Randi wrote:Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:07 pm
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- Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:57 pm
- Forum: Mary and Helen 1879-1880
- Topic: Crew and ships met
- Replies: 17
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Re: Crew and ships met
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:57 pm
- Forum: Mary and Helen 1879-1880
- Topic: Crew and ships met
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2900
Re: Crew and ships met
I've just traced Leander Clark Owen back to some Puritans who travelled to the America before 1670. You can see a picture of him and his wife Jane and more details at https://www.geni.com/people/Captain-Leander-Owen/6000000027014126821 (I'm never sure about copyright of photos I've downloaded so I ...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:56 pm
- Forum: Mary and Helen 1879-1880
- Topic: Crew and ships met
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2900
Crew and ships met
Crew list: https://archive.org/details/maryhelenst ... 2/mode/1up
Other names may appear, and ships will be met for a gam (chat, usually talking about whaling but can also be social)
Other names may appear, and ships will be met for a gam (chat, usually talking about whaling but can also be social)
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:00 pm
- Forum: Lucretia 1882-1883
- Topic: Shipyard Page. Example Transcriptions, General Questions and Answers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1137
Re: Shipyard Page. Example Transcriptions, General Questions and Answers
Welcome on board the Lucretia on her voyage from 15th Dec 1882 to 15th Nov 1883 Lucretia (Steam Bark) of New Bedford, mastered by Edward Kelly, later Robert P. Gifford. Henry B. Chase, Keeper Here you will find an example transcription of details This is also a place to ask questions and request he...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:51 pm
- Forum: Lucretia 1882-1883
- Topic: Shipyard Page. Example Transcriptions, General Questions and Answers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1137
Shipyard Page. Example Transcriptions, General Questions and Answers
The basic principle of OldWeather Whaling.... The reason for this project is that it is very hard to automatically sort the navigation and ice (and other specific items) from blocks of text in the hand-written log books. Having those details pulled out and associated by line with date/time/position...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:49 pm
- Forum: Lucretia 1882-1883
- Topic: Log Pages for Transcribing - apply here!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7272
Re: Log Pages for Transcribing - apply here!
Pommy Stuart wrote:Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:27 am Lucretia_1882_ODHS216_C_C is FINISHED.
When I closed it and re opened it is came up as a Recovered version (Again >:( )
Let me know how it turned out.
I may have to use Libre instead of XL.
My HDD is a SSD and is only 6 months old.
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:48 pm
- Forum: Lucretia 1882-1883
- Topic: Log Pages for Transcribing - apply here!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7272
Re: Log Pages for Transcribing - apply here!
Pommy Stuart wrote:Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:13 am I will have a look at section C
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- Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:34 pm
- Forum: Lucretia 1882-1883
- Topic: Log Pages for Transcribing - apply here!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7272
Log Pages for Transcribing - apply here!
Welcome to the log book of the Lucretia 1882 - 1883 If you would like to work on a section of the log please leave a note in the next available reply section of this board below remember to say which section you would like to work on a link to the workbook, for your transcriptions, will be provided...
- Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:49 pm
- Forum: Lucretia 1882-1883
- Topic: Crews and Ships Met
- Replies: 0
- Views: 955
Crews and Ships Met
Please mention any names of ships seen, or met, or gamed with . It is possible that a nearby ship may have a latitude and longitude for that small area of sea, but that is missing from this ship's log. Equally this ship might provide the position of those other ships. Not all logs provide a crew li...
- Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:46 pm
- Forum: Lucretia 1882-1883
- Topic: Handwriting Help and Spelling
- Replies: 0
- Views: 867
Handwriting Help and Spelling
Each log writer is likely to have a peculiar writing style and spelling system. In the most exaggerated cases the spelling of one word may vary even in the entry for one day. If you find oddities please do post them here to help other viewers working with this project. Help with images If you want t...
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 3:00 pm
- Forum: Alexander 1899
- Topic: General shipyard page. Voyage completed! Thank you all!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11139
Re: Shipyard Page. Example Transcriptions, General Questions and Answers
Thank you to JGnfld for noting this place from the following log... 1) The Alexander 1899, April 11th: https://archive.org/details/alexandersteamba00alex_0/page/131/mode/1up Bishop's House, Dutch Harbor, Unalaska (Latitude: 53.8756 and Longitude: -166.5362) The log notes being 'off Bishop'. A web se...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:11 pm
- Forum: Grampus 1891
- Topic: General shipyard page. Voyage completed! Thank you all!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4975
General shipyard page. Voyage completed! Thank you all!
The voyage of the Grampus from the 16th of April 1891 to the 23rd of May 1891 has been completed. Thank you all! You can find more ships in this listing: Find your ship, & the full list of ships logbooks for OWW Your help will be very much appreciated. If you need help in choosing a journey ple...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:59 pm
- Forum: Grampus 1891
- Topic: Log Pages for Transcribing - apply here!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1109
Log Pages for Transcribing - apply here!
Welcome to the Shipyard of the Grampus for her voyage during 1891 - all of the log sections have been completed. Many thanks to our volunteers for their work. There are many pages of logs on numerous ships still waiting to be transcribed. You can check for work using this link to the list of ships ...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:46 pm
- Forum: Grampus 1891
- Topic: Re: Handwriting Help and Spelling
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1151
Re: Handwriting Help and Spelling
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- Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:46 pm
- Forum: Grampus 1891
- Topic: Crews and Ships Met
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1061
Re: Crews and Ships Met
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- Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:46 pm
- Forum: Grampus 1891
- Topic: Crews and Ships Met
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1061
Crews and Ships Met
Please mention any names of ships seen, or met, or gamed with . It is possible that a nearby ship may have a latitude and longitude for that small area of sea, but that is missing from this ship's log. Equally this ship might provide the position of those other ships. Not all logs provide a crew li...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:42 pm
- Forum: Grampus 1891
- Topic: Re: Handwriting Help and Spelling
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1151
Re: Handwriting Help and Spelling
Each log writer is likely to have a peculiar writing style and spelling system. In the most exaggerated cases the spelling of one word may vary even in the entry for one day. If you find oddities please do post them here to help other viewers working with this project. Help with images If you want t...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:22 pm
- Forum: Weather and ice records from the whaling ships of the USA
- Topic: Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7377
Re: Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
viewing_image_and_worksheet Practicalities of viewing the image and worksheet at the same time. There are certainly two possibilities, if you find more ways to manage these please do post them here. Use this link to see these options [link] 1) Sharing your screen between a 'screen snip' of the log ...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:21 pm
- Forum: Weather and ice records from the whaling ships of the USA
- Topic: Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7377
Re: Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
8) REMARKS WORKSHEET Date and time will carry over from the PRIMARY worksheet You will need to enter: 1. Mentions of natural phenomena (see list below at 8.1) 2. Additional details of the a. position b. ice 3. General Remarks/Interesting facts (state of the sea, native meetings, seeing other ships,...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:20 pm
- Forum: Weather and ice records from the whaling ships of the USA
- Topic: Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7377
Re: Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
7) Weather https://i.imgur.com/OE4wD1j.png [hr] 7a) How to transcribe to the Weather worksheet First things first. Take time to read through our specialist Library section Weather, sea, and ice terminology , and especially the Wind section of the Library Additional information has been added in the...