Dan Conlin is a maritime historian and museum curator in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Born in Berwick, Nova Scotia, he received a Bachelor of Journalism degree with a concentration in History from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario in 1986.
He also did two volunteer postings overseas as a teacher in Swaziland in 1989 and an archaeological field worker in Namibia in 1993.
Conlin at one time also taught one credit course in the Atlantic Canada Studies department at Saint Mary's University.
Dorothy Grant, "Curator Exhibits Adventurous Spirit", ‘ ‘Halifax Sunday Herald’ ’ June 24, 2001, p. B8