LACANDER, Hidjmar

LACANDER, Hidjmar (c. 1889-1939), lobster fisherman who drowned at Anacapa Island. He worked for the Larcos.

In the News~

November 7, 1928 [ODC]: “The heavy swell in Santa Barbara channel Saturday is believed to have claimed the life of Hidjmar Lacander, 39, lobsterman employed by the Larco Fish Company at Anacapa Island. Word of the accident was brought to Santa Barbara yesterday. The victim, an assistant to Arthur Gronthal at one of the Larco camps on the island, went out early Saturday to take in the daily catch. When he failed to return, a search was made, and fragments of the man’s skiff were found on the rocky shore. The body has been swept away. Officials of the company said the man was believed to have come here from San Pedro. He was a native of Finland.”