What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Stourbridge Group – “Titanic – The Midlands Connections”
Sat 22nd March @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm GMT
“Titanic – The Midlands Connections”
The Speaker – Andrew Lound
Andrew has been presenting public lectures and staging exhibitions for nearly 50 years and has participated in thousands of events. He regularly tours the UK with his Odyssey Dramatic Presentations® and Lectures® being invited back time and again due to popular demand, and now presents on-line.
A main area of interest of Andrew’s is the Titanic. After many years of dedicated research he is now recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject. His research into the Birmingham and Midlands’ connections of the Titanic has been extensive and led him to write, direct and produce a stage show ‘1912: A Titanic Odyssey: He has also written and performed a 10 and 12 part series about all aspects of the Titanic from its conception to its re-discovery. For the Titanic
Centenary Commemoration he staged a large multi-media exhibition tracing the history of the ship with emphasis on its Midlands’ connections.
Andrew has been researching the history of the ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic for over 45 years with particular emphasis on the Midlands’ connections. Andrew alsoI wrote a biography of William E. Hipkins, who was a first class passenger from Birmingham.