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Party at Gates Hall on December 5 How many ships have gone down in the great lakes? How do you find them? Why did they sink? These and many other questions were answered November 5, by researchers and divers Jim Kennard and Dan Scoville. More than 60 history buffs - ages eight to 80 - listened to Kennard describe how he became interested in finding ship wrecks and how he first met Scoville by chance, through a dive shop. After hearing about the risks involved with diving and the extensive research necessary before even setting off on the lake and the expense involved, it's amazing that this team has found as many wrecks as they have. In addition to albums of pictures and articles relating to their discoveries, they brought their second generation ROV - remote operated vehicle - which they now use as a risk-free way to search at great depths. Their latest and possibly most significant find is the British warship HMS Ontario, which went down in a storm on the night of October 31, 1780. All hands were lost, 120 men including 30 American prisoners of war. Kennard and Scoville located the wreck in June of 2008. If everything works out, an hour long special about the HMS Ontario discovery will be on either the National Geographic Channel or the Discovery Channel on Oct 31, 2009. The next Pultneyville Historical Society program will be the Christmas party at Gates Hall on Wednesday, December 5 at 7 p.m. at Gates Hall. There will be Christmas stories, singing, refreshments and good cheer. Copyright
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