We've re-launched the Twitter feed for the Centre for Port & Maritime History today! Details of news and upcoming events here, starting with the call for our Annual Conference, Sept 2019! Abstracts of 250 words on the theme of 'Art and the Sea' now welcome, details attached!

Our annual Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture, given by Rachel Mulhearn, is happening next week: Weds 8 May 2019 6.15pm, Dr.Martin Luther King Jnr Building, Liverpool Albert Dock. Title: 'Don't think of emigrating: Liverpool and Overseas Migration during WWI'. All welcome. Please RT!

In June 1919 Race Riots exploded on Liverpool’s streets and a young black Seafarer, Charles Wotten was murdered. Commemorating the 1919 Riots, events are upcoming with Writing on the Wall @andyddavies including walking tours that bring this history to the fore: wowfest.uk/events/10-even…

Exhibition exploring the 1919 Race Riots in Liverpool, now at Central Library, William Brown Street, L3 8EW - from 2nd May - 24th June. Details here: wowfest.uk/events/10-even…

If you are in Liverpool tomorrow, do come along to our Annual Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture, it looks like a fascinating talk, details below:

Today is the first day of the PortandMaritimeHist annual conference on Art and the Sea. We're looking forward to a day of fascinating talks University of Liverpool and tomorrow Liverpool John Moores University @LJMUarts #maritime #historyofart #history

David Williams of King's College London discusses English identity in maritime art - much overlooked until now! PortandMaritimeHist @LJMUarts #maritime #historyofart

Samuel Love of The University of Edinburgh enlightens us about the mural by Edward Bawden on board S. S. Oronsay in 1951. Icons of Britishness! PortandMaritimeHist @LJMUarts #maritime #history

Fascinating insights from Laura Bohnenblust from @uniofbern, Switzerland, who exposes ships as floating exhibitions of nationalism. PortandMaritimeHist @LJMUarts #maritime #history

Its the annual CPMH conference on the theme of Art and the Sea - thanks @andyddavies for the introduction to Day 1 and looking forward to the great scholarship and seeing how the next two days unfold!

Not to late to join us tomorrow still. Great papers today and more to come...

Our final paper today is by Dr. Gisela Parak of the German Maritime Museum who discusses Hemming and his National Socialism in his maritime paintings. PortandMaritimeHist @LJMUarts #maritime #historyofart

Absolutely superb summary of the first day of the CPMH Annual Conference by Dr. Emma Roberts encapsulating the range of themes and linkages throughout the presentations! More tomorrow... don't forget, different venue, John Lennon Building LJMU!

Date for the diaries: Wednesday 23 October is our next CPMH seminar! Delighted to have Dr Eric Schneider from LSE visiting to discuss 'The Health of Boys on the Training Ship "Indefatigable", 1865-1995'. Do come along, 5-6pm, Room 103, John Foster Building, Liverpool John Moores

A fantastic looking day on maritime history writing at the National Maritime Museum coming up - great for ECRs, postgrads and, well, most of us I think! Details here: rmg.co.uk/see-do/exhibit…

New book of interest to our followers, 'Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era', co-edited by the brilliant Nick White. What's more, its Open Access (so a great Christmas gift to all from CPMH): Please share, palgrave.com/gp/book/978303…

We were surprised to find the lighthouse specifications for Ailsa Craig in a box file from Northern Lighthouse Board engineers dept. Signed by the David and Thomas Stevenson in 1882! Lighthouse Keepers Ailsa Craig @NatSignifColls Go Industrial

Don’t forget to set your clocks back 46 years tonight. #BrexitEve

In Liverpool on Wed 26th Feb 2020 at 5pm? Dr Alston Kennerley from Plymouth is delivering our next seminar "Preparing for Sea: Merseyside and Merchant Seafarer Training since the 18th Century". Seminar room, lower ground floor, Aldham Robarts Library, LJMU. All welcome!

A heads up from us regarding this year's Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture. Dr David Jenkins will be discussing "The Bethesda Shipping Company and its Liverpool connections, 1877-98". When? Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 6.15 p.m. Where? Merseyside Maritime Museum. All welcome!