Ohio Shipwrecks: What’s in your Backyard?
Chat & Lecture with Linda Pansing (Ohio History Connection)
From Lake Erie, to canals, to rivers, Ohio’s maritime history is rich and ancient. This presentation will highlight the stories of several shipwrecks; their ‘lives’, ‘deaths’ and discoveries. How many shipwrecks are in Ohio? Come and find out!
(Please order drinks and pastries by 2:45pm)
Linda Pansing is Curator of Archaeology for the Ohio History Connection. She received her degrees from The Ohio State University and did her underwater field work with Florida State University. Linda is also a scuba instructor and has been actively diving since 1988. She's conducted field research and/or has been project manager for surveys of terrestrial and underwater sites that date from the Late Pleistocene to the 20th century. She is a member of numerous Ohio scuba clubs and is a co-founder of the Maritime Archaeological Survey Team (MAST), a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to the documentation, scientific study and education pertaining to underwater archaeological resources.
