History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Hello all! Today marks anniversary 103 of the Lusitania sinking. For the past few years since the centennial, a group of us have been gathering to commemorate the event. Unfortunately, this year I haven’t been able to make my way to Liverpool, Kinsale, or Cobh to take part in the anniversary events there. Hopefully in the …
Thanks to Mike Poirier for finding this video. For those of you on your way to Kinsale, Ireland for this year’s anniversary 101 (and I wish I were!): On Saturday, 7 May 2016 (today!) at 2pm, the Kinsale History Society is hosting its annual commemoration of the sinking of the Lusitania at the St. Multose …
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Spring greetings! Many profuse apologies on the delay in updates these past few months. The nature of my work often requires me to hustle all the time (and I mean ALL the time), so it’s not uncommon to find me working all the way up to bedtime. 😔 For those of you who have met …
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915 was not the end of the story. The survivors, after disembarking from their rescue vessels, were taken in by an unprepared but unreservedly generous people of Queenstown (now Cobh) Many of the survivors were taken to the Rob Roy Hotel or Queen’s Hotel (the latter …
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