Interview 7: Jane Currier on “Great Uncle Willy”

Interviews, Local Residents, Research

Originally shared in October 2011. The movie, Conspirator, John Surratt, William Nicholson Jeffers, Currier House B&B… and all connected to the Lincoln assassination.

Lieutenant Commander - later Commodore - William Nicholson Jeffers, USN, Chief of Naval Ordnance 1873-1881
Lieutenant Commander – later Commodore – William Nicholson Jeffers, USN, Chief of Naval Ordnance 1873-1881. Known to the Currier Family as “Great Uncle Willy’
Lieutenant William Nicholson Jeffers, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Monitor, 12 March 1862
Lieutenant William Nicholson Jeffers, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Monitor, 12 March 1862. Known as “Great Uncle Willy’ to the Currier Family of Havre de Grace

We thought this might be an interesting interview to share over the Memorial Day weekend.

Following are a list of interesting resources, should you be intrigued to learn more.

FB/Conspirator        Text of John Surratt’s Lecture    Surratt site

SWATARA      Booth and Tudor Hall    Flight and Capture of Surratt

Law Library of Congress – Lincoln     Returning the Last Conspirator

USS Jeffers – click on Wikipedia tab at top

Jane Currier of Havre de Grace, MD 2019

A very special ‘thank you’ to Jane Currier for this interview and for a great deal more she has shared with Ellie and with George, our ‘casual historian.’

HdG Stories no longer has its own website or podcast. The blog posts can now be seen at https://bahoukas.net/blog for George Bahoukas Wagner’s Havre de Grace History MuZeum site. Enjoy!

LAFAYETTE TRAIL

Brochure pdf download

DISTRIX - mobile app
The Lafayette Trail App narrates the history of the City through the voices of famous citizens as you view their homes and businesses.  Meet residents from the past and see current and historic photos.  The tour is approximately 3 miles long, with 37 stops covering 57 properties.

  1. Download the Distrx app from your phone’s app store (Distx for Android / Distrx for iPhone) or access the QR code on the rack card (available at the Visitor Center at 450 Pennington Ave.)
  2. Ensure your Bluetooth and Location are turned on by checking under Settings at the 3 bars.
  3. Open the Distrx app which should take you directly to Havre de Grace.  If not, tap on 3 bars and “DISTRICTS.”
  4. Tap “Tours” and then “Lafayette Trail” to get started.

The Lafayette Trail is a self-guided tour of Historic Havre de Grace. The trail is a continuous 3-mile loop through the City indicated by sidewalk markings and “Walk the Lafayette Trail” signs posted along the way. You will see blue numbered medallions embedded in the sidewalk. These denote properties in the Lafayette trail brochure available at the Visitor Center, 450 Pennington Ave.


MUSEUMS, etc.

Concord Point Lighthouse

Decoy Museum

HdG Maritime Museum

Steppingstone Museum

Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House

           In progress:

Harmerstown  Art Center
and HdG History

Skipjack Martha Lewis

Resources

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LINKS:

Historic Houses

Bahoukas Antique Mall

Havre de Grace History Foundation

Harford Public Library
Living Treasures Interviews

Link to all materials from authors: JackL.Shagena, Jr and
Henry C. Peden, Jr

Historical Society of Harford County

Historical Society of Cecil County

BOOKS:

Havre de Grace – an informal history ed. by Peter Jay 1994

The Pulaski Saga series by Robert F. Lackey available online and in local bookstores including  Bahoukas and Washington St. Books.

 

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