Titanic New York® Descendant founded Titanic experience

Titanic New York gratefully acknowledges the generous support of patrons, individuals, firms and sponsors who help further the mission to preserve, protect and promote Titanic's legacy.

For information on membership or sponsorships, please contact the Membership & Development Committee through the membership page.

PATRONS & SPONSORS

DESCENDANT PatronS

Simon Medhurst

Great-grandson of Robert Hichens, Titanic Quartermaster & Helmsman.

Angelica Harris

Author, speaker and niece-in-law to Alberto and Sebastiano Peracchio, brothers and waiters in the À la Carte Restaurant, both perished.

Susie Miller

President of the Belfast Titanic Society. Great-granddaughter of Thomas Miller, Deck Engineer, survived.

Anne McGovern

Great-granddaughter of Mary McGovern, 3rd Class passenger, survived.

Mary Jovanovic Meda

Great Uncle Trimmer William George White who survived in Lifeboat 15. He and brother Sam came and remained in New York.

Josyann Abisaab

Great-grandfather, Gerios Youssef Abi-Saab, perished, his cousin Shawneene survived.

Clifford Ismay

5th cousin of J. Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line.

Jean Legg

Daughter of Sidney Daniels, Third Class steward, survived.

Joan Byles Barry

Great-niece of Father Thomas Byles, who stayed and prayed with all the victims on the Titanic, and perished.

Dr. Douglas B. Willingham

In memory of his kinsman, Major Archibald Willingham Butt, who perished on RMS Titanic.

Sally Nilsson

Great-granddaughter of Robert Hichens, Titanic Quarternmaster & Helmsman.

Paul Jackson

Forebears, brothers Lewis and Stanley Hickman, who perished.

Art Tanner

Great-great Aunt Renee Harris, Titanic survivor, and Broadway's first woman producer.

Sean Silverstone

For his kin, Spencer Victor Silverthorne, survivor.

Roy Silfven

Cousins who sailed on the Titanic. Lyyli Silvén, survived. Anna nee Silfven Lahtinen, perished.

Rabia Wilcox

Great-granddaughter of Clifford Crease, crew member on the CS MacKay-Bennett, who recovered the Unknown Child.

SUPPORTERS

Rory Golden

First Irish diver to reach the RMS Titanic. Operation Titanic 2000 Expedition.

Jill Carlier

Founder & President, Titanic Book Club.

Deanna Ryan-Meister

President of the Titanic Society Atlantic Canada (TSAC).

Mark Doherty

Belfast Tour Guide, Historian & Editor of the Belfast Titanic Society Magazine. Three great uncles, Sam, Austin and Harry Donnelly, ship designers in Belfast at Harland & Wolff.

Jeremy D'Entremont

Historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation, and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses.

Prof. Livio Spinelli

Director, Science Park G. Marconi, Santa Marinella, Roma, Italy.

Eve M. Kahn

Historian, journalist, Victorian Society New York board member.

Prof. Corey T. Brennan

Professor of Classics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Jesús Ferreiro

Presidente, Fundación Titanic, Spain

Greg Dinapoli

Renowned Titanic graphic artist.

Jonathan Oates

Maintaining the Captain Edward J. Smith memorial in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

David Yoakley Mitchell

On behalf of The Atlanta Preservation Center. To preserve this culturally significant and contributing structure to the catalog of our nation.

Steven Loveless

Chairman of the Delaware Valley (Philadelphia area) Chapter of the Steamship Historical Society of America.

CONTRIBUTORS

Laura McPherson

Rebecca Klein

Richard Coltman

Leslie-Anne Beadles

Nurit Tilles

Angela Carlisle

Natalie Rivera

Sebastian Gollings

Bonnie Witzgall

Christine Balconis

Eric Koelbel

Caroline Carlson

Christopher Dore

Paul Amirault

Federico Alganaraz

Alicia Crowthers

Mark & Margaret Hyre

William Savage

Robert Johnson

James Van Dusen

Robin Reck

Kent Anderson

Samuel Shifley

Jamae Tschinkel

June Cobb

Timothy Toffoli

Jack Ellis

Sally Boldman

Linda Bowers

Richard Knowles

Jean Pelletier

Kathy Lopez

Stephanie Diozzi

Linda Muldoon

Tim Hackett

Debra Citrone

Yuri Melato

Peter Violette

Martha Fuentes

Diane Vittoria

Theresa Fisher

George Jensen

Clayton Seams

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HONORARY Patron

Princess Elettra Marconi Giovanelli

Only daughter of Guglielmo Marconi, whose wireless system on Titanic saved untold lives.

President’s Circle

Helen Benziger

Great-granddaughter of Margaret Tobin Brown, philanthropist, suffragette, lifeboat 6 survivor.

In-Kind

Victorian Society of Metropolitan New York

Milbank LLP

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

The Atlanta Preservation Center

Cornell University

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