This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JRB.2ACE/1527.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Dolores! Mike Madigan(SharecropperTrio) here in Newfoundland! Karen Thomas, the wonderful woman from Ohio who inspired me to write the song about Maggie Madigan who survived the Titanic, is seeking some funds to put a small grave marker on Maggie's "unmarked" grave in Calvary Cemetary, Woodside, Queens, NY. She has appealed to family and friends to help her do this. Also the web site TIS Titanic International Society has offered to pass the hat at their next gathering. I felt it only right that I extend the chance to any Madigans/friends to do the same. As I have mentioned before, Maggie Madigan is from the same town of Askeaton, Co.Limerick, as was our great grandfather John Madigan. I'm presently working on more "family connections" with Madigans in Ireland.(more on that at another time) Ever since I wrote and published the song "Maggie Madigan-Titanic Survivor" as a bonus song on our 3rd cd "Home, Boys!", events and research into this Titanic survivor have been overwhelming. Just type the above words in GOOGLE and you'll see a lot of the information over the last two and a half years. But I admire Karen Thomas for her passion and quest to find out what happened to Maggie. Sad to say she now rests in that unmarked grave. The interesting "edited" story and Maggie Madigan's picture can be quickly read at http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/item.php/4281.html If you can find time to send Karen a small donation/contribution of any amount, she would really appreciate it. The inscription on the grave stone/plaque will read: Margaret "Maggie" Madigan-Hart-O'Shea, August 11,1890-December 14,1968, "In the Hearts of Strangers". Finally, I know we are all being asked each day of our lives for contributions to many causes, so let it just be understood that for Karen Thomas, she had a dream...a passion..to find out whatever happened to Maggie Madigan after she(Karen) visited the great Titanic exhibit in Cleveland, Ohio, touring in the USA. There she was given a replica entrance ticket to tour the exhibit which bore the name "Maggie Madigan, Third Class". Karen was amazed at the end of the exhibit to learn that Maggie was a survivor but was one of the few survivors who became lost in history these past 92 years. But now that she has been found, Karen would like to pay tribute to this remarkable Madigan by placing a small stone at her gravesite. I admire Karen and anyone else who has great passion for anything. Light tomorrow with today! Karen Thomas' address is at: 925 Glenwood St,N.E. Warren, Ohio,USA 44483 and her email is [email protected] Her phone number is:330-372-6031 If anyone else I have sent this email to is unfamiliar with the whole story, of course dropping into my web site at www.thesharecroppers.net will link you to the original story and facts and even allow you to hear the song before it was recorded on cd. At the time of the song, ironically I did NOT EVEN KNOW our great grandfaher John Madigan (like Maggie) was from Askeaton Ireland also. Fascinating discoveries ahead I'm sure!! I feel we're connected to Maggie through those Madigans. Time will tell and I'll keep ya informed. So I hope a small donation is not too much to ask. A great Askeaton web site(history, castles etc) can be found at www.askeatonbynet.com Drop in..you'll love it! Cheers, blessings and thanks....Mike Madigan in Newfoundland -da Rock!!! 8 Spruce St,Pasadena,NL Canada A0L 1K0 tel:709-686-5427 Please forward to friends...t'anks again! God luv ya!