History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Wednesday, 6 May 2015 – 100 years later: All day today at University College Cork, the alma mater of Lusitania surgeon Dr. James McDermott, was the Lusitania lecture series that took place at the Boole I Theater. One of The Lusitania Resource‘s own administrators and contributors, historian Peter Kelly, presented a selection of stories of …
I may not be updating as much during the centennial week as I would otherwise, as I am currently in Ireland to participate in some of the centennial events in County Cork. A few more centennial events for people who are interested: Glasgow, Scotland: Glen Art presents: An evening of words and music commemorating the centenary …
Lusitania in New York. Alexei Monreal collection. Perhaps it is fitting that this website’s 100th post should fall on the 100th anniversary of the Lusitania‘s last voyage. One hundred years ago today, the RMS Lusitania sailed out of New York Harbor and into the history books. Seven days later, on 7 May 1915, she would …
Trying to get as many more new biographies and filling out old ones and making corrections before the centennial. So if this entry is a bit terse, it’s because I put all my words into writing the biographies instead of this page. Italics indicate survivor. Updated biographies: Mabel and William Docherty – second cabin Annie, …
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