Renovations and Goals for #Lusitania Anniversary 105 #Lusitania105

…original “Mingle Forum” hasn’t updated his plugin in 12 years (as of May 2020), and WordPress can’t support its widgets anymore. I plan to switch to the definitely supported BBPress, but old posts might be lost in the process. The blog will become a bigger part of the site — starting with the Lusitania Centennial, I’ve found the blog to be a great way to reach out to you not just about Lusitania facts but also the human dimension of the story. Be…

Miss Avis Gertrude Dolphin

…Of episode “Lusitania.” Avis Dolphin is one of the main characters in the 2007 UK TV movie Lusitania : Murder on the Atlantic (retitled Sinking of the Lusitania:  Terror at Sea for US audiences).  Avis Dolphin’s and Ian Holbourn’s story is one of the main storylines in this TV movie, and Ian Holbourn is the narrator.  Avis Dolphin is portrayed by actress Madeleine Garrood (credited as Maddeleine Garrood). Links of interest The Child of the Moat: A…

Mr. Edward Booth-Jones

…us Smith.  Seven Days to Disaster.  G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1981. Pages 70, 271, 286. Preston, Diana. Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy. Berkley Books, 2002. Pages 184, 280, 298. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

Did #Gallipoli sink the #Lusitania or a #conspiracy? The 9/11 of its day #Lusitania100 #Gallipoli100 #WW1 #WWI100

Wanderer of Peel rescuing Lusitania survivors

…. 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 be at the bottom of the Celtic Sea, and 1,198 of her 1,959 passengers and crew, including 128 Americans, would be dead, and a neutral United States would be pushed ever closer int…

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