Did your ancestor hunt whales? Museum database offers clues
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 00:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
BOSTON (AP) -- A digital list of the tens of thousands of men who embarked on whaling voyages out of New Bedford, from 10-year-old boys to a 70-year-old sailor who drank himself to death in South Africa, is a valuable resource for anyone researching their family's seafaring past. Just be warned: You might not like what you find....