Ocean Liner Council Announces Awards for 2008
“On February 11, 2008, the chairman of the Ocean Liner Council of the South Street Seaport Museum announced that John P. Eaton and Charles Haas will be the next Silver Riband Award Recipients. The award ceremony will be held at the museum on October 18, 2008 at 2 p.m. A special exhibit of Titanic artifacts culled from the museum’s collection will be assembled for this program”.
It is the desire of the Ocean Liner Council to celebrate and recognize the life’s work of John P. Eaton and Charles Haas and their long dedication to the perpetual history of the R.M.S. Titanic. Their scholarship, authorship of numerous periodicals and books, and significant enthusiasm for continuing exhibits, lectures and research, sets them apart in the realm of great ocean liner history.
“Previous recipients include Frank Braynard, Hisashi Noma, Bill Miller, Commodore Ronald Warwick, and John Maxtone-Graham”.
April 9, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Congratulations to both Charles Haas and John Eaton for winning the silver riband award. You are both worthy recipients in my opinion
and this award in richly deserved.