This lecture explores a variety of tools and resources for tracking sea faring ancestors along with examples from research, including: maritime primary sources and collections, vessel types, tracing captains and crews through newspaper reports, following their journeys by plotting ships logs’ latitude and longitude records, and adding context to their lives through historic events affecting mariners. The focus is on nineteenth century records and events.
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Denise Cross, thank you for your fabulous presentation and accompanying syllabus. The information you have provided will serve as invaluable references when I make the time to research my seafaring ancestors, some of whom were ship captains/masters departing from/arriving in New England seaports.
Great info! I never thought about looking for ancestors in this way.
I learned alot, I never would have even thought of some of the things she taught us. I’ll be late checking it all out~~
This was very interesting, informative and though-provoking. This will all be extremely helpful to my research and I can’t wait to put it into action. Thank you!
THANK YOU, DENISE!!! This was fantastic! Your syllabus is amazing and I may not go to bed tonight!! So many ships…so little time!
What a wonderful presentation, great information that not only shows you what questions to ask, but also provides the direction on how to get the answers and what potential questions to ask from that. Well worth the time, and be sure to take good notes!
Thank you
Geat webinar!! It gave me some ideas for loooking up my great-grandfathers shipping records on the Great Lakes.