History of the Sea
Ph.D. University of Connecticut
glenn@mysticseaport.org
860-572-5302 x5089
University of Connecticut, 2001- Ph.D., American History; Dissertation Title: "Versatility in Crisis: The Merchants of the New London Customs District Respond to the Embargo of 1807 - 1809"
Lehigh University, 1981 – M.A., American History
Trenton State College, 1973 – M. Ed.
West Chester State College, 1969 – B.A., Education
2005 – Co Director, "The American Maritime People": An NEH Summer Institute for College and University Faculty.
2003 – present Visiting Scholar, University of Connecticut, Avery Point.
2002 – present Chair, Selection Committee, Paul Cuffe Memorial Fellowship, Mystic Seaport.
2001 - present: Robert G. Albion Historian at Mystic Seaport, Co-Director of the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies.
1989 – present: Lecturer, Maritime History, Williams College – Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Program.
1987 – 2000: Visiting Instructor in Museum Studies: Trinity College, Connecticut College.
1997, 2001 (Summer) – Visiting Instructor, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA.
1981 – 2001: Research Associate, Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT.
1979 – 1981: Assistant Supervisor of Interpretation, Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT.
1970 – 1979: Council Rock School District, Newtown, PA, Teacher/Athletic Director.
Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity and Power in Maritime America, Editor, Mystic Seaport, 2005.
Fishing Out of Stonington: Voices of the Fishing Families of Stonington, Connecticut, Mystic Seaport, 2004.
"A Question of Versatility: The Merchants of Southeastern Connecticut Respond to the Jeffersonian Embargo", Connecticut History, Pending.
"The Charles W. Morgan – America's Last Whaleship," Encyclopedia of New England Culture: 2005.
"Alongshore by John Stilgoe," Encyclopedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes, Greenwod Press, 2000.
Contributor, America and the Sea: A Maritime History, Mystic Seaport, 1998.
Contributor: Standards and Guidelines for Museum Internships, American Association of Museums, 1993.
"Autonomy, Politics, and Embargo in New London, Connecticut, 1807–1809," The American Neptune, Summer, 1992. Quarterly Journal of the Peabody Museum of Salem.
"Evangelists, Land Sharks, and the Character of Seamen's Benevolence in 19th Century America" The Log of Mystic Seaport, Vol. 43 No. 2, Summer 1991.
"Work on the Water," Museum News, Vol. 69 No. 6, November–December 1990, Bimonthly Publication of the American Associate of Museums.
"Mystic Seaport Museum: A Collection of Educational Resources," Connecticut History and Culture: An Historical Overview and Resource Guide for Teachers. Eastern Connecticut State University and North East Utilities, 1985.
"Early American Trade with India: Taking a Sight," The American Neptune, Summer, 1985. Quarterly Journal of the Peabody Museum of Salem.
Journal of Thomas Gardner Age 12, A Voyage To the Grand Banks – 1880, Mystic Seaport Museum, 1985.
Contributor: Voyaging – 19th Century Life at Sea and Ashore: A Thematic Study Guide for Grades 4, 5, and 6; and Voyaging – U.S. History Through its Maritime Experience: A Topical Study Guide for Secondary Grades. Mystic Seaport Museum, 1985.
"To Pass...Without Hindrance: The Ventures of Brig Reaper and the End of Neutral Trade," The Log of Mystic Seaport, Vol. 36, No. 2, Summer, 1984.
"The Joseph Conrad as a Square Sail Laboratory," The Log of Mystic Seaport, Vol. 33, No. 4, Winter, 1984. Quarterly Journal of Mystic Seaport Museum.
"Maritime Enterprise in New Jersey: Great Egg Harbor During the Nineteenth Century," New Jersey History, Fall, 1979. Quarterly Journal of the New Jersey Historical Society.
"Catching up on New Jersey's Maritime Heritage," Sea History, Fall, 1978. Journal of the National Maritime Historical Society.
American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, The Association for the Study of Connecticut History, Phi Alpha Theta, History Honors Fraternity, North American Society for Oceanic History
2004, Keynote Speech: "The Mystical Connection, One Connecticut Town's Links to the Gulf South", Annual Meeting, Gulf South Historical Association, Mobile, AL.
2004, Paper: "In the Wake of Crisis: The Jeffersonian Embargo and the Development of New London's Trade with the Chesapeake", Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Oceanic History, St. Michael's MD
2004 Guest Lecturer, "Whaling and the Rise of Sag Harbor", Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, Sag Harbor, NY.
2004, The Mystic River Valley, Crossroads Through the Years", UConn Alumni Association, Mystic, CT.
2003 Guest Lecturer: "Jedidiah Huntington, New London's First Federal Customs Collector", New London Maritime Society, New London, CT.
2003 Guest Lecturer: "The Maritime Nature of Southeastern Connecticut", New England Association of Regional Councils, Mashantucket, CT.
2003: Panel Chair/Commentator: "Seafaring and Culture: Maritime Culture and its Role in Social Relations in the Early Republic", Annual Meeting, N. England Historical Assoc.
2003: Juried Paper: "The Merchants of New London, Connecticut Respond to the Embargo Crisis of 1807 – 1809", Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians, Memphis, TN.
2002: Member, Oversight Committee, Maritime Studies Program, University of Connecticut, Avery Point.
2002: Selected Paper, "The Reform Impulse and Maritime America", West Chester University, West Chester PA.
2002: Juried Paper: "Continuity and Change in Maritime New London", Third Mashantucket Pequot History Conference, Mashantucket, CT.
2001, 1997, 1992: Visiting Instructor in Maritime History, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA.
2000: Plenary Speaker: Annual Conference, Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums.
1999–2000: Conference Manager, Conference on Race, Ethnicity & Power in Maritime America, 2000. Mystic Seaport Museum.
1999: Keynote Speaker: Conference on Maritime Heritage, Portsmouth, England.
1998: Smithsonian Institution Lecturer: M/S Nieuw Amsterdam, Australia/New Zealand.
1997: Juried Paper: "Race, Ethnicity and Opportunity: Considering the Impact of a Conservative Industry on New London, Connecticut, 1850," Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, New York, NY.
1993–95: Conference Manager, Conference on Race, Ethnicity & Power in Maritime America. Mystic Seaport Museum.
1989: Writer–Creator, "The Life and Times of Josiah Gardner," (video).
1985–present: Moderator, "Music of the Sea" Symposium, Mystic Seaport Museum.
1988–1996: Moderator & Chair, "Victorian Yankee" Symposium, Mystic Seaport Museum.
1986: Writer–Director, "Joseph Conrad the First Hundred Years," (multimedia program).
1986: Director, "At Sea on the Clipper Ships," (video).
1981–present: Lecturer/consultant: National Park Service; University of California, Berkeley; Smithsonian Institution; New England Museum Association; Colonial Williamsburg; Australian National Maritime Museum; South Street Seaport Museum; Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township, Ballarat, Australia. USS CONSTITUTION Museum, National Public Radio, Mount Holyoke College.
1981–present: Editorial Reader for: In the Heart of the Sea (National Book Club Award Winner); Past into Present; The Charles W. Morgan; Tidewater Triumph; Hunting Neptune's Giants; America and the Sea: A Maritime History
Reviewer for: Proceedings: United States Naval Institute; Connecticut History; The American Neptune; The Log of Mystic Seaport; New Jersey History; The New England Quarterly; Journal of Maritime Mission Studies
