Finding Aid John McConnell TBRC-22 & 23
Description
- Creator
- McConnell, John, Donor
- Media Type
- Text
- Ship
- Item Type
- Finding Aids
- Description
- Biographical & Historical Information: John McConnell is a maritime enthusiast, hobbyist, and diver who has devoted several years to researching the local historical maritime community including the lighthouse / life-saving stations and area shipwrecks. He, also, played a significant role in the area’s underwater preserve designation and in the development of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS). He has been a member of the Michigan Underwater Preserve Council, the Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, an advisory member to the TBNMS, and a vessel research member to the Great Lakes Maritime database managed through the library.
Scope & Content: TBRC-22: Copies of Middle Island Life-Saving Station logbooks (1883-1917); TBNMS development activities (1993-95). TBRC-23: City of Alpena aerial photographs (1970s); Michigan Underwater Preserve Council Meeting papers; Michigan Underwater Salvage & Preserve Committee papers; local shipwreck research; steamer NEW ORLEANS Site Plan & Project documentation; TBNMS development documentation; local commercial fishing history; local maritime families. - Publisher
- Special Collections, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
- Place of Publication
- Alpena, MI
- Date of Publication
- 1920
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- McConnell, John
- Local identifier
- TBRC-22 & 23
- Collection
- John McConnell Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 45.06168 Longitude: -83.43275
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- Donor
- McConnell, John
- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Date
- 2022
- Copyright Holder
- Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
- Copyright Holder Contact Information
- 211 N 1st Ave Alpena MI 49707 ; tbrc@alpenalibrary.org
- Recommended Citation
- John McConnell Collection, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Alpena, MI
- Terms of Use
- For research only
- Reproduction Notes
- Please contact Special Collections before sharing beyond this database.
- Contact
- Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public LibraryEmail:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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USA
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