This page will try to link contact and access details to as many Groups, Associations, Museum's, Places of interest that have a connection with Amelia Earhart. Please contact us if you would like to be listed or have a mention.
The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums, 14 education and research centers, and the National Zoo, shaping the future by preserving heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world. The Institution was founded in 1846 with funds from the Englishman James Smithson (1765–1829) according to his wishes “under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.”
We continue to honor this mission and invite you to join us in our quest.
Amelia Rose Earhart is an around-the-world pilot, international keynote speaker, author, and artist. Known for her bold approach to adventure, she flew a single-engine Pilatus PC-12 around the globe in 2014 and has inspired audiences worldwide with her message of resilience and exploration. Now, Amelia is bringing her entrepreneurial energy and creative lens to the Nauticos team, helping to share the story of the next search for Amelia Earhart’s plane and rally the support needed to make it possible. With a background in journalism and a passion for connecting people to big ideas.
Amelia is eager to bring the next Nauticos search to life, turning curiosity into action, and transforming one of history’s greatest mysteries into a mission the whole world can follow.
Response to Deep Sea Vision’s Sonar Target in the Search for Amelia Earhart
Nauticos has surveyed 1860nm2 across 3 expeditions in 2002, 2006, and 2017.
Combined with the Waitt Institute’s search in 2009, 3610nm2 have previously been surveyed without locating the aircraft. This is an area close to the size of Connecticut. The sonar target DSV has detected, appears to be consistent with the sonar signature of an airplane, however, long range sonar images have historically proven to be deceiving, especially in areas with geological formations.
Yes, the sonar target appears to have a fuselage, wings, and a tail, but…it appears to have swept wings, the relative dimensions do not match the Electra, and there is a lack of engine nacelles. Those characteristics are not consistent with a Lockheed Electra 10E.All airplane “like” targets in the vicinity of Howland Island have the potential to be Amelia’s Electra and should be positively identified.
All credible fuel endurance studies indicate she ran out of fuel around the time of her last transmission at 08:43. One hour after she reportedly radioed “½ hour fuel remaining. ”Nauticos historic radio testing and analysis has determined that she was just outside visual range of the Coast Guard cutter Itasca positioned at Howland Island at 08:00.
Amelia Earhart's maternal grandfather began construction on this wood-frame, Gothic Revival cottage in 1861. Located at 223 N. Terrace the home is perched high on the west bank of the scenic Missouri River.
Amelia was born in the home on July 24, 1897, to Edwin Stanton Earhart and Amy Otis Earhart. She lived in her maternal grandparent's house on and off through 8th grade. She considered this house to be her childhood home and Atchison to be her hometown. The Amelia Earhart Birthplace represents one of the most tangible links to Amelia Earhart.
Between 1918 and 1984 the home had three owners, each making their own impact on the house. In 1984 a local doctor, Dr. Eugene J. Bribach, donated $100,000 for the purchase and maintenance of the house to The Ninety-Nines, an International Organization of Women Pilots (to which Amelia not only belonged but also served as their inaugural president). It is this donation that created the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum.
Many thanks to our friends at the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum for allowing us to use their information and photos.
