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Join SSHSA Education Director Aimee Bachari and the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes Archivist Mark Sprang to reflect on the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD. The two discuss what makes this shipwreck so popular, the changes that came about after, and the material related to "Big Fitz" that you can find in Mark's archive and collections at Bowling Green State University.
Most importantly, the Steamship Historical Society remembers the 29 men that were lost that fateful day when the EDMUND FITZGERALD went down on November 10, 1975, just 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan. You will see historic images, video, and documents from both Mark's archive and the SSHSA archive along with materials in the public domain.
The main purpose of the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes (HCGL) is to collect, preserve, and make available historical materials documenting the Great Lakes region and connecting waterways. The HCGL consists of manuscript and archival materials (more than 2,000 cubic feet and over 600 collections); books, pamphlets, and periodicals; naval architectural drawings, maps, and charts; and photographs. Finding aids are available for processed manuscript collections and are searchable. Learn more at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac/collections/hcgl.html.
To learn more about SHIPS visit shiphistory.org/ships.
Subscribe to our channel @ShipHistory
Learn more about SSHSA at www.sshsa.org.
Check out our education program at shiphistory.org/education.
Follow us on social media:
Facebook: facebook.com/SteamshipHistoricalSociety
Twitter: twitter.com/SSHSA
Instagram: instagram.com/shiphistory
Join SSHSA Education Director Aimee Bachari and the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes Archivist Mark Sprang to reflect on the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD. The two discuss what makes this shipwreck so popular, the changes that came about after, and the material related to "Big Fitz" that you can find in Mark's archive and collections at Bowling Green State University.
Most importantly, the Steamship Historical Society remembers the 29 men that were lost that fateful day when the EDMUND FITZGERALD went down on November 10, 1975, just 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan. You will see historic images, video, and documents from both Mark's archive and the SSHSA archive along with materials in the public domain.
The main purpose of the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes (HCGL) is to collect, preserve, and make available historical materials documenting the Great Lakes region and connecting waterways. The HCGL consists of manuscript and archival materials (more than 2,000 cubic feet and over 600 collections); books, pamphlets, and periodicals; naval architectural drawings, maps, and charts; and photographs. Finding aids are available for processed manuscript collections and are searchable. Learn more at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac/collections/hcgl.html.
To learn more about SHIPS visit shiphistory.org/ships.
Subscribe to our channel @ShipHistory
Learn more about SSHSA at www.sshsa.org.
Check out our education program at shiphistory.org/education.
Follow us on social media:
Facebook: facebook.com/SteamshipHistoricalSociety
Twitter: twitter.com/SSHSA
Instagram: instagram.com/shiphistory
