The Family Favorite: I Must Go Down to the Sea by John Masefield

 

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over. 

         

 - John Masefield     

1878-1967 - Herefordshire, England

             

Biography of John Masefield         

 

Sentamental Sunday: Johnny Kollein

  

John Martin Kollein

b: 01 Jun 1922 in Deans, South Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey
  Son of Martin Kollein & Stella Wojciechowski

d: 19 Aug 1998 in James A Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
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June 25th: The 60th Anniversary of the Korean War

On this day in 1950 the North Korea People's Army crossed the 38th parallel invading South Korea marking the beginning of the war that divides Korea to this day.

 See a Slide Show presented by www.army.mil and the U.S. Army Center for Military History

The Korean War Veterans Memorial

 located in Washington D.C. on the National Mall just southeast of the Lincoln Memorial south of the Reflecting Pool

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Naturalization Certificate of Anton Stosz

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We were very pleased to find this certificate in our papers.

The Naturalization Certificate for our ancestor, Anton Stosz.

Dated 09 Feb 1927 Certificate # 189088, Chicago, Cook, Ilinois

Anton was born 25 Oct 1886 in Segenthau, Hungary 

 (Now known as Sagul/Sugal or Dreispitz, Romania)

Son of Michael Stoss &  Anna Wild

Married Maria Rauner 25 Jan 1910 in Segenthau, Austria-Hungary

Immigrated 03 Aug 1914 Port of NY on the SS George Washington of the North German Lloyd line.

d: 16 Feb 1954 in East Brunswick, New Jersey

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On Ships They Came: SS Melita

  

Canadian Pacific S.S. Melita c.1918

When construction began in 1913, the SS Melita was intended for the Hamburg America Line. World War I intervened, however, and while on the stocks she was purchased by Canadian Pacific. After being launched in 1917, she was towed to Belfast for the installation of her engines and outfitting.

She entered service with a 25 January 1918 maiden voyage from Liverpool to St. John, New Brunswick.

During the period from 1922 to 1927, Melita was in Canadian Pacific's Antwerp to St. John service. She then provided service from Britain to Canada, beginning in April 1927.
After 146 Atlantic crossings, Melita was used for local cruising until she was sold for scrap in Genoa in 1935. She was bought from the breakers by Italia, renamed Liguria, and used as a troop transport.  She was scuttled in January 1941, after being damaged in a 1940 air attack on Tobruk.  She was then raised and scrapped in 1950.
 
Nikolaus Lakatos immigrated from Segenthau, Romania, to Quebec, Canada, aboard this ship in 1924.

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"Happy Father's Day!" from Tangled Trees

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Follow Friday - Genea-Musing and the Maryland Historical Magazine Periodical Index

                                                        
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings shared with us a great link to the online copies of the Maryland Historical Magazine ranging from 1906 to 2005. A free resource that is available to all who register for access.
Once signed in you can quickly run a keyword search.

I ran one on the surname Casteel.  The results are shown below:

 Clicking on the fist link brought me to the issue referenced:

Then, using the 'find' function, I was able to quickly located where 'Casteel' appears:

There are two persons named Casteel listed in Moses Chaplines muster roll: John and Zachariah Casteel

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An Unveiling of Plaques: Recognizing the service and sacrifice of African-American slaves

"In remembering the slaves who labored here, we give them in death some measure of the dignity they were so cruelly denied in life"   Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell 

 

AP Photo by Carolyn Kaster

 On Wednesday, June 16, 2010, a ceremony was held on Capitol Hill in Washington DC to unveil plaques recognizing the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol.

Read the full Associated Press article

The Kollain Family c.1912

Ignatz John KOLLAIN

b: 23 JUN 1867 in Isak or Saboch, Austria

Son of Ignatius John and Barbara (Kissinger) Kollain

d: 22 AUG 1931 in Jamesburg, Middlesex, New Jersey

•Married: ABT 1887 in Austria Hungary

Maria PERGEL BERGNER b: 12 JAN 1869 in Budapest, Hungary

Children:
1. Rose KOLLAIN b: 1888 in Austria
2. Anna KOLLAIN b: 22 FEB 1890
3. Martin KOLLIEN b: 24 OCT 1893 in Broad, Slavonia, Austria
4. Anton (Thomas) KOLLAIN b: 15 NOV 1894 in Brod, Austria
5. Maria (Mary) KOLLAIN b: 25 JAN 1900 in Brod Austria/Hungary
6. Barbara KOLLAIN b: 18 MAY 1903 in Brod, Austria/Hungary
7. Katherine KOLLAIN b: 18 SEP 1910 in New York City, New York

Not included in the photo are the two oldest daughters who were already married at the time picture was taken .

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John N. Bacon - Civil War Veteran

Veteran's Marker for John N. Bacon

John N.  & Lucinda A. (Ribble) Bacon

Married 21 OCT 1875 in Carlinville, Illinois

Buried in Hettick Cemetery,

South Palmyra, Macoupin Co., Illinois

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy Challenge - It's here!!

The Interlibrary Loan

While researching the ancestry of Susannah Underwood and taking down her parental brick wall I came across references to snipets of a book that appeared to have potential in filling in the gaps of her ancestry.

The Underwoods, from Roaring Gap (NC) to Dumplin Valley (TN) and onward: And related families

by Burl Underwood  

1987

It was listed on Amazon as being 'out of print' and I saw one copy on the resale market for ~$100!
...Time to look into the interlibrary loan option.

The interlibrary loan process allows a user of one library to borrow books or receive photocopies of documents that are owned by another library. The patron makes a request with their local library, which then identifies owners of the desired item, places the request, receives the item, makes it available to the user, and arranges for its return. The Fairfax County Public Library Chantilly Branch did this for me at no charge.  It was extremely simple and painless.  I received an email alerting me that the book was available at my branch.
I was very happy to learn that I could actually check it out and bring it home to gleen all the important and wonderful facts from the book in the comfort of my P.J's!
Now all I need are more hours in the day....

Sentimental Sunday: Uncle Steve Hack

'I am a lumberjack & I am OK

I sleep all night & I work all day...'

(Monty Python)

 
Steve (Istvan) Hack was born on 21 August 1907 in Porva, Hungary.

He was a shoemaker in Budepest then worked as a lumberjack in Canada before immigrating to the U.S.

Married Theresa Stosz on 02 Feb 1938 in Montreal, Canada
d: 07 Jan 2000 in New Jersey