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Historian Catherine Duffy, chief curator for the Coastal Heritage Society in Savannah, Ga., discusses the unexpected discovery of nineteen Revolutionary War cannons found in the Savannah River in 2021. Since the recovery of the cannons and other antiquities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, George State Department of Natural Resources, and Coastal Heritage Society have joined forces to conserve the historic treasures. Upon completion of the conservation efforts, the cannons and other artifacts will be displayed in a new core exhibition, Loyalists & Liberty: Savannah in the American Revolution. This virtual talk will highlight the exciting discovery, conservation efforts, and research surrounding the artifacts, along with where they’ll end up next.

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About the Speaker:

Catherine Duffy is content & curation director for the Coastal Heritage Society in Savannah, Georgia. A native New Yorker, she has led many community-focused projects and exhibitions for Coastal Heritage Society and other East Coast institutions, including the Orange County Regional History Center, The History Center in Tompkins County and The Strong National Museum of Play. Catherine’s work has been recognized with industry honors, including the AASLH Award of Merit for Leadership in History, the AASLH History in Progress Award and several Southeastern Museum Conferences Gold Exhibition Awards. In 2025, Catherine was awarded the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia Leland Madison Park Library Fellowship.