Santo Strangi was born to Alberto and Audenzia Pipitone Strangi of Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy in 1886. His family immigrated...

Captained by John M. “Bruno” Rosetti, the ANNIE L was the only steel hull vessel in the area at the time the Hurricane of 1947 was...

Born in 1920 to William and Mary E Witt Thornton, Mary Ellen Thornton was a lifelong native of Biloxi whose life was enveloped in the...

John Mark Rosetti was born in Biloxi in 1912, to Giovanni (John) Paulo Johann Rosetti and Sima (Simeona) Kovacevich, who had earlier...

Designed and built, in 1956 by Master boat builder “Tony Jack” Covacevich, the SILVER KING III was a vessel familiar to John Compton, Sr....

Biloxi native, Mark Compton, grew up fishing the Gulf waters aboard the HAPPY LANDING with his father, John Compton, Sr., a Chandeleur...

Built in 1935 by master boat-builder Jules Galle, the PROGRES was originally owned by Marco Anticich of Anticich Canning Co. The 40-foot...

Alvin Baker was born and raised on Deer Island, just off the Biloxi shore in 1941. Born the son of a third-generation fisherman, Alvin...

Lewis Voorhis Langlinais was born in 1916, in Youngsville, Louisiana, to Jules and Livie Langlinais. At the age of nine years, the family...

Mandeline “Manda” Langlinais was born January 6, 1920 to Peter and Frances Skrmetta in Biloxi. At the age of two, she tragically lost her...

In its original role, the FLYING CLOUD served as a mail delivery boat for the Kiln, MS area. The 35-foot, cypress hull lugger was...

A native of Hancock County, Herman Rieux, also known by friends and family as “Ribs” and “Rosemond”, has contributed to the growth,...

Peter M. Jurich was born on the island of Brac, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia to Dominick and Katherine Sekul Jurich. He and his four...

The daughter of Joseph Remus Langlinais and Ophelia LeBlanc Langlinais, Ophelia was born in 1905. In search of a better life, the family...

Born in 1920 to Mateo “Mike” and Margaret Misko Marinovich, Mary Helena was the second child, and eldest of the daughters. Their parents...

Joseph Alcide Barras was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana in 1875 to Alexandre and Madeline (Guilbeau) Barras, both of French descent....

Born in Biloxi, in 1846 to Charles Eugene McCaleb and Mary Ellen Webb, Frederick Henry McCaleb became a prominent member of the Biloxi...

Beginning in a small, wooden workshop on Fayard Street in Biloxi, Philip Dellenger, Sr. establish his sheet metal business in 1949....

Biloxi native, Charles E. Gilbert, Sr. was born in October1927 to Alphonse and Henrietta Gilbert. One of twelve children, he was...

Alec and Alice McCaleb were the owners and operators of the ALICE M. Alec, also referred to as "Alex", was a boatbuilder for A.W....