Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship

Stories

• The Story of Whaling
  • Before the Voyage
    • Introduction
    • A Whaling Town
    • Preparing the Ship
    • Hiring Whalemen
    • All Aboard
  • The Voyage
    • On Board
    • The Hunt
    • Whale Processing
    • Land Ho!
    • Homeward Bound
  • After the Voyage
    • Home at Last
    • Whalemen and Wages
    • Whale Products
    • Industry Changes
• Laura's Story
  • Before the Voyage
    • Introduction
    • Life in Edgardown in the 1860's
    • Preparations in New Bedford
  • The Voyage
    • Pacific Bound
    • Into the Pacific
    • Day by Day
    • Honolulu
    • Letters from the Arctic
    • Honolulu Again
    • Back on Board the Roman
    • The Mutiny
    • Headed Home
    • Frozen in the Arctic
  • After the Voyage
    • The Family
    • The Island

Interactives

• Explore Laura's Journal, Full Text Transcription
• About Whales
• Timeline
• Map of Whaling
• Explore the Ship

Dive Deeper

• Artifacts (Full List)
  • About the Ship
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Documents & Books
  • Everyday Life
  • Tools & Work Things
• Meet the Crew
  • Able Seaman
  • Agent
  • Blacksmith
  • Cabin Boy
  • Captain
  • Carpenter
  • Cook
  • Cooper
  • Greenhand
  • Boatsteerer
  • First Mate
  • Second Mate
  • Third Mate
  • Ordinary Seaman
  • Steward
• Picture Gallery (Full List)
  • Logbook Art
  • Portraits
  • Images of Whaling
• Glossary
• People
  • Jared Jernegan
  • Helen Jernegan
  • Laura Jernegan
  • Prescott Jernegan
  • Marcus Jernegan
  • Nathan Jernegan
  • Thomas Mellen
• More About...
  • A Dangerous Occupation
  • What's for Dinner?: Food and Eating on Whaleships
  • Mutiny!
  • Whaling Disaster of 1871
  • Whaling and Wars
  • Race & 19th Century Whaling
  • Women and Whaling
  • Whaling's Impact on Distant Cultures
  • 19th Century Children's Literature
  • Schooling in the 19th Century
• About This Site
• Credits & Sources
• For Teachers
  • Unit 1: Whaling in Four Lessons
    • Lesson 1: World Geography: Making a Replica Map
    • Lesson 2: Artifact or Fiction?
    • Lesson 3: Journalss
    • Lesson 4: All Aboard! The Fictitious Journey
  • Unit 2: At Sea: A History of Whaling
    • Lesson 1: What I Know/Want to Know About Whaling
    • Lesson 2: Supply and Demand: Whales and the Technology of Whaling
    • Lesson 3: Whaling Timeline
    • Lesson 4: Sign on for a Voyage: What Do You Need and Are You Fairly Compensated?
    • Lesson 5: Map A Voyage Using Latitude and Longitude
    • Lesson 6: Writing An Informative Letter
  • Unit 3: Can You Help Me, Mr. Postman?
    • Lesson 1: What I Know/Want to Know About Communication
    • Lesson 2: Researching Primary Sources
    • Lesson 3: Transcribing a Primary Source
    • Lesson 4: Communication Today
    • Lesson 5: Comparing Communication 1850 and Today
    • Lesson 6: Final Unit Project
• For Further Study