Re: Shipping on the Great Lakes. My grandfather John Harvey Wells bought a scow barge the
"Elisha Dyer, Jr." in New York City in 1914. He took it to Willoughby,Ohio area. He passed away soo after. Anyone know anything about this barge,or where I could find out about it? Many thanks. .
While taking pictures in Port Huron, below Blue Water Bridge, we met a very interesting lady who was the daughter of Tyler Crockett, who was the captain of a Great Lakes Ship called
"Spokane". It was a very interesting time and we are interested in more information about said captain or ship. .
Mark Merila died in 1992, in Marquette, MI at the Jacobetti Vterans Facility, but from the obit I have he was a sailor on a Great Lakes Ore Freighters. Is this the wrong web site? Let me know if you have anything on him. Thanks, Jan .
Mark Merila died in 1992, in Marquette, MI at the Jacobetti Vterans Facility, but from the obit I have he was a sailor on a Great Lakes Ore Freighters. Is this the wrong web site? Let me know if you have anything on him. Thanks, Jan .
Family oral history claims that our ancestor, HENRY BELL COURTNEY, (founder of SWIFT & COURTNEY MATCH MFG.) may have relied on the shipping industry of the Great Lakes to import Canadian pine trees to their plant in Chicago, IL, around 1878. I'd be delighted to hear from anyone who might have more information. Thanks so very much! .
Searching for data on Joseph MASON/MASSON who was a Ship Pilot on the Great Lakes ca 1860, apparently a navigator rather than tugboat operator, since have 2 different pictures of ships he was on. Only other known fact was that he had a son John b 1860 either Mi or Can.; Joseph believed to have been Fr/Canadian. John was married 1884 in Charlevoix County, Michigan. Any help appreciated. .
Captian Elmer Wolvin B8-14-1886 D11-20-1950.lived in St Clair Mi Great Lakes captin on Ore and many outher ships.My uncle Elmer dock the ship many times at Toledo Ohio , In the winter time i visted him. Working on my genealogy , I like to know how many years he was captian
CALUMET TRANSPORTATION COMPANY - Looking for information about the Calumet Transportation Company, operative on the lakes in the early 20th Century. Probably an forerunner to Cleveland Cliffs or Hanna. Especially interested in the history or photos of a steamer called
"The Thompson", which was captained by my g. grandfather, FREDERICK CLOSSON HART from about 1908 to 1914 (dates approximate). For more information on FRED HART please see my earlier query regarding him. Thank you.
I am looking for a John H AVERY B.1850 to Zelotis & Phebe (FERDON) AVERY. He was a sailor, was said to of builded a ship or boat named the
"MARY ALTA" (after his sister Mary Alta) on the Great Lakes, also was suppose to be the Captain of this ship or boat on the Great Lakes. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
