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Connecticut Society of Genealogy Grand Prize
The Connecticut Society of Genealogy awarded Dr. Fred G. Baker the Grand Prize for Literature in Genealogy for their 2015 Awards Contest. The award was made to Fred at the Annual Meeting on May 16, 2015 in New Britain, Connecticut. The Grand Prize recognizes the research leading to and publication of the book The Descendants of John Baker (ca. 1640-1704) of Hartford, Connecticut, Through Thirteen Generations, Volumes I and II, by Fred G. Baker, which was published in 2013 by Other Voices Press, Golden, Co. The book traces the descendants of John Baker, who lived in Hartford, Connecticut as early as 1665, the earliest known Baker in Fred’s Baker family line.Read More
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Boat versus Ship
Boat vs. Ship F.G. Baker Someone recently pointed out that in a story I had used both the words boat and ship in a story and said I should make sure I used them correctly. So I did a little online research on the terms. I ran across an article on the Guardian website where several people had responded to just this question. Here is a summary of the various arguments for the difference which are at least interesting if not realistic! 1. Size matters; A ship is larger than a boat. Many comments like this including some tonnage values for the sizes involved. 2. You can put a boat on a ship, but not a ship on a boat. 3.Read More
