(Lecture: February 10, 2025) As part of the Museum’s 2025 Winter Lecture Series, Amy Borgens spoke about the history and salvage of local wrecks, including the historic Mary, the Baddacock and the Reindeer. She also shared new information she recently uncovered about...
(Lecture: January 27, 2025) As part of the Museum’s 2025 Winter Lecture Series, Captain Dee discussed the evolution of techniques and equipment used in fishing and sportfishing.About Capt. Dee Wallace Capt. Wallace grew up in Port Aransas after his family arrived in...
(Lecture: January 20, 2025) As part of the Museum’s 2025 Winter Lecture Series, this lecture delves into the profound themes of interdependence that shape both nature and art through the lens of Kent Ullberg’s monumental work, Interdependency, in Port Aransas. It...
(Lecture: January 13, 2025) As part of the Museum’s 2025 Winter Lecture Series, talks about several unique female characters that distinguished themselves in our history as playing outstanding roles in the perseverance and development of our community.About Mark...
(Lecture: January 6, 2025) As part of the Museum’s 2025 Winter Lecture Series, Keith Farley, speaks about the history of the Farly family. The Farleys arrived in America on the third ship after the Mayflower in the early 1600s. As they made their way south to Florida,...
As part of the Museum’s 2024 Winter Lecture Series, Pam Wheat Stranahan spoke on February 19, 2024, about the beginning and growth of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute.About Sally Palmer Sally Palmer is the Assistant Director of Communications and...
As part of the Museum’s 2024 Winter Lecture Series, Pam Wheat Stranahan spoke on February 5, 2024, about towns that lined Copano Bay in the 1830s through the 1880s. Ships sailed the natural channel from Aransas Pass to Copano Bay, which provided water transport for...
As part of the Museum’s 2024 Winter Lecture Series, Capt. Dee Wallace, a global sportfishing captain that has set over 10 world records, explores the history of sportfishing and sport boats from the most modern to those built by the Farley Brothers in 1915.About Capt....