Month: May 2015

Alexei Monreal Collection On board RMS Lusitania, Thursday, 6 May 1915: Saloon passengers Charles and Mary Plamondon celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary. Recollection of second cabin passenger Jane MacFarquhar: On Thursday morning I felt rather uneasy when I discovered that the lifeboats were hung over the side of the ship. On inquiry, I was informed …

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The image is in error, as the actual u-boat that sank the Lusitania was number 20, not 139. On board RMS Lusitania, Wednesday, 5 May 1915: A 25th birthday party is thrown for saloon passenger Dorothy Braithwaite. Marconigram for saloon passenger George Kessler: Have urgent instructions from New York to see you immediately. Kindly wire …

Read moreOn board #Lusitania, U-20 100 years ago – 5 May 1915 – #Lusitania100

Alexei Monreal Collection On board the RMS Lusitania 100 years ago, Tuesday, 4 May 1915: From the diary of second cabin passenger William Meriheina: Tuesday – Resumption of games on deck today. Dandy sunshine weather – feel fine. From the letters of second cabin passenger Nellie Huston: I went to Church on Sunday in the 1st …

Read more#Lusitania, U-20 journal entries 100 years ago – 4 May 1915 – #Lusitania100