tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6955120450643623678..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Samuel Gurney CresswellJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65271216238482124612013-05-27T18:23:15.041-04:002013-05-27T18:23:15.041-04:00Interesting, hadn't heard of this till friend ...Interesting, hadn't heard of this till friend sent me the link. By pure coincidence taking photos in a vast, old Edinburgh graveyard this month I found a memorial to a young officer from the original expedition this ship was sent in search of, memorial has the story carved on it and rather nice carved relief of the ships in the ice and men struggling onto the ice http://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/tags/hmsterror/<br />Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310534126570789746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58264851756887140432013-05-19T19:03:16.729-04:002013-05-19T19:03:16.729-04:00So I see art is in you blood :)So I see art is in you blood :)Alhaitham Jassarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795915673293459717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47405497882456898372013-05-19T18:57:49.654-04:002013-05-19T18:57:49.654-04:00Steve, yes, he's a distant relation, from the ...Steve, yes, he's a distant relation, from the Norwich Gurneys, where my ancestor (and Goldsworthy Gurney) all come from. James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66928410101469155322013-05-19T17:47:28.230-04:002013-05-19T17:47:28.230-04:00Hear, hear, to Steve.Hear, hear, to Steve.Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-906299342853492332013-05-19T10:37:55.762-04:002013-05-19T10:37:55.762-04:00This is very cool. Oh. No pun intended. Unrelated:...This is very cool. Oh. No pun intended. Unrelated:I just got done reading "River of Doubt" which is about the Teddy Roosevelt expedition in the Amazon. It would've been amazing to see watercolors from that trip. The only records I've found are black and white photography... and those weren't from the actual excursion but before and after.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925556834862568685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68409178570026743612013-05-19T10:04:05.496-04:002013-05-19T10:04:05.496-04:00Was his mother's side some of your kin?Was his mother's side some of your kin?Keith Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579786144772849547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-36773550386887905012013-05-19T09:35:42.007-04:002013-05-19T09:35:42.007-04:00I love the shift from cool to warm between the two...I love the shift from cool to warm between the two images. Remarkable he was able to do field watercolors (or watercolours) in freezing temperatures. I'm thinking you occupy branches of the same family tree, yes?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.com