Leaving Liverpool By Jim Potter On June 5, 1926, as Mrs. Gladys Gamble Parks prepared to board the RMS Scythia from Liverpool’s landing stage, she may have considered the many ships she had previously observed from the docks of Hull, her hometown. However, this time was different. Gladys was a traveler, not an observer. The eighteen-year-old watched busy ferry boats crossing the River Mercy, dodging massive ships as squawking seagulls flew overhead and rode the waves that lapped … [Read more...] about Researching Robert

