Historical Diving Society
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The Historical Diving Society (HDS) was formed in 1990 in the United Kingdom
by a group of enthusiasts whose aim is to preserve and protect diving
heritage. The Society has since grown into an international organisation with affiliated national societies across the world. Active societies in North America, Europe and Australia collaborate and work together with the HDS towards the same goals.
The Society encourages the publication of articles of historical diving interest. It publishes and its own printed quarterly magazine/newsletter, the Historical Diving Times and the International Journal of Diving History for its members. These publications are also available for non-members to purchase via the society's website. Selected articles appear online.
The Society holds meetings, visits, and lectures, and has two active Working Equipment Groups which seeks to preserve and catalogue classic equipment in usable form, often demonstrating at rallies and exhibitions.
Each year the Society holds an annual conference and dinner at which leading pioneers and researchers give presentations and awards are presented.
The HDS maintains a database of historical divers called The Divers Index. Enquiries about diving ancestors or former colleagues who worked in underwater or allied occupations are welcome.
Membership has grown steadily now including individuals and organisations across the entire spectrum of diving interests. Among the Society's members are archivist
s, archaeologists, author
s, artist
s, bibliophiles, collectors
, dealer
s, engineer
s, genealogists, manufacturers, museum
s, oceanologists, photographers, researcher
s, scientist
s – and of course diver
s and ex-divers from around the world.
Being a United Kingdom Charitable organization
, the Society relies on memberships and donations to continue its work.
The HDS is setting up the Historical Diving Society Museum
(HDS Museum) at No. 2 Battery, Stokes Bay
, Hampshire
, England.http://historicaldivingsociety.createsend4.com/t/ViewEmail/r/7F5ABC9933E43571/8333DBD34D8440EDC67FD2F38AC4859C
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
by a group of enthusiasts whose aim is to preserve and protect diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
heritage. The Society has since grown into an international organisation with affiliated national societies across the world. Active societies in North America, Europe and Australia collaborate and work together with the HDS towards the same goals.
The Society encourages the publication of articles of historical diving interest. It publishes and its own printed quarterly magazine/newsletter, the Historical Diving Times and the International Journal of Diving History for its members. These publications are also available for non-members to purchase via the society's website. Selected articles appear online.
The Society holds meetings, visits, and lectures, and has two active Working Equipment Groups which seeks to preserve and catalogue classic equipment in usable form, often demonstrating at rallies and exhibitions.
Each year the Society holds an annual conference and dinner at which leading pioneers and researchers give presentations and awards are presented.
The HDS maintains a database of historical divers called The Divers Index. Enquiries about diving ancestors or former colleagues who worked in underwater or allied occupations are welcome.
Membership has grown steadily now including individuals and organisations across the entire spectrum of diving interests. Among the Society's members are archivist
Archivist
An archivist is a professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to information determined to have long-term value. The information maintained by an archivist can be any form of media...
s, archaeologists, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
s, artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
s, bibliophiles, collectors
Collecting
The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world...
, dealer
Dealer
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s, engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
s, genealogists, manufacturers, museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
s, oceanologists, photographers, researcher
Researcher
A researcher is somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.-Examples of research institutions:...
s, scientist
Scientist
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s – and of course diver
Diver
Diver or divers can refer to:*Diving, the sport of performing acrobatics while jumping or falling into water**:Category:Divers*Underwater diving**:Category:Underwater divers**Scuba diving, in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater...
s and ex-divers from around the world.
Being a United Kingdom Charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
, the Society relies on memberships and donations to continue its work.
The HDS is setting up the Historical Diving Society Museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
(HDS Museum) at No. 2 Battery, Stokes Bay
Stokes Bay
Stokes Bay is an area of the Solent that lies just south of Gosport, between Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. There is a shingle beach that has a great view of Ryde and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight to the south and also Fawley in the south west. The village of Alverstoke is close by...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England.http://historicaldivingsociety.createsend4.com/t/ViewEmail/r/7F5ABC9933E43571/8333DBD34D8440EDC67FD2F38AC4859C
External links
International Historical Diving Societies affiliated to the HDS
- Historical Diving Society Italia
- Historical Diving Society Denmark - Dykkehistorisk Selskab
- Historical Diving Society Southeast Asia-Pacific
- The Undersea Heritage & Exploration Society
- Historical Diving Society United States of America
- Historical Diving Society Canada
- Swedish Diving Historical Society - Svensk Dykerihistorisk Förening
- Historical Diving Society France - L'Association pour l'Histoire du Dévelopment Subaquatique en France
- Historical Diving Society Russia
- Historical Diving Society Spain - Asociación Española de la Historia del Buceo
- Historical Diving Society Poland - Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Historii Nurkowania
- Hans Hass Institut für Submarine Forschung und Tauchtechnik