Remembering the RMS Titanic 1912-2012

[Joe]

Hi all,

This weeks marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Join us as we mark this centenary, as the world looks back and remembers. Over the next week, we will highlight events taking place in Atlantic Canada.

Nova Scotia is commemorating this event with special historical progams and events.... www.novascotia.com/en/home/thingstoseeanddo/titanicevents.aspx

The Chronical-Herald recently ran a story on a Cape Breton woman who created a jewelry line with a Titanic theme... thechronicleherald.ca/business/81927-cb-jewelry-designer-pays-tribute-titanic

[Ginny]

The second event in the first link, which is a dinner theatre called Titantic: The Fated Voyage actually originated out of PEI and was performed here last fall Nice to see it as one of the many events commemorating this important piece of history!

Cheers! ;D

[Joe]

Fate or premonition? Three of the wealthiest Americans of the age were supposed to be on the Titanic's maiden voyage.

One gentleman cited poor health and could not board the ship. After buying the company that constructed the Titanic
-- J. P. Morgan

One had a vision from a family member.
-- Frederick Vanderbilt

One had to rush back to Pennsylvania to oversee his new chocolate factory.
-- Milton S. Hershey

[Ginny]

There seem to be many accounts of people who claimed to have had premonitions about the Titanic. Although I tend to be a skeptic in these situations, I have always been fascinated by this story:
www.titanic-titanic.com/titanic_premonitions.html

[Joe]

Try that link again, Ginny. I get 'page not found'. But the left side of that page has some more interesting links. Such as a timeline and FAQ.

[Joe]

There was a great story on my local news about the centenary.

wnep.com/2012/04/11/the-story-of-the-titanic/

I am proud to own the autograph from a woman called Millvina Dean. Millvina was only 9 weeks old when she, her brother and mother, were rescued from lifeboat #13 by the crew of the RMS Carpathia. Her father did not make it, and plans for a new life in the USA were lost.

Miss Dean lived a quiet life until the mid-1980's when the wreck was discovered. Part of the expedition team included Ralph White, a noted undersea explorer and cinematographer. (I have his autograph as well.) Millvina attended many Titanic events and conventions.

In the last years of her life Millvina became Ill and had to sell many of her possessions. News of this reached Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet who were starring in a movie about the Titanic as well as its director James Cameron and cameraman Ralph White. All contributed to comfort Millvina in her final months.

It was in 2009 when Millvina Dean passed away at the age of 97. The last survivor of that marvellous ship.

[Ginny]

I'll just send a different link It's a fairly well known story I think, I'm sure some of you have heard of it before.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futility,_or_the_Wreck_of_the_Titan

[mott]

I read something today that they don't know how many people actually lost their lives. That's because many people missed the sailing. For example Johnny Longden, the famous horse race jockey, was supposed to take the Titanic with his family to join his father in the US. But the train they took to Southhampton, where the liner sailed from, was late in arriving. I assume many others on that same train missed the liner, luckily for them.

[Joe]

Apr 15, 2012 15:04:59 GMT -5 Ginny said:

I'll just send a different link It's a fairly well known story I think, I'm sure some of you have heard of it before.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futility,_or_the_Wreck_of_the_Titan

Thanks, Ginny!

[Joe]

Here is a great item from the BBC website about Atlantic Canada and the Titanic.


www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20120112-the-titanics-last-resting-place

[Joe]

Here is a video featuring the song "Titanic" by Irish Rovers.

The first portion of the song "Nearer My God To Thee". This song is rumoured to have been played by the eight-piece band aboard the Titanic, as the ship began taking on water.



The Titanic, written by George Millar (Red Maddie Music / SOCAN) Download album zxc9.com/1Iu101 on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/the-irish-rovers/id432173469

From the album, Drunken Sailor (Rover Records, 2012)

George Millar from CBC Documentary, The Pride of Belfast, "to me it was saying, that it's almost in the mists of time. It's still out there and it's still pounding across the ocean somewhere."

The Irish Rovers' tribute to the pride of Belfast, the men and boys who built her at Harland and Wolff shipyard, the heroes who sailed her, and the legacy she leaves us today. "Irish pride was at its highest, and the sinking devastated the shipyards, and its workers. To this day they say with a wry smile, "She was alright when she left here!""