00:00 Introduction from Smitheram
01:00 Introduction from Robb
02:30 Matthews begins speaking
03:00 Discussion of the history of the Maritime Historical Group
04:00 Discussion of ship records held by English archives
05:00 Discussion of the organisational structure of the MHG
06:00 Discussion of the purpose of the MHG
08:00 Discussion of the advantages of the MHG maintaining its own archive
10:00 Discussion of the major objectives of the MHG
11:00 Discussion of vessel registries
14:00 Discussion of descriptive statistics in analysing Canadian shipping
17:00 Discussion of Canadian and American shipping activities
19:00 Discussion of exterior factors impacting Canadian shipping activities
22:30 Discussion of utilising statistical analysis of Canadian shipping
27:00 Discussion of areas of history impossible to research, reasons for
28:30 Discussion of other areas of activity for the MHG
37:30 Discussion of trends in academia, impact on MHG
40:00 Discussion of academic forms most conducive to research
41:00 Question regarding usage of the database
42:00 Question regarding publications produced from the database
47:00 Question regarding restricting access to the database
49:00 Comment on potential drawbacks of being in a team project
51:00 Question regarding the impact of research on teaching
54:00 Question regarding SSHRC funding
56:00 Question regarding Matthews research into Canadian shipping
01:03:00 Gap in audio
01:04:00 Audio resumes
01:10:00 Question regarding the time needed to build a ship
01:11:30 Question regarding companies that built steamships
01:15:30 Question regarding how shipbuilding companies operated fiscally
01:20:30 Conclusion of seminar
