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AC 45 Year Index AmericanCanals Bulletin of the American Canal Society 45 - YEAR INDEX, 1972 -2016 AMERICAN CANALS is a quarterly periodical dedicated to research, preservation, restoration, and park development efforts related to America's historic canals. Issues of AMERICAN CANALS Included in this 45-Year Index Feb. May Aug. Nov. Feb. May Aug. Nov. 1972 1* 2** 3 1994 88 89 90 91 1973 4 5 6 7 1995 92 93 94 95 1974 8 9 10 11 1996 96 97 98 99 1975 12 13 14 15 1997 100 101 102 103 1976 16 17 18 19 1998 104 105 106 107 1977 20 21 22 23 1999 (Vol. 28) n1 n2 n3 n4 1978 24 25 26 27 2000 (Vol. 29) n1 n2 n3 n4 1979 28 29 30 31 2001 (Vol.30) n1 n2 n3 n4 1980 32 33 34 35 2002 (Vol. 31) n1 n2 n3 n4 1981 36 37 38 39 2003 (Vol. 32) n1 n2 n3 n4 1982 40 41 42 43 2004 (Vol. 33) n1 n2 n3 n4 1983 44 45 46 47 2005 (Vol. 34) n1 n2 n3 n4 1984 48 49 50 51 2006 (Vol. 35) n1 & 2 1985 52 53 54 55 2007 (Vol. 36) n1 n2 n3 n4 1986 56 57 58 59 2008 (Vol. 37) n1 n2 n3 n4 1987 60 61 62 63 2009 (Vol. 38) n1 n2 n3 n4 1988 64 65 66 67 2010 (Vol. 39) n1 n2 n3 n4 1989 68 69 70 71 2011 (Vol. 40) n1 n2 n3 n4 1990 72 73 74 75 2012 (Vol. 41) n1 n2 n3 n4 1991 76 77 78 79 2013 (Vol. 42) n1 n2 n3 n4 1992 80 81 82 83 2014 (Vol. 43) n1 n2 n3 n4 1993 84 85 86 87 2015 (Vol. 44) n1 n2 n3 n4 * Appeared in March, 1972 2016 (Vol. 45) n1 n2 n3 n4 ** Appeared in June, 1972 * * * * * * * * * The index contains an author-title entry for every article printed in AMERICAN CANALS from 1972 to 2016. The index also includes a cross-reference entry for every article that has been selected for reprinting in one of the anthologies bearing the title, THE BEST FROM AMERICAN CANALS. Issues of THE BEST FROM AMERICAN CANALS indexed BEST No. 1 taken from AMERICAN CANALS, 1972-1979, No. 1-31 BEST No. 2 taken from AMERICAN CANALS, 1980-1983, No. 33-46 BEST No. 3 taken from AMERICAN CANALS, 1983-1986, No. 47-57 BEST No. 4 taken from AMERICAN CANALS, 1986-1988, No. 58-67 BEST No. 5 taken from AMERICAN CANALS, 1988-1991, No. 68-76 BEST No. 6 taken from AMERICAN CANALS, 1991-1993 No. 76-86 BEST No. 7 taken from AMERICAN CANALS, 1993-1996 No. 87-96 BEST No. 8 taken from AMERICAN CANALS, 1996-1997 No. 96-102 Index through issue Vol. 31, No. 2 complied by William Dzombak Index issue Vol. 31, No. 3 and after complied by David Barber HOW TO USE THE AMERICAN CANALS INDEX Every article that was published in AMERICAN CANALS is indexed by means of a one-line entry in the following four-part format: 23-8 (or v28n1-8) Lastname, X.Y. The Panama Canal [B4-65] 23-8 Refers to AMERICAN CANALS, issue No. 23, page 8. V28n1-8 Refers to AMERICAN CANALS, volume 28, number 1, page 8 (1999 and later) Lastname, X.Y Is the author's name and initials. The Panama Canal Is an example of the title of an article that appeared (originally) in AMERICAN CANALS [B4-65] Refers to, volume 4, page 65 The last (fourth) part of an entry - [B4~65] in the examp1e - will be present only if the article was reprinted in one of the volumes of THE BEST FROM AMERICAN CANALS. To facilitate lookup, the entries comprising the index have been grouped under the following subject headings: List of Topics Included in the Subject Index Accounts of Canal Experiences Illinois North Carolina Africa Indiana Ohio Alabama International Oklahoma Albemarie and Chesapeake Canal Iowa Oregon American Canal Society (ACS) Ireland Panama American Waterways Kansas Parks (and Museums) Archeology Kentucky Pennsylvania Arkansas Livestock Publications Australia Louisiana Rhode Island Boats & Boating Maine River Navigation Canada Maps South America Central America Maryland South Carolina Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Massachusetts Tennessee Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Memorials Tenn-Tom Waterway Connecticut Michigan Texas Engineering Minnesota Vermont England/United Kingdom Mississippi Virginia Europe/Foreign Mississippi River Washington, DC Fiction Music West Virginia Florida New Hampshire Wisconsin Georgia New Jersey Idaho New York There is a subject heading for every state in which historic canals were located. Waterways associated with more than one state are also accorded a subject heading. Under a given heading or topic, the titles of articles on that subject are listed in alphabetical order; consequently, articles dealing with the same sub-topic will be found listed together - for example, under New York, articles dealing with the Erie Canal will be found grouped by use of a sub-heading, such as this one: Erie Canal, An Early Trip on the Erie Canal, History of the Because topics (titles) are listed in alphabetical order, author's names could not be listed in alphabetical order. A separate author index and a picture index is included on the web site. Items with a page # 99 were enclosures with the indicated newsletter. Author-Subject Index for American Canals, No. 1 to Volume 45 number 4 (1972-2016) 87-8 Russell, B.J. Canal Society of New Jersey Cruises France's Midi Canal, Part 1. [B7-58] * 88-4 Russell, B.J. Canal Society of New Jersey Cruises France's Midi Canal, Part 2. [B7-62] * Accounts of Canal Experiences v32n3-15 Barth, L.J. Canal Society of New Jersey Spring Tour - Five Boat Rides & Nine Canals * 102-2 Unknown Canals, Steamboats, Steam Railways, and Trams. [B8-76] 22-8 Shank, W. 150 Miles on the [Erie] Barge Canal 38-2 Davidson, C. Champlain Canal v28n2-11 Unknown 1859 Cruise on the C&O Canal 6-5 Godfrey, F.H. Champlain Canal Recollections 75-3 Charles, W.E. A Canaller's Diary - 1888 [B5-59] 95-1 Shank, W. Charlie Derr in Freak Accident v32n2-11 Barth, L.J. A Canaler's Weekend Delight in Reading, PA 95-3 Shank, W Columbia and Snake River Adventure. [B7-3] v32n3-11 Barber, D.G A Delaware Canal Exploration 66-12 McKelvey, W. Complaints About Misleading Ads, 1838 v42n4-11 Phraner, S. David A Five-Generation Canal Family 61-6 Trout, W. Curious Incident of the Canal in the Night-Time (fiction) [B4-66] v43n1-10 Phraner, S. David A Five-Generation Canal Family, Part II 86-4 Ross, D.F. Cruise Across Michigan. [B6-58] v43n2-10 Phraner, S. David A Five-Generation Canal Family, Part III 76-4 Russell, B.J. Cruising the Morris Canal in 1917 33-6 Hanford, M. A Holiday to Remember (on canal in France) 82-2 Ehmann, C. CSO Hosts International Group v45n1-12 Barber, David A Journey via Stourport 7-4 Biemiller, H. Delaware Canal Recollections 14-2 Gamble, M.E. A Lock in the Back Yard (PA West Branch) 39-9 Davies, W. "Do It Yourself" Canal [B2-77] 59-12 Dzombak, W. Across New York by Train and Canal - 1837 [B4-15] v41n2-7 Carlsen, Bill & Dragonfly Completes It’s 2011 Tour of the Great loop 15-1 Hahn, T.F. ACS Officers Travel English Canals Berger, Cynthia 94-3 Shank, W. ACS Officers Travel English Canals, Historic Photo. [B7-79] v40n3-18 Unknown Dragonfly Continues on the Great Loop v37n2-8 Unknown Adopt a Gatehouse, Why Being a Gatehouse Guide is Very Cool on a Hot 41-6 Ward, C.P. Early Trip to Pittsburgh [B2-26] Summer Day v37n3-5 Phraner, S. David Eleven-Canal Adventure in Upstate New York 43-6 Hahn, T.F. Americans on the British Canals v37n4-5 Phraner, S. David Eleven-Canal Adventure in Upstate New York (Part 2) v44n4-8 Gray, Karen An 1862 Trip on a Frozen Canal v38n1-5 Phraner, S. David Eleven-Canal Adventure in Upstate New York (Part 3) 28-3 Schell, E.H. An Early Trip on the Erie Canal [B1-22] v38n2-1 Phraner, S. David Eleven-Canal Adventure in Upstate New York (Part 4) 24-8 Watson, C. An Immigrant's View of the U.S.A. v38n3-13 Phraner, S. David Eleven-Canal Adventure in Upstate New York (Part 5) v39n2-5 Alden, Jim An Unexpected, Five-Canal Whirlwind Week in England v38n4-7 Phraner, S. David Eleven-Canal Adventure in Upstate New York (Part 6) v39n4-14 Unknown A Tug-of-War Across the Mississippi? 86-8 Cassai, M. Encountering the Champlain. [B6-12] 30-5 Trout, W. Avec Thomas Jefferson Sur le Canal du Midi [B1-8] 48-10 Akers, R.H. English Hotel Boat Cruise v42n2-9 Phraner, David A Visit to Augusta, Georgia 4-7 Unknown First Ride on the GENERAL HARRISON v42n2-3 Trout, William A Visit to the Grand Canal of China v40n2-9 Carlsen, Bill & Following the Narrowboat Dragonfly along the Great Circle Loop v38n1-13 Beech, Mark Baptism at Lock #19 Berger, Cynthia v30n1-7 Barth, L. Biking the C&O Canal v36n3-1 Barber, David G. Four Counties Ring Makes for a Delightful Cruise v36n1-4 Russell, Bruce J. By Canal Boat, Cable Tram, and Steam Train through England and 64-12 Trout, W. Frankel Tours American Canals Northern Wales (Part 1) 4-5 Johnson, G.H. Georges River Canal Maintenance (1973) v36n2-9 Russell, Bruce J. By Canal Boat, Cable Tram, and Steam Train through England and v39n1-8 Franke, J.
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