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- ↑ "2020 NASOH Conference Canceled". North American Society for Oceanic History. North American Society for Oceanic History. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "K. Jack Bauer Award". North American Society for Oceanic History. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Charles Dana Gibson Award". North American Society for Oceanic History. North American Society for Oceanic History. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "John Lyman Book Awards". North American Society for Oceanic History. North American Society for Oceanic History. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Student Awards". North American Society for Oceanic History. North American Society for Oceanic History. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "James C. Bradford Dissertation Research Fellowship". North American Society for Oceanic History. North American Society for Oceanic History. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Current Officers". North American Society for Oceanic History. North American Society for Oceanic History. Retrieved July 19, 2020.