Did you know that our free programs are made available thanks to the support of our members? Our Captains’ Circle members are leaders in supporting SSHSA. Membership in the Captains’ Circle is open to all – whether you are new members to SSHSA or are renewing for the 20th year! Learn more about the benefits of this level of membership and find the form to join today at https://shiphistory.org/captains-circle/. (fb)

SSHSA’s varied collections are available for use by members and the general public. A portion of our collections are digitized and can be explored online in our catalog at https://sshsa.catalogaccess.com/. Many more collections are still being processed and described, and so are only accessible in person. One such collection, the Stephan Gmelin Photograph Collection, contains approximately 2,000 black and white and color negatives of ships and SSHSA meetings, along with several 8mm and one 16mm film on various maritime themes. Most of the images are of cargo ships, with some ocean liners and passenger excursion ships/boats. Some of the negatives were produced by Gmelin's brother, Alexander Gmelin. The images in this collection were taken between 1921-1989. This collection is available to the public by appointment at the Steamship Historical Society. Objects that are fragile, significant, or require additional tools to access may require archivist assistance. Learn more about the SSHSA Archives, Collections, and Maritime Reference Library along with information on conducting research at https://shiphistory.org/collections/. (fb)