Saturday, September 12, 2009

Construction update and a question to you all


Apologies to all for a short lapse in updates. I've been heavily involved in fieldwork, other interruptions, a meeting regarding the scow project, and especially awaiting more building supplies. The latter were acquired just recently, so construction will begin anew shortly; there should be some new pictures up on the evening of September 13th (my time).
My question for you all regards how many of you are following this blog. I know I have "22" followers but how many others of you are out there? Please respond to this posting, just stating you are following the blog, and if you don't mind, let me know what town/city and country you are in and if you are a regular or occasional viewer. If there is a large following, this is a useful point when we approach sponsors for supplies and other support.
I attach a picture here of the American Museum scow "Mary Jane" in 1912. The men left to right are: ?Barnum Brown, Peter C. Kaisen and possibly Bill Reid who was a cook/field assistant. This is a unique view as it shows the scow actually floating downriver. The "sweeps" or tillers used for steering are seen at each end. It appears steering was done using using both sweeps at the same time.

10 comments:

  1. Yes, I am a regular follower. I am one of the listed "22." You should see my picture on the right hand side of the blog under "Followers" in the navy blue polo shirt in front of a museum mount. This blog is also on my own blogroll.

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  2. Oh, yes, I am in Lexington, KY, United States.

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  3. My husband and I are regular followers. We are checking on the pictures and information regularly . My brother is the carpenter building the scow,and we are enjoying watching the scow being built.We live in Parksville, BC

    Jan and Ken

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  4. Yeah, I follow regularly and, as per Raptor Lewis, have you on my blogroll as well. Following from Hoddesdon in the UK.

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  5. i'm a t-rex from drumheller, who now lives in new zealand. i have reason to believe my human handler (who is from calgary) also catches your blog through my feed... though i think you already knew about us :P

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  6. Following daily--with interest!

    --Howard (Calgary)

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  7. Saying "Hi" from Grande Prairie.
    Kat

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  8. Art Sahlstein here, Euless, Texas and I have been following this blog and am very excited about the project.

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  9. Hello. I was actually googling "Peter C. Kaisen" because he's possibly an ancestor of mine. I found this and I was very supprised to find pictures!

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