by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
We’d like to honor William C. J. Kirkwood from Boston, Massachusetts who journeyed aboard the Huntress ship. Dating back to 1850, William was a greenhand who worked tirelessly along with his fellow crewmates as the Huntress was trekking her way back home from a three...
by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
We’d like to honor the crew of the steel-hulled trawler known as Irene and Hilda. The vessel went out on October 25th in 1980 and was headed towards Georges Bank when twenty foot waves and sixty knot winds were encountered. Captain Rebello judged the conditions were...
by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
We not only learn more about the privileges whaling captains possessed but also commemorate the Lewis family and the crew of the Viola who perished far too soon. It was on September 4th, 1917 that Captain Joseph Lewis embarked on a whaling voyage with his wife Laura...
by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
Simeon was first officer and a crucial member of the crew who sadly passed away on July 18th, 1839 while on a whaling voyage. After his passing, Simeon’s loved ones created a monument in his honor in Spring Hill Cemetery, Sandwich. Another courageous man who was...
by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
We’d like to pay tribute to Isaac Sanders from New Burgh, New York. Isaac was a valued steersman who ventured on the Bark J. D. Thompson in 1857. Unlike modern times, common ailments were more prevalent back then which led to serious health conditions and even...
