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Copyright© 2001 Marsh Collection Society 235A Dalhousie Street Amherstburg, Ontario N9V1W6 (519)736-9191 Articles herein are reprinted with the permission of the Amherstburg Echo and Bowes Publishers Ltd. This book, or parts thereof, maynotbe reproduced in anyform without the written permission of the Marsh Collection Society andtheAmherstburg Echo, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages for inclusionin a review. ISSN 1480-6444 First printing 2001 Printed by Tri-Graphics Brown and Associates Amherstburg, Ontario The Marsh Collection Society wishes to thank Fort Maiden National Historic Site and the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green University, for allowing us to reproduce photographs for this book. |3 Introduction The Marsh Collection Society, a non-profit organization, is based on the historical collection ofJohn Marsh and his sister Helen, owners and operators ofthe Amherstburg Echo for over 50 years. They founded the Marsh Collection Society in 1983 with the intent thata research facility beopened after their deaths. Helen passed away in March, 1986 and John in February, 1993. The research centre was opened October 1,1994. The Marsh Collection includes photographs, books, documents, postcards, artifacts and other items relating to the Town ofAmherstburg, the Lower Detroit River district and the Great Lakes. The collection also contains genealogical materials and reference books. Donations of relevant items areaccepted. Alarge part ofthe Marsh Collection is books, files ^d photographs relating to the marine history of Amherstburg and the Great Lakes system. These items form the nucleus of a future marine museum. The Amherstburg Echo and Bowes Publishing Ltd. have graciously allowed us to reprint the "Marine News" columns and other relevant articles which appeared regularly in the newspaper from its first issue in November, 1874. The Echo is still in publication today, having operated continuously for 126 years, and occupies the building constructed for the Echo in 1915. Echo Soundings will be published quarterly by the Marsh Collection Society in the hope that residents ofAmherstburg and other Great Lakes communities will read about and enjoy the rich marine history oftheir town.