New additions, 22 December 2012

Nope, not the end of the world, but a few Christmas goodies: New signatures: Norah Bretherton Fred Stark Pearson New pictures: Barbara Anderson Albert Byington Charles Hill Charles Jeffery George Kessler Virginia Loney Amy Pearl Theodate Pope Anne Shymer More to come at a later unspecified date!

Mauretania’s 105th Maiden Voyage Anniversary, and the legacies of Lusitania, Mauretania, and Titanic

The RMS Mauretania left Liverpool, England, 105 years ago today. Mauretania went on to become one of the most beloved ships in ocean liner history, a fate very much different from that of her tragic sister’s. As Mauretania was the larger ship, it doesn’t surprise me that Cunard picked her as the flagship over Lusitania. …

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Veterans/Armistice Day 2012

11 November marks the 94th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. This war was, of course, the one in which the beautiful Lusitania and many of her passengers and crew were lost. The war had a significant impact on the rest of the 20th Century, including but not limited to: Dismembering Austria-Hungary, …

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