Maritime Compass

Maritime Compass emerged into a very different blogosphere in 2005.  Today, the blogs listed here under "Related Blogs & Resources" are but a few of the excellent blogs and news sites covering a...

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Have you been enjoying the Full Fathom Five posts mirrored here?  Then check out the new home Full Fathom Five. With its new home comes new functionality; in addition to an rss feed and full-...

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> (by Palma J. You, Archives Technician) >  > On March 13th, Mr. Chittenden notes "20 passengers from the ship > Tamaroo" along with 18 from "our boat", the Croton, "w...

http://maritimecompass.blogspot.com/2012/03/gold-rush-journal-round-horn-two.html

SEARCH FOR AN ITEM IN LIBRARIES NEAR YOU: Enter title, subject or author WorldCat.org >> > We are delighted to announce that the Park's published holdings > (e.g., books, period...

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>  > (Keys the mascot, P79-064a SCR 50) > (by Gina Bardi, Reference Librarian) >  > Maritime history's cup runneth over with colorful characters, some > famous, some infa...

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> (by Palma J. You, Archives Technician) >  >   >  > The H. W. Chittenden sea journal kept on board the Croton, San > Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Museu...

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> (by Gina Bardi, Reference Librarian) >  > One of the most popular research subjects in the library is > genealogy. Almost every day we get asked questions about passe...

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> The recipe for Lobster à l'United States in The Captain's Table : > 18 recipes for famous dishes served aboard the S.S. United States > and S.S. America  is > prec...

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> Overtaking >  > Every ship under steam, and indeed, under sail, > Overtaking another is never to fail > To alter her course in order to steer > Quite clear of the o...

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> Among the treasures in the Library's Krummes Collection of > Steamship Fiction are selected issues of rare pulp magazines such as > Adventure,  > containing maritime st...

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> (by Gina Bardi, Reference Librarian) >  > In a research library such as ours, fiction books are sometimes > overlooked. Of course fiction is often mined for academic ...

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> Here are the Library's lists of new acquisitions for December. For > more information on any title, contact us >  or > search our catalogs: >  >  >  Library new acc...

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> (by Gina Bardi, Reference Librarian) >  > As winter settles in San Francisco, my mind turns towards all things > cold. Arctic exploration is the coldest thing one can...

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> (by Gina Bardi, Reference Librarian) >  > Usually in my posts, I write about hidden or overlooked items in our > collection. With a library as rich in material as o...

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> This recipe from The Captain's Table : 18 recipes for famous dishes > served aboard the S.S. United States and S.S. America >  follows the one for > Porterhouse Soup...

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> The Library will have special hours during the holiday season: >  >  The Library will be closed, Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26, > 2011. >  The Library will b...

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> In 2012 and 2013, San Francisco will be hosting multiple America's > Cup  > events--want to learn more? >  > Our reference staff have written a ten page pathfinder >�...

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> The library's lists of new accessions for November are here--for > more information on any title, contact us or search our catalogs: >  >  November 1-15, 2011 >  > (...

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> Be sure to check out the lead article in the Dec./Jan./Feb. > 2011-2012 issue of the Park's Maritime News, >  > "Oceans of Information in the Maritime Library" by Gi...

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> Today we bring you another recipe from The Captain's Table : 18 > recipes for famous dishes served aboard the S.S. United States and > S.S. America.  This is > anot...

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> "NOTE--This is the position of greatest danger; there is nothing for > it but good lookout, caution and judgment, with prompt action. >  > If to your starboard RED a...

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> Here are the Library's lists of new accessions for October; for more > information on any title, contact us >  or > search our catalogs: >  >  >  Library new access...

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> ...that's who they were, and that's what we've called them...NOT! > (Finding the forgotten partners of the Stone Family boatyards.) >  > By Sara Diamond, Archivist. >  ...

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> Ted Miles and Ed LeBlanc have compiled a list of the names and rigs > of the Alaska Packers Association vessels. Please note that the > number of masts are indicate...

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> The Library has many books concerning food at sea, including some > about the elegant dining aboard ocean liners. The Captain's Table : > 18 recipes for famous dishes...

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