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Maritime History Archives in Newfoundland

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Cameron

Cameron Report 23 Sep 2011 22:32

cheers

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 23 Sep 2011 21:52

plenty of time before they call "time"!!!!

Cameron

Cameron Report 23 Sep 2011 21:39

Will do, just have to go out for an hour so I will be away from my computer.
Cameron

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 23 Sep 2011 21:35

you could also email the address in my posting of 21.13

Cameron

Cameron Report 23 Sep 2011 21:27

Can't get a message in "edge ways"! Thank you Ann this will give me plenty of leads to get details of the above men. I will keep you "posted" on results.

Cameron

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 23 Sep 2011 21:23

if you google "Maritime crew lists, Newfoundland" you'll get plenty of sites

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 23 Sep 2011 21:22

[PDF] M2. Passenger and crew lists DTB Mar 2010
Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1C 5S7. A microfiche index to the crew lists held by the University, arranged by ship's official number, is ...

217.154.230.218/NR/rdonlyres/E1ED29E0-BD43-45FC-AE05-EE01E... - Similar

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 23 Sep 2011 21:22

Crew lists and logbooks
The following series of crew lists and logbooks are held at the Maritime History Archive ... Surviving crew agreements of vessels registered in Newfoundland. ...

www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/crewlist.php - Similar

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 23 Sep 2011 21:21

CLIP - Crew List Index Project - Finding seafarers on crew lists
1 May 2011 ... 70% are at the Maritime History Archive (MHA) in Newfoundland The records for one ship could be at any or all of these places. Crew lists at ...

www.crewlist.org.uk/findingoncrewlists.html - Similar

Cameron

Cameron Report 23 Sep 2011 21:18

Still a "star", thanks again Ann, I have got as far as I can this end on these men but now am trying to obtain the crew lists for them if possible.

Cameron

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 23 Sep 2011 21:13

The Archives is open to the public from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (4:00 from June to September). They are closed for lunch between 1:00 and 2:00 pm daily. The archives will also respond to written, faxed, e-mailed and telephone inquiries. For anyone visiting, they have a guide and finding aid to all records that they hold there and a staff is on hand to help and answer all your queries. A must for those researching their roots in Newfoundland, especially those related to anything to do with the fishing and sailing in Newfoundland. There is no charge or entrance fee for people visiting the archives and meter parking in available in designated zones.


The following is the mailing address, phone number, etc.,
for the MHA
(Maritime History Archives)

ADDRESS:
Maritime History Archives
Henrietta Harvey Building (HH 1011-17)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 5S7

Tel #: (709) 737-8428/9 (Heather Wareham)
Fax #: (709) 737-3123



(MHA is located on the ground floor of the Henrietta Building on the south side of Memorial University campus. You can enter the building either on the Elizabeth Avenue (south side) or the Prince Philip Drive (north side).


E-Mail Address for Maritime History Archives:
[email protected]

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 23 Sep 2011 21:12

The Maritime History Archive
The Maritime History Archive collects and preserves documents relating to the history of maritime activities in Newfoundland and Labrador and throughout the North Atlantic world.

On-line Catalog
All of the fonds (or collections) and single manuscripts held at the Maritime History Archive are described in a standard format and entered onto an electronic catalog. The catalog provides descriptions of our holdings at the highest level of description, which is the whole of the fonds (or record unit). Finding aids provide the more detailed description that is often required for research. Some Finding Aids are available in electronic format. Look for the hyperlink in the catalog record.

Location
The Archive is located in the Henrietta Harvey (Mathematics) building on the campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Contact Details
Maritime History Archive

Maritime History Archive

Phone: 709-864-8428 / Fax: 709-864-3123

Maritime History Archive
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL
A1C 5S7

The Maritime History Archive
The Maritime History Archive collects and preserves documents relating to the history of maritime activities in Newfoundland and Labrador and throughout the ...

www.mariners-list.com/site_pages.php?section=Librarie... - Similar


Cameron

Cameron Report 23 Sep 2011 21:02

Thank you, I have four seamen who were all in the Merchant Navy:-
Andrew Crichton b 1852 Arbroath
Alexander Crichton b 1858 Aberdeen
John Crichton b 1850 Arbroath
Andrew Crichton 1827

Cameron

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 23 Sep 2011 20:51

No problem, it sometimes happens when the page takes a long time to load!

If you want to give the details of the person you're looking for then someone may be able to help.

Cameron

Cameron Report 23 Sep 2011 20:45

Sorry

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 23 Sep 2011 20:43

Hello Camerson - your request has submitted twice.

Could you delete one of them so that replies don't get duplicated, thanks.

Cameron

Cameron Report 23 Sep 2011 20:29

Is it possible to access Crew List records from Newfoundland without going through their website, and if so are there any researchers that can access such records please?

Many thanks, Cameron Crichton