The Christmas Tree Ship Water Color Painting Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic

Set against the shattering events of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

full colour

The Trying 20s -- The safety of home left behind

and chances are they're yours

The Christmas Tree Ship Water Color Painting Roman CatholicIt was November of 1912. With Captain Herman Scheunemann at its helm, the Rouse Simmons set off from the small Northern Michigan town of Manistique with its traditional load of trees bound for Chicago. The captain would sell the trees for 50 cents or $1. 00 and even gave many away to needy families. The ship had been affectionately nicknamed the Christmas Tree Ship. Using stories she loved to hear her grandfather Axel Anderson tell, author Carol Crane