Ocean Liner Council Awards Silver Riband to TIS Trustees

 

“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”.

TIS notes passing of beloved maritime author

 

Frank O. Braynard, Fellow of the Royal Society Born, Francis Osborn Braynard (1916 - 2007) in Glen Cove, New York author, artist, maritime historian. Along with Nils Hansell, Frank launched the world’s first Operation Sail extravanganza with tall ships and naval vessels sailing in New York city harbor in 1964. He was also chief organizer for OpSail 76.

Frank Braynard was also one of the creators of South Street Seaport, that is based on the lower east side, along the East River, in New York City. He died on December 10, 2007 at the age of 91. (NY Times Obituary)

Mr. Braynard worked with many noted ship historians, as well as being a prolific author.  For some of his many titles in print visit this link:

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Frank%20O.%20Braynard&page=1