Additional Resources

Podcasts

The Mariner’s Mirror is the world’s leading journal dedicated to maritime and naval history. Its Podcast discusses exciting and interesting current maritime projects worldwide, including excavations of shipwrecks, the restoration of historic ships, sailing classic yachts and tall ships, unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to exhibitions, museums and archives worldwide, primary sources and accounts that bring the maritime past alive as never before. The Podcast is produced by the Society for Nautical Research with the support of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and is presented by Dr Sam Willis.

Citation and Link to Transcript

Willis, S. (Host). (2021, May 13). The wonderful world of ships’ cats, dogs and birds: The Museum of Maritime Pets. The Society for Nautical Research.

https://snr.org.uk/the-mariners-mirror-podcast/the-wonderful-world-of-ships-cats-dogs-and-birds-the-museum-of-maritime-pets/

Podcasting gained in popularity in 2020-21 as museums and other organizations sought ways to keep their profiles and messages front and center in the public eye. We were honored to be featured in the Mariner's Mirror May 13, 2021 episode. Please visit www.snr.org for a list of all podcasts produced to date.

In recent years, we have been interviewed by one foreign and several national radio programs, and have been featured in comprehensive articles in Atlas Obscura, Boating Times, Smithsonian Online Magazine, and the Washington Post. We contribute to several blogs on an invitation basis, and maintain an active exchange of information and images via social media.

In 2017, we circulated an exhibit on loan to us from CFB Esquimalt Museum (Canadian Navy) in Victoria BC. "Creature Comforts" featured mascots from the late 19th through mid 20th centuries. Our own maritime pets exhibit "All Paws on Deck" continues to travel on demand. It features several famous mascots, topical news and images, and a tribute to the pets who were aboard the Titanic on her fateful voyage in 1912.

Articles

In addition to their wonderful podcast, The Society for Nautcial Research also has an excellent quarterly publication called Topmasts. The Museum of Maritime Pets was featured in the February 2024 edition, linked here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u8L2sLJZ5_QRXKVH4TLrqjXiACi_wM3/view?usp=sharing.

Videos

Patricia Sullivan from the Museum of Maritime Pets has been featured in many educational resources, including this recording of her presentation on The Intersection of Natural Histroy and Marine Art during the Winter Series (2025) at the University of Maine: https://video.maine.edu/media/Winter+Series+2025/1_k22m846c.