The Maritime Heritage Project ~~ International Harbors Travel

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The Maritime Heritage Project

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The Maritime Heritage Project is a U.S. 501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation established by D. Blethen Adams Levy in 1998 to preserve maritime history during the 1800s with a focus on the port of San Francisco

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While every effort is made to keep information and details on this site accurate, please note that it is a one-person operation, meaning there is no editor to fact check or spell-check.

Thankfully, we do receive eMails from visitors to the site that have provided corrections and/or new information through the years.

My goal is to raise sufficient funds to continue this work and to bring in a part-time assistant.

Based on the volume of complimentary eMails from researchers and educators since the site's inception, it is valuable and well worth the effort. Hundreds of people have found relatives that were "missing links" in their family histories.

Thank you.

Dianne


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Page: http://www.maritimeheritage.org/
Date Entered: Between 1998 and 2009
Sources: Newspaper Archives, Geographicus, publications on maritime history from research centers, including San Francisco Maritime Library at Fort Mason; National Archives in San Bruno, California; San Francisco Public Library California History Collection.
Daily Alta California, Family Papers, Historical Records, Submissions from Researchers, Publications on San Francisco's Maritime History from research centers, including The J. Porter Shaw Maritime Library, Fort Mason, San Francisco.

Research and WebDesign: D. B. A. Levy
Contact: D. Blethen Adams Levy
www.MaritimeHeritage.org and www.InternationalHarbors.com
1001 Bridgeway, Suite 410
Sausalito, California 94965 U.S.A.
The Maritime Heritage Project is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity established in 1998.

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