Who were the Minnesotans on board the Titanic?

About this episode

The episode explores the stories of Minnesotans who were on board the Titanic, including survivors and their experiences.

When the Titanic went down 114 years ago this month, there were 35 Minnesotans on board. Sixteen of them survived, including newlyweds on their way back from a European honeymoon and a young Duluth woman traveling on her own. Reporter Christa Lawler shares their stories with host Erica Pearson.

People in this episode

Hosts: Erica Pearson, Christa Lawler

Topics covered

• history
• society
• culture

Keywords

• Titanic
• Minnesotans
• survivors
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Titanic

Places: Duluth

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