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Quarstein is the author of nine books including Fort Monroe: The Key to the South, C.S.S. His skillset includes long-range planning, mobilization of support for preservation, rehabilitation project supervision, fundraising, interpretation, public speaking, historic site/museum promotions, preservation campaign development, museum management, and grant writing.
and is the only structure in Hampton to survive the burning of the city on August 7, 1861.
He may also be found on his family’s Eastern Shore property, "Royal Swan Farm," in Still Pond, Maryland.
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Quarstein is director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. He also serves as a museum consultant and historian for various cities and counties, such as the city of Poquoson and county of Gloucester.
Quarstein’s passion for historic preservation is evidenced by his leadership in creating Civil War battlefield parks like Redoubt Park in Williamsburg and Lee’s Mill Park in Newport News and historic house museums such as Lee Hall Mansion and Endview Plantation.
During his 32-year career he has created or revitalized 16 museums and preserved 9 historic sites, such as Lee Hall Mansion, Endview Plantation, Warwick Court House and portions of the Williamsburg Battlefield.
Dr. He has been instrumental in preserving the Rebecca Vaughan House, Lee Hall Depot, Causey’s Mill, and Big Bethel Battlefield.
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Author. He lives in the National Register of Historic Places property, the 1757 Herbert House.
The author of 19 books, his titles include A History of Ironclads: The Power of Iron over Wood, CSS Virginia: Sink Before Surrender, and The Monitor Boys: The Crew of the Union’s First Ironclad, which received the 2012 Henry Adams Prize for excellence in historical literature.
Virginia: Mistress of Hampton Roads, and A History of Ironclads: The Power of Iron Over Wood. An award-winning historian, preservationist, lecturer, and author, Quarstein served as historian for the city of Hampton’s 400th anniversary and previously worked for 30 years as the director of the Virginia War Museum and as a consultant to the USS Monitor Center at The Mariners’ Museum.
This outstanding example of brick Georgian architecture is located near Blackbeard’s Point on the Hampton River in Hampton, Virginia.
John V. Quarstein is an award-winning historian, author, and preservationist.
Quarstein is the recipient of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 1993 President’s Award for Historic Preservation; the Civil War Society’s Preservation Award in 1996; the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s Jefferson Davis Gold Medal in 1999; and the Daughters of the American Revolution Gold Historians Medal in 2009.
He produces two shows for the City of Hampton’s Channel 47 television station. This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He also serves as historian for the local PBS affiliate WHRO producing, narrating and writing films documenting Hampton Roads history such as the ‘Here & Then’ and ‘Civil War in Hampton Roads’ series as well as individual productions such as ‘Jamestown: Foundation of Freedom’ and ‘Halloween Haunts’.
John has received numerous awards for teaching, historic preservation, museum development and writing. He has served as an adjunct professor at several universities including the College of William and Mary and after 30 years, he is the Director Emertius of the Virginia War Museum. He is currently working on books about the notable historical figures Nat Turner of the 1831 Insurrection and Rear Admiral John L.
Worden, USN. Quarstein has produced, narrated, and written several PBS documentaries, including the series Civil War in Hampton Roads, a 2007 Silver Telly Award winner. John is now the Historian for the City of Hampton, Virginia. Quarstein is now working on two new documentaries including ‘Pirates of the Chesapeake’.
An avid duck hunter and decoy collector, John V.
Quarstein lives on Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Virginia and on his Eastern Shore farm.
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These talents make him a successful Educator, Scholar, and Museum Consultant.John V. Quarstein’s primary scholarship endeavors, on an expert level, include:
Civil War Ironclads
1862 Peninsula Campaign
19th century Naval Ordnance
Civil War at Sea
Civil War Artillery
Hampton Roads History
Chesapeake Bay History
Waterfowl Decoys
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Quarstein currently resides in the "Herbert House," a restored 1757 Georgian Manor House, located near Blackbeard’s Point on the Hampton River in Hampton, Virginia. Preservationist.
John V. Quarstein is an award-winning Author, Historian, Educator, Preservationist, Speaker, and Director Emeritus of the USS Monitor Center at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia.