Hello Everyone, I went to the New Bedford site and was unable to find any link to New Bedford Whaling. So I nosed about looking for it - and through a series of links got to a page of the New Bedford Library at http://www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us/services/library/Library2.htm where I clicked on "Whaling Voyages Crewlist" on the list at the left. I really just stumbled upon it. I was unable to retrace my steps except by using the "Back" button on my browser. Maybe you weren't able to find the Whaling Crewlist at all? Fear not. Here's how. - Click on the link above. - From there enter the name of a state, a zip code, or - believe it or not - a country. You are given a page that says "Thank you" and a little box labeled "Enter." - Click on "Enter" and "The Whaling Collection Archives Home" page appears. - Click on "Crewmen" over on the left. - Click on the box next to "Last Name" and when the pull-down menu appears, click on "Equal to," after which you can type in "Sisson" or whatever surname you like. (You can ignore "First Name" and "Keyword.") - Then - finally - you click on "Search" and the following list appears. The "Show Details" links won't work below, but they will on the "real" page. Somebody needs to spruce up the New Bedford links and create real accessibility to this thing! I'm supplying the captions for each column below. I hope they end up where I've put them. David Arne Sisson Surname First name age ShipName Port of Registry Departure Date Rank/Position SISSON 29 BARCLAY NEW BEDFORD 4/21/1831 SISSON ABNER J. REINDEER NEW BEDFORD 10/15/1856 GREENHAND SISSON ARNOLD B. CLARICE NEW BEDFORD 9/4/1846 GREENHAND SISSON BENJAMIN LIBERTY FAIRHAVEN 9/14/1815 SISSON BENJAMIN T. CALLAO NEW BEDFORD 10/15/1849 CAPTAIN SISSON BENJAMIN T. ISABELLA NEW BEDFORD 7/22/1841 2nd MATE SISSON CHARLES CAMBRIA NEW BEDFORD 1/6/1847 BOATSTEERER SISSON CHARLES CALLAO NEW BEDFORD 10/15/1849 LANDSMAN SISSON CHARLES A. ALTAMAHA SIPPICAN 5/22/1856 FOREMAST HAND SISSON CHARLES H. REBECCA SIMS NEW BEDFORD 12/2/1853 GREENHAND SISSON CHARLES M. ALTO NEW BEDFORD 9/13/1847 BOATSTEERER SISSON CHARLES M. ISABELLA NEW BEDFORD 7/22/1841 LANDSMAN SISSON CHARLES S. CALLAO NEW BEDFORD 7/26/1852 BOATSTEERER SISSON CHARLES S. CALLAO NEW BEDFORD 10/1/1855 3rd MATE SISSON DANIEL BARCLAY WESTPORT 5/10/1847 2nd MATE SISSON DANIEL D. FRANKLIN WESTPORT 7/22/1845 2nd MATE SISSON DANIEL 27 ALMY WESTPORT 9/26/1826 SISSON DANIEL A. CONGAREE NEW BEDFORD 11/19/1846 GREENHAND SISSON DANIEL H. BARCLAY WESTPORT 5/10/1847 2nd MATE SISSON DANIEL H. HARRISON NEW BEDFORD 7/27/1841 BOATSTEERER SISSON DANIEL W. 27 ALMY WESTPORT 7/13/1827 SISSON DANIEL W. 22 INDUSTRY WESTPORT 5/7/1821 SISSON DAVID H. KUTUSOFF NEW BEDFORD 7/26/1845 3rd MATE SISSON GEORGE GEORGE FAIRHAVEN 9/16/1844 3rd MATE SISSON GEORGE GOV. TROUP NEW BEDFORD 8/26/1847 3rd MATE SISSON GEORGE F. CANTON NEW BEDFORD 11/17/1841 CARPENTER SISSON GEORGE H. ELISHA DUNBAR NEW BEDFORD 11/10/1854 MATE SISSON GEORGE H. CALLAO NEW BEDFORD 7/26/1852 MATE SISSON GEORGE H. CORINTHIAN NEW BEDFORD 10/6/1847 3rd MATE SISSON GEORGE H. ELISHA DUNBAR NEW BEDFORD 6/24/1854 MATE SISSON GEORGE H. ROMAN NEW BEDFORD 11/2/1844 BOATSTEERER SISSON GEORGE W.N. ANNAWAN MATTAPOISETT 7/8/1841 SEAMAN SISSON ISAAC IONIA NEW BEDFORD 9/20/1851 SEAMAN SISSON JOB DARTMOUTH NEW BEDFORD 8/10/1844 SEAMAN ON AT TALCAHUANO CHILE 04/08/1847 SISSON JOHN METACOM NEW BEDFORD 7/16/1857 SEAMAN CROSSED OUT SISSON JOHN 21 MIDAS NEW BEDFORD 10/3/1827 SISSON JOHN THOMAS POPE NEW BEDFORD 6/10/1856 GREENHAND SISSON JOHN 24 HYDASPE NEW BEDFORD 6/24/1830 SISSON JOSEPH MAYFLOWER NEW BEDFORD 7/9/1844 CARPENTER SISSON JOSEPH OTRANTO NEW BEDFORD 12/2/1844 SEAMAN SISSON JOSEPH JOHN & EDWARD NEW BEDFORD 5/24/1847 BOATSTEERER SISSON MAYHEW JOHN & EDWARD NEW BEDFORD 5/18/1841 SEAMAN SISSON PHILIP OTRANTO FALL RIVER 9/15/1841 GREENHAND SISSON ROBERT G. CHAMPION NEW BEDFORD 4/13/1849 GREENHAND SISSON STEPHEN THEOPHILUS CHASE WESTPORT 3/14/1846 BOATSTEERER SISSON STEPHEN OSCEOLA 3D NEW BEDFORD 6/2/1854 2nd MATE SISSON STEPHEN LEONIDAS WESTPORT 7/2/1850 BOATSTEERER SISSON STEPHEN EDWARD NEW BEDFORD 7/8/1856 3rd MATE SISSON STEPHEN JUNO NEW BEDFORD 6/16/1843 GREENHAND SISSON STEPHEN CONGRESS NEW BEDFORD 12/1/1851 4th MATE SISSON STEPHEN THEOPHILUS CHASE WESTPORT 10/22/1844 SEAMAN SISSON STEPHEN 37 GOOD RETURN NEW BEDFORD 6/29/1827 SISSON WARREN G. JAVA NEW BEDFORD 12/5/1855 BOATSTEERER SISSON WARREN G. KATHLEEN NEW BEDFORD 5/4/1852 GREENHAND AND CARPENTER SISSON WARREN JR. CALLAO NEW BEDFORD 10/15/1849 LANDSMAN SISSON WILLIAM MOUNT WOLLASTON NEW BEDFORD 9/10/1849 COOPER SISSON WILLIAM DRAPER NEW BEDFORD 4/30/1842 COOPER SISSON WILLIAM OTRANTO FALL RIVER 9/15/1841 BOATSTEERER SISSON WILLIAM ALEXANDER COFFIN NEW BEDFORD 10/17/1844 COOPER SISSON WILLIAM H. SUSAN NEW BEDFORD 10/21/1845 CREW LIST FROM ATTACHMENT, DESERTED AT SWAN RIVER, HOBART TOWN VAN DIEMEN'S LAND SISSON WILLIAM H. SUSAN NEW BEDFORD 7/28/1845 GREENHAND