time: 1800-2000
Location: The Chart House, Weehawken, NJ
Monday, 8 June 2015
Event: Luncheon
Time: Reception 1130, Lunch 1200
Speaker: Rollie Kidder