This letter was written by young May Louise McMurray and sent on April 13, 1912 to her father William, a steward on the Titanic. William was killed in the disaster and the letter never made it to him. It was returned to young May Louise. The letter reads: Dear Father It seems ages since I […]
This letter was written by Titanic survivor Nellie Walcroft shortly after she arrived in New York. Nellie was a second class passenger aboard the Titanic. Over three pages, she describes the tragedy in detail. The letter reads: My dearest Clara, Just a line or two just to let you know we are quite safe. After […]
Isidor Straus, owner of the Macy’s Department Store on New York’s Herald Square, sent this letter from London on April 5, 1912. Remarkably, he notes that “we sail for home on the steamer “Titanic” leaving Southampton April 10th”.
This April 13, 1912 letter was found on the body of First Class passenger Alexander Oskar Holverson. Holverson, a successful salesman, had been on a vacation with his wife in Buenos Aires. Mrs. Holverson was rescued but Mr. Holverson perished in the disaster. This letter bears the distinction of being the only on-board letter from a […]
This remarkable letter was sent from on board the Titanic on April 10, 1912 by Wallace Hartley, the courageous Titanic bandleader who led the band as they continued to play until the ship’s final moments. Hartley penned this letter to his parents on the first day of Titanic’s voyage. The letter reads: Just a line […]
This letter was written aboard the S.S. Carpathia on April 16, 1912 by three female survivors of the Titanic disaster. The letter is a resolution expressing appreciation to the crew of the Carpathia for their actions. The top signatory on the letter is Margaret Brown, better known as “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”. The letter reads: […]
This is the 1873 Valedictory Address for Dean Academy in Franklin, MA (now known as Dean College). It was delivered on June 25, 1873 by Louisa M. Sears of East Dennis, MA. This copy of the address was hand written by Louisa in a journal also containing her mother’s journal of an 1852 voyage by sea. […]
These three handwritten essays by Louisa M. Sears appear after her mother’s journal of an 1852 voyage by sea. They are undated but presumably were written sometime in the late 1860s or early 1870s. After these three essays, Louisa handwrites her Valedictory Address for Dean Academy which she delivered in June 1873. Essay 1: “I […]
We recently had the privilege of consulting with the creator of a cool new treasure hunting experience (Mission: Treasure) that’s being launched in Cincinnati as a test market. The hunt centers around a fictional 19th century luxury furniture mogul in Cincinnati by the name of Jeremy Longford. Longford went missing in 1890, shortly after he […]