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rsolo
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 Posted - 10/07/2007 : 05:29:29
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I work at the Forest Lake, MN library. I recently ran across a book that might help other people find pictures of the ships their ancestors sailed on.
The Title is :Ships of our Ancestors, author: Michael J. Anuta. Publisher: Genealogigal Publishing Co., Inc.
LC calaloge card Number 93-70622
International Standard Book Number 0-8063-1381-1
Hope this helps someone.
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Arden Anderson
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 11/07/2007 : 23:35:54
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Hi:
Is there a picture of the SS Toronto that landed in Quebec in October 1891? That's the one my grandfather came over on. I would like a copy of the ship if it is there.
Thanks.
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 12/07/2007 : 02:52:00
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The book that B.Brandt brought to our attention is available at over 389 libraries around the United States. If your public library doesn't have a copy, ask if you can borrow one through the Inter-Library Loan program.
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Lislcat
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USA
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Posted - 12/07/2007 : 16:50:07
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It is also still in print, if someone decides that they want to own it. I think it's a little pricey, but it is available.
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 12/07/2007 : 19:02:27
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Here is a list of the ships pictures available in the the book:
http://www.avotaynu.com/books/ShipsAncestors.htm
Here is a description of the book from one of the booksellers on abebooks.com:
Book Description: Genealogical Publishing. BRAND NEW Softcover - 380pp - Ships of Our Ancestors is a compilation of photographs of the steamships that were employed in transporting immigrants to this country in the heyday of mass migration. These were the propeller-driven, steel-hulled leviathans of legend, owned and operated by such famous shipping lines as North German Lloyd, White Star, Cunard, Guion, Red Star, Inman, and Hamburg-American. Photos of nearly 900 ships are arranged here in alphabetical order, and each ship is further identified by date, shipping line, and source. For genealogists the photographs represent a visual testimony of the great passenger ships that grew old in service and then passed from the scene without a trace. They are proof of a bygone time and our connection to it.
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