Selections from the Titanic Museum
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MRS. ASTORS LIFEJACKET
CARPET FRAGMENT FROM TITANIC
RIVET PUNCHING FROM TITANIC
LETTER FROM JOSEPH BRUCE ISMAY
CHAIR FROM FIRST CLASS DINING SALOON- RMS OLYMPIC
LETTER WRITTEN ON BOARD RMS TITANIC
LIFEBOAT FLAG FROM TITANIC
GOLD CARPATHIA MEDAL KEY TO CARPATHIA HOSPITAL DISPENSARY
WOOD AND CANE CHAIR FROM TITANIC
TITANIC MENU FROM THIRD CLASS
BRIDGE BELL FROM RMS OLYMPIC
HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY TITANIC'S FIFTH OFFICER LOWE
JOSEPH BRUCE ISMAY DIARIES
CARPATHIA LIFEBOAT BADGE
DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR A TITANIC CREWMAN
WOODEN RAILING FROM TITANIC
CAPTAIN ROSTRON'S CONFIDENTIAL LETTER
CARPATHIA MENU SUNDAY APRIL 14TH 1912
WHITE STAR LINE BUTTONS FROM A TITANIC SURVIVOR
TITANIC DISASTER ACCOUNT ON CARPATHIA STATIONERY
REGISTERED MAIL FOR TITANIC
TITANIC LIFEBOAT SEAT SUPPORT
TITANIC SURVIVORS ALBUM
POSTCARD WRITTEN ONBOARD TITANIC
MACKAY BENNETT'S BELL
MILTON LONG
TITANIC LOOKOUT FRED FLEET
TITANIC RUDDER and PROPELLERS
FIRST CLASS CHINA
TITANIC'S BRIDGE
For museums,
FREE doesn't mean
without costs.
At a recent Titanic Historical Society event, a crowd awaited the unveiling of this collapsible lifeboat. The replica is indeed impressive and will be a highlight in the new museum. Seeing a large life-size object up close like this boat or a liner's anchor helps visitors to envision how big these ocean mammoths were.
Paul Louden-Brown described the challenges that every museum encounters with new acquisitions. An acquisition, the event guests learned was only the beginning. Ed Kamuda addressed the gathering: "A couple of years ago 20th Century Fox contacted the THS inquiring if we were interested in a lifeboat...."
The crowd applauded loudly and he continued, "It was a loan, free, the only thing THS had to pay was the cost of shipping...and being a collapsible, there was less of a chance it would be needed... The other Titanic lifeboats were used in the recent movie, Pearl Harbor.
Cross country transport was over $7,000; a vehicle was necessary to unload then transfer to a boatyard. The cost of a boat trailer, storage, repair and rebuilding totaled between $12 - 13,000. Of course this doesn't include outfitting with oars, sails, lifejackets, hardware or items a lifeboat requires or its maintenance. The point Ed got across was "free" doesn't mean there are no costs and some THS members realized for the first time what preservation means.
Read More about The Titanic Historical Society's efforts at preservation....
THS Commemorates Titanic's 100th Anniversary
TITANIC CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL
There is still time to make a donation towards the Titanic Centennial Memorial
The Titanic Centennial Memorial is THS's project to honor those who were on board RMS Titanic.
It began a few years ago when people began asking what the Titanic Historical Society is doing for 2012, the 100th anniversary of Titanic's maiden voyage. After giving it a lot of thought we wanted to do something different and especially meaningful and lasting. THS Advisory Board member Paul Phaneuf came up with the perfect idea -- a distinctive monument dedicated to the ship and those who sailed on her.
To date, Spring 2011, the THS has received donations from many generous members and friends worldwide. We still need your help to reach our goal.