Titanic Cemetery and Museum

Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

The Last Surviving Deck ChairThis deck chair was retrieved from the individuals who collected the bodies from the ocean. It was originally given to the minster who blessed all the bodies. His family later donated it to the Maritime Museum in Halifax.

A Replica of the Deck Chair (Avery, age 6)

Artifacts to Commemorate the Sinking of the Titanic

Cabinet from the Titanic

A Rolling Pin from the Kitchen

Cutting Board

Telegraph Machine

Table Settings and Blanket

Sample of Titanic’s Dinner Menus

Decorative Wood Panel from a Lounge

The 1st Class Lounge

Decorative Panel from Staircase

The Staircase

The Famous Staircase

Officer’s Button

John Astor’s Life Jacket

The Location of Largest Titanic CemeteryHalifax, Nova Scotia

Canada

There are approximately 121 graves at this site. It is a non-denominational cemetery.

Unidentified or Unclaimed PassengerWhite Star Cruise Line purchased plain black granite gravestones for each victim. The number on the bottom represents the order in which the body was found.

Upgraded Tombstone

Upgraded marker paid by Bruce Ismay (chairman of White Star Cruise Line)

Bruce Ismay was an outcast of society after the Titanic tragedy. Many individuals felt he should have gone down with the ship. He order that captain to travel across the Atlantic at a dangerous speed and advertised that the Titanic was “unsinkable.”

Unknown Child of Titanic This child was later identified as Gosta Paulson (DNA research). Mother is buried just a few feet away. The Mom was identified by her ticket number that was in her pocket. The other 3 children were never found. The family were 3rd class passengers on the Titanic.

The cemetery is in the shape of the ship’s hull.The graves are not in a straight line. They were purposely bowed and bent in the shape of the ship’s hull. There is a gap left between graves on the right-hand side of the site representing were the ship hit the iceberg.

The Infamous Jack Dawson Grave (Titanic Movie)This is the gravesite James Dawson who was a coal stoker on the Titanic. He was actually a poor Irish man looking for work. James Dawson was 23 years of age.

A Grave Marker that Reflects Later IdentificationDNA research has allowed many unidentified victims to be identified. These names have been gradually painted on the sides of the grave markers.

Mount Olivet CemeteryCatholic cemetery that contains 19 graves. Families requested that they be buried in this cemetery.