The Quest to Explore Under the Sea
Art McKee is The Father of Modern Treasure Hunting The evolution of modern salvage diving can be understood through life of one man. Arthur McKee Jr., considered the “father of modern treasure hunting,” was the first to recognize that the reef-riddled Florida Keys provided a precious landscape for wrecked ships carrying even more precious cargo. […]
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Adventures in Greek and Roman Diving When you walk into the History of Diving Museum, you are met with information and artifacts that have been salvaged from under the sea dating to the Greco-Roman period and even earlier. You will encounter an intact amphora (a Greek/Roman storage jar) and an amphora fragment that still has
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A Diver and His Helmet: A Happy Reunion. This was posted back on Friday, October 21, 2011. It was a great story back then and it still is today! It was a routine business call that brought Jon Hazelbaker to Upstate New York last week, but the series of events that took place were anything
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” is a classic science fiction novel written by Jules Verne and first published in 1869. It was actually first written in French and titled “Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers” and we have an exhibit for this masterpiece here at the History of Diving Museum!
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