Annapolis Maritime Museum Winter Lecture Series

Join us virtually for our annual winter lecture series hosted over zoom. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on eight diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science and maritime art. Admission is $10 per person for non-members and FREE for first Mate and above Members.

Ancient Oysters and Modern Messes: How Archaeology Can Help Clean the Bay

• Oysters struggle to grow in much of the upper Chesapeake Bay today, but thousands of

archaeological sites full of oyster shells tell us that they were once plentiful.

• These sites show how Indigenous people fished the Bay for thousands of years, and how the

relationship between people and the Bay has shifted over the past few centuries.

• Address how Chesapeake environments and cultures have changed, and investigate a few

archaeological clues about what we could do differently today.

Presenter: Leslie Reeder-Myers | Assistant Professor – Department of Anthropology at Temple University