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Tag: ships

Building wooden ships

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Harold Burnham shipbuilder in Essex MA

Shipwright Harold A Burnham comes from a family who have been building wooden boats in Essex MA for several generations. Produced by Blake Road Productions LLC for the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Posted in People, UncategorizedTagged burnham, Essex, ships

Legendary ships of Salem

April 21, 2021December 11, 2022 Gordon Harris5 Comments

From the year of its settlement in 1628 until the middle of the 19th century, Salem, in the Massachusetts Bay, was a maritime port surpassed in size and importance by only two or three other seaports along the Atlantic coast.

Posted in HistoryTagged Salem, ships

Building a ship in Essex

March 22, 2021December 11, 2022 Gordon Harris2 Comments

By the early 1840s, Essex no longer had its own fishing fleet, but had turned to year-round shipbuilding fostering a symbiotic relationship with the successful fishermen in Gloucester

Posted in Places, VideoTagged 1950, burnham, Essex, essex boatbuilding, ships

Jake Burridge, the sailor

January 19, 2021March 30, 2023 Gordon Harris4 Comments
Jake Burridge, Ipswich MA

Legendary Ipswich native Jake Burridge had a century of sailing stories to share with you.

Posted in People, VideoTagged Ipswich Neighbors, Jake Burridge, ships

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