FREE; RSVP required.
Join us for a free screening of Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day and a panel discussion moderated by author Jay Bonansinga featuring:
- Michael McCarthy, author of Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America
- Dr. Caitlyn Perry Dial, SS Eastland Disaster expert, public historian, and director of development at Michigan State University Libraries
- Chuck Coppola, executive producer, writer, and narrator of Eastland
- Harvey Moshman, executive producer, writer, and editor of Eastland
On July 24, 1915, passengers packed aboard the SS Eastland never suspected that the Great Lakes excursion steamer had a dark past. But others knew, and the tragedy that would end 844 lives became Chicago’s shameful secret. Eastland combines storylines of greed, corruption, exploitation of immigrants, a cover-up, and hundreds of casualties in one of America’s worst maritime tragedies. In addition, it features rare newsreel footage, previously censored for Chicago audiences.
SCHEDULE
12:30 p.m. – Theater doors open; snacks available
1:00 p.m. – Film screening begins
2:30 p.m. – Panel discussion begins
3:00 p.m. – Event concludes
Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day and the Dave Truitt Historical Documentary Series are underwritten exclusively by DAVE TRUITT
Questions? Contact Nell McKeown, development events manager, at
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Parking is available in the parking lot at 1730 N. Stockton Dr. and may be validated for $10 at the Museum’s Ticket Desk.
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