Saturday, March 8, 2014

The Titanic's Bandmaster's Fiancee, Maria Robinson

The Titanic's bandmaster Wallace Hartley and Maria Robinson were engaged in 1910 and had a 1912 date set for their wedding. In February 2012, researcher Jill Pengelly found a photo of her in the huge crowd gathered for her fiancee's funeral in Colne, England. //// She died in 1939 and is buried in an unmarked grave in a cemetery near Leeds. There is currently an effort being made to raise funds to mark her grave. (Perhaps even a monument?). She also had a lot to do with the authentication of the violin Hartley was playing as the Titanic sank. ////

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