Day: January 4, 2024

(Along with a reverse seared strip roast)

What a racket.

On the other side of the spectrum Homegoods has great options to pack for inexpensive travel snacks.

sushisanglee February reservation is open!

We will open on Valentine’s Day.

Hurry book your sweet seats and have a romantic dinner with us. Book at Tock or visit www.sushisanglee.com

Waterlog…

I have told the story of John Handran of Gloucester who was awarded the US Medal of Honor for saving the lives of fellow sailors in 1876 and later was lost in the wreck of the Schooner Cleopatra in 1885. He left behind in Gloucester a wife and 3 small children. (Here’s the link to one of the previous GMG posts: https://goodmorninggloucester.com/2021/09/12/join-us-for-the-john-handran-memorial-dedication/)

At the time, I was struggling to find documentation that my family’s John Handran was THE John Handran who was awarded the US Medal of Honor. I did find the evidence in old newspapers I was able to locate at the Cape Ann Museum Library and Archives. But I never stopped looking for more, so when the Sawyer Free Library announced it’s updated digital collection of Cape Ann newspapers, I was very excited to find additional evidence to support that one of the Navy’s heroes was a Gloucesterman.

I thought you might benefit from some step by step guidance in case you’d like to do your own research. If you find something cool, please share it! (Carol M I’m talking to you!) First you will search “Sawyer Free Library” for the link. Then you find Cape Ann History Digital Resources on the front page. Select whichever date timeframe interests you (if you select the current dates 2009 forward, you will need your library card number). I selected the older ones and searched the surname Handran. 

Scroll through the results until you find something that looks interesting. It’s a bit of a jumble at first but your search term is highlighted which helps a great deal. Click an article you find interesting and read away. You can download to review later if you prefer.

This is how I discovered that John Handran’s 12 year old son Herman saved a child from drowning in Newburyport in 1895. The story titled “A Brave Lad” hightlights the Handran search term and tells a pretty cool story which includes additional proof that we have the right John Handran in our family stories.

Gloucester Fishermen vs Newburyport Clippers Boys Varsity Hockey (Replay) 1/3/24
https://youtu.be/hHpwcZRvl64