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Documentation of Bartlett’s 1935 Voyage

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Mary Anne McQuillan

Arctic Regions: Arctic Canada, Labrador and Alaska Captain Bartlett’s Cruise to the Arctic, 1935 and New York Times Article

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Ernestina/Effie M. Morrissey Documentation in Library of Congress

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections are maintained in the Library of Congress.  They are Historic American Buildings Surveys, Historic American Engineering Records and Historic American Landscapes Surveys, 1933-Present.  You can find … Continue reading →

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Effie M. Morrissey’s “Record Run” Centennial

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

On December 10, 1912 Frederick William Wallace boarded the “Morrissey” for what would become her “Record Run” from Portland, ME and Yarmouth, NS. “From the dock in Portland to anchor in Yarmouth, she had made the 200 mile passage in … Continue reading →

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Ernestina ta camba na Sul

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

Traudi sent this for you to enjoy: “Amigos,   Uma storia…. in Criolu My friend Zizim Figueira from São Vicente living in Paris, France wrote this story when I had contacted him years ago.  Ate logo se Deus quiser, Traudi” … Continue reading →

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1928 Whitney Letter Surfaces

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

A letter from a Mr. Harry Whitney to  Rollin S. Ketchum Jr. of Mystic, CT written from Effie M. Morrissey in 1928 during the ship’s only voyage to the Bearing Sea.  The Stoll-McCracken Siberian Arctic Expedition to the Aleutian Islands, Bering Strait, … Continue reading →

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A Camera on the Banks exhibit – Ottawa, Canada

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

“Let the unique photographs of Frederick William Wallace transport you to the last days of Nova Scotia’s schooners under sail.”   Wallace sailed on Effie M. Morrissey and took photos featured in this exhibit.  If you can’t make it to … Continue reading →

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Essex 1947

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

The storyline of this film shows it’s age but it has some amazing footage of wooden ship construction methods in Essex, MA where Effie M. Morrissey was built at the James and Tarr yard and launched in 1894. The Shipbuilders … Continue reading →

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Scouts Voyage in 2001

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

This article from Scouting Magazine 2001 just surfaced thanks to the family of Scoutmaster Joe Leavens of Troop 182.  This kind of trip is one of the reasons SEMA is working to get Ernestina sailing again and serving the Commonwealth … Continue reading →

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Effie M. Morrissey Films Surfacing on YouTube

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

SEMA often gets emails from folks sharing some interesting news.  If you have anything to share please contact us! Arctic films from the Bartlett Era. These are short clips from Junius Bird with no audio. Hunting Bull Walrus 1928 Archaeological expedition Short … Continue reading →

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20 Years since the Perfect Storm

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

. The end of October brought the 20th anniversary of the Perfect Storm. Did you knowthat Ernestina headed south from New Bedford on October 25, 1991?  Scroll down to read the account of what happened. . . .

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