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…

The Lusitania : Part 7 : Passengers of Distinction

Stories of some notable Lusitania passengers. Photograph…

The Lusitania : Part 8 : A Hint of Scandal

Scandalous stories The sinking of the Lusitania had the…

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…

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

Eyes picked out by birds... An elderly lady, between 40…

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

A deck view in Second Class Jim Kalafus Collection The…

The Lusitania : Part 14 : Casualties of War

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

The Lusitania : Part 15 : Happy Ending/Immortality

We part from Barbara McDermott on a happy note. We always do.…

The Lusitania : Part 16 : Appendices

Appendix A: The Unidentified # 6.  Female. 60 Years.…

Costa Concordia Eyewitness Accounts

Michael Poirier interviews Brandon Warrick and his sister Amanda…

The Sinking of the Sea Diamond

The sinking of the Costa Concordia has drawn inevitable comparisons…

Morro Castle : Passenger and Crew List

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

Morro Castle : The Forgotten Voices

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