tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post4628621334829873516..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday - All At SeaScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-344776420387664162013-08-14T04:55:18.035+01:002013-08-14T04:55:18.035+01:00One of my mother's friends has some fine examp...One of my mother's friends has some fine examples of scrimshaw work. <br /><br />I think we've remarked before that our families overlap: Leith and North Shields in my case. I wish some of my seamen had moved up the ranks to master so I could find more info on them :-)<br /><br />Mr Cassmob's ancestors (one branch) came from Lismore....we visited a few years ago. Very special.<br /><br /><br />Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-33103937866707366112013-08-06T14:38:15.503+01:002013-08-06T14:38:15.503+01:00Hi, thanks for your question. The expedition was ...Hi, thanks for your question. The expedition was a tragic story, which I first learned about at school and has always stuck in my mind, especially as the journal of Captain Scott was found and recorded events to their final days. <br /><br />The explorers reached the South Pole, only to find that the Norwegians had got their first - so very dispirited. On the return journey to their ship, they faced blizzards, frostbite and dwindling supplies. Their bodies were found in their tent 8 months later. One member Titus Oates walked out of the tent to his certain death with the immortal words "I am just going outside and may be some time." They were 11 miles from their depot, but could not make it. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-60301924733506904292013-08-06T04:40:42.023+01:002013-08-06T04:40:42.023+01:00Great journey here!!
That Discovery is an amazing...Great journey here!! <br />That Discovery is an amazing ship, <br />and what a story about it. <br />Do you know what these explorers died of on their return journey? Depression??? <br />:D~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-64512866493787332822013-08-05T23:13:12.019+01:002013-08-05T23:13:12.019+01:00Sue, Cobh is a small place. However, my daughter a...Sue, Cobh is a small place. However, my daughter and I just happened to be there in April on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's visit there. It was mobbed with people!Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-10013390728883657972013-08-05T05:03:50.846+01:002013-08-05T05:03:50.846+01:00I really doubt many people a hundred years from no...I really doubt many people a hundred years from now will get nostalgic about jet planes and airports, as the ship will always be the definitive travel vehicle. Lighthouses might still be around and remain useful. They are prettier than air traffic control towers.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-62414520560046757462013-08-04T22:22:11.055+01:002013-08-04T22:22:11.055+01:00Sailed through Edgartown a lot when I was still li...Sailed through Edgartown a lot when I was still living at home with my boat-nutty family...it's a sweet little harbor. They used to have a one-room library that showed movies on Saturday nights (on reels, for crying out loud). I saw a version of Heidi there in, roughly, 1956...haven't thought of that in years!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-84054025392827204082013-08-04T04:43:31.286+01:002013-08-04T04:43:31.286+01:00Interesting post. Thanks.
We went on board the ...Interesting post. Thanks.<br />We went on board the 'Discovery' when we visited Scotland several years ago and found it fascinating. The information centre next door was excellent too.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-52539505813432536452013-08-03T22:51:02.142+01:002013-08-03T22:51:02.142+01:00You have a talent for researching history and the ...You have a talent for researching history and the family connection to these places. Well done and spot on the theme. diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-14578315212237739022013-08-03T18:48:14.966+01:002013-08-03T18:48:14.966+01:00Thank you to everyone for such kind comments. The...Thank you to everyone for such kind comments. They mean a lot to me. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-78784048610799065072013-08-03T13:10:18.846+01:002013-08-03T13:10:18.846+01:00Fascinating post made more so by your family conne...Fascinating post made more so by your family connections, Good to see another Stevenson lighthouse, He must have found it easier to build than Bell Rock. The origin of scrimshaw was new to me also.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-204605308572865072013-08-03T12:49:30.042+01:002013-08-03T12:49:30.042+01:00Yes, you win! The Edgartown sign is a perfect mat...Yes, you win! The Edgartown sign is a perfect match. My eyes and ears always perk up at the mention of Cobh because I'm sure that is the port from where my great-grandmother departed.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-20068593241204600222013-08-03T12:45:25.041+01:002013-08-03T12:45:25.041+01:00A post full of gems of wisdom! It is so great tha...A post full of gems of wisdom! It is so great that you have photographs of your ancestors. Thanks! A fine post.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-6853770416276038872013-08-03T11:22:27.880+01:002013-08-03T11:22:27.880+01:00My McVey ancestors moved from Dunbarton to the Sou...My McVey ancestors moved from Dunbarton to the South Sheilds area. They were ship builders.<br />I didn't know what scrimshaw was before today either.Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-13274272469873524092013-08-03T04:02:26.830+01:002013-08-03T04:02:26.830+01:00You learn something new every day. Now I know wha...You learn something new every day. Now I know what scrimshaw means. That church does look odd for a church doesn't it but I saw one just like it in Bundaberg last week.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-75592239352802610562013-08-02T16:28:36.419+01:002013-08-02T16:28:36.419+01:00Amazing work of putting this all together with you...Amazing work of putting this all together with your family. Great photos. It makes me think how interesting life would be to run about with the name of Scrimshaw! Fascinating I'm sure!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-69282054259935365502013-08-02T14:46:16.473+01:002013-08-02T14:46:16.473+01:00Hard to believe the building is a church. Lovely....Hard to believe the building is a church. Lovely.<br /><br />My 3X Great Grandfather, Adam Bisset Scott (a tailor), owned several properties in Leith before his death in 1872. A set of 3 flats at 24 Queen Street, Leith. He also owned properties at Lawries Street, Leith (residence), Todshole close, Leith and another at London Row, North Leith.<br /><br />One day I will get over there to do more research.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-73791228636066435962013-08-02T12:54:34.380+01:002013-08-02T12:54:34.380+01:00Hello
This is my first time on sepia Saturday
You ...Hello<br />This is my first time on sepia Saturday<br />You all seem such a knowledgeable group of people, I'm a little unsure if my posts will enlighten as much as yours all do. Loved reading about your family's jobs at sea!<br />So many things we wish we had the answers to ... Good luck with the to do list<br />Jackie<br />Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586323704318587473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-22272899669855117712013-08-02T07:04:21.648+01:002013-08-02T07:04:21.648+01:00Sue, you tie everything together so neatly - the t...Sue, you tie everything together so neatly - the theme, the history, the family connection : it is a pleasure to read and a pleasure to look at the photographs.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-36195169033593171332013-07-31T22:25:50.377+01:002013-07-31T22:25:50.377+01:00Intriguing about the American-born step-children. ...Intriguing about the American-born step-children. Good luck with finding them.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-2005329109853844152013-07-31T20:09:32.067+01:002013-07-31T20:09:32.067+01:00Wonderful! You ticked several boxes this week Sue....Wonderful! You ticked several boxes this week Sue. We visited Cobh about fifteen years ago and found the Titanic and immigration memorials very moving. Your family connections are interesting too. Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-83208240721478015662013-07-31T19:52:58.651+01:002013-07-31T19:52:58.651+01:00I did not know about Edgartown, nor that it was na...I did not know about Edgartown, nor that it was named after James II youngest son. Lighthouses fascinating as is the Discovery, but it was Master Mariner Moffet that really grabbed me. BTW, you are right there are tons of John T. Dunns born about 1849 in US. Aghh.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.com