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The following are new saloon passenger biographies, some of which are stub articles because of few details found so far on their lives: Martha Waites (maid to the Burnsides) Ella Osbourne Albert Perry Frederick Perry Henry Pollard Thomas Rumble Julius Strauss Charles Sturdy William Vassar Walter Wright James Young Georgina Young Philippe Yung The story …

Read moreUpdates and priorities, 17 August 2011

Slow update day today but have these pictures to share: http://www.rmslusitania.info/people/saloon/millie-baker/ http://www.rmslusitania.info/people/saloon/gladys-crompton/ Also found this (non-affliated) clip on YouTube that does a great job at celebrating the Lusitania: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Qq9OSX3Mc

RTE News, 9 August 2011 – Greg Bemis, owner of the Lusitania wreck has dived to the wreck again for ammunition from the ship’s cargo.  You can see the video here:  http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/0809/media-3022069.html# Editor’s Note:  Previous dives have established that Lusitania was definitely carrying small caliber ammunition.  What had not been definitively proved (and under current knowledge, …

Read moreRTE News: Greg Bemis dives Lusitania again for ammunition

All saloon biographies have transitioned to WordPress, so you will no longer see the clunky, old HTML format that this site used to have! Of course, work on the biographies will continue, as there are many people whose stories are incomplete or are missing. You can start browsing the saloon biographies here. A random sample …

Read more9 August 2011: All saloon biographies have been updated