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 Post subject: The Mighty Fitz
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:00 pm 
Last Saturday saw the 37th anniversary of sinking of the 729 foot ore carrier the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. My
great-great-great-great-great uncle was an oiler in her engine room, and he was going to retire after that voyage. Sadly, he never made it home to his family. In addition, my US History & Government teacher's uncle was a crewmember of the Arthur M. Anderson, the ship that had the last radio contact with the Fitz. My teacher also spent several summers working on the Burlington Northern ore dock in Superior, Wisconsin, loading ore boats. Several times he loaded the Anderson.


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 Post subject: Re: The Mighty Fitz
PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:20 pm 
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Miner Dave wrote:
My great-great-great-great-great uncle
FIVE Greats!? :roll: :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: The Mighty Fitz
PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:01 am 
Yep. I'm also related to Alexander Graham Bell. (My mother's maiden name is Bell, so she is distantly related)


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 Post subject: Re: The Mighty Fitz
PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:36 am 
Just found out that I am distantly related to John Luther Jones!

( I don't remember posting this! I know that I didn't, because I am not related in any way to Casey Jones)


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