Each May marks the anniversary of one of the 20th century’s most notorious events; the sinking, by torpedo, of Cunard Line’s Lusitania off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1198 lives. While she lived, Lusitania was known as one of a pair of outstandingly beautiful record breakers, and after her death she became […]

Only a handful of the Lusitania’s families, and we are expanding the term ‘families’ to include mothers traveling with children, survived intact. Most did not survive at all. by

One enduring Lusitania myth is that of the chaos that reigned along her port side during her final eighteen minutes.

THE WARNING:  “Now, if your upper classes run away like this at the first sign of danger, you can’t have any hope for the rest of your people, you know. What would you do in a time of war?” “What should she have done?” 3000 Accept Risk Alfred G. Vanderbilt Among Those Who Ignore Written […]

Eyes picked out by birds… An elderly lady, between 40 and 50, hair turning grey, eyes picked out by birds, face full round and freckled. Fairly stout, about 5 foot three inches, very well dressed and wearing a lot of jewelry, and had a good set of natural teeth. On the third finger of her […]

Sitting at Barbara’s kitchen table, on a late summer visit, we eat potato chips from a bowl she has put out. “Don’t worry about the mess, I’ll clean up!” she says: Mrs. McDermott remains proud of her energy level and would not think of allowing guests to carry their own plates to the kitchen sink. […]

Appendix A. Cunard confidential list of unidentified victims The Unidentified # 6.  Female. 60 Years. Dark complexion. Property. – 1 plain gold wedding ring (22 carat), no initials. Grave C. 10.  Male. 35 years. Apparently a seaman. Tattooed star on back of right wrist. Grave C. #15.  Male. 24 years. Apparently a member of crew. […]