Full Steam Ahead: The Golden Age of Great Lakes Passenger Steamships
Imagine the hustle and bustle of historic port towns. Commerce mixed effortlessly with leisure along waterfronts. Steamship decks overflowed with travelers. Tourists from cities around the Great Lakes, experienced “the good life” aboard these floating palaces delivering them to destinations offering sandy beaches, dance halls, resorts, and the cool summer breezes city life could not provide. Join Ashley Deming, Director of Education & Programs at the Michigan Maritime Museum, as she dives into the history of the Golden Age of steamship travel during our upcoming Tales from the Archives event!
Ashley Deming
Director of Education & Programs at the Michigan Maritime Museum
Ashley Deming graduated from WMU with a BA in Anthropology in 2006. Following graduation, she worked as the Education and Outreach Specialist for Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, MI. In 2008, she graduated from the University of Bristol in England with an MA in Maritime Archaeology and History. She spent the following year working for the University of Bristol teaching practical maritime archaeology and volunteering for educational programs with Brunel’s SS Great Britain maritime museum. After leaving the UK, Deming worked as an underwater archaeologist for South Carolina for 5 years managing the State’s Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program under the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina. Looking to return to her home state and freshwater, Deming accepted the position of Director of Education & Administration (now Director of Education & Programs) at the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven where she has enjoyed sharing maritime history and heritage with the public for the last 10 years. In addition to her work at the museum, Deming has also served on the South Haven Harbor Commission for the past 9 years and is currently a member of the Marine Tech Advisory Council.
This program is part of the Holland Museum “Tales from the Archives” series which explores local history topics supported by the Holland Museum’s collection and archives.
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