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Mf006 Bowdoin College Folklore Papers, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf006 Bowdoin College Folklore Papers, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids
Twenty-six student papers written for a course in folklore offered at Bowdoin College during the fall semester, 1980.
The Burning Ship Of Northumberland Strait: Some Notes On That Apparition, Edward D. Ives
The Burning Ship Of Northumberland Strait: Some Notes On That Apparition, Edward D. Ives
Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers
During the summer of 1957, I was on Prince Edward Island and while collecting data on an entirely different subject, I heard "The Burning Ship" mentioned several times, especially in the area known as the Lot Seven Shore (Cape Wolfe, Glengarry, Burton, and Campbellton). Being occupied with other matters, I did not make anything like a thorough investigation, but I did begin asking questions. Some months after my return to Maine, I wrote letters to the chief Island newspapers asking for information, and I received replies from some fifteen people, most of whom claimed to have seen this ship. This …