Last survivor of Titanic disaster died in 2006. Relics of disaster are going up for auction.

by Angelina Bella62 | April 11, 2008 at 08:15 pm | 539 views | 4 comments

The moving story of one of the last survivors of the Titanic can be revealed for the first time after touching letters and documents were discovered after her death.

 

For 94 years Lillian Asplund refused to speak about the tragedy that claimed the lives of her father and three brothers.

Instead, the spinster kept the final moments of her family locked in her memory and the poignant possessions of her father Carl hidden in a shoebox in her bureau.

It was only after her death aged 99 the box was found along with the collection of Titanic-related items that, pieced together, tell the tragic story of the family's demise.

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amyjudd

Thanks for posting this but please use the highlight tool to post material from another source. Thanks!

Angelina Bella62

Thanks for the advice. I am new to Now Public. I appreciate your concern for technical accuracy.

amyjudd

No worries, that's why I didn't flag your posting. Let me know if you need any help, and what a fantastic story by the way! I'm very interested in the story of the Titanic myself.

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Angelina Bella62

Thank you, Amy:)

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April 11, 2008 at 08:15 pm by Angelina Bella62, 539 views, 4 comments

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