Thank you to all who shared their Titanic stories with me

April 15, 2012: Barry Cauchon

Hi all: I just want to thank everyone who shared their thoughts on commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy. Many of you used the information I posted in “What Time Did the RMS Titanic Really Hit the Iceberg?” to know the exact moment that the ship hit the iceberg and sank (in 2012 time).

For those of you who shared your thoughts with me both here on the blog, and in private emails, I can genuinely tell you that I was touched. Small gatherings, quiet memorials, lighting candles, prayers and moments of silence were just some of the ways you folks commemorated and remembered the victims of the Titanic. In a world where we become desensitized to death and destruction, it gives me great peace in my heart to know that so many of you still care about people.

I’m glad I could help in my own small way.

Best

Barry

PS: Thanks Jen for helping me remember the importance of human kindness and caring.

 

THANK YOU TO ALL MY SUPPORTERS

March 07, 2011: Barry Cauchon

Hi folks: It’s less than two weeks before John Elliott and I present our work at the Surratt Society and Surratt House Museum 2011 Conference: Lincoln Assassination: New Perspectives. We have been told that this is the largest attendance they have ever had in the 12 years that the conference has been run. Congratulations to all the wonderful people who have had a hand at pulling this together.

I am really looking forward to meeting old friends there as well as making a whole bunch of new ones. More than a few attendees who have written me have mentioned that they are going there just to see me speak. I am honored by their comments, thankful for their support and very happy that I have something that people want to hear. I will say that I am also very humbled by their response. I feel that I just “do what I do” and hope everyone enjoys it. But thank you for the support. I will try hard not to disappoint.

I am a team player and love working with others. Other than this blog that I do maintain on my own, the book, my research activities and conference talk have all been a collaboration. I always learn from the experiences and love sharing the information with you. 

Researching and pulling a book together is no easy task. Preparing for a conference might seem easier but in fact can be just as difficult. The main reason for this posting is to acknowledge all of the people who have supported me during my time in the limelight…even if this limelight was created by myself…LOL. Everyone listed below (and forgive me for missing any of you) has directly or indirectly supported me with their friendship, kindness, encouragement and valuable information and assistance. It was about time that I really said thank you to each and every one of them.

THANK YOU ALL

• Andy Jampoler (author)
• Angela Smythe
• Arlene Berry
• Ben Rizzuto
• Betty Ownsbey (author)
• Bill Richter (author)
• Blaine V. Houmes, MD (book contributor)
• Cal Johnson (stuntman)
• Charlene Henderson
• Christine Jackson
• Clint Ross (documentarian)
• Colleen MacDougall
• Cynthia Stormcaller (Andersonville Guild)
• Dan Grossman (Dan@airships.net)
• Daniel Weinberg (author)
• Donna Stewart
• Ed & Mary Beth Isaacs (two of my greatest supporters)
• Ed Steers, Jr. (author)
• Eileen Reilly
• Frank Crawford
• Frank J. Williams (retired Chief Justice of Rhode Island)
• George Hauck
• George Rivera
• Gloria Swift (former curator of Ford’s Theatre)
• Gregg Mastriforte
• Harold Holzer (author)
• Jim Cauchon
• Jim Solomon (writer “The Conspirator”)
• Joan Chaconas (Surratt Society)
• John L. Howard, MS (pathologist)
• Julia Cowdery (Surratt Society)
• Karen Needles
• Kathryn Coombs (in memoriam)
• Kurt Graver (American Film Co.)
• Laura F. Keyes
• Laurie Verge (Surratt Society)
• Melissa Jacobson (researcher)
• Marty Cauchon
• Michael Albrecht (historian/documentarian)
• Michael Kauffman (author)
• Mary Kauffman
• Michael Todd Willoughby (Lord Willoughby)
• Nikaela Zimmerman (Kansas State Historical Society)
• Pamila Tift (in memoriam)
• Pat Toms (President – Shannon Ulster Titanic Society, Ireland)
• Randal Berry (www.Lincoln-Assassination.com) Lincoln-Assassination website
• Richard Sloan (historian & researcher)
• Rick Smith
• Robert Krauss (historian/author)
• Robert Redford (Director – “The Conspirator” – thanks for letting me visit your set)
• Roger Norton (http://rogerjnorton.com/) Abraham Lincoln Research Site
• Ronald Rietveld (historian)
• Sandra Walia (Surratt Society)
• Sebastiao Albano (Brazil)
• Steven G. Miller (researcher / historian / author)
• Susan K. Lemke (National Defense University)
• Susan Proctor (Surratt Society)
• Terry L. Alford, PhD (historian/author)
• Tim Miller (President – Big Chief Entertainment)
• Tom Schwartz, PhD (Illinois State Historian)
• Web and Rob Stone (Producers – “The Conspirator”, American Film Co.)
• All the great folks at the Library of Congress, National Archives, University of Chicago The Joseph Regenstein Library Special Collections, National Defense University Library, Ford’s Theatre, Andersonville Guild Drummer Boy Civil War Museum and the Surratt Society and Surratt House Museum.

Special thanks go out to my writing partner and friend, John E. Elliott, without whose help and support, none of this would have been possible.

And finally, to all the students, followers and readers of my blog who have added so much to make it shine. I can never thank you enough.

Best

Barry

outreach@awesometalks.com