An amazing story, Matt, which reminds me of that of my maternal grandfather, Henrik Sandberg.
He also came over from Sweden as a boy, possibly as an orphan with another Swedish family named Rydine (sp?). He never talked about that stuff; just absolutely proud to be an American who worked hard to lose his Swedish accent.
He came to Jamestown, NY where many other Swedes settled in the late 1800s which had become a major furniture manufacturing center. Grandpa "Henry" apparently did not have an extensive education, and I suppose worked as a handyman much of his life. He met, fell in love, and married Rosabelle Lyon, a young woman whose Civil War veteran father could not support his family and was "apprenticed" out to a farm family in Iowa. I have always wondered if she had been one of those put on the "orphan trains."
Grandpa Henry lost his savings in the late 1920s "crash" but saved enough to buy 4 or 5 acres of country ground and a small house in the late 30s.
He went to raising chickens and various garden crops plus an apple-peach-pear orchard plus many hives of bees. Folks would drive from miles around to buy his crops because they knew they's get full measure and the absolute top quality.
Grandpa "Henry" and Grandma "Rose" lived until their late 80s and died within six months of each other in 1966.
Damn, I sure miss them!
** D C "Mac" Macdonald **
- Grand Lake & OKC - OK *
** AGLCA (#217) & USPS **
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** USAF & FAA, Retired **
** Amateur Radio K2GKK **
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Was it? I know there is or was one tied up to a pier in NYC for awhile.
Matt
Mischief 29 Prairie Trawler (presently at Crystal River).
On Sep 13, 2013, at 7:40 PM, fred@tug44.org wrote:
An amazing story, Matt, which reminds me of that of my maternal grandfather, Henrik Sandberg.
He also came over from Sweden as a boy, possibly as an orphan with another Swedish family named Rydine (sp?). He never talked about that stuff; just absolutely proud to be an American who worked hard to lose his Swedish accent.
He came to Jamestown, NY where many other Swedes settled in the late 1800s which had become a major furniture manufacturing center. Grandpa "Henry" apparently did not have an extensive education, and I suppose worked as a handyman much of his life. He met, fell in love, and married Rosabelle Lyon, a young woman whose Civil War veteran father could not support his family and was "apprenticed" out to a farm family in Iowa. I have always wondered if she had been one of those put on the "orphan trains."
Grandpa Henry lost his savings in the late 1920s "crash" but saved enough to buy 4 or 5 acres of country ground and a small house in the late 30s.
He went to raising chickens and various garden crops plus an apple-peach-pear orchard plus many hives of bees. Folks would drive from miles around to buy his crops because they knew they's get full measure and the absolute top quality.
Grandpa "Henry" and Grandma "Rose" lived until their late 80s and died within six months of each other in 1966.
Damn, I sure miss them!
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** D C "Mac" Macdonald **
* Grand Lake & OKC - OK *
** AGLCA (#217) & USPS **
* * (no current boat) * *
** USAF & FAA, Retired **
** Amateur Radio K2GKK **
* * Since 30 Nov 1953 * *
* * k2gkk@hotmail.com * *
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> From: flagold@gate.net
> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:44:00 -0400
> To: fred@tug44.org
> CC: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com
> Subject: Re: GL: Waterford Tugboat Roundup
>
> Fred:
>
> That Tug Cornell looks a lot like one of the Lehigh Valley tugs my Grandfather was on (early in this movie):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGoyAzwkY2M
>
> Was it? I know there is or was one tied up to a pier in NYC for awhile.
>
> Matt
>
> Mischief 29 Prairie Trawler (presently at Crystal River).
>
> On Sep 13, 2013, at 7:40 PM, fred@tug44.org wrote:
>
> > I've completed my webpage for the Waterford Tugboat Roundup 2013:
> >
> > http://www.tug44.org/waterford.tugboat.roundup/roundup-2013/
> >
> > The page includes pictures of most of the boats and some videos also. Hope
> > ya like it.
> >
> > Fred
> > Tug 44
