News & Announcements

Sea History writes about New Online Databases for Researchers
Sea History volume 164 (Autumn 2018) includes an article about two new online resources recently launched for historians, genealogists, students, and others interested in the wealth of records concerning maritime trade under sail.

British Whaling data now available
WhalingHistory.org is now hosting two important data sets documenting British whaling. The databases contain voyage and crew information for the British Southern Whale Fishery, which operated from 1775 to 1859.

World’s Most Comprehensive Whaling History Database Released
The Whaling History website opened to the public on March 6, 2018, connecting all things whaling for researchers, scholars, genealogists, educators and students.