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Reverence,
Reflection, Respect...
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Eastland Memorial Society was incepted in March 1998 and founded
in September 1998 by Mary Bonevelle and Karl Sup. Mary is
an avid Eastland historian with a strong will to build and
further public awareness and recognition. Karl is the grandson
of two Eastland passengers, Herman
Krause and Elsa Neumann,
who both endured the disaster, met years later and married
in 1921. And so with a solid background of historical reverence,
personal reflection and ancestral respect, the Society was
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Founders Karl Sup and Mary Bonevelle at the dive on the Chicago River
for artifacts on December 12th, 1999.
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Our Mission
Statement
"The purpose of the Eastland Memorial Society shall be to provide
information and support for descendants of Eastland disaster victims,
survivors and others, to promote historical knowledge and remembrance
of the disaster, and to plan and facilitate activities and projects
which contribute to the commemoration of the disaster."
Projects
The
projects already discussed as undertaking
include, but are not limited to:
 Convincing the US Postal Service to issue a commemorative
stamp.
Erecting a prominent and appropriate memorial at the disaster's
site.
Planning 100th anniversary activities.
Establishing an information archive.
Compiling descendents' recollections of oral histories.
Maintaining the society web site.
Increasing historical recognition of the disaster through
print and mass media.
How to Join
Those individuals
who are interested in joining and participating in the Eastland Memorial
Society are encouraged to register. If
you do not wish to join at this time, and would still like to be notified
of Society events, news and web site updates, please register and
indicate your status as 'Mail Only'. We welcome anyone who finds the
memory of the disaster worth preserving. |
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