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30-572: The Society publishes a quarterly online magazine, The Titanic Commutator , and operates a museum in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, featuring artifacts donated by Titanic survivors and other memorabilia collected by founder Edward S. Kamuda . A highlight for the Society members is an annual convention where experts present in-depth information about various aspects of the Titanic catastrophe and memorabilia

60-640: A St. Petersburg Tribune edition, sold and distributed in Pinellas County . It published a Sunday magazine , Florida Accent , during the 1960s and 1970s. The Tampa Tribune also operated Highlands Today , a daily newspaper in Sebring . The Tribune stopped publishing the Hernando Today , which was located in Brooksville , on December 1, 2014, citing "a tough newspaper advertising climate." On May 3, 2016,

90-536: A 10,000 pound, black granite monument to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the disaster. The Titanic Centennial Memorial, which was dedicated in the Oak Grove Cemetery, includes the names of two Springfield residents who died on the Titanic: Jane Carr, 47, a third class passenger and Milton C. Long, 29, a first class passenger and son of a Springfield mayor and judge. Ed Kamuda died from

120-589: A completely different owner, or that the paper would merge with the Tampa Bay Times . In October 2012, The Tampa Tribune and its associated print and digital products were acquired by Tampa Media Group, Inc., a new company formed by Revolution Capital Group. On May 3, 2016, the Tampa Bay Times announced that it had acquired the Tribune , and was combining the Times and Tribune ' s operations, ending publication of

150-461: A full-color illustrated magazine of some 50 pages, reporting on Titanic research and passenger stories, along with other notable ships from the "Golden Age" of transatlantic steamship travel. At the time of the production of James Cameron's film, Titanic , the Commutator provided extensive, behind-the-scenes coverage of set construction and details not shown in the final movie release. Following

180-653: A long illness at his home on April 13, 2014, at the age of 74. He was survived by his wife, Karen Kamuda. Kamuda is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Springfield, Massachusetts. Tampa Tribune The Tampa Tribune was a daily newspaper published in Tampa, Florida . Along with the competing Tampa Bay Times , the Tampa Tribune was one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area. The newspaper also published

210-527: A vice-president with the Chicago Tribune , purchased The Tampa Tribune for $ 900,000. The Tampa Tribune Publishing company grew to include the Tampa Tribune , the Tampa Times , TBO.com , TampaBayOnline.com , WFLA radio , and WFLA-TV . In 1966, the Tampa Tribune , along with sister properties WFLA-AM - FM - TV , was purchased by Richmond Newspapers , becoming Media General in 1969. Since 2000,

240-627: Is available. Headquartered in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts (United States), the group was formed on July 7, 1963, by Edward S. Kamuda and five others as the Titanic Enthusiasts of America . Besides Kamuda as President, the other founding officers were: Joseph Carvalho - Vice President, Bob Gibbons - Treasurer, Frank Casilio - Secretary, and John Eaton - Historian. In 1968, membership numbered 125 persons, ranging in age from teenagers to almost 90 years of age. Many became interested in

270-472: Is in the news. On the 75th anniversary of her sinking, the Society's then-President Haas explained the public's ongoing fascination with the disaster: "We admire the great display of courage and heroism — latent qualities in people not often seen in this hurry-up world". Both Kamuda and Society Historian Don Lynch appeared in the acclaimed television documentary, Titanic: The Complete Story , produced by A&E Television Networks in 1994. In 1997,

300-455: The Tampa Tribune : "... the largest collection of non-salvaged Titanic artifacts and memorabilia in the world". Since its founding in 1963, the Society has regularly distributed a journal to members, The Titanic Commutator . Initially a mimeographed newsletter sent to 200 subscribers, the publication steadily increased in scope and depth over the years, eventually printed quarterly as

330-404: The Tampa Bay Times announced that it had acquired the Tribune , and was combining the Times and Tribune ' s operations, ending publication of the Tribune . Daily publication of the Tribune started in 1895 when Wallace Stovall upgraded printing from once a week. In 1927, newspaper mogul John Stewart Bryan , of Virginia , and his business partner Samuel Emory Thomason, previously

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360-859: The Titanic Historical Society and the Titanic International Society , formed in 1989 by former Titanic Historical Society officers Charles Haas and John Eaton, participate with the U.S. Coast Guard and the International Ice Patrol in the annual April 15 wreath-drop ceremony over the Atlantic Ocean where the Titanic now rests. The Society maintains the Titanic Museum in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, featuring an extensive collection of artifacts donated by Titanic survivors. Started by Ed Kamuda, it has been called by

390-481: The Titanic Enthusiasts of America , but Kamuda changed its name after a widow of a Titanic passenger questioned their "enthusiasm" for the disaster which killed 1,517 people, including her husband. Kamuda, who served as the president of the Titanic Historical Society, saw the society's membership grow to thousands during his lifetime. Under his leadership, the Titanic Historical Society became one of

420-612: The Tribune could keep its exclusive use of the Tampa Times name, but only for five years. This exclusivity ended at the end of 2011, allowing the St. Petersburg Times to rename itself the Tampa Bay Times , effective January 1, 2012. The decision did not restrict the use of The Tampa Times name by the Tribune after the expiration of exclusivity. The Tampa Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for local investigative specialized reporting. The award went to John Anthony Frasca for his "investigation and reporting of two robberies that resulted in

450-618: The Tribune partnered with WFLA-TV and TBO.com in a converged arrangement, all connected with one another under owner Media General. The large media complex is located on Parker Street in Downtown Tampa . The Tribune was a flagship newspaper under the Media General banner until it was sold in 2012. Executive editor Janet Coats left the paper in December 2009 and was not replaced until May 17, 2012, when managing editor Richard "Duke" Maas

480-531: The Tribune . The acquisition also includes Highlands Today , weekly newspaper The Suncoast News , and weekly Spanish-language newspaper Centro ; all of these will continue publishing under Times' ownership. The Tampa Tribune name will be repurposed as a neighborhood news section of the Times. In 1958, the Tribune acquired Tampa's struggling evening newspaper, the Tampa Daily Times. The Tribune published

510-569: The February–April 2020 issue, the Society discontinued the print edition of the Commutator , although an online version continues to be available behind a paywall to members. Kamuda's widow, Karen, continues as editor. Edward Kamuda Edward Stephen Kamuda (November 10, 1939 – April 13, 2014) was an American historian who specialized in the study of the RMS ; Titanic . The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg in

540-401: The Society participated in the filming of James Cameron 's hit film Titanic and some members appeared on-screen as extras . Although the Society supports exploration of the Titanic wreck site, it opposes salvage of items from the ship, stating in a 2005 Commutator issue, "the wreck is a gravesite to those that died that night and should be treated as a memorial" to the lives lost. Both

570-508: The fabled ship after reading of her disastrous fate in Walter Lord 's book, A Night to Remember . Membership grew slowly in the early years, reportedly just 300 a decade later in 1973. By 1977, the organization had adopted its current name and membership had increased to 1,476 persons, along with 35 then still-living survivors of the disaster. Twenty years later in 1997, the Society had grown to 5,000 members. For many years,

600-494: The film A Night to Remember played at the theater in 1958, he obtained the publicity package accompanying the film, which included a contact list of survivors. Using the list, Kamuda began collecting their letters of first-person accounts and other donated memorabilia. On July 7, 1963, he co-founded the Titanic Historical Society with five other people at his Indian Orchard home. According to Kamuda, he started

630-463: The film. Before shooting their scene, James Cameron told the assembled Titanic cast and crew, "Because of these two people we are here today." The director also introduced Kamuda to several actors, telling them, "Here's the man who made it all possible." Ed and Karen Kamuda can be seen in the background on the ship's promenade while Leonardo DiCaprio (who plays Jack Dawson) teaches Kate Winslet (Rose DeWitt Bukater) how to spit. Edward Kamuda, who

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660-712: The history of other ocean liners, especially the Titanic ' s sister ships, the White Star Line 's Olympic and Britannic (which sank after hitting an enemy mine in World War I), and the Cunard ship Lusitania . The society also publishes articles about various other famous ships, such as the Queen Mary and Normandie , in The Titanic Commutator . The media frequently seeks comment and advice when Titanic

690-418: The night the Titanic foundered in the north Atlantic Ocean. Walter Lord, author of his seminal Titanic work, A Night to Remember , was another featured guest. Other presenters at Society conventions include artist Ken Marschall and Robert Ballard , who discovered the wreckage of Titanic in 1985. Principal activities of the Titanic Historical Society include: The Society also endeavors to preserve

720-579: The north Atlantic Ocean . Kamuda devoted much of his life to the preservation of the Titanic's legacy as the founder and president of the Titanic Historical Society . Much of his research focused on the biographies of the crew and passengers of the RMS Titanic . Kamuda first became interested in the Titanic disaster as a teenager, when he saw the 1953 film Titanic at his father's movie theater in Indian Orchard, Springfield, Massachusetts . Later, when

750-413: The paper as The Tampa Times until 1982. From then until the Tribune closed down, the Tribune displayed the logo for The Tampa Times in the masthead on the front section. This was part of an effort by the Tribune to keep its trademark on the Tampa Times name, and to avoid confusion with the then- St. Petersburg Times, which long published a Tampa edition. In 2006, it was decided in a lawsuit that

780-486: The remaining survivors of the Titanic ' s ill-fated maiden voyage were honored guests at the society's conventions. In 1992, the Society commemorated the 80th anniversary of the disaster in Boston, Massachusetts . The event brought together several living survivors, including Eva Hart , Louise Pope , Michel Marcel Navratil , and Beatrice Sandstrom, who enthralled those in attendance with their vivid first-person accounts of

810-405: The society after he'd met one of the survivors of the sinking, and was corresponding with him when he'd died and the survivor's remaining family members threw all of his keepsakes, including materials relating to the Titanic , in the local dump, and Kamuda realized a group needed to be founded to preserve other crucial Titanic materials and accounts from survivors. The society was originally called

840-403: The world's leading centers for the research of the RMS Titanic, as well as its passengers and crew . Kamuda and other members of the society served as consultants for the 1997 film, Titanic , directed by James Cameron . Kamuda helped Cameron with the historical details of the set and story. In return, Cameron cast Kamuda and his wife, society vice president Karen Kamuda, as extras in

870-474: Was initially reluctant to appear onscreen in the film, later described the experience on set in a 1997 interview with The Republican , "To look at the books for 40 years and then to walk the decks of the ship - it was a dream come true." In 2012, Kamuda, on behalf of the Titanic Historical Society, presented the city of Springfield, Massachusetts , with the Titanic Centennial Memorial,

900-560: Was promoted to executive editor. On May 17, 2012, it was announced that investment company Berkshire Hathaway would be acquiring Media General's newspaper division; the purchase did not include the Tribune or its associated regional papers, which were being retained by Media General. No reason was given as to why Media General was retaining the Tribune , but there was speculation that the paper would be sold to another party, such as Halifax Media Group (which owns several papers in Florida) or

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