TRADEWINDS

I recently set out upon a journey, sailing if you will, upon an incredibly vast sea called the Internet. What began as a mild curiosity into a story about my family's history has grown into what you see here .. a website.

My great grandfather was a ship's captain whose ship was tossed upon an island somewhere in the South Pacific in 1906. We were told by my grandmother that it rode a tsunami caused by the San Francisco earthquake.

With little more than that, I began searching the Internet and was soon caught up in a tidal wave of information. This website is a collection of that information,put together for the enjoyment of my family. It is by no means an exhaustive research and is certainly open to correction by those concerned with maritime history. My great grandfather was not the only man to captain the County of Roxburgh. He was however the last, and it is his story I am relating. But if by some remote chance some other interested relative of another captain or crew member happens upon this website ... wonderful! Actually, I welcome any visitors to this site who have knowledge of the County of Roxburgh to please share your knowledge.

On this page I want to acknowledge certain people and their websites. I am so appreciative of the individuals who took time to respond to my e-mails and snail mails. I am also including links to sites with suggestions on how and where to research maritime history, in case any other family members have the desire to dig deeper.

For now at least, I must put the story to rest. My own home port needs attention and if I don't go grocery shopping soon, my patient husband will surely feel marooned!

Barbara Hutchison Seeley
November 30, 2001

barbara@seeleybros.com

BOUND FOR HOME PORT HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE VOYAGE

BOUND FOR HOME PORT

HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THE VOYAGE