The Titanic Revisited talk will be presented by Audrey L. Boise, tour escort, at the Washington Twp. Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Rd., Long Valley, NJ 07853 on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 7 p.m.
It’s been 100 years since the “unsinkable” Titanic sank in the North Atlantic taking more than 1500 passengers and crew to their deaths! Let’s revisit that period in history and review what actually happened.
As the Titanic was built in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the story started there. We’ll visit the Belfast of today and hear briefly about its history.
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We’ll see the remnants of the Harland and Wolff Shipyard where the Titanic and her sister ships were built, then follow her to Southampton for passengers and, on April 10, 1912, the beginning of her maiden voyage across the Atlantic to New York.
The main event, which took place during the night of April 14-15, 1912, was not the end of the story. The aftermath, which includes a short visit to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where some of the passengers and crew were buried, the
subsequent investigation, the hunt for the location of the wreck and its discovery in 1985, and its more recent history up until the present day, is also included.
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Actual pictures of the Titanic under construction and on board after completion will be shown to enhance the factual authenticity.
Do come and relive an important historic event!
Call the Library at 908-876-3596 or go to www.wtpl.org
to sign up for this program!
Audrey Boise has been presenting illustrated travel lectures for more than 40 years, appearing before a variety of clubs, churches and other adult organizations, as well as doing educational programs for schools. Besides
obtaining degrees from Wellesley College and Farleigh Dickinson University, she has done graduate work at Kean College, the University of Hawaii and the University of Valencia, Spain.
A native of New Jersey, Boise acquired an early interest in travel through her family. Since 1954 her journeys have taken her through more than 45 countries as well as many areas of the United States. By profession an educator (retired in June 2000), she is also in the travel business and is well qualified to assist individuals and groups in their travel needs. Combining her teaching background and travel knowledge, she has conducted courses and has served as a tour escort.
