Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, William Cruso migrated to Biloxi in 1904 and, as many children of that era, he began working in a seafood...

Cruso Canning Company, also known as C.C. Company, was established in 1918 by William Cruso. The small factory was located on Point Cadet...

The matriarch of the vast Ross/Allen family was born in Alabama Port, Alabama to George Allen and Rosa Wescovich Allen. But her place in...

Gregory Taliancich was one of three children born in Olga, Louisiana to Anthony Taliancich of Vrac, Yugoslavia and Lena Helen Kuluz...

George Ross was born in Strasbourg, France to George and Emma Therese Holland Ross of Baden-Baden, Germany. Having immigrated to the...

Born on December 13, 1947 in the old Biloxi Hospital located on the beach, Earl Ross grew up “in the yard” of his grandparents' home on...

The Jurich Family at the 1953 Blessing of the Fleet. Domenik Jurac of Bobovisce, Brac, Yugoslavia arrived to the United States aboard the...

Of Italian and French descent, Vernon J. Lepre, Sr. was born in Biloxi, MS to Armand and Beulah Parker Lepre. At the age of 14, Vernon...

The second of three children born to Mardo and Frances Grassi Halat who immigrated from Brac, Yugoslavia, Peter Halat, Sr. was of the...

Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, Oduse Trahan was one of nine children born to Augustin Trahan and Constance Faulk Trahan. In 1917, the...

While inducted into the Heritage Hall of Fame for his role as “captain”, Harry Gonsoulin merits recognition for many roles, including...

Born December 6, 1869, George Duggan was married to Mary Ella Duggan with whom he had 12 children. Per the 1905 Census, the Duggan family...

Anton Guich was born in Dalmatia, Austria to Mr. and Mrs. Christmas Guich. He immigrated to the United States entering the port of New...

Anthony “Captain Breezy” Gruich was a boat owner and captain who lived in Biloxi. He made his livelihood shrimping and oystering across...

Nikola Hire was a boat owner and commercial fisherman who made his life along the Gulf Coast. Throughout his life, Nikola captained a...

Henry Philip Lemmler was a commercial fisherman and business owner who worked on several of the original old Biloxi Schooners. Lemmler...

Russell Wayne Glavan is a commercial fisherman and boat captain from Biloxi, Mississippi. Building a career from making trawls, Russell...

Captain George Anthony Misko was a versatile citizen of the Gulf Coast, known for his dedication to the seafood industry and remembered...

A man of great strength and resilience, Thomas James Schultz Sr. is remembered for his feats of bravery which could have claimed the...

Elvin Oscar Ramsay was a captain and industry tradesman born April 22, 1907, to Andrew Jackson and Sue Cooper Ramsay in the...