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The Forgotten Disaster of the SS Eastland

A massive ship, an unthinkable tragedy, a chance to make sure the victims of the SS Eastland aren’t lost to time. *Thank you Patron deathlings, who make these documentaries possible!* http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *$5+ PATRONS! Get access to Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for our coroner’s star fundraiser*: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive *All earnings from Secret Shop items go to supporting the work of The Order of the Good Death!* *Learn more about the EASTLAND DISASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY* https://eastlanddisaster.org/ FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/EastlandDisaster INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/EastlandDisaster TWITTER: https://twitter.com/EastlandDisastr PINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/EastlandDisastr/ *Learn more about BOHEMIAN NATIONAL CEMETERY* https://friendsofbnc.org https://www.bnca1877.org/ FACEBOOK (Friends of Bohemian National Cemetery, nonprofit volunteer support org): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063520151467 ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donations: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Become a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan Heartfelt thanks to Ted Wachholz, Executive Director and Chief Historian of the Eastland Disaster Historical Society, for your passion, generosity, and spirit of collaboration on this project. But most of all thank you for the work that Barbara, Susan, and you do to preserve the memory of the Eastland Disaster. Thank you to Chuck Michalek, Trustee, Bohemian National Cemetery Association and member of Friends of BNC. Thank you for sharing the history and humanity of the cemetery and the Eastland dead with us. ***Additional Photo Credits*** Ron Steinberg – all images of Hawthorne Works' picnics Dariusz Burdon – animation of the Eastland listing and rolling over Susan Baysinger, Family of Norm Coughlin, David Bowles, Catherine McNamara – photos of various family members Professor George Hilton – diagrams of the Eastland Mirvish Productions – Titanic the Musical Trailer Paramount Pictures 20th Century Fox Lightstorm Entertainment – Titanic (motion picture) National Geographic – New CGI of How Titanic Sank WTTW – Chicago Stories “The Eastland Disaster” ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** The Eastland Disaster (Images of America) Wachholz, Ted. Arcadia Publishing, 2005. Charleston, South Carolina. The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten Tragedy Bonansinga, Jay. Citadel Press Books-Kensington Publishing Corp., 2004. New York. Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic Hilton, George W. Stanford University Press, 1995. Stanford, California. “Only the River Remains: History and Memory of the Eastland Disaster in the Great Lakes Region, 1915-2015” Dial, Caitlyn Perry. ScholarWorks at WMU (Western Michigan University). Eastland Disaster Historical Society https://eastlanddisaster.org/ “​​The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the Lusitania. Why Has It Been Forgotten?” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastland-disaster-killed-more-passengers-titanic-and-lusitania-why-has-it-been-forgotten-180953146/ “Disaster on the Eastland: Rare Tribune Photos Offer Glimpse of Tragedy” http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/news/local/eastland/eastland-photos.html