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The Maritime Heritage Project was established by D.A. Levy in 1998 to preserve San Francisco's shipping history from the mid-1800s to the turn of the Century. The Project focus is on steamships plying the West Coast of the United States, their captains and passengers.

Be sure to visit John Ireland's site, which takes immigrants from the Eastern Seaboard to Mexico or Central America. There they travelled overland to meet up with the ships listed on this site for their journey to points North, including San Francisco.

Find out about DNA Testing to trace your family back through generations!

Paths have lead to America since the dawn of time. More recently, the gold seekers of 1849 illustrate that California, especially San Francisco, belongs to everyone. In 1931 author/editor Edwin Markham wrote: " California was the beginning of many things . . . on this almost virgin ground, sweeping from the Sierra to the Pacific, appeared men of every nation, and of every grade. The Indian, the Chinese, the Kanaka, the Negro and the Caucasian met perhaps for the first time since Babel."

The Commodore off the coast of San Francisco.February 2008
The site has been redesigned; some items have moved during the transition. Please use SEARCH on the left or eMail me with inquiries (or broken links): DALevy@maritimeheritage.org.

° BRAND NEW: DNA Testing to help you trace your family's migration paths through the generations.
° Bibliography: 40+ years of reading, travel and research is the base for The Maritime Heritage Project. A list-in-progress of all references has just been included.
° Search Engine: 30,000 ships, captains and passengers on this site.
° View the growing selection of books on California history and maritime matters during the mid 1800s. For your convenience, links are provided to Amazon.com. Also, recommend reading is noted throughout the site in various sections as applicable.
° The French in San Francisco
° November 1850: The number of passengers who have crossed the Isthmus on their way to California January 1 to August 1 amounts to 13,375 . . .
° The barque Gloucester leaves Sydney for San Francisco December 23, 1849
° The Chronicles of Captain William Jackson Barry, who arrived in San Francisco on the Eleanor Lancaster, the first ship to leave Sydney, Australia for California's gold fields.


Page: http://www.maritimeheritage.org/index
Date Entered: Between 2002 and 2008
Source: Daily Alta California, Family Papers, Historical Records, Submissions from Researchers

Research and WebDesign: D.A. Levy
Contact: D.A. Levy
www.MaritimeHeritage.org
Post Office Box 2878
Sausalito, California 94966
U.S.A.