The Annisquam History Discussion Group will present Elizabeth Enfield on Friday, September 18, 2015, at 7:30 PM at the Annisquam Village Library. Her talk with focus on Captain Oliver Griffin Lane – the life, times and voyages of the Great 19th Century Sea Captain, father, trader and Christian Man.
Captain Oliver Griffin Lane, father of Charlotte Augusta Lane, AUNT TOT, was a renowned sea captain of his time. He made many merchant Voyages to Liverpool England, the Caribbean Islands, San Francisco and to the East to China and India. He sailed three ships and built his homestead in Annisquam, Gloucester, Mass. on Leonard St., where he had a store which sold the overage of his ships’ inventories.
Ms. Enfield will do a visual presentation describing his trading life and quoting from his lengthy diary of life at sea supporting his wife and seven children, calling himself a “great Christian man with a good Christian family”.
Details of his life as sea captain, father and loving husband will be shown by items held by the Peabody-Essex Museum, the New England Historical Society and Cogwell’s Grant, former home of Nina Fetcher Little, and archives from the Cape Ann Museum.
Details of his life as sea captain, father and loving husband will be shown by items held by the Peabody-Essex Museum, the New England Historical Society and Cogwell’s Grant, former home of Nina Fetcher Little, and archives from the Cape Ann Museum.
Good Morning Gloucester 
Wish I could be there to listen to this but know that I am there in spirit and heart and know there be more here to follow-up on thanks EJ! How is mom doing? Give her our blessing for the fall beauty showing now very reflective time of year! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
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