Antiques dealer and family lost in disaster

The tragic story of Lusitania victim Edward Booth-Jones his wife and two children.

The Voyager’s Dream

The story of Lusitania Victim William Henry Helm Brown. William…

The Champagne King, the playwright and the Savoy Hotel

Lusitania survivior George Kessler. In 1889, the Savoy Hotel…

Philadelphia Banker and wife – Harry J & Mary Keser

Two victims of the Lusitania sinking Mr Harry J. Keser, Born…

William Meriheina : An inventive survivor

The story of William Meriheina, Lusitania survivor and inventor…

The Lusitania : Part 1 : Contents

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Stories life and death from the sinking of the Lusitania. …if…

The Lusitania : Part 2 : Three Narratives

Each May marks the anniversary of one of the 20th century’s…

The Lusitania : Part 3 : The Survivor

Lusitania survivor Barbara McDermott tells her story. There…

The Lusitania : Part 4 : The Families

Only a handful of the Lusitania’s families, and we are expanding…

The Lusitania : Part 5 : The Struggle to Abandon Ship

Robert William Whaley, John Idwal Lewis and Walter Dawson Robert…

The Lusitania : Part 6 : The Port Boats

One enduring Lusitania myth is that of the chaos that reigned…

Lusitania : Passengers of Distinction

Stories of some notable Lusitania passengers. Douglas Hertz Photograph…

The Lusitania : Part 8 : A Hint of Scandal

Sensational and scandalous stories associated with passengers on the Lusitania...

The Lusitania : Part 9 : Earlier Voyages

Lusitania, Eluding Enemy Nears Port... The general perception…

The Lusitania : Part 10: The Warning

THE WARNING:  “Now, if your upper classes run away like this…

The Lusitania : Part 11: In The Water; A Lethargic Drift into Death

Passengers who sank with the Lusitania who did not drown in the…
Catherine Willey Painting

The Lusitania : Part 12 : Gone Forever: The Dead and the Missing

Eyes picked out by birds... An elderly lady, between 40…
Robert Kay and familyMike Poirier

The Lusitania : Part 13 : The Morning After: Post Traumatic Stress

A deck view in Second Class Jim Kalafus Collection The…
Phoebe Amory in her Lusitania lifejacket

The Lusitania : Part 14 : Casualties of War

Sitting at Barbara’s kitchen table, on a late summer visit,…
Lusitania arriving at Hoboken

The Lusitania : Part 15 : Happy Ending/Immortality

We part from Barbara McDermott on a happy note. We always do.…
Patrick O'Donnell

The Lusitania : Part 16 : Appendices

Appendix A. Cunard confidential list of unidentified victims The…

Costa Concordia Eyewitness Accounts

Michael Poirier interviews Brandon Warrick and his sister Amanda who survived the sinking of the Costa Concordia in January 2012.

The Sinking of the Sea Diamond

The sinking of the Costa Concordia has drawn inevitable comparisons…
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Morro Castle : Passenger and Crew List

Passengers and crew aboard the Morro Castle at the time of disaster... Morro…

Morro Castle : The Forgotten Voices

One night out from Havana. Aboard the Morro Castle, passengers…