The American Queen at Madison, Indiana on her "shakedown cruise".

Picture by Faye Stewart

Welcome

TO DON'S HOME PAGE

I am a member of Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen, and will have pictures of steamboats, etc. If you are interested in information about the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen, click S&D.

I have indexes of Way's Packet Directory on my computer and can search by name, year, city, etc. If you would like more information about Way's Packet Directory, click Way's

I am particularly interested in "things" steamboat relative to my hometown of Madison, Indiana

To review a List of all the steamboats built in Madison Indiana click on Boats

 

I would like any information on ancestors that you can supply as I would like to build as rich a history as I can on the steamboats built in Madison.

Speaking of ancestors, check out my lineage pages for:Stewart

Take a look at my grandmother's family tree, she was a:Warren

Madison is a small Indiana town that is teeming with historic building and sites on nearly every corner and some of the most beautiful scenery that the Ohio River Valley has to offer

To get an idea of Madison's offerings just press Madison

NOTE: If there is interest, I can list other boat building cities

The Belle of Louisville is a frequent visitor to Madison and there is great interest in her - to learn more about the Belle of Louisville press Belle of Louisville

You might find the story of the steamboat Arabia interesting. She has her own muesum and you can find our all about her by visiting Steamboat Arabia Museum

The American Sternwheel Association(ASA) might be your cup of tea, give them a visit American Sternwheel Association

Take a look at these links The Wabash and Erie Canal through Huntington - Internet links

Want more links about boats? Got to the right place HenryClann's Home Page "A small craft advisory"

You can E-mail me: Donald Stewart