Posted by Tom Kowalczk on November 12, 1999 at 16:54:23:
In Reply to: Seeking Griffith Information posted by Barb on November 10, 1999 at 12:46:24:
: I am the Website developer for Willowick Ohio, we are seeking historical information, stories etc for the website pertaining to the Griffith Disaster which is where the bodies from the shipwreck were layed to rest, previously known as Willoughby Ohio. Furthermore there is an individual in our area quite possibly seeking out information for a project/mission he is working on pertaining to the Griffith
: If you have any information you'd like to share please contact me
: thank you
: Barb
Hi Barb,
The Great Lakes Historical Society publishes the Inland Seas Journals. There have been many articles about the G.P. Griffith disaster published in the Inland Seas over the years. A quick search of the archival editions reveals the following issues contain information on the Griffith.
1949 Spring, 1950 Winter, 1951 Winter, 1952 Spring, 1952 Winter, 1955 Summer, 1956 Fall, 1957 Winter, 1960 Fall, 1960 Winter, 1963 Fall, and 1974 Fall.
Inland Seas are generally available in most major librabies and at the Great Lakes Historical Society Museum in Vermillion, Ohio. An archival edition is available on CD-ROM from the museum or at the following web site