WORLD SHIP SOCIETY

Before airliners and containers, all freight and passengers were carried by ship.  The links between the old and new worlds included those between former colonial powers and their overseas interests.  While the New York passenger service won the attention and glamour, the British liner trades spanned the World’s oceans, focused on the Commonwealth.  At our November 2021 membership meeting, noted historian and author Clive Harvey presented a program looking into the St. Lawrence and Canada trades.

(Photo: Clive Harvey collection)