Well, given that we live less than 200 miles apart, we should make getting together a priority! I don’t know how this straight dope thing works. I just stumbled upon it. Do you see my email address?
I’d tell you to go to private messenger built in here but I wanna watch.
I’m watching too, from Australia! What a cool thread this has turned out to be.
Yes I agree! Sorry for the delay I had a nice slip and fall so I was laid up for a couple days. Im gonna head to Seattle the end of the month to convene with family . This board goes way back to Chicago pre Internet . There’s great literary stuff s here. I love sharing this with everyone. I’ll get my personal info to you pvt…
End of which month? August or September? We are up north of Seattle. Looking forward to personal contact info and meeting!
Hello there Jim,
I’m sorry for the delay I’ve been very busy and taking some classes do you live up in orca Island? Yes I’m thinking I’m going to come over October sometime and I might be making it a move since I want to be around family in Seattle after I fell I was sick with COVID like symptoms so I’m probably going to make a stop in Seattle on my way to see you but I will chat more with you later I just wanted to get on here and update everybody My aunt Diane is digging up all the information so when I get up there I will know what I’m dealing with records etc take care talk to you soon I’m on Facebook also and my email is lared fish@gmail but I’ll message here once in a while just to keep it updated also
Aaron. …
A true son of a son of a Sailor.
Nice update
No worries. Life happens. I sent you an email, but am not sure I have the exact email address. Anyway, keep well and let’s keep working on this.
Cheers
Jim
I went and visited Nomie’s grave today. Also Annie Ginivan (his mother) at Calvary Cemetery in Seattle.
Took a picture of the grave markers, but cannot figure out how to put them on this thread. It says new users cannot upload images. Anyone have some help on that?
Actually, no users can upload images. We have to upload the photo to an image-hosting site such as Imgur (free to use) and then post a link to that image on that site. There are other free image-hosting sites as well.
Here is a link to photos of Nomie Ginivin’s gravestone, as well as his mother’s Annie Ginivin
What a fascinating thread this has become!
@Islandjim, I live not far from that cemetery.
Say, I’m north of Seattle! (Gods, I’m glad I only have to go down to Burien once a week. 120 miles to the office.)
Hey guys I found another tid bit but spelled wrong
CINIVAN-“Alaska Jack,” technical director for outdoor movies and a col-orful character in Hollywood, in that city February 22. He was the father of Nomie, first white child born in Alaska. He began his career in New York and later became a government guide in the Northern territory.
Hey Jim, that must have been your grandpa? Email me at lairdfish@gmail.com
Yes, in Juneau correct?
I had heard that Nomies father had gone off to Hollywood, and left Annie with 3 children in Nome
Annie Ginivin was Annie Forsythe before she became a Ginivin. My grand mother was a Forsythe.
I sent you an email