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  • The First Propellers at Kingston
    The First Propellers at Kingston
    WebsiteText       "Before 1841 propeller-driven steamboats were virtually unknown on the Great Lakes. Suddenly, that summer, propellers (as they came to be better known) began to enter the waters of Lake Ontario at Kingston. Before the Vandalia appeared on her trial trips in late November, at least four propellers had made their …
    WebsiteText     "Before 1841 propeller-driven steamboats were virtually unknown on the Great Lakes. Suddenly, that summer, propellers (as they came to be better known) began to enter the waters of Lake Ontario …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Golden finish for Staples, ill.
    Golden finish for Staples, ill.
    NewspaperText  Orillia Packet & Times, 7 Sep 2016, Section B, p. 1     ...
    NewspaperText  Orillia Packet & Times, 7 Sep 2016, Section B, p. 1   ...
    Orillia Public Library
  • Dacotah (Barge), U6145, aground, 24 Sep 1901
    Dacotah (Barge), U6145, aground, 24 Sep 1901
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Remarks: Total loss ?
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Remarks: Total loss ?
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Okoura (Propeller), fire, 5 Sep 1878
    Okoura (Propeller), fire, 5 Sep 1878
    TextNewspaper       Reason: fire Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: fire Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Colin Munro (Propeller), C, fire, 30 Oct 1883
    Colin Munro (Propeller), C, fire, 30 Oct 1883
    TextNewspaper       Reason: fire Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: fire Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Jane Miller (Propeller), sunk, 23 Nov 1881
    Jane Miller (Propeller), sunk, 23 Nov 1881
    TextNewspapercomment       Reason: sunk Lives: 25 Freight: general Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspapercomment     Reason: sunk Lives: 25 Freight: general Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Eastnor (Propeller), burnt, 16 Nov 1933
    Eastnor (Propeller), burnt, 16 Nov 1933
    TextNewspaper       Reason: burnt Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: burnt Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The MAPLE LEAF Man: Schooner Days DCXXI (621)
    The MAPLE LEAF Man: Schooner Days DCXXI (621)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Dec 1943     The MAPLE LEAF Man Schooner Days DCXXI (621) by C. H. J. Snider _______ IN Port Whitby there is a comfortable big brick house, very neat, with a garden and orchard behind and a lawn and ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Dec 1943   The MAPLE LEAF Man Schooner Days DCXXI (621) by C. H. J. Snider _______ IN Port Whitby there is a comfortable big brick house, very neat, with a garden and …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The Sweepstakes: Schooner Days VIII (8)
    The Sweepstakes: Schooner Days VIII (8)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 21 Mar 1931     The Sweepstakes Schooner Days VIII (8) The late Magistrate J. J. O'Connor, of Port Arthur, pumped most of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario through her before she sank near the old Queen's Wharf. He here relates the story an d tells how he became first mate. Has anyone a ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 21 Mar 1931   The Sweepstakes Schooner Days VIII (8) The late Magistrate J. J. O'Connor, of Port Arthur, pumped most of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario through her before she sank near the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Junior League of the Gay Nineties: Schooner Days CCXIX (619)
    Junior League of the Gay Nineties: Schooner Days CCXIX (619)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Dec 1943     Junior League of the Gay Nineties Schooner Days CCXIX (619) by C. H. J. Snider _______ UP to and past the turn of the century there existed in schooner-dom around Toronto a sort of junior ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Dec 1943   Junior League of the Gay Nineties Schooner Days CCXIX (619) by C. H. J. Snider _______ UP to and past the turn of the century there existed in schooner-dom around …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Dismasted - on a Lee Shore: Schooner Days MCCLXXIX (1279)
    Dismasted - on a Lee Shore: Schooner Days MCCLXXIX (1279)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 21 Jul 1956     Dismasted - on a Lee Shore Schooner Days MCCLXXIX (1279) by C. H. J. Snider ALEXANDER URE'S first "real vessel" (after three or four ventures with small coasters, stonehookers and ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 21 Jul 1956   Dismasted - on a Lee Shore Schooner Days MCCLXXIX (1279) by C. H. J. Snider ALEXANDER URE'S first "real vessel" (after three or four ventures with small coasters, stonehookers and …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The Lucky LIVERPOOL: Schooner Days CCIII (203)
    The Lucky LIVERPOOL: Schooner Days CCIII (203)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 24 Aug 1935     Actually preceded no. CCII (202) because it was mis-numbered.
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 24 Aug 1935   Actually preceded no. CCII (202) because it was mis-numbered.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The Wreck of the Ottawa and the Crusader
    The Wreck of the Ottawa and the Crusader
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Advertiser, 8 Oct 1864     The Wreck of the Ottawa and the Crusader - On Monday last a telegram reached this city announcing that the schooner Ottawa, owned by Card & Page of this place, laden with coal and bound for Toronto was aground and water-logged, two miles west of Whitby, on the Canada shore. …
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Advertiser, 8 Oct 1864   The Wreck of the Ottawa and the Crusader - On Monday last a telegram reached this city announcing that the schooner Ottawa, owned by Card & Page of this place, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Hayburning Tug to the Rescue: Schooner Days DCIX (609)
    Hayburning Tug to the Rescue: Schooner Days DCIX (609)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Sep 1943     Hayburning Tug to the Rescue Schooner Days DCIX (609) by C. H. J. Snider _______ BEING caught by a gale alongside a little wharf with no protection from the sweep of the whole lake -- the ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Sep 1943   Hayburning Tug to the Rescue Schooner Days DCIX (609) by C. H. J. Snider _______ BEING caught by a gale alongside a little wharf with no protection from the sweep …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • What Became of Ex-Empress of India?: Schooner Days CMXCIV (994)
    What Became of Ex-Empress of India?: Schooner Days CMXCIV (994)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 17 Mar 1951     What Became of Ex-Empress of India? Schooner Days CMXCIV (994) by C. H. J. Snider "I WAS a native of the waterfront and Fisherman's Island, the best days of my life," hails Wm. ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 17 Mar 1951   What Became of Ex-Empress of India? Schooner Days CMXCIV (994) by C. H. J. Snider "I WAS a native of the waterfront and Fisherman's Island, the best days of my …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Tax Receipt
    Tax Receipt
    Text       (Condition: Good. Slight tear on top right corner)
    Text     (Condition: Good. Slight tear on top right corner)
    Leeds & Thousand Islands Public Library
  • Letter to Lieut. Tom Leonard from M.L.- December 1814
    Letter to Lieut. Tom Leonard from M.L.- December 1814
    Text       This letter was written to Lieut. Tom Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada from M.L. (possibly a family member) on December 1814. It discusses family concerns about his illness and the hope that he might write to them soon. It also mentions Col. Drummond's kindness to send updated letters to the …
    Text     This letter was written to Lieut. Tom Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada from M.L. (possibly a family member) on December 1814. It discusses family concerns about his illness and the …
  • Note Authorizing Payment to Sergt. [Ozies] signed by T. Leonard- 1814
    Note Authorizing Payment to Sergt. [Ozies] signed by T. Leonard- 1814
    Text       This is a note authorizing the payment of 4 pounds to the bearer, Sergt. [Ozies] signed by T. Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada. Leonard was from the 104th New Brunswick Regiment that was raised in 1803 and sent to Upper Canada where they participated in the battles of Sackets Harbor, …
    Text     This is a note authorizing the payment of 4 pounds to the bearer, Sergt. [Ozies] signed by T. Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada. Leonard was from the 104th New Brunswick …
  • Letter to Lieut. Thomas Leonard from his sister Elizabeth Leonard- 1814
    Letter to Lieut. Thomas Leonard from his sister Elizabeth Leonard- 1814
    Text       This letter is to Lieut. Thomas Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada, from his sister, Elizabeth Leonard, in St. Johns, New Brunswick. In the letter she mostly discusses the local gossip of individuals in St. Johns. Leonard was from the 104th New Brunswick Regiment that was raised in 1803 and sent …
    Text     This letter is to Lieut. Thomas Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada, from his sister, Elizabeth Leonard, in St. Johns, New Brunswick. In the letter she mostly discusses the local gossip …
  • Letter to Lieut. Thomas Leonard in Kingston, Ontario from F. Leonard in St. Johns, New Brunswick- 1813
    Letter to Lieut. Thomas Leonard in Kingston, Ontario from F. Leonard in St. Johns, New Brunswick- 1813
    Text       This letter mentions how anxious the family is to hear from Thomas and provides information on the people living in St. Johns for his benefit. Leonard was from the 104th New Brunswick Regiment that was raised in 1803 and sent to Upper Canada where they participated in the battles of …
    Text     This letter mentions how anxious the family is to hear from Thomas and provides information on the people living in St. Johns for his benefit. Leonard was from the 104th …
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