Greetings:
I am new to this site and, unfortunately not a wooden canoe owner. I do; however have some info on the JR Robertson Canoe Company of Auburndale, Mass. Long story short-I saved boxes of personal letters written by Ella Robertson, wife of John Robertson. There were also some newspaper clippings etc among the items I saved from the landfill. One interesting item was that of a land speed record (would have to dig in to find the dates, speed etc.) which was set by a car with a JR Robertson canoe as the shell. The canoe was flipped inside down and the 'cock pit' was cut out of the bottom. The main reason for my post is that I'm hoping there might be someone out there who knows of any relatives/descendants of John & Ella Robertson. I would love to pass this material on to a family member. My grandfather passed away before my birth so having his WWI squad photo on my wall means a great deal to me. Any leads of ideas would be most appreciated.
Tom Nelson
Pennsylvania
I am new to this site and, unfortunately not a wooden canoe owner. I do; however have some info on the JR Robertson Canoe Company of Auburndale, Mass. Long story short-I saved boxes of personal letters written by Ella Robertson, wife of John Robertson. There were also some newspaper clippings etc among the items I saved from the landfill. One interesting item was that of a land speed record (would have to dig in to find the dates, speed etc.) which was set by a car with a JR Robertson canoe as the shell. The canoe was flipped inside down and the 'cock pit' was cut out of the bottom. The main reason for my post is that I'm hoping there might be someone out there who knows of any relatives/descendants of John & Ella Robertson. I would love to pass this material on to a family member. My grandfather passed away before my birth so having his WWI squad photo on my wall means a great deal to me. Any leads of ideas would be most appreciated.
Tom Nelson
Pennsylvania