Ohio Tales of the Titanic: The Buckeye State's Fascinating Connections to the World's Most Famous Shipwreck - Paperback

by Mary Ann Whitley (Author), Janet a. White (Author)

This book relates the compelling stories of the 55 people aboard the Titanic traveling to Ohio, organized by region of the state, and follows the survivors' lives after the disaster. The book also includes chapters on other passengers with Ohio connections, the state's modern connections to the Titanic, mysteries and other tales involving Ohioans, and a complete Ohio passenger list.

Author Biography

Janet A. White is a library specialist with Northside Medical Center in Youngstown and lives in Girard, Ohio. Janet has been researching the Ohio Titanic connections for decades, gathering information and talking to descendants. Janet is a past trustee of Titanic International Society. She has written articles for the organization's quarterly journal, Voyage, and is the author of I'm Going to See What Has Happened, which relates the story of Titanic survivor Elin Hakkarainen and other Finnish Titanic passengers. Mary Ann Whitley is a longtime journalist, currently a copy editor at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, and lives in the eastside suburb of University Heights, Ohio. She became interested in the Ohio Titanic story in 1998 when she met Janet and discovered Ohio's extensive ties to the disaster. Since then, she has researched the Northeast Ohio-bound passengers and interviewed a number of descendants. She has written articles for Titanic International Society's quarterly journal, Voyage, and served as a trustee of the society for nine years. Mary Ann also has a personal connection to the Titanic, as her grandfather helped to build the ship in Belfast.