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This great postcard turned up on Ebay recently, it was postmarked June 29, 1909.   In May 1909, she broke free from the chains used to pull her out for repairs and made a run for the river as Way’s Packet Directory describes … Continue reading →

Thank you cousin Gerry Lee for sending this picture of our Great Great Great Grandfather James Lee Sr founder of the Lee Line Steamers.

              This rare Memphis Arkansas City Packet Company depicts the KATE ADAMS.   The three editions of the KATE competed against the Lee Line for many years.  The last KATE became part of the Delta … Continue reading →

                Here is a new find for my Lee Line Pass collection.  Currently in the collection are passes from 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1905

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-31/the-horrific-accident-that-created-the-regulatory-state This Bloomberg article details the Federal Governments involvement in regulating the steamboat industry as a result of horrific steamboat MOSELLE explosion April 25, 1838.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal Mid-South Memories January 1, 2013 reported: January 1913 More than 200 whiskered hoboes and tramps, gathered from all quarters of the city by the Associated Charities, will leave Memphis this afternoon aboard the John Lee, chartered … Continue reading →

 The VERNE SWAIN pictured above was purchased my by great uncle Peters Lee after the liquidation of the Lee Line in 1926.  Peters Lee along with my grandfather S Rees Lee Sr. in 1916 purchased the REES LEE and the … Continue reading →

Proclamation of Thanksgiving October 3, 1863 By the President of the United States A Proclamation The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are … Continue reading →

The Memphis Commercial Appeal October 31, 2012 Mid-South Memories: October 31, 1887 “A report spread like wildfire throughout the city that an unidentified housewife had boarded the Somerville accommodation train, brandishing a shotgun and announcing that she was bound for … Continue reading →

Mid-South Memories from the Memphis Commercial Appeal Nov. 7, 2012 100 years ago Nov. 7, 1912:  “The steamer, Peters Lee, will arrive this morning after being tied to the bank at Caseyville, Ky., for almost a month.  She will be … Continue reading →