Archive for March, 2012
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Sydney to San Francisco
My name is Charles Gould and I am an Irish historian. I am looking into ship records from Sydney to San Francisco in the late 1850s/early 1860s, probably via Hawaii or Sandwich Islands. Do you know where I could find a list of ships who sailed this route? There seems very little information published after [...]
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Boston to San Francisco, 1877
My Great Grandparents sailed from Pico Island, Azores to Boston, Massachusetts in 1873. They settled in Sausalito, California by 1877 where my Grandmother was born. How did travelers get to California from Boston at that time? By: Gloria Editor’s Notes: The transcontinental railroad was not yet completed; the last rail was laid in January 1905. [...]
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French steamer
In December, 13 1887 a French steamer left from Veracruz in Mexico to Europe. Is it possible to find out what ship it was? Or any more informations about the ship? Thank you! Best regards Hermann Steger Bavaria Editor’s Response: Sorry, but most of our research focuses on ships in and out of San Francisco, [...]
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Out of San Francisco
Princess offers more cruises to more destinations than any other cruise line and she currently has a long list of cruises out of San Francisco (our home base). We dislike flying from Point A to Point B so much now that we decided to see what ships sailed from the City. Princess now has the [...]
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Cruise Offers
All cruise offers come with our ongoing cautionary note: Avoid booking an inside cabin unless you like really dark places. Our most budget-conscious friend said even she would NEVER book an inside cabin again; just not worth it. Current offers from Cruise Direct include their ongoing Online Exclusives, Last Minute Cruises, Honeymoon Cruises and . [...]
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Eastport Ship
Looking for a ship that sailed from Eastport Maine to San Francisco, Nov 1849 – May 1850. Possibly named Quoddy or Quoddy Belle. Captain Fowler. I have a log of this voyage and am trying to identify it and its keeper – possibly a Willem H. Mack. ThanksBy: Greg Gibson Editor’s Note: Here are a [...]
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Riley Gregg
I’m looking for information on Riley Gregg who left Missouri for the West in 1846 with his wife, Angelina Durbin, and three sons Wellington, Wilmington and Livingston. They settled in Oregon. In April 1849 they went by steamer to San Francisco, California. I have found passenger lists for many of my ancestors but I haven’t [...]
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Length of voyage
I am trying to learn how long it took a ship to sail from Los Angeles to Monterey in 1846. If there is a difference in the time it took a ship of the Pacific Squadron (Sloat/Stockton’s naval vessels) and the time it took a merchant ship, it would be useful to know that too. [...]
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Ship “Rome”
An eight foot ship’s figurehead exists (was eight to ten feet tall) of the Roman goddess Minerva. She is Swedish in design, Straddle type in style, and traces back to a San Jose antique store circa 1950s. I believe she was off the “big Russian coal ship Rome” abandoned by her Finnish crew, and sunk [...]