Olga Herbert, executive director of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania, has a friend who wants to sell his collection of Ship Hotel memorabilia. Anyone interested in purchasing part or all of the collection should send their name and phone # to Olga at office@LHHC.org. In about a week, she will send the info to him and he will follow up by telephone. NOTE: no portion of the profits will go to the LHHC, she is doing this as a favor since he doesn’t have e-mail.
The complete story of the Ship Hotel is due out in March in a book written by, well, me. I began researching the Ship in 1988 and became friends with Clara Gardner, granddaughter of founder Herbert Paulson. Clara is gone now but her children graciously permitted me to use many, many family photos. Look for more peeks inside the book in the coming months.
Tags: Bedford PA, Grand View Ship Hotel, hotel shaped like ship, Lincoln Highway, PA history, Road trip, roadside attraction, Ship Hotel, two-lane travel, US 30
Lincoln Highway News 
February 20, 2010 at 11:34 am |
Olga, Would you please have that person who has the Ship Hotel collectables for sale call me?
Ken Gardner
317 523 6235
I am Clara’s Gardners son and Herberts Great Grandson.
I may be interested in the collection.
February 21, 2010 at 5:45 pm |
Looking forward to the book.
February 23, 2010 at 1:33 pm |
Brian: The cover looks fantastic, but it makes me kind of sad to think the ship’s gone.
Nevertheless, I now know what Mom’s getting for Mother’s Day. I can’t wait, and congratulations!
March 21, 2011 at 9:33 am |
Hi, I am interested in the person Herbert Paulson. It says he is of Dutch descent and now I am wondering if he is the person I am searching for: Wilhelmus Hubertis Paulssen, born 17 March 1872 in Holtum, province Limburg, Netherlands. I would be very grateful for any information to share.
Thank you and greetings from the Netherlands,
Irma
June 25, 2011 at 9:35 pm |
I have a cow bell with a leather strap embossed with “GRAND VIEW SHIP HOTEL, PA”. can anyone tell me where it may have been in the Ship Hotel?
September 9, 2012 at 8:58 pm |
I went to this site in aug 2012 from Florida and it became the most intriguing thing I’m obsessed with since the Titanci..I would live to get this book. Where us it sold ate there pics of inside??? Thanks pam
October 10, 2012 at 12:14 pm |
I would like to get that book! I remember passing this back many years ago when I was enroute to Washington DC. I was so impressed with the structure! Sheila