Red Hook Streets
	206 Richard Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, 2003 Maria Kettler, the daughter of Fritz Kettler and Hannah Peters was born at this address in 1886
Photo Maggie Blanck

	189 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, 2003 Christian Petermann, the son of Johann Petermann and Sophia Steuer, was born at this address in 1883
Photo Maggie Blanck

	Sullivan Street - Richards Street 1931 74-82 Sullivan Street, north side, between Richards and Van Brunt, June 25, 1931.
New York City Public Library, Sperr, Percy Loomis, 1890-1964 -- Photographer, 365056

Print collection of Maggie Land Blanck FERRY HOUSE AT FOOT OF HAMILTON AVENUE The Hamilton Avenue Ferry began service in 1846 as a way to facilitate the transportation of bodies from Manhattan to Green Wood Cemetery.

A History of the City of Brooklyn by Henry R Stiles, 1870 The Atlantic Basin is now the home of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. In July 2010 Carolina Salguero wrote to inform me that the Atlantic Basin is currently about half of its former size. Originally the Basin went from the Buttermilk canal to "to the RR sidings below the Imlay St NY Dock buildings".

	Atlantic Basin, 1851
New York City Public Library, 1851, Gleasons Pictorial ID80070

	Atlantic Basin, Laid Up for the Winter, 1873
New York City Public Library, ID800704D G91F172_035F

	Atlantic Basin
New York City Public Library, Stereo Card, ID G91F172_035F

	Atlantic Basin, 2007
Photo Maggie Land Blanck, 2007 This image was taken from one the cruise liners that now dock outside the basin. The original basin included the area that is now covered by the grey sheds with the blue doors.

	Atlantic Basin, 2007
Photo Maggie Land Blanck, 2007

Photo Maggie Blanck The Norwegian Seamen's Mission in New York dates to 1864. In 1878 The Seamen's Mission in Bergen Norway send Ole Bugge Asperheim to establish a Seamen's church in New York. The first church was at 111 Pioneer Street in Red Hook Brooklyn. It was the home of the Seamen's church for 50 years. In July 2009 Lars Nilsen informed me of the location of this church. It is currently used as a residence. In August 2010 Linda Shoesmith wrote to say that her great grandfather Borre Haugvalstad received correspondence at the church in the 1890s. Borre Haugvalstad was from the Haugvalstad (Haugvaldstad) farm which Linda believes is on the island of Rennoysoy near Stavanger.

Photo Maggie Blanck In 1928 the Norwegian Seamen's Church moved to the corner of Clinton Street and First Place in Brooklyn. This was the former home of the Westminster Presbyterian Church built in 1856. In 1983 the the Norwegian Seamen's church moved to Manhattan. The building, on the corner of Clinton and First place, is currently an apartment building. An 1886 map of the area show a Presbyterian Church at this address.

St Paul's Lutheran Church, Henry Street
Photo Maggie Blanck, 2009 St. Paul's German Lutheran Church, Henry Street between 2nd Place and 3rd Place, erected in 1876 New York Times, March 11, 1922 " THE REV JOHN HUPPENBAUER The Rev. John Huppenbauer, for the last forty four years pastor of St. Paul's German Lutheran Church in Brooklyn died on Thursday at his residence, 11 Third Place Brooklyn, in his 70th year. Mr Huppenbauer was born in Germany and was educated in Switzerland. Soon after his arrival in this country he was ordained in the Zion Lutheran Church in Brooklyn. He married in St. Paul's Church forty year ago to Caroline Hammel, who survives him, with four sons and a daughter."

New York Public Library, circa 1930, Sperr, Percy Loomis, 1890-1964 -- Photographer St. Paul's Lutheran Church "619 Henry Street, east side, between 2nd and 3rd Place, as seen from Rapelye Street, showing St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church erected in 1876. February 21, 1930, P. L. Sperr"

First Place Methodist Chruch, 1st Place and Henry Streets
History of the City of Brooklyn, Henry R. Stiles, 1870 First Place Methodist Episcopal Church, 1st Place and Henry The church was built in 1854 on lots "on Henry Street, corner of Summit, being seventy-four feet deep" with a parsonage "on the rear of the lots facing Summit". The church was of brick with brown stone trim. There was a Sunday school in the basement. Since the lots faced First Place the church was named the "First Place M. E. Church".

Baptist Church at 3rd Place and Clinton
New York Public Library Image ID: 703691F, circa 1930, Sperr, Percy Loomis, 1890-1964 -- Photographer Corner of 3rd Place and Clinton Street. Identified in 1886 map as a Baptist Church. Tabernacle Baptist Church, Hicks, corner of Rapelyea street, originated with a few members of the Strong Place Baptist Church, who, on February 8th, 1852, formed a mission Sunday school, in a small hall (afterwards called Mission Hall), over a stable in Hamilton avenue, midway between Union and President streets. There were present, at the first meeting, one female and three male teachers, with one female and ten male scholars; and, at the second session, four male and two female teachers, with twenty male and five female scholars. These early teachers were J. V. Harriott, Dwight Spencer and Dr. A. C. Burke; and (ladies) E. Burke and E. Rosling. The school rapidly increased, and in the winter of 1854-5, the labors of William James, a student of the ministry, were secured, and his labors as a colporteur missionary, were greatly blessed and followed by a revival among the scholars, their parents and their friends. In the fall of 1855, at the request of the teachers, a missionary, the Rev. Henry Brownley, was appointed by the church, to labor continually in this field, which was extended so as to include Gowanus, at which a minion school was also established, from which, in 1858, the Greenwood Baptist Church was formed. The first mission school also enjoyed another revival, and being increased to two hundred and fifty scholars, removed, in May, 1857, to a hall on Columbia street, near Summit, where in two years, its numbers were doubled, and a new necessity arose for larger accommodations. Lots were purchased on the corner of Hicks and Rapelyea streets, on which a building (fifty by one hundred, with suitable infant, library and conference rooms), was erected, capable of holding one thousand children. It was first occupied on the sabbath school anniversary, May, 1860, and dedicated on June 10th of the same year. In the winter of 1860-61, a sabbath evening preaching service was held; the Rev. Ira D. Clark selected as the school missionary; and a revival followed in which over forty souls were converted to God. In March, 1861, Mr. Clark left the school, and the propriety of a distinct church organization was discussed, which was finally secured, in the 26th of June, 1862, when the Strong Place Baptist Church granted letters of dismissal to fifty-five brethren and sisters, members of their body who were organized into a separate church under the name of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, Brooklyn. And on the 10th of July following, Messrs. Dwight Spencer, A. C. Burke and John F. Davis were chosen deacons, and in March, 1863, Theodore Shotwell was also made a deacon. Shortly after the formation of the church, the Rev. T. Edwin Brown, a graduate of Washington College, D. C., and a licentiate from the First Baptist church of Washington city, was called to the pastorate; and, on the 13th of November, 1862, was publicly ordained, at which time, also, the church was formally recognized by its sister churches. During his ministry the congregation was largely increased, especially during the first eighteen months of his labors; in the spring of 1866 (in connection with the mission work of Rev. A. B. Earle); and again in connection with the week of prayer in 1868. Mr. Brown resigned the pastorate in 1869, and was succeeded by Rev. A. C. Osborn, D.D. On November 10, 1867, several teachers of the sabbath school, with the cooperation of the church, established a mission Sunday school, in a store hired for the purpose, near the junction of Hamilton avenue and Court street; eighty-three scholars were gathered in on that day, their number gradually increased, and it is now a useful and successful institution. The home sabbath school continues (1869) prosperous, having over one thousand one hundred on its rolls, with an average attendance of from five hundred to six hundred and fifty, and a library of two thousand volumes. Since the formation of the church in 1862, with fifty-five members, it has had a total membership of four hundred and sixty-one, of which three hundred and ninety-six remain at present. The contributions of the church for the past six years, for its own needs, benevolent and sabbath school purposes, has averaged $6,500 per annum. Lots have been purchased on the southwest corner of Second place and Clinton street (extending through to Third Place), on which it is proposed to erect a new house of worship. Michael D. Cassidy Brooklyn, Churches

Hans S Christian Memorial Kindergarden in "Red Hook", Brooklyn
Photo Maggie Blanck 236 President Street - Hans S Christian Memorial Kindergarden "built in memory of Hans Christian - a successful man who owned a Building Supply company on the Gowanus Canal and second street. He died in 1896" Lars Nilsen The Hans S. Christian Memorial Kindergarden was listed at 236 President Street in a May 25, 1899 Brooklyn Eagle article about the the kindergarden. Hans Christian (c 1825-1894) and Elmira ______ Birth Circa 1825 Norway. Farsund, Norway (Obit New York Times, December 27, 1894.) Marriage: Elmira ______ , New York Immigration: Occupations: Seaman, Carman 1850 & 1860, lime and brick dealer, 1870, building materials 1880, DeGraw Street later Gowanus canal and Second Street. Children: Henry circa 1849 More: Listed in 1850 NOT listed 1860 Harry L Christian (1856-1900) and Fannie Elizabeth Camp Birth: Brooklyn circa 1856 Marriage: Fannie Elizabeth Camp Children: Robert Dorothea Mildred Helen More: Harry L Christian had a well publicized affair with Mrs. Lucy DeFreese. He went to live with Mrs. DeFreese and his wife and children lived separately near by. 1900 Census: 76th near 5th Brooklyn, Christian, Fannie E born May 1871 widow, age 29, Robert son born July 1895, Dorothea daughter May 1892, Mildred daughter October 1894, Helen daughter October 1897 one servant 1910 Census: On 4th Street Brooklyn Death: Harry L Christian senior partner of the firm Christian & Clark, dealers in mason's materials on Second Street, died Saturday after a brief illness, at his home. Eighty-eighth street, corner of Fort Hamilton avenue. Mr Christian was born in Brooklyn forty-four years ago and succeeded his father, Henry S Christian, in business after his death four years ago. Brooklyn Eagle Jan 9, 1900 Survived by his wife and four children. He left money to the Hans Christian Deaconess Home in President Street (founded by his mother in honor of his father), and the Norwegian Hospital. Buried Greenwood Cemetery Ada B. circa 1858 More: Listed in 1856 NOT listed 1870 Washington I, circa 1860 More: Listed in 1856 NOT listed 1870 1850 Census: Western Division of 1st ward, New York, Christian, Hans, age 26, carman, born Norway, Elmira age 19, Henry 4 months, both born New York, Andrew age 12, born Norway. 1860 Census: 148 _ 6th Ward, Brooklyn, Christian Hans "S", age 35, carman, $2,800, $150, born Norway, Almira E age 27, Henry _ age 4, Ada B age 2, Washington I, 5 months, Julia Rogers servant 1870 Census: 356 ____ Brooklyn 6th Ward, Christian, Hans D, age 45, lime and brick dealer, born Norway, Elmira E age 36, keeping house, $10,000, $5,000, born New York, Harry L 14 attending school, Stuart, Agnes age 26 1880 Census: 251 President Street, Christian, Hans, age 55, building materials, Elmira wife, age 47, Harry age 24, mining broker, ____ Ama servant, age 31 Death of Hans Christian: "Suddenly, December 26, 1894, age 70 years Relatives, friends, members of Nassau Lodger, No. 536, F and A. M. Clinton Commandery and Building Material Exchange are invited to attend the funeral services at his late residence, 251 President st evening at 8 o'clock Brooklyn Eagle December 28, 1894 "Hans S Christian was a well known man in Methodist circles, and his death, which occurred December 26, 1894, was a sad loss to the community. He was for many years president of the board of trustees of the First Place M. E. Church...... Mr. Christian was an intelligent man and gave liberally to all philanthropic work. He was a well known builder and dealer in builders' materials, and left a large property, all to his widow, who is a very careful manager. Mr Christian was for nearly twenty years or more the superintendent of the First place M. E. Sunday School and was connected with the management of the Sunday School union. His death was sudden. He had been at Wednesday evening prayer meeting, and on his way home dropped dead." Brooklyn Eagle, June 26, 1896 Hans S Christian age 70 died of heart failure. He had braved a severe winter storm to attended a prayer meeting. Returning home he "fell to the sidewalk and became unconscious". He was carried to a livery stable nearby and died almost immediately. (Obit New York Times, December 27, 1894.) Death of Elmira Christian: age 67, Mar 28, 1899 #5295, Kings "Christian, - Mrs. Elmira E Christian, widow of Hans S. Christian, on Tuesday morning, 28th inst. 251 President Street, Brooklyn (New York Times)

Norwegian Immigrants at Castle Garden

New York City Public Library, Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization., ID: 800777

	Erie Basin and Gowanus Canal Brooklyn Eagle Post Card, Series 72, No 428 The Erie Basin is on the south side of Red Hook
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

Print collection of Maggie Land Blanck Theo. A. Crane's Sons Co., Brooklyn Floating Docks and Shipyard, Breakwater Gap, Erie Basin, 1905 Invoice "Sufficient depth of water to haul at any stage of tide. First-class facilities for repairing Yachts, Steamers, Steamboats and Sailing Vessels. Particular attention to building Railroad-Car Floats, Tugboats, Barges, Etc. Saw-Mill, Machine, and Blacksmith Shop, and Floating Derrick for handling Propeller Wheels" Theo. A Crane's Sons company " The shipbuilding and repair business conducted under the corporate name of Theo. A. Crane's sons Company in Erie Basin is the outgrowth of a business established by the late Theo A Crane more than half a century ago. The founder of the business was born in Newark, N. J., but came with his parents to Brooklyn, when he was a child, and was educated in schools there. During the Civil War he worked at the shipbuilding yard of Devine Brutus in Brooklyn. In 1867 he established his own yard first at 16th street and later at 26th Street. He bought the yard in the Erie Basin from G. H. Ferris. Theodore Crane died in 1891 and his sons Edward and Alfred continued the business. Edward died in 1899 of typhoid fever. Alfred continued in sole control until the business was incorporated in 1901. Other Dry docks in the Erie Basin in 1920 were the The Robins Dry Dock and Repair Company and Ira S. Bushey and Sons, Inc. America's maritime progress,1920, By George Weiss, J. W. Leonard

Floating Baths
	"Free Floating Baths, Foot of Conover Street" Brooklyn Eagle Post Card, Series 38, No. 224 Red Hook
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

Maps

Collection of Maggie Land Blanck

1907 map showing the Red Hook Section of Brooklyn Key: The Atlantic Docks The area where the Kettlers and Petermanns lived The Brooklyn Bridge Where I live now

Collection of Maggie Land Blanck

Early map showing the Red Hook Section of Brooklyn Key: Ferris Street, Gertrude Kettler was born at 87 Ferris Street in 1889 Conover Street, Christian Petermann was born at 189 Conover Street in 1883 Richards Street, Maria Kettler was born at 206 Richards Street in 1886 Where I live now in Carroll Gardens

Collection of Maggie Land Blanck

Early map showing the Red Hook Section of Brooklyn with Hamilton Avenue, and the Erie and Atlantic basins.

What Brought the Peters (Petersens), Petermanns and Kettles to Red Hook Brooklyn and What Did They Do There? The Peters (Petersens) were from Norway. The shipping industry was dying in Norway and booming in Brooklyn. I am assuming that the Peters came from some port city in Norway. Johann Berend Petermann had spent many years at sea. Both Johann and his wife, Sophie Steuer, came from maritime communities in Germany. Henry Kettler: I assume that Fritz also was familiar with maritime work and a port city. Ports in Ostfiesland (Germany) were Emden and Leer, both on the Ems River. For many years Red Hook was a center for grain transportation. By the 1880s this had changed and many of the old grain warehouses were converted to general cargo warehouses. Red Hook remained a force as a shipping hub through the 1940s. In 1886 the Atlantic Dock: "several schooners with sugar from the South, as well as the Hamburg steamer, California, which after landing her 650 steerage passengers, is now loading grain for the return voyage . The weekly service for the Hamburg line to this point insures an air of business at this dock even in the dullest times. Here also are the canal boats which receive freight of the Erie canals." Brooklyn Eagle Sunday, August 29, 1886 Page: 11 In 1892: GENERAL SHIPPING NEWS The little Norwegian steamship Albert arrived to discharge sugar in the Erie Basin. Brooklyn Eagle Thursday, August 11, 1892 Page: 10

3A Second Place City-Data.com records online say that the houses at 3, 3A, 5, 7, 7A and 9 Second Place were build in 1899. I have to investigate further but it is possible that the house predates 1899. An ad in the Brooklyn Eagle of 1886 offers 3 Second place as a new building. To Let - House- To Small Private Family, 3 Second Place, near Henry St., new 3 story brick, cabinet trimmings, decorate if desired; open house, John O Hoyt, Jr, 10 Court Street. Brooklyn Eagle Thursday, September 30, 1886 Page: 3 The Brooklyn Eagle of Saturday April 16, 1892 page 3 listed: TO LET- HOUSE -3A SECOND PLACE A three story, basement, fancy brick, 10 rooms, all improvements, $650: D. P Dahling & co, 189-191 Montague St. And the Brooklyn Eagle Saturday, February 24, 1894 Page: 6 TO LET- HOUSE- 3A SECOND PLACE 3 story and basement, semi-Queen Anne, 9 rooms all improvements; possession May 1 D, P. Dahling and Co 189 Montague Queen Anne was a popular style in the US in the 1880 and 1890s. Queen Anne incorporated asymmetrical facades, decorative brickwork, textured wall surfaces and steeply pitched roofs. The present 3A Second Place is three stories plus a "garden level" (basement?) as described in the 1892 ad and I think it is save to call the present 3A Second semi Queen Anne as described in the 1894 ad. The houses at 3, 3A, 5, 5A, 7 & 9 are architecturally diverse from the other houses on the block and in the neighborhood in general. They are all brick fronted townhouses with slate mansard roofs. The window detailing and other decorative elements of these houses indicate that they were build at the same time by the same builder. If 3 Second Place was being offered for rent as a new three story brick house in 1886, it is highly likely that the other houses were built at the same time. 5 Second Place was offered in September 1890 as "modern and very desirable". The 1880 Census does not list any buildings at 3 through 9 Second Place. There are listings in 1880 at #1 and #11. The 1890 census is burned so it cannot be checked. 3 A Second Place, 1897 to 1900, Mary Howell (1842-1922) From at least 1897 to 1900 Mary Howell and her children lived at 3A Second Place. In 1870 the Howells were living in Brooklyn in Ward 19. David Howell was listed as a manufacturer of "masonic" goods. They had two servants. I did not find them in 1880. 1895 Brooklyn Directory: Howell, David B, clk, h 562 Henry Death of David B Howell 1896: Howell, David B, 62 y, Feb. 21, 1896, 3212 Kings 1897 Brooklyn Directory: Howell, Geoffrey, clk, h. 3a 2nd pl Mary B, wid. David B. h 3A 2nd pl 1898: Graduates of Brooklyn Training School for Teachers June 30, 1898, Violet Howell, 3a Second Place Proceedings By New York (N.Y.). Brooklyn Borough. School Board 1900: Renting at 3 A Second Place in the 1900 census Mary B Howell, widow born New York May 1842. She was listed as the mother of 6 children with six still living. Listed with her was her daughter Anita Ramos, born July 1869 widowed, no children, stenographer. Also listed where the Howell children: Jeffrey (August 1870 silk salesman), Eughene B son (April 1872, confidential ?????), Violet, (Dec 1874, school teacher, Linley daughter ( September 1881, school teacher) and Douglas (May 1884, stock clerk silk) and a servant, Ewina Hanson (September 1879, Norway). The children were all listed as born in New York. During the period that the Howells lived at 3A Second Place the following ads were placed in the Brooklyn Eagle: 1897: WANTED - TO DO GENERAL HOUSEWORK. A woman: references. Apply for two days at 3A Second Place. Brooklyn Eagle Saturday, October 16, 1897 Page: 10 1898: WANTED - TO DO GENERAL HOUSEWORK. A woman: references. Apply for two days at 3A Second Place. Brooklyn Eagle Friday, June 17, 1898 Page: 10 1899: WANTED - TO DO GENERAL HOUSEWORK. A woman: references. Apply for two days at 3A Second Place. Brooklyn Eagle Wednesday, September 27, 1899 Page: 10 Brooklyn Eagle Thursday, October 12, 1899 Page: 12 1900: WANTED - TO DO GENERAL HOUSEWORK A girl. Call for two days at 3A Second Place Brooklyn Eagle Monday, September 10, 1900 Page: 9 Brooklyn Eagle Saturday, September 15, 1900 Page: 7 and Brooklyn Eagle Monday, September 24, 1900 Page: 9 1900: WANTED TO DO GENERAL HOUSEWORK A Scandinavian and German girl. 3A Second place near Henry st. Brooklyn Eagle Saturday, March 23, 1901 Page: 10 1900: WANTED TO DO GENERAL HOUSEWORK A girl. Call for two days at 3A Second Place Brooklyn Eagle Tuesday, September 18, 1900 Page: 9 1901: WANTED - TO DO GENERAL HOUSEWORK a girl; good bread and biscuit maker; references 3A Second Place. Brooklyn Eagle Thursday, June 06, 1901 Page: 14 By 1910 Mary B Howell was living in Yonkers and several of the Howell children were living in Syracuse, New York. 1910, 3 A Second Place The copy is very hard to read. Ancesty lists the following people but I would not swear to it: The second half of the page is easier to read so the occupations are more or less correct. Renberg, Smith, age 53, married at 34, born Norway, immigrated 1892, caretaker, property, renter, Renberg, Hausen, Wife, Female, 52,married at 34, immigrated 1892, Married Norway Norway Norway 1892, hosuekeeper for roomers Renberg, Delina Daughter Female 16 born New York, Norway Norway add Renberg Harry Son Male 12 Single New York Norway Norway There are two more people that Ancestry does not list, both lodgers both born Norway Mahbach????, Charles, age 51, a sailor on a lighter -----, Thomas, age 23, born Norway, carpenter Osen, Otto, Lodger, 33, Single, Norway Norway Norway 1904, carpenter house Abraham, Peder, Lodger, 24, Norway Norway Norway 1907, carpenter house Oger, Rayewald, Lodger 28, Norway Norway Norway 1907, cannot read, factory Pethene, (I think it starts with a "Bj" MLB) Finga, Lodger, 21 Single, Norway Norway Norway 1907, cannot read Brekke, Antone, Lodger, 28, Single Norway Norway Norway 1908, carpenter cannot read Malinzanth, Hans J, Lodger, 30, Married Norway Norway Norway 1897, carpenter Devins, Otto D, Lodger, 48, Married, Norway Norway Norway 1902 Sampson (I do not think there is a "p" in this name. MLB), John M, Lodger, 28, Widowed, Norway Norway Norway 1904, longshoreman Larsen, Lars, Lodger, 24, Married, Norway Norway, cannot read Notes: Smith is not a very Norwegian first name. There are no Renberg deaths listed for NYC In 1910 John Moran, born Massachusetts, engineer shipyards, owned the house at 9 Second Place. 7A, 7, 5,3A and 3 were all rented. 3A Second Place in 1920 and 1930, Albert and Anne Gundersen Anne Gundersen and her daughter rented 3A Second place in 1920 and 1930. They were listed at that address in the censuses. Birth of Albert Gundersen: Dec 1, 1869 Birth of Annie Christiansen Gundersen: Circa 1872, daughter of Peter Christiansen, Gothenburg, Sewden. Marriage: Albert Gundersen, not listed New York City Grooms index. Children: Lillie Gundersen, 25 Mar 1900, 6005, Births Reported in 1900. Borough of Brooklyn. Immigration of Annie Christiansen: 1894 per later arrivals in US. Immigration of Albert Gundersen: Circa March 1890 Addresses: 1902, 57 Woodhull Street 1907, 107 Summit Street, Brooklyn 1920, 3 A Second Place, Brooklyn 1930, 3 A Second Place, Brooklyn 1931, 3 A Second Place Brooklyn 1900 Census: Naturalization of Albert Gundersen 1902: Gundersen, Albert, U. S. District Court Brooklyn, Nov 3, 1902, 57 Woodhull St. Brooklyn, New York, Longshoreman, Date of birth, Dec 1, 1869, Scandinavian, arrival New York March 1890, witness, John J Grady, 556 Hicks Street, salesman, Brooklyn, New York 1907: October 9, 1907, C F Tietgen, from Christianssand, Norway, Gundersen, Anne age 36, married, nationality, Norway, last permanent address, Mandel Norway, father Peter Christiansen, Brand- Gothenburg, last in US in 1894, husband Albert Gundersen, 107 Summit Street, Brooklyn, born Sweden, Gotheburg and Lilly Gundersen, US born, age 7, to New York, born Brooklyn Death of Albert Gundersen, 1914: Gundersen, Albert, 44 y, Feb 9, 1914, 3121, Kings 1910 Census: 1920 3 A Second Place: Gundersen, Anna, Self (Head), Female, 48 abt 1872, Widowed. Sweden Sweden Sweden 1890, no occupation, Gundersen, Lillie, Daughter, 19, abt 1901, Single, New York, Norway, Sweden typist, office, Hultbera, Fred, Roomer, 32 abt 1888, Single, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, 1915, engineer, (?) boats, Christesyn, Christ, Roomer, 33 abt 1887, Single, Norway Norway Norway 1906, none, Andersen, Oskar, Roomer, 28 abt 1892, Single, Sweden Sweden Sweden 1904, Steward on ship, Lorensen, Dan, Roomer 37 abt 1883, Single, Norway Norway Norway 1901, saloon, own store, Andersen, Theodore, Roomer 42 abt 1878, Single, Norway Norway Norway 1903, labourer on dock, Olsen, Christian, Self (Head) 34 abt 1886, Married, Norway Norway Norway 1896, steam engineer on ship, Olsen, Anna, Wife 37 abt 1883, Married, Norway Norway Norway 1900, none, Olsen, Adolf, Father 63 abt 1857, Married, Sweden Sweden Sweden 1895, carpenter house, Olsen, Amelia, Mother 63 abt 1857, Married, Norway Norway Norway 1895, none Shine, Alice, Boarder 11 abt 1909, Single, New York Norway Norway none, Miller, John, Roomer 33 abt 1887, Married, New Jersey Ireland Ireland boil maker iron works, Larson, Gus, Roomer 27 abt 1893, Single, Norway Norway Norway 1912, sailor, Thompson, Nels, Roomer 25 abt 1895, Single, Norway Norway Norway 1912, sailor, Stahl, Edwin, Roomer 32 abt 1888, Single, Sweden Sweden Sweden 1916, machinist, Olsen, Harold, Roomer 26 abt 1894, Single, Norway Norway Norway 1916, rigger, shipyards, Peterson, Morris, Roomer 26 abt 1894, Single, Denmark Denmark Denmark 1915, laborer, ship yards 1930, 3 A Second Place : Annie Gundersen, 58, rent $60, widow, born Sweden, immigrated 1892, no occupation, Lillie Gundersen 29, born New York, father born Norway, mother born Sweden, Fredric Peterson 32, Sweden, floor scraper building, Oscar Anderson 36, Sweden, chef yacht, Pontris Hollberg 45, Sweden, captian, yacht, Hglmer Carlson 34, Sweden, floor scraper, building, Martin Salvesen 50, married, Norway, carpenter, house, John Salvesen 22, Norway, carpenter, house, Eskel Salvesen 19, Norway, carpenter, house, John Carlson 35, Sweden, floor scraper, building, Harry Sutherland 27, married, Sweden, engineer, marine, Werner Uinters 34, married, Sweden, boiler cleaner, docks, Erling Anderson 32, Norway boiler cleaner docks, James Roche 31, New York , 2nd officer, boat, Oscar Falk 55, Sweden, machinist ship yards, Berger Halland 39, Norway, boiler cleaner, docks, John Lamay 27, Chicago, chauffeur truck. All listed a single except where noted. All listed as lodger except the Gundersens. 1931: Gundersen Annie, age 59, Husband's Cert. of Nat. by District Court New York, NY. Nov 3, 1902, no number, to 3A Second Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., Gundersen, Lillie, age 31 born October 21, 1900, Brooklyn, S. S. Drottingholm from Gothenburg, July 4, 1931 arriving New York July 13, 1931 In the 1930 Census 3, 3A, 5, 7 and 7 A and 9 were all rented. 1906 HOW HIS COURSE HELPED Carl J Christiansen, 3a Second Place, Brooklyn, N.Y., was employed on a boat as a carpenter, with no knowledge of navigation when he enrolled for the Coastwise Navigation course. Nine months later he was able to pass the examination for a position as mate, receiving an appointment as third mate on the S. S. "Mexico" Ward Line, with an increase in salary of 33⅓ per cent. He declares that this promotion is entirely due to his I.C. S course, without which he would still be a carpenter. The mariners' handbook: a convenient reference book for navigators ... By International Correspondence Schools, Ernest Konrad Roden 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916 & 1917: 3a Second Place Mr and Mrs. W. B Gardner Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. William Brownlow, 3a Second Place (Jean Alice Williamson) Brooklyn blue book and Long Island society register 1912. In 1903 they were at 9 Second Place. In 1920 and 1921 they were at 16 First Place. The were listed in the 1920 census at 16 First Place: Gardner, William head own, age 73, born New Jersey, none, Emma wife age 69, born NJ, none, insurance agent, William B son age 44, born NJ Jean age 43 daughter-in-law, born NJ They were also listed in the 1910 census at 16 First place. It is very faded and hard to read but there appear to be the same people listed, plus an aunt whose name I cannot make out. I do not know why they are repeaditly lsited at 3 A Second Place when they appear to have lived at 16 First Place.

A Preservation Plan for Red Hook, Brooklyn Lots of good images and information on the history of Red Hook

Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights and the Brooklyn Bridge
	Manhattan Entrance to Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

	Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

	Approach to Brooklyn Bridge, N. Y. Postmarked 1910
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

	Brooklyn Bridge, New York Postmarked 1909
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

	Brooklyn Bridge New York Postmarked 1906
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

	Brooklyn Bridge, New York No postmark
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

	Bird's Eye view of Brooklyn and City Hall No date
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

	Deutsches Lutherisches Emigranten Haus, State Street, New York
Generously shared by Bob April 2009 "Lutheran Emigrants' House Association (incorp. 1871) 26 State St. Maintains the EMIGRANT House, in which emigrants of any nationality, who will comply with the rules of the House, are boarded and lodged at nominal prices for those able to pay; others are cared for free until employment is found." The New York Charities Directory by Charity Organization Society of the City of New York 1895

	Borough Hall Station Picture of first train run through tube which is 90 feet under bed of East River No date
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

Print collection of Maggie Land Blanck

Clinton Street, 1874 Clinton Street runs between Brooklyn Heights and Red Hook

Print collection of Maggie Land Blanck

Brooklyn Heights with Harbor in background, 1874

Other Areas of Brooklyn
	Wallabout Market, Brooklyn, N. Y. No date The Wallabout Market was near the Brooklyn Navy Yards
Postcard collection of Maggie Land Blanck

Print collection of Maggie Land Blanck

New York Bay, from Green Wood Cemetery, 1874

History of the Isthmian Steamship Lines, Erie Basis, Red Hook Brooklyn includes an arial view of the Erie Basin Terminal and tons of other images and information

If you have any suggestions, corrections, information, copies of documents, or photos that you would like to share with this page, please contact me at maggie@maggieblanck.com

Home

FRITZ KETTLER

HANNA PETERS

JOHANN BEREND PETERMANN

Port Side, Cultural Tourism

If you wish to use any of the images or information on this page please feel free to do so provided that you give proper acknowledgement to this web site and include the same acknowledgments that I have made to the provenience of the image or information. Thanks, Maggie

Copyright by Maggie Land Blanck - This page was created in 2004 - Latest update, August 2010