Ontario Marine Heritage Committee

Membership

Benefits

Who should join?
Our Members range from Archaeologists to Scuba Divers to History Enthusiasts.
We need Trained Divers, Licensed Boat Operators and/or Owners, Researchers, Underwater Archaeologists, Journalists, Videographers and Photographers.
Annual Membership is just $21.00

Learn

Join in with a team of highly skilled and passionate Marine Heritage Enthusiasts. Expand your underwater skills in areas like, Surveying, Photography and Documentation.

Sharing information, stories, experience and wisdom among the members is the core of the Organization.

Exclusive Meetings

The OMHC holds regular meetings which feature noted speakers from across Canada. These are often held at unique locations, such as a naval base or floating historical ships.

Code of Ethics

The study of Maritime Archaeology places a strong duty upon its practitioners to ensure that the archaeological record is conserved. Accordingly, the OMHC adheres to a code of principles and ethics.

About Us

The Ontario Marine Heritage Committee or OMHC was formed in 1975 to Research, Interpret and Preserve Ontario’s Marine Heritage.

Our History

History In the springtime of 1975, a group of avocation and professional marine heritage enthusiasts were invited to conduct an underwater archaeological investigation of a newly discovered Naval Slip associated …

Arthur Amos Marine Heritage Award

The Arthur Amos Marine Heritage Award This award has been established to recognize the outstanding contributions made by Arthur Amos over the course of five decades of pioneering work …

Our Future

Future Goals The group continues to study and report our maritime history by following the original OMHC tenets of Research, Interpretation and Preservation. This is accomplished through thorough archival/historical research and …

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Board Members

Board of Directors

Chris McEvoy
President
president@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca

Ryan Megraw
Vice President
vicepresident@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca

Duncan Curd
Recording Secretary
secretary@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca

Jeff Buckingham
Treasurer
treasurer@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca

Jace Bazeley
Achivist
archivist@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca

Durrell Martin
Social Media Coordinator
webmaster@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca

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