The Maritime Heritage Projects - Ships, Captains, Merchants, Passengers to 1800s San Francisco

Web Name: The Maritime Heritage Projects - Ships, Captains, Merchants, Passengers to 1800s San Francisco

WebSite: http://www.maritimeheritage.org

ID:113052

Keywords:

Projects,Ships,Captains,

Description:

Stories of Maritime Nations, Merchants, Captains, Ships and Passenger Lists of opportunists and immigrants sailing from world seaports into San Francisco Bay during the 1800s.Passenger Lists and news of Maritime Nations are selected to give a sense of the development of San Francisco and world commerce during the 1800s. News and images from international harbors are included to illustrate mass world migration during 19th century.The Maritime Heritage Project includes Ship Passengers.The Project was started in 1998 to honor sea captains, including the project director s great-great-grandfather James H. Blethen, a Master Mariner based in San Francisco during the 1800s.Along with thousands of other commanders, Captain Blethen s ships were crowded with venturists along with every conceivable item newcomers to California would need or desire. D. A. Levy, founder of The Maritime Heritage Project, was invited to join the San Francisco Branch of The Naval Order of the United States, (NOUS), which has a history dating from 1890. Membership in NOUS includes a wide range of individuals, many with highly distinguished career paths associated with various military branches. Levy was invited because of military history throughout The Maritime Heritage Project. However, family members include several individuals who served in various campaigns, including command of a Civil War Hospital Ship, soldiers in WWII, a marine tank commander in Korea, and Army ground troops in Vietnam. Maritime Nations, Ships, Sea Captains, Merchants, Merchandise, Ship Passengers and VIPs sailing into San Francisco during the 1800s.SITE SEARCHHOME PORTSources: As noted on entries and through research centers including National Archives, San Bruno, California; San Francisco Main Library History Collection; Maritime Library, San Francisco, California, Oakland Museum, Oakland California; various Maritime Museumsaround the world.Please inform us if you link from your site. Please do NOT link from your site unless your site specifically relates to immigration in the 1800s, family history, maritime history, international seaports, and/or California history.

TAGS:Projects Ships Captains 

<<< Thank you for your visit >>>

Websites to related :
THE San Francisco Giants Blog |

  Ok, back to baseball. Sign Bauer? No chance. The only way I sign off on a big free agent signing, especially a pitcher, is if we are ALMOST right ther

Rimor Converting| Safety Chucks

  Converting Solutions from Antech Converting the New name for Rimor Converting UK. Specialists in bespoke Converting Solutions including Air Shafts, Bo

Clayton Engineering

  Clayton Engineering is a specialized electrical distributor of over 30 different product lines. Whether you are automating your process, keeping your

Comtech Power Systems Technolo

  TWT replacement, traveling wave tube amplifier replacement, traveling wave tube amplifiers, power amps, power amplifiers, HPA, HPAs, high power amplif

Etusivu - Rauma.fi

  Rauma on Suomen kolmanneksi vanhin kaupunki, jossa historia ja nykypäivä yhdistyvät. Teollisuus, satama, kaksi maailmanperintökohdetta sekä runsa

Reef Systems Coral Farm, Inc.

  Reef Systems Coral Farm is "dedicated to the preservation of our ocean s reefs". Over 90% of the corals we sell are grown at our in-house aquaculture

Welcome to Past Perfect Genealog

  I am a qualified and passionate genealogist and family historian who wants to help you research your ancestors.Church in Pudob, Slovenia – village of

My South Carolina Families

  Welcome to my web site! This site is dedicated to members of my family, all of whom have South Carolina roots. I have been working on family histories

How to Care for Saltwater Fish

  How to Care for Saltwater FishFind answers to your questions about caring for saltwater fish and marine aquariums.The Spruce Pets is part of the Dotda

ScotlandsPeople | Connecting Gen

  Coronavirus - ScotlandsPeople Centre ClosureIn line with advice from the Scottish Government and to delay the spread of Coronavirus we have decided to

ads

Hot Websites