News release

Archives' Website Features New Titanic Material

Tourism, Culture and Heritage (Dec. 2003 - Jan. 2011)

Almost a century later, Nova Scotians can experience online, the media blitz that shook the world after the RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912.

The Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management has updated its Titanic website to include digitized content from two British newsmagazines published in April and May 1912.

In the past year, several issues of The Sphere and The Daily Graphic, have been given to the Archives by private donors.

"The coverage of the Titanic disaster in these magazines is outstanding," said Brian Speirs, provincial archivist. "We immediately knew the articles should be digitized to enable wider public access via our website."

The issues, available online, add another dimension to the tragic story of the Titanic's end. Detailed maps and drawings, black-and-white photographs of the liner, its accommodations and its passengers, plus in-depth articles exploring every aspect of the disaster, will keep Titanic enthusiasts occupied for hours.

The new content complements Titanic-related photographs, personal memorabilia and official records, including a list of the recovered bodies, already on the Archives' website.

The expanded resource is available on the Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management's website at www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/titanic/.

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water St., Halifax, also has a permanent Titanic exhibit, which includes the world's largest collection of wooden Titanic artifacts.

Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage.