Archive for September, 2011
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Sea Music Concert Series
Experience Your America 23rd ANNUAL SEA MUSIC CONCERT SERIES: MARITIME HISTORY COMES ALIVE THROUGH CONCERTS FEATURING LEADING PERFORMERS Experience the driving rhythms of chanteys and the beauty of seafaring ballads from the wooden decks of the historic sailing ship Balclutha, berthed at Hyde Street Pier on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Join the park in its [...]
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Passengers list SS New Jersey
One of my husband’s ancestors, Eusebe COHENDET, born in St Gervais, France, left Boston on May 2nd, 1849, aboard a ship – I think a mining company ship – the New Jersey. He had sent a letter to his family the day before his departure, saying that he was boarding the New Jersey the next [...]
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Cavallo Point
Love visiting the bay area! One of our favorite hotels near San Francisco Cavallo Point.
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Frank B. Anderson’s Schooner
I am looking for information about a schooner (I believe that is what it is) owned by my Great-Grandfather, Frank Bartow Anderson. He was President of the Bank of California in San Francisco in the early 1900′s. I have two old photographs, neither of which show the name of the vessel. She is quite large, [...]
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Schooner Louise: Honolulu – San Francisco March 1849
My 3rd great grandfather got a passport from Hawaii where he had become a citizen. The document says he sailed on the Schooner Louise(a) leaving Honolulu and going to California. The date of the passport stamp is March 1, 1849. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this ship? My grandfather’s name was John [...]
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Linking Captain to Ship
I found a list of a Captain in San Francisco: The details are “Charles McCarthy 915 Lombard.” I believe that this man is my Great Grandfather but I need to try to link him to the name of the ship to see if I can find a matching record of the ship leaving Ireland. Also [...]
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Clipper Ship War Hawk Log
My gggrandfather Isaac Silverstone with his wife and 3 infant children were 113 days at sea aboard the War Hawk (also Warhawk) from Honolulu to New Bedford on the War Hawk’s voyage commencing December 17th, 1858. Capt Lemuel B. Simmons, master. I am trying to find ship’s log, journal, diary or any other account of [...]