Lusitania Sinking at 99, World War I at 100

This May 7th marks the 99th anniversary of the Lusitania sinking, and this July will also mark the World War I centennial. Lots of plans are afoot for next year’s Lusitania centennial, which I’ve titled “Lusitania 2015,” time permitting. I would’ve loved to have filled in more biographies by now, but the craziness of life …

Read moreLusitania Sinking at 99, World War I at 100

RMS Lusitania’s 106th and The Lusitania Resource’s 10th “maiden voyage” anniversaries!

Today, 7 September 2013, is the 106th anniversary of the Lusitania‘s maiden voyage. Also, ten years ago today, The Lusitania Resource obtained its own domain name! No, that is not a coincidence – the date of the domain name launch was chosen on purpose to be the same. As seen in this previous post, this …

Read moreRMS Lusitania’s 106th and The Lusitania Resource’s 10th “maiden voyage” anniversaries!

10th “launch” anniversary of The Lusitania Resource!

Today, 22 May, marks the 10th “launch” anniversary of The Lusitania Resource! Why do I say it’s a “launch” anniversary? Because at the time, this website was being hosted as a small, personal site on bytenet.net. It did not yet have its own domain name and was not nearly as fleshed out as what you see …

Read more10th “launch” anniversary of The Lusitania Resource!

New & updated biographies & pictures, and SS United States part 4

The 10th anniversary of this website is coming tomorrow! I’m not quite sure what I’ll have ready for then, but until then, new biographies today at The Lusitania Resource: James Shineman (second cabin) Margaret Shineman (second cabin) Updated biographies Catherine Henry (third class) James Houghton (saloon) New pictures Albert Bestic (deck crew) Isaac Lehman (saloon) Robert Rankin (saloon) Also, part 4 …

Read moreNew & updated biographies & pictures, and SS United States part 4

RSS194
Follow by Email4
Facebook3k
Twitter432
%d bloggers like this: