Miss Kathleen Kaye (Hannah Ermine Kathleen Kirschbaum)

…of Meriden, Connecticut, which held a 120-plus exhibition of his works in 2005.  His commission to paint the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets for President Franklin Roosevelt is now a part of the Hyde Park presidential collection, and a portrait of the opening night of the Metropolitan Opera still hangs in the Met. Links of Interest Carl Brandien’s Hawaiian landscapes (click on image or “view details” to see more of his work) Contributors: Carl Brechli…

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Laying an ice wreath

…arture of the Queen Victoria for Dublin. The day’s commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Lusitania sinking was engaging, moving, and drew a gathering of tens of thousands to Cobh. This may be the first time such a large-scale event has been planned to commemorate the Lusitania, but I hope this can serve as a future model of how to bring people together to remember not only an important part of history, but also the real, human lives invo…

Miss Edith Middleton Williams

…oon returned to England.  John Williams filed suit against Germany for $40,000.00 in the United States for the loss of his wife and four children, and $250.00 for the loss of their personal effects. His suit was dismissed, for as a British national could not make his claim in the US courts. Edith and John Edward Williams’ suits in the US and UK both failed on the same grounds: pain and suffering caused by the loss of a loved one, by 1925 standards…

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