Historical Fiction

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	PURSUIT OF GRACE: ABOARD THE EMPRESS OF IRELAND A new historical fiction novel about the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. This historically accurate account is written by a Salvation Army Staff Band member, the same band whose predecessors were aboard the Empress the night the ship sank....
io9	10 UNSINKABLE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES ABOUT THE TITANIC The RMS Titanic sank almost a century ago, but it's still sailing through the imaginations of science-fiction writers and artists. Here are 10 Titanic tales, including Douglas Adams, Arthur C. Clarke, and Doctor Who....	16th April 2009
	NOVELIST POISED TO MAKE HISTORY WITH TITANIC BOOK W. Mae Kent June 2009 - Vineland, N.J. - In an ambitious first novel, author W. Mae Kent accomplishes a literary feat that has never been attempted before: she tells the story of the only black passenger traveling on the ill-fated Titanic. While Kent’s ...	9th September 2009
New York Times	JACQUES FUTRELLE, WRITER The Author of "The Thinking Machine" and Many Short Stories --- Jacques Futrell is well known as a writer of fiction, having contributed many long and short stories to magazines. He was born in Pike County, Georgia, April 9, 1875, and ...	16th April 1912
	IRISH TITANIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Irish Titanic Historical Society (ITHS) was founded in 1988 in Dublin and from small beginnings it now has an international membership of about 200. The main interests are The Titanic and the Irish Passengers who boarded at Queenstown. The Lusitania, which sank off the coast of Kinsale and general maritime history. ...
Guardian Online	REEL HISTORY: TITANIC In the first of a new series, Alex von Tunzelmann watches classics of big screen history and prises fact from fiction....	3rd July 2008
bclocalnews.com	AUTHOR ENGAGES STUDENTS IN CANADA'S HISTORY Exploring the Titanic with his new-found friends, 14-year-old Jamie Laidlaw, has no idea that his world is about to turn upside down, until he finds himself in the icy waters of the north Atlantic watching the “unsinkable” ship go down. Hugh Brewster captures the tragedy of the Titanic in his latest historical novel, The Deadly Voyage, with historical accuracy and real-life drama. He uses his extensive knowledge of the Titanic, which he gathered while writing Inside the Titanic and 882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Questions About the Titanic, to create the novel....	30th August 2011
6abc.com	LOCAL CONNECTIONS TO THE TITANIC Since she sank back in 1912, only a few scientists have actually seen the Titanic where it sits on the bottom of the northern Atlantic Ocean.Millions saw the recent movie, but experts say that was largely fiction....	11th April 2008
syracuse.com	OSWEGO HISTORIAN TO TALK ABOUT PERSONALITIES OF THE TITANIC George DeMass, of Oswego, chaplain to the Titanic Historical Society, will present a talk titled “Titanic: 100 Years Later, A Personal Perspective: from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday Oct. 23 at the H. Lee White Marine Museum on West First Street Pier in Oswego. He will reflect on his experiences as chaplain of the Titanic Historical Society. DeMass spent time developing close ties to a number of survivors and the families of those who perished with the ship. During his presentation, he will speak about their personal stories. ...	18th October 2011
The Morning Sun	RETIRED TEACHER DONATES TITANIC MEMORABILIA TO LIBRARY Retired Alma High School Teacher David McMackin first became interested in the Titanic when he was looking for a non-fiction story his students could study. "It was 'A Night to Remember' by Walter Lord," he said. "That was available at the time." That one book got things started....	9th February 2010
	MICHEL NAVRATIL JR IN PARIS At a Titanic Historical Society's Meeting ...	1996
	FRED FLEET'S GRAVE Hollybrook Cemetery, Lordshill, Southampton...
	MORE THAN A CREW LIST The “More than a List of Crew” Website Explained The historical circumstances that made merchant seafarers some of the best documented of nineteenth and early twentieth century workers in Britain...	30th August 2011
Crosby Herald	TITANIC HOME COMPLEX OPENS IN WATERLOO A NEW housing development with strong historical links to the Titanic has officially opened its doors....	25th March 2011
The Republican	LAST TITANIC SURVIVOR, MILLVINA DEAN, WILL BE MISSED BY SPRINGFIELD-BASED TITANIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPRINGFIELD - Millvina Dean kept a low profile about her connection to one of the world's most well known disasters until she was urged into the media spotlight by the Indian Orchard-based Titanic Historical Society. And, the society returned her goodwill, contributing to her care before her death on Sunday in England....	3rd June 2009
10TV	COSI EXHIBIT OFFERS HISTORICAL, SCIENTIFIC LOOK AT TITANIC The Titanic exhibit returns to central Ohio on Saturday for an encore, bringing pieces of history never before seen....	26th March 2010
	SIBONEY IN CONVOY From Historical Souvenir of the U.S.S. Siboney....
	TITANIC INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY Titanic International is a non-profit historical organization based in New Jersey that was founded in 1989 to preserve and perpetuate the memory and history of the Royal Mail Ship Titanic, and those who sailed aboard her maiden and last voyage....
Las Vegas Weekly	TITANIC EXHIBIT AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CHILLING REMINDER OF HISTORICAL TRAGEDY There's a definite chill in the air when you step out on the deck re-creation of the new Titanic exhibit. One moment you are marveling at the stunning staterooms and grand lobby of the great ship, and the next you're so close to the icebergs, you can actually touch them....	2nd January 2009
southportvisiter.co.uk	TITANIC CIGAR BOX GOES FOR £25000 A CIGAR box that once belonged to the ill-fated captain of the Titanic raised Â£25000 at auction. The antique walnut humidor was found earlier this month in Southport, with the owner unaware of its historical significance. ...	19th May 2011
wggb.com	TITANIC CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL UNVEILED AT SPRINGFIELD'S OAK GROVE CEMETERY Edward Kamuda is the president of the Titanic Historical Society. He remembers when he first was introduced to the story. “My father who owned the grand theatre out in Indian Orchard played the film titanic. And from that point I was hooked” Kamunda said....	22nd April 2012
The Daily News of Newburyport	LOCAL FAMILY'S BRUSH WITH TITANIC DISASTER Life can be so unpredictable. Today, I am going to tell you a true story about a historical event most of you are familiar with, and how this event affected a local woman and her family. This particular event took place almost a century ago, in April 1912....	3rd April 2010
Belfast Telegraph	HISTORIC HOME OF TITANIC SHIPYARD FOUNDER RAZED TO THE GROUND Residents last night spoke of their 'absolute shock' after the historical homes of Gustav Wolff - of Harland and Wolff fame - which they fought to save, were demolished. The two 19th century cottages in east Belfast were last summer spot listed by the Environmental Heritage Service (EHS) after a campaign was launched to prevent their destruction....	20th January 2009
Crosby Herald	WATERLOO'S TITANIC LINK IS MARKED AT NEW HOME DEVELOPMENT A NEW building development marks Waterloo's historical link to the Titanic.The former coach house in Murat Street, which was once the property of Titanic owner Thomas Henry Ismay, has been transformed into a new housing development....	24th April 2008
Boston Globe	FAMILY BATTLES MUSEUM OVER TITANIC LEGACY In 1987, five years after Goldsmith's death, his widow found among his personal papers a manuscript in which he put down his memories of the fateful day. Now, 20 years later, Goldsmith's family is battling the Springfield-based Titanic Historical Society, over the rights to the manuscript....	8th May 2007
thestar.co.uk	MUSEUM HOSTS NEW TITANIC SHOW A GLIMPSE into life on board doomed cruise liner the Titanic is being offered by Barnsley’s Cannon Hall Museum next Friday to mark the 99th anniversary of the disaster. The museum is hosting an exhibition of costumes, historical documents and testimonies from survivors who travelled on the ship’s only voyage in April 1912......	6th April 2011
Sarasota Herald-Tribune	EXPERT ON THE TITANIC WILL SPEAK AT LIBRARY Kenneyth Chamberlin, a member of the Titanic Historical Society, will present a talk about the 1912 sinking of the luxury ocean linear."The Titanic: A Night to Remember" will be at 1 p.m., Oct. 18, at the Manatee County Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. W., Bradenton. Admission is free. The Friends of the Central Library are sponsoring the program....	6th October 2008
bbc.co.uk	HISTORIC TITANIC COMPANY MINUTE BOOK BOUGHT AT AUCTION BY H&W - BBC NEWS The Belfast shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff, which built the Titanic, has bought back its original Minute Book for an undisclosed sum. The item was just one lot that went under the hammer at an auction of rare books and historical memorabilia in Dublin this afternoon. ...	14th December 2011
guardian.co.uk	HOW TO SURVIVE THE TITANIC, OR THE SINKING OF J BRUCE ISMAY BY FRANCES WILSON ... - THE GUARDIAN In the end, the subject of this fascinating book is not just historical or biographical uncertainty, but psychological and moral ambiguity. Ismay became a kind of modern ancient mariner, endlessly trying to explain himself, but his solipsism meant that the 1,500 people who died on the Titanic collapsed into the intractable problem of his disappointment in himself. As Conrad's narrator Marlow finally realises at the end of Lord Jim's story: "Nobody, nobody is good enough."...	12th August 2011
	SIBONEY LIFEBOAT RESCUE 1 First of two photos showing the USS Siboney rescuing the survivors of the H.M.S. Dwinsk. These photos were printed in a commemorative book: Historical Souvenier of the U.S.S. Siboney April 8, 1918-August 1, 1919, which was made available after the...
Washington Times	MEN SNEAKED INTO BOATS, SAYS WOMAN Mrs. Jacques Futrelle, Wife of Novelist, Says Many Were Brave, However --- NEW YORK, April 19---Mrs. Jacques Futrelle, who was rescued, but whose husband, the novelist, went down with the Titanic, declared today that the men who were sa...	19th April 1912
belfasttelegraph.co.uk	CAN TITANIC CENTRE DELIVER AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE? It’s great to hear all about the architectural features of the building as ‘Belfast’s Eiffel Tower’ and the banqueting for 750 covers. But will not visitors from across the globe also want to see something really historical, original and unique in the galleries to bring out that special factor? Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/letters/can-titanic-centre-deliver-authentic-experience-16005003.html#ixzz1NZQ08O92 ...	27th May 2011
YourNabe.com	TITANIC RELICS TAKE ANCHOR AT ASTORIA HISTORY GROUP Were you ever curious about that home on 11th Street in Long Island City festooned with memorabilia from the doomed ocean liner Titanic? The opportunity to see it there has passed, but the collection of memorabilia, once curated by lifelong Long Island City resident Joe Colletti, is now in the hands of the Greater Astoria Historical Society....	13th February 2010
lafayette.edu	JOHN EATON '48 TO BE FEATURED LECTURER ON TITANIC CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL CRUISE Lafayette College Campus NewsJohn Eaton '48 to be Featured Lecturer on Titanic Centennial Memorial CruiseLafayette College Campus NewsBy Lori Burke Exactly 100 years after the launch of RMS Titanic, John Eaton '48, of Cold Spring, NY, will offer historical context on the 12-night memorial cruise that will follow the fated ship's route through the Atlantic, including two days at the ......	22nd February 2012
Daily Telegraph	NATIONAL ARCHIVES TO PUT TITANIC RECORDS ON THE NET ?2.5m deal to scan and place online the National Archives' entire historical database of passengers who embarked on sea voyages from Britain's shores between 1890 and 1960. This includes the one and only voyage of Titanic, which was made into a Hollywood blockbuster starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo di Caprio.The estimated 30m individual records include details of emigrations to Australia, North and South America, India and Africa....	2nd April 2006
bbc.co.uk	ULSTER FOLK AND TRANSPORT MUSEUM SECURES TITANIC ARTEFACTS It includes serving dishes and soap from the Titanic, as well as passenger lists, tickets, playing cards and a steward's menu ideas. The collection will form the basis of an exhibition at the museum to mark the centenary of the Titanic's launch....	12th April 2011
	TOURISM IRELAND : TITANIC STORIES Titanic Stories is designed to direct you to the most authentic information and experiences about the Titanic on the island of Ireland. There is a wealth of undiscovered stories to find within the pages of this website and on the many Titanic tours, historical sites, towns and cities connected to RMS Titanic. ...	24th March 2011
ibtimes.com	UNSEEN PICTURES OF TITANIC ON 100TH YEAR OF LAUNCH NOAA wants to ensure that the memorial, historical, archaeological and scientific values of Titanic is preserved for future generations while sharing the story and images of the wreck with the public, it said. While NOAA strives to protect as well as make Titanic wreck site accessible to the public through 2010 documentation and pictures, start the slideshow to view some of the never-before-seen pictures of Titanic before it sank, the shipwreck and more:...	2nd June 2011
express.co.uk	MY GRANDFATHER TOOK TITANIC'S DEADLY SECRET TO THE GRAVE - EXPRESS.CO.UK MANY families have a secret, a skeleton that stays well and truly locked int he closet. City high-flier and novelist Louise Patten knows all about this kind of cloak and dagger concealment because for almost a century her own family has kept a secret of historical magnitude. Her story is not a tale of illegitimate heirs or ill gotten gains. Instead Louise, 57, who is married to former Conservative education secretary and life peer John Patten, claims to know what caused the Titanic to sink....	31st October 2011
	NOTE BY FRANCES WILSON ON THE ISMAY FAMILY ARCHIVE Frances Wilson Frances Wilson, author of How to Survive the Titanic or The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay discusses her enduring interest in the Titanic and her discovery of the Ismay family archive...	11th August 2011
pendletoday.co.uk	MP VERY IMPRESSED BY NEW TITANIC MUSEUM PENDLE’s latest attraction - the Titanic In Lancashire Museum - is now open to the public and has had a visit from the borough’s MP, Mr Andrew Stephenson. The museum is based in the Parish Rooms next to St Bartholomew’s Church in Church Street, Colne. Mr Stephenson was very impressed by his visit and said: “The Titanic In Lancashire Museum is a fascinating collection of both historical artefacts and the numerous links between our area and the Titanic....	28th August 2011
Belfast Telegraph	NOMADIC JOINS ELITE LIST OF FINE SHIPS The Titanic's little sister has joined an elite list of the finest historical ships in the UK to have survived to the present day. The SS Nomadic (pictured above) joins the likes of the Cutty Sark, the Mary Rose and the Royal Yacht Britannia on a list of just 61 ships that form the Core Collection of the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV). The 96-year-old, Belfast-built ship was tender to many of the great transatlantic liners and also served in two world wars....	5th September 2008
Titanic Review	THE WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT: VOICES FROM THE TITANIC Randy Bryan Bigham Allan Wolf lyricizes the Titanic in a fact-based, poignant evocation of the 100 year old tragedy...	29th December 2011
Fernie Free Press	A TITANIC STORY Hugh Brewster captures the tragedy of the famous ship in his novel, The Deadly Voyage, with historical accuracy and real-life drama. He uses his extensive knowledge of the Titanic, which he gathered while writing Inside the Titanic and 882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Questions About the Titanic, to create the novel. The Deadly Voyage is part of the popular I Am Canada series, which uses events in Canadian history as a backdrop to exciting adventures of daring young men. The book focuses on 14 year old Jamie Laidlaw, who has no idea that his world is about to turn up-side down, until he finds himself in the icy waters of the north Atlantic watching the “unsinkable” ship go down....	8th October 2011
	DOROTHY GIBSON IN 'HANDS ACROSS THE SEA' A scene from "Hands Across the Sea," produced by Éclair-America, the company’s debut film and Dorothy Gibson’s first starring role. She actually took several parts in this movie, which was an historical tableau enacting events of the American Revolut...	1911
drogheda-independent.ie	SLANE MAN WHO SURVIVED THE TITANIC SINKING A SLANE man survived the sinking of the Titanic, simply because he was only one of four Irish First Class passengers. James Robert Mcgough was born in Mandistown, Slane in 1876, the son of Thomas Mcgough and Catherine (Dowdell) and with members of the family headed for the United States in 1894 and set up home in Philadelphia. He became a well paid buyer for Gimbel Brothers in Philadelphia and in April 1912 found himself on board the 'unsinkable' Titanic, heading home to the US. The Slane Historical Society researched the following details, namely that Mcgough said ignoring ship personnel saved his life....	25th April 2012
heraldnews.com	TITANIC SOCIETY WORRIED THAT REPLICA AT MARINE MUSEUM COULD FALL BY WAYSIDE - FALL RIVER HERALD NEWS The Titanic Historical Society Inc., which donated a 28-foot, 1-ton replica to the Marine Museum 25 years ago, recently sought assurance that its famous model would not sink into oblivion. Questions over the ship’s status, society members said, were prompted by a series of Herald News stories, including one on Oct. 27 reporting that the Internal Revenue Service revoked the Marine Museum’s nonprofit standing this year as a result of its failure to file IRS 990 forms for at least three years....	21st November 2011
businesswire.com	PBS COMMEMORATES THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TITANIC DISASTER WITH SPECIAL PBS will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history, with three new programs scheduled for April 2012: SAVING THE TITANIC, premiering on Sunday, April 1; THE TITANIC WITH LEN GOODMAN, premiering on Tuesday, April 10; and NOVA “Why Ships Sink,” premiering on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, which investigates the safety of cruise ships and questions whether passengers are safe at sea a century later. Each program provides a unique perspective on the April 14, 1912, disaster — from historical drama to science to personal stories of the effect of the tragedy on the descendants of those who perished and those who survived. ...	1st March 2012
	LETTER FROM F.D. MILLET AND THE NEW BEDFORD LIBRARY John Lamoreau A letter written by F.D. Millet shortly before he left on a trip to Rome early in 1912. In the letter he discusses his plans for painting murals for the New Bedford Public Library in Massachusetts that was being remodeled. In the letter he mention...	6th February 1912
MinnPost	TITANIC EXHIBIT OPENS ST. PAUL; RESEARCHER SAYS HIT MOVIE NOT ACCURATE As the Titanic exhibit opens today at the Science Museum of Minnesota -- with artifacts from the 1912 shipwreck along with newly discovered articles from the ship that rescued many of the passengers -- a Minnesota writer with a passion for the topic raises questions about the historical accuracy of the 1997 hit movie that catapulted the disaster into the realm of popular culture. ...	14th June 2009

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