Cenotaphs

We’d like to honor William C. J. Kirkwood from Boston, Massachusetts who journeyed aboard the Huntress ship. Dating...

We’d like to honor the crew of the steel-hulled trawler known as Irene and Hilda. The vessel went out on October 25th...

We not only learn more about the privileges whaling captains possessed but also commemorate the Lewis family and the...

Simeon was first officer and a crucial member of the crew who sadly passed away on July 18th, 1839 while on a whaling...

We'd like to pay tribute to Isaac Sanders from New Burgh, New York. Isaac was a valued steersman who ventured on the...

We focus on an individual who coincidentally shares a name with one of our Founding Fathers. Benjamin Franklin Pierce...

We pay tribute to two brave individuals who not only passed away far too soon but also enlightened us on unique...

We remember Quincy A. Harlow from Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Quincy was deemed as a green hand- an individual...

David Roberts was a mariner who resided in New Bedford, Massachusetts on 150 Middle Street in modern day downtown....

We focus on another unique and mysterious tale pertaining to one of the Hibernia's crewmates. On August 11th, 1835,...