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The collection is divided into three small series based on item type. Series 1: Daguerreotypes, circa 1850-1865; Series 2: Manuscript volumes, 1853-1862; Series 3: Published materials, 1843
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Reproduction of an article written for the Blue Earth County Heritage Book, to be published by Curtis Media Corp. in 1988.
Thomas Burgess Sr. (ca. 1603-1685) emigrated from England, ca. 1630 arrived at Salem, and lived for a time at Lynn, Massachusetts. He settled at Sandwich, Massachusetts, in 1637. He was the father of at least five children. Descendants listed lived in Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Ohio, Iowa, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Nova Scotia and elsewhere in Canada.
William Burgess died in Bedford County, Virginia in 1778. James Harvey Burgess was a direct descendant.
Thirty years have passed since the 1975 publication of Robert H. Burgess's classic Chesapeake Sailing Craft, and while the original edition of this book has been out of print for many years, this new expanded edition brings alive the author's photographs and recollections for a new generation of readers. Within these pages, Burgess presents a rare photographic record of the period 1925âe"1975, depicting the bay sailing craft from log canoe to four-masted schooner. Robert H. Burgess's photographs show the vessels in all phases of their activities on these waters, including loading and unloading cargoes, under sail and in port, in shipyards, details of rigging, fittings, and decks, interior v...
Burgess, a native of Oswego County, N.Y., writes about her childhood, her marriage to William H. Burgess, and their life in Dinwiddie County, Va., where they remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War.