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RESEARCH The Institute staff is available to assist students and scholars with Nantucket-based research projects. The Admiral's Reading Room offers books and periodicals on American maritime history, literature and art. EDUCATION / PROGRAMS Working with on-island and off-island organizations, the Institute presents lectures, films, courses, and symposia focusing on Nantucket and other maritime topics. Located in the lower level of the school, Nantucket Island Community Sailing (NICS) offers sailing courses at a reasonable cost. NICS and the Egan Institute co-sponsor the Admiral's Cup, an annual dingy race. PUBLICATIONS Established to preserve and record the history of Nantucket, Mill Hill Press publishes books about the island and maritime subjects. EXHIBITS Permanent and temporary exhibits focusing on Nantucket and topics relating to the history of The Coffin School are on display. |
"Map of the Island of Nantucket" by Dr. James Tupper, 1772 
"South-Eastern View of Nantucket, Mass." Drawn by J.W. Barber - Engraved by S.E. Brown, Boston, ca. 1840 |
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STAFF Nathaniel Philbrick, Director, has degrees from Brown and Duke Universities and is a Research Fellow in History at the Nantucket Historical Association. He is the author of numerous books on Nantucket history, including In the Heart of the Sea, The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex(Viking Penguin: May 2000), and Away Off Shore, Nantucket Island and It's People 1602-1890 (Mill Hill Press: 1994). He has also written several books about sailing. He has lived on Nantucket with his wife and two children since 1986. Margaret Moore Booker, Associate Director/Curator, has a Masters Degree in Art History from George Washington University. She is the author of The Admiral's Academy: Nantucket Island's Historic Coffin School (Mill Hill Press: 1999), and is a primary contributor to Picturing Nantucket, An Art History of the Island with Paintings from the Collection of the Nantucket Historical Association (Nantucket Historical Association: 2000). A part-time resident of the island for many years, she moved to Nantucket full-time in 1994. |
Nathaniel Philbrick and Margaret Moore Booker |
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