Hi all Titanic lovers, after years of reading this is my first post. I am Laura, from Italy and I am the nth writer who’s working on a novel based on the facts we all well know and love. Even if it’s fictional I want it to be historically correct and I have many doubts about what to include and...
A recording made in 1912 of Nearer my God to Thee by the Besses o th barn band...
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/the-besses-o-th-band-band-play-nearer-my-god-to-thee.html
The New York Globe, Friday, April 19, 1912, mentions "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
I recently read James Bisset's Tramps and Ladies; Bisset was 2nd Officer on Carpathia. The book is available here: TRAMPS AND LADIES : SIR JAMES BISSET : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
Many accounts...
I'm looking for information on any type of Titanic memorabilia featuring the American version of "Nearer my God to Thee" (i.e., to the hymn tune "Bethany"). This could be in a physical representation of the music (such as visuals of music notes), or an aural one, or even just the words. I know...
St. Martin’s Chamber Choir presents “Nearer My God to Thee: Remembering the Titanic”. The sinking of the “unsinkable” Titanic on April 14-15, 1912 still fascinates the world. One hundred years later, St. Martin’s will honor the occasion by offering Edwardian-era seafaring favorites, as well as...
Today's mail brought a piece of memorabilia- the only one I have ever found- commemorating what was perhaps the most grim liner disaster in West Coast history, and the disaster where the victims DID sing Nearer My God To Thee towards the end:
The grounding and destruction of the Valencia on...
The scene at the end of the movie when the passengers are singing Nearer My God To Thee, is very touching i become teary every time i see this scene. There are other touching moments also. even though the movie is'nt entirely accurate is is still enjoyable to watch. Laurel D.
I would like to know if there is general agreement now that Wallace Hartley and the Titanic's band did play "Nearer My God to Thee" on the Titanic before it went down. My belief is that since the
revelation (I'm not sure how recently) that Hartley had told someone prior to the voyage that he...