Titanic - secrets from a shoebox

hitchhiker08

4-21-2008 6:33 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/b8a5a040-d412-4cbf-a81d-226fce511cfb/2E6DFD05-C255-4FBF-8F66-505B6EE72F77/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490" style="font-size: 11px;">www.dailymail.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><H1>The Titanic historical treasure trove discovered in a shoe box after death of last living survivor</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><P>Poignant reminders: Lillian Asplund refused to speak about the Titanic tragedy for 94 years</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/8FE64442-4495-4BDB-849E-4D188C4903F4" alt="Lillian Asplund" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><P>Lost and found: Rings found in Lillian Asplund's Titanic shoe box</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/CCC1B649-1BA6-4CA4-B4DE-814C6EAC7B6D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"> The moving story of one of the last survivors of the Titanic can be revealed for the first time after touching letters and documents were discovered after her death. <P>
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For 94 years Lillian Asplund refused to speak about the tragedy that claimed the lives of her father and three brothers.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/0D843603-4948-46B5-BF05-AC24F368703C" alt="Lillian Asplund" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><P>Treasures: The collection of documents is expected to fetch up to £150,000</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><P>The never before seen collection of Titanic survivor Lillian Asplund is coming up for auction</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/1BD7304F-711B-469E-9196-684EA3366630" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547450&amp;in_page_id=1766&amp;ito=1490"><P>
"Her family obviously knew she had survived the Titanic but had no idea about this box, let alone what was inside it.
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Felix Asplund died in 1983 aged 73 and Lillian passed away in 2006. The auction takes place on Saturday, April 19.
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