Kennedy Hickman Follow Kennedy R. Hickman. Copyright 2007 - Ken Hickman Military and Naval History Expert Education M.A., History, University of Delaware M.S., Information and Library Science, Drexel University B.A., History and Political Science, Pennsylvania State University Introduction Museum director, Penn State All-Sports Museum Former curator and historian, USS Constellation Museum and the American Merchant Marine MuseumMember and former president, Small Museum AssociationNational committee member, American Alliance of Museums and the Association for State and Local HistoryFeatured speaker and technical advisor for multiple History Channel documentaries Experience Kennedy Hickman is a historian, museum director, and curator who specializes in military and naval history. He began his career as a curator at the US Merchant Marine Academy's American Merchant Marine Museum. Next, he worked as a curator and historian at Baltimore's USS Constellation Museum (now Historic Ships in Baltimore). At the Constellation Museum, Kennedy aided in directing the restoration of the 1854 sloop of war and oversaw the development of the museum's interpretive program. In 2006, Kennedy became the director of the Penn State All-Sports Museum, where he currently conducts research on the intersection of military and sports history. He also serves as a guest lecturer for the university's history department. He has covered military history for ThoughtCo since 2007. Kennedy has served as president of the Small Museum Association as a national committee member for the American Alliance of Museums and the Association for State and Local History. Education Kennedy Hickman received his M.A. in history, with a certificate in museum studies, from the University of Delaware. He also received an M.S. in information and library science from Drexel University. Kennedy obtained his BA in history and political science from the Pennsylvania State University.Selected Publications“Nittany Lions Go to War,” Town & Gown, April 2017Lecturer, America’s First Admiral: David G. Farragut, first presented at the US Department of the Interior Museum (2012)Featured speaker and technical advisor, USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom, History Channel (2007)Featured speaker, Haunted History: Baltimore (2006), History ChannelFeatured speaker, Deep Sea Detectives: Cruiser Under Siege (2004), History Channel ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Kennedy Hickman Second Seminole War: 1835-1842 American Civil War: Andersonville Prison Camp American Civil War: Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon American Civil War: Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest American Civil War: Major General John C. Frémont American Civil War: Major General Carl Schurz American Civil War: The Trent Affair Mexican-American War: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Biography of Sir Guy Carleton French & Indian/Seven Years' War American Civil War: Major General George H. Thomas American Revolution: Battle of Savannah American Civil War: Battle of Antietam Wars and Battles Throughout History American Civil War: Major General John Buford American Revolution: Commodore John Paul Jones Antebellum: John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry The World War II Fighter Mitsubishi A6M Zero World War in II Europe The Battle of San Juan Hill During the Spanish-American War World War II and the Battle of the Java Sea World War I: Second Battle of the Marne What Happened During the WWII Tehran Conference? World War II: First Battle of El Alamein