Sarah Sheridan
Photograph
A young woman sits on a dock with a long fishing pole. Behind her, the piles of the southern, old harbor walls.
This image was featured as History Mystery #99 with the solution: Sarah, young wife of the new lighthouse keeper tries her luck on the lighthouse dock. The year was 1909 and the keeper was George H. Sheridan, just transferred from Michigan City.
2023.10.343
Digital scan
Sheridan, Sarah (Unwin) 1878-1967Old Harbor/Channel piers pre-1906/Ox-Bow Lagoon
The new keeper in the summer of 1909 was George H. Sheridan. His wife Sarah supplemented the family larder by fishing in front of the lighthouse.
Sports: fishingFamily History
Winthers, Sally
2023.10
Found in Collection
These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.
Digital data in CatalogIt
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.
11/04/2023
03/29/2024