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Encyclopedia Titanica is an online reference work containing extensive and constantly updated information on the RMS Titanic. [1] The website, a nonprofit endeavor, is a database of passenger and crew biographies, deck plans, and articles submitted by historians or Titanic enthusiasts.
Margaret Bechstein Hays was born on December 6, 1887 [1] to Frank and Mary A. Hays. [2] [3] She was 24 years old when she boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg, France.She was accompanied by two friends, Olive Earnshaw and Lily Potter. [4]
RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States.
Lucian Philip and Eloise Hughes Smith boarded Titanic on Wednesday evening, 10 April 1912 in Cherbourg on their way home from their honeymoon. The couple had considered taking the older, smaller, and slightly faster Cunard liner RMS Lusitania home but ultimately decided to buy a ticket for the maiden voyage of the newest, and most luxurious ship in the White Star fleet, Titanic.
Margaret Brown (née Tobin; July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932), posthumously known as the "Unsinkable Molly Brown", was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a survivor of the RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912, and she unsuccessfully urged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field to look for survivors.
The Agreement Concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic is a treaty open to all states regarding the protection of the shipwreck of the RMS Titanic.Following the passage of the RMS Titanic Maritime Memorial Act in 1986, the United States began negotiations in 1997 with the United Kingdom, France, and Canada toward an agreement to protect the wreck.
Marian Longstreth Thayer (née Morris; November 9, 1872 – April 14, 1944) was an American socialite and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.She was the wife of John Borland Thayer II, a Director and Second Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and the mother of John Borland "Jack" Thayer III.
Principal activities of the Titanic Historical Society include: . Quarterly publication of an online magazine, The Titanic Commutator. The Titanic Museum in Indian Orchard featuring an extensive collection of artifacts donated by Titanic survivors, called by the Tampa Tribune: "... the largest collection of non-salvaged Titanic artifacts and memorabilia in the world".