GLENN M. STEIN, FRGS, FRCGS
Polar & Maritime Historian / Author / Speaker
Glenn “Marty” Stein is a Florida native and a descendant of Colonel Francis Eppes I (c. 1597-1674) and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Eppes II (c. 1628-78) of Jamestown, Virginia Colony, the first of the original 13 British colonies in America.
A Polar and Maritime Historian, Stein has sailed to the Canadian, Danish, and Norwegian Arctic, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, and many Antarctic destinations.
Stein has researched maritime and polar history since 1975, and regularly publishes in journals, magazines, and online. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), Royal Canadian Geographical Society (FRCGS), Life Member of the American Polar Society, member of the Orders and Medals Research Society (UK), and the Life Saving Awards Research Society (UK). Appointed the website polar historian for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (IPY), he curated the exhibit, The Lady Franklin Bay Arctic Expedition (1881-84) and the First International Polar Year, at the University of Central Florida. In acknowledgement of his contributions during the IPY, he received the Certificate of Appreciation from the World Meteorological Organization (Switzerland) and The International Council of Science (France).
The author of over 70 articles and papers, his two-part “The Voyage of HMS Investigator (1850-54): Solving the Mysteries of the Arctic Meritorious Service and Gallantry Medals,” was awarded the OMRS Journal Prize 2008-09. The 2021-22 Prize was also awarded to him for “The Creation of the Scott Memorial Medal of 1913”.
Stein’s first book, Discovering the North-West Passage: The Four-Year Arctic Odyssey of H.M.S. Investigator and the McClure Expedition (McFarland, 2015) was launched at the Library of Congress in October 2015. Honors received for this work include the John Lyman Book Award 2016, Honorable Mention of the Keith Matthews Award for Best Book 2016, finalist for the Anderson Medal 2016, and
he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. The book was placed in the Library of Congress and the Royal Library of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Stein has also had three scholarly articles placed in the Royal Archives.
Awards
John Lyman Book Award 2016 – Discovering the North-West Passage
Honorable Mention of the Keith Matthews Award for Best Book 2016
OMRS Journal Prize 2008-09 – “The Voyage of HMS Investigator (1850-54): Solving the Mysteries of the Arctic Meritorious Service and Gallantry Medals (Parts 1 & 2)”
OMRS Journal Prize 2021-22 – “The Creation of the Scott Memorial Medal of 1913”
USCG Seventh District Command Performance Recognition Medallion – presented for diligence in recommending lifesaving awards
Other Honors
Fellow, Royal Geographical Society, 2006 (FRGS, UK, No. 371949)
Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 2016 (FRCGS)
Anderson Medal 2016 – Finalist
Discovering the North-West Passage: The Four-Year Arctic Odyssey of H.M.S. Investigator and the McClure Expedition – Library of Congress and Royal Library of HM the Queen
“The Challenger Medal Roll (1895)” – Royal Archives of HM the King
“Tragedy to Triumph? – The Possible Origin of the Sea Gallantry Medal (2023)” – Royal Archives of HM the King
“The Creation of the Scott Memorial Medal of 1913” – Royal Archives of HM the Queen
Antarctic Treaty Summit Medal 2009 (designer and recipient) – presented by Dr. Paul Berkman, Chair of the International Board, Antarctic Treaty Summit, Smithsonian Institution
Gibbs Point, Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula – successfully proposed the naming of Gibbs Point, after the first black explorer to set foot on the Antarctic continent, to the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN)
Certificate of Appreciation for the International Polar Year 2007-08 – World Meteorological Organization (Switzerland) and The International Council of Science (France), for curating the exhibit, “The Lady Franklin Bay Arctic Expedition (1881-84) and the First International Polar Year” (University of Central Florida), and his many contributions as the website IPY Polar Historian.
The Glenn “Marty” Stein Collection of Cartoon Art – University of Central Florida
Spanish-language editorial cartoons – Library of Congress
Spanish-language editorial cartoons – Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University
Spanish-language editorial cartoons – Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
Spanish-language editorial cartoons – University of South Florida
