{"id":68,"date":"2013-09-13T11:46:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T11:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2021-11-24T01:55:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T01:55:09","slug":"researching-individuals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?page_id=68","title":{"rendered":"Researching Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some time ago, starting with the happy discovery of Horace Lane’s published memoires, I began to research the individuals connected to the ship with a hope of finding out more about the vessel’s story.\u00a0 I have been rather successful in uncovering things that did not make the official record and in bridging gaps of ship’s logs and her day-to-day activities.\u00a0 But in so doing, the people<\/em> began to take on a life of their own and in short order became as important<\/span> as the story of the ship.\u00a0 I had resolved to collect as much as I feasibly could (well, even more in my dogged determination) on the crewmembers, Naval and merchant, and choose one of three things depending upon the resulting information collected:<\/p>\n

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  1. If enough data is gathered to warrant it, a book )with intent to publish on some level) on that individual will be written to include as much of their life as I can cram into it, including a very brief genealogy (children, maybe grandchildren) for descendants to enjoy, and place a copy in each relevant repository.<\/li>\n
  2. Moderate\u00a0data would yield a booklet or bound file, probably not published, placed in each relevant repository.<\/li>\n
  3. Little data would be left to a mention in the BIG book, if ever I get it published.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As I indicated on the main page, the book for Capt. Tryon is about complete.\u00a0 Juggling it with other aspects of this grand project and my own life has slowed down the progress, but it is something that must be done!<\/p>\n