February, 2017 KEVIN JAMES CRISMAN

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KEVIN JAMES CRISMAN

Nautical Archaeology Program, Anthropology Department Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4352 (979)-845-6696 / kcrisman@tamu.edu

DEGREES RECEIVED

1986 to 1989

Ph.D. American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dissertation: The Jefferson: The History and Archaeology of an American Brig from the War of 1812.

1985 to 1986

M.A. American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

1981 to 1984

M.A. Anthropology (Nautical Archaeology Program), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Thesis: The Eagle: An American Brig on Lake Champlain During the War of 1812.

1977 to 1981

B.A. Anthropology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Senior Honors Thesis: Mississquoi River Archaeological Assessment.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2015 to Present

Professor, Nautical Archaeology Program, Anthropology Department, Texas A&M University.

1996 to 2015

Associate Professor, Nautical Archaeology Program, Anthropology Department, Texas A&M University.

1990 to 1996

Assistant Professor, Nautical Archaeology Program, Anthropology Department, Texas A&M University.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Nautical archaeology of the Early Modern era (15th to 20th Centuries); construction and outfitting of ships; seafaring, shipboard life, and maritime communities; North American river, lake, and canal navigation; 19th century steamboats and ship propulsion technology; Warships and naval technology, 1450-1950; War of 1812 naval design and construction.

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

2014-2017

Shelburne Shipyard Steamboat Graveyard Survey, Lake Champlain, Vermont. Co-Principal Investigator.

2010-2011

English Galleon Warwick (1619) Excavation Project, Bermuda. Faculty Advisor.

2002 to 2017

Western River Steamboat Heroine (1832-1838) Excavation Project, Oklahoma. Principal Investigator.

2002

Mica Deep-Water Wreck Study (U.S. Navy NR-1 Submarine 825-meter deep Survey), Gulf of Mexico. Co-Principal Investigator.

1997 to 1998

Lake Champlain Shipwreck Recording Projects, Lake Champlain Vermont. Co-Principal Investigator.

1995 to 2001

Azores Shipwreck Survey and Documentation Project, Azores Islands, Portugal. Principal Investigator.

1995

Brig Linnet and Gunboat Allen (1814) Excavations, Lake Champlain, New York Co-Principal Investigator.

1993 to 1994

Lake Schooner Water Witch (1832-1866) Documentation, Lake Champlain, Vermont. Principal Investigator.

1992 to 1993

Mount Independence (1776-1777) Underwater Survey and Artifact Recovery Project, Lake Champlain, Vermont. Project Archaeological Principal Investigator.

1992

Screw-propeller Steamboat Indiana (1858) Documentation, Lake Superior, Whitefish Point, Michigan. Institute of Nautical ArchaeologySmithsonian Institution joint project. Faculty Advisor.

1989 to 1993

Burlington Bay Horse-Powered Ferryboat (c. 1830) Excavation, Lake Champlain, Vermont. Principal Investigator.

1988 to 1989

Canal Schooner O. J. Walker (1862) Study, Lake Champlain, Vermont, Co-Principal Investigator.

1986

Pennsylvania Shipwreck Survey, Philadelphia and Erie, Pennsylvania. Hull recorder.

1985 to 1987

Lake George Bateau (1758) Study, Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, New York. Principal Investigator.

1985 1985 1984 to 1989 1983 to 1985 1983 and 1986 1982 to 1984 1982 1981 to 1983 1981 to 1984, 1981 to 1983 1980 1980 to 1981

1980 1977 to 1980

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Browns Bay Gunboat (c.1815) Study, Mallorytown, Ontario, Canada. Hull Recorder.

Lower Town Bateaux (c.1750) Excavations, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Hull Recorder.

Brig Jefferson (1814) Study, Lake Ontario, Sackets Harbor, New York. Principal Investigator.

Sloop Boscawen (1759) Excavation, Fort Ticonderoga, New York. CoPrincipal Investigator.

Yorktown Shipwreck (1781) Project, Yorktown, Virginia. Hull Recorder.

Lake Champlain Shipwreck Survey and Evaluation Program. Project Archaeological Director.

Schooners Hamilton and Scourge (1813) Remotely-Operated Vehicle Survey. Archaeological Draftsman.

Macdonough Warship Squadron (1814) Study, Lake Champlain, Whitehall, New York. Principal Investigator.

Canal Schooner General Butler (1862) Study, Lake Champlain. CoPrincipal Investigator. 1993 to 1995

Schooner Ticonderoga (1814) Study, Whitehall, New York. Principal Investigator.

Steamship Phoenix (1819) Study, Lake Champlain. Archaeological Draftsman.

Mississquoi River Archaeological Assessment. Archaeological Field and Archival Research for University of Vermont Senior Honors Thesis. Principal Investigator.

Huari Site (c. 700 C.E.) Excavation, Ayacucho, Peru. Field and Laboratory Assistant.

Prehistoric Site Surveys and Excavations, University of Vermont. Field and Laboratory Assistant.

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PUBLICATIONS

Books and Monographs

2014

Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812. Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series, Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas, x, 415pp. A contributed-chapter book with 13 chapters by 12 authors. Book editor and sole author of the introduction, three section introductions, three chapters, the conclusions, and second author of one chapter.

Awarded `Honorable Mention' in `U.S. Naval History' category, John Lyman Book Awards, North American Society for Oceanic History, 2015.

1998

When Horses Walked on Water: Horse-powered Ferries in Nineteenth-century America. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., xviii, 292 pp. Primary author (10 of 11 chapters), with Arthur Cohn.

1987

The Eagle: An American Brig on Lake Champlain During the War of 1812. The New England Press and the Naval Institute Press, Shelburne, Vermont and Annapolis, xii, 276 pp.

1986

Of Sailing Ships and Sidewheelers: The History and Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain. The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, Vermont, 37 pp.

1983

The History and Construction of the United States Schooner Ticonderoga. Eyrie Publications, Alexandria, Virginia, vii, 82 pp.

Refereed Journal Articles

2015

The Western River Steamboat Heroine, 1832-1838, Oklahoma, USA: Propulsion Machinery. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. Vol. 44, No. 1. First author, with Glenn Grieco.

2014

The Western River Steamboat Heroine, 1832-1838, Oklahoma, USA: construction. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 128-150.

2013

A Taphonomic Evaluation of Three Intact Pork Barrels from the Steamboat Heroine (1838). Historical Archaeology, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 71-85. Second author, with Juliet K. Brophy.

2013

The Western River Steamboat Heroine, 1832-1838, Oklahoma, USA: excavations, summary of finds, and history. International Journal of Nautical

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Archaeology, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 365-381. First author, with William B. Lees and John Davis.

The Heroine of Louisville: Archaeological Discoveries from an 1830s-Era Western River Steamboat. Ohio Valley History, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 43-67.

Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries

2011

Chapter 27: The Archaeology of Steamships. In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime Archaeology, Donny L. Hamilton, Ben Ford, and Alexis Catsambis, eds. Oxford University Press, pp. 610-628.

2009

Heroine. In The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Volume I, A-L, Dianna Everett, ed. Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, pp. 677-678.

2005

Horse Ferry, Lake Champlain. In Beneath the Seven Seas, Adventures with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, George F. Bass, ed. Thames and Hudson, London, pp. 218-219.

2005

The Red River Steamboat. In Beneath the Seven Seas, Adventures with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, George F. Bass, ed. Thames and Hudson, London, pp. 220-221.

2004

Chapter Ten: Sails on an Inland Sea: The Evolution of Lake Champlain's Sailing Merchant Fleet. In A Philosophy of Shipbuilding: Conceptual Approaches to the Study of Wooden Ships, Fred M. Hocker and Cheryl Ward, eds. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, pp. 137-162.

2002

Chapter Five: The Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain. In International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology, Janet F. Barstad and Carol V. Rupp?, eds. Kluwer Academic and Plenum Publishers, pp. 55-74. Primary author, with Arthur B. Cohn.

1999

Afterword: The Archaeological Legacy of the War of 1812. In Norman Ansley, Vergennes, Vermont and the War of 1812. Brooke Keefer Limited Publications. Severna Park, Maryland, pp. 216-219. Second author, with Arthur Cohn.

1998

Chapter One: Captain Ridgely's Command: The Archaeology of the War of 1812 Brig Jefferson. In A Fully Accredited Ocean, Victoria Brehm, ed. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, pp. 19-44.

1997

Boscawen; Eagle; Horse Ferry Wreck; Jefferson; Niagara; Water Witch. In The British Museum Encyclopaedia of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology, James

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P. Delgado, ed. British Museum Press, London, pp. 69-70, 136, 197-198, 217218, 296-297, 462.

Chapter Ten: Lake Champlain Nautical Archaeology Since 1980. In The Journal of Vermont Archaeology, Volume I, David Starbuck, ed. Vermont Archaeological Society, Burlington, Vermont, pp. 153-166. Primary author, with Arthur Cohn.

Chapter Seven: Struggle for a Continent: The French and British in North America. In Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas, George F. Bass, ed. Thames and Hudson, Ltd., London, pp.129-148.

Chapter Nine: The War of 1812. In Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas, George F. Bass, ed. Thames and Hudson, Ltd., London, pp. 169-188. Second author, with Kenneth A. Cassavoy.

Whitehall ? Eagle. In A Report on the Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain, Volume 2, R. Montgomery Fischer, ed. Champlain Maritime Society, Burlington, Vermont, pp. 13-17.

Isle La Motte Marble Sloop Project. In A Report on the Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain, Volume 2, R. Montgomery Fischer, ed. Champlain Maritime Society, Burlington, Vermont, pp. 27-29.

General Butler Project. In A Report on the Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain, Volume 1, Arthur B. Cohn, ed. Champlain Maritime Society, Burlington, Vermont, pp. 21-25.

Basin Harbor Project. In A Report on the Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain, Volume 1, Arthur B. Cohn, ed. Champlain Maritime Society, Burlington, Vermont, pp. 41-44.

Whitehall Project. In A Report on the Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain, Volume 1, Arthur B. Cohn, ed. Champlain Maritime Society, Burlington, Vermont, pp. 47-65.

Published Conference Papers

1996

The Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain: Research from 1980 to 1995. Underwater Archaeology, Stephen R. James and Camille Stanley, eds. Society for Historical Archaeology, pp. 105-111.

1993

A Horse-powered Sidewheel Ferry Sunk in Burlington Bay, Lake Champlain. Underwater Archaeology Proceedings from the Society for Historical

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Archaeology Conference, Shelli O. Smith, ed. Society for Historical Archaeology, pp. 49-54.

The United States 20-Gun Brig Eagle. Underwater Archaeology: The Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference on Underwater Archaeology, Calvin R. Cummings, ed. Society for Historical Archaeology, pp. 45-47.

Non-Refereed Articles

2014

Shelburne Shipyard Steamboat Graveyard. INA Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 1621. First author, with Carolyn Kennedy.

2013

Shipwrecked in Oklahoma: The Last Voyage of the Steamboat Heroine in 1838. Chronicles of Oklahoma, Vol. XCI, No. 3, pp. 260-295. First author, with Nina Chick and John Davis.

2011

Meet John De Lapa: An Introduction to INA's Newest Chairman of the Board. The INA Quarterly, Vol. 38, Nos. 2 and 3, p. 6.

2011

Steaming Along: Research and Reconstruction of the Steamboat Heroine. Center for Maritime Archaeology & Conservation News & Reports, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 79.

2009

New World Laboratory. Center for Maritime Archaeology & Conservation News & Reports, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 14-17.

2007

Easy as One-Two-Three: Completing the Steamboat Heroine Excavation, 20052006. The Institute of Nautical Archaeology Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 3-12.

2005

News from the Red River: A Mid-Season Update on the Steamboat Heroine. The Institute of Nautical Archaeology Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 3-6. Second author, with Heather Brown.

2005

The Heroine of the Red River. The Institute of Nautical Archaeology Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 3-10.

2005

All Aboard. Driving Digest Equine Magazine, No. 133, January-February, pp. 3236.

2004

Hoofbeats Across the Water. Dig, Vol. 6, No. 8, pp. 16-19.

2003

History in the Water - Lake Champlain. Maritime Life and Traditions, No. 21, pp. 26-41. Second author, with Arthur Cohn.

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1999 1999 1999 1998 1995 1993 1992 1992 1991 1991 1990

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Beneath the Red River's Waters: The Oklahoma Steamboat Project, Part I. The INA Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 3-8. First author, with William Lees.

The Shipwrecks of Angra Bay, 2000-2001. The INA Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 3-10. First author, with Caterina Garcia.

Horse Power at Chilo. Timeline, The Magazine of the Ohio Historical Society, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 38-41.

Angra A: The Copper-fastened Wreck at Porto Novo (Angra do Hero?smo, Azores-Portugal). Revista Portuguesa de Arqueologia, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 249-254. First author, with Brian Jordan.

Angra B: The Lead-sheathed Wreck at Porto Novo (Angra do Hero?smo, AzoresPortugal). Revista Portuguesa Arqueologia, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 255-262.

Looking for Ships: The 1998 Central Azores Shipwreck Survey. The I.N.A. Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 3-9.

J. C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology: George F. Bass, 1999. Historical Archaeology, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 1-4.

Crossroads of the North Atlantic: The 1996 and 1997 Angra Bay Shipwreck Surveys, Terceira Island, Azores, The I.N.A. Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 3-11.

"Coffins of the Brave": A Return to Lake Champlain's War of 1812 Ship Graveyard. The I.N.A. Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 4-8.

Relics of the Revolution and a Schooner Called Water Witch. The I.N.A. Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 22-30.

Horseboat, Canal Boat, and Floating Bridge: The 1992 Field Season on Lake Champlain. The I.N.A. Quarterly, Vol.19, No. 4, pp. 17-20.

Two Deck Lights from the U.S. Navy Brig Jefferson (1814). Seaways' Ships in Scale, Vol. III, No. 6, pp. 48-50.

Nautical Archaeology: The Lake Brigs Jefferson and Eagle. Seaways, Vol. II, No. 4, pp. 5-9.

Horsepower on the Water: The Burlington Bay Horse Ferry Project. The I.N.A. Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 12-15.

Nautical Archaeology in the Americas - A View from 1990. The I.N.A. Newsletter, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 4-7.

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