The Maritime Heritage Project

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Thank you for taking the time to read my request. I am looking for information about and pictures or drawings of the ships owned by Davis and Jordan. I am John Asche. My mother was Marion Jordan. I have found some descriptions of their ships but not all and no pictures. I would like to [...]

What a great blog.By: Delores

Cruise Direct sends along their top six most popular cruises and their last minute cruises every month or so. Here are their current listings. We’ve been on a two-week Caribbean cruise and a 14-day Mediterranean cruise and would do them again in a heartbeat. We’re now thinking about cruises in Northern Europe and Asia. Also [...]

I was asked to find out about the bench in the attachments. I was told it was used for rope knotting and tying. It is at least two hundred years old. Thank you, Joseph By: Joseph Buberger Editor’s Note: Sorry, but no images came through. It seems they are on your desktop and we can’t [...]

My great, great grandfather came to New York on 5 July 1862 aboard the SS New Orleans from Hamburg, Germany. If anyone has a photo of this ship, I’d like to post it on my Ancestry website. Thanks… Stephen Rice Editor’s Note: One of the larger maritime museums or historical societies listed on our Resources [...]

Do you have a list of passengers for the “GOLDEN GATE” from Panama to SF for June and July 1853? I am looking for Eliza Grove from Waterford, Ire. Thanks. Sincerely, Cheryl Cheryl Schmidt Editor’s Note. Passenger lists are on the site at: SS Golden Gate, June 1, 1853 from Panama and SS Golden Gate, [...]

Dear Editor, Thank you very much for all the information you provided about the Oregon. It was much appreciated. I did find an “Oregon” which sailed from Plymouth England to Adelaide on 12.7.1851. Unfortunately my G.G. Grandfather was not on the passenger list. On his naturalization papers he stated he came to Australia from Germany [...]

Back to dreams of travel. Just came across a maritime museum new to me: Aegean Maritime Museum in Mykonos, Greece, which is a place I’d like to revisit . . . especially to stay in one of the classic white Cycladic houses like this one in Thira’s Imerovigli neighborhood: Heliotopos. The Aegean Maritime Museum is [...]

Ever kayaked? Ever thought of padding San Francisco Bay (or the San Juans, Sea of Cortez, various fjords)? Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking in Sausalito just sent the following eMail: What could be a better gift for friends or family than some peaceful paddling time and healthy exercise? An additional benefit: Water imparts negative ions, which [...]