Cobh, Irish Free State By Jim Potter Before Gladys Parks could get familiar with the sounds and rhythm of her ship, the RMS Scythia, and prior to traveling in the rougher seas of the Atlantic Ocean, the liner had one port call, Cobh (pronounced "cove"), located in the Irish Free State. Although I don't know Saturday's departure time from Liverpool or the arrival time at Cobh the next day, the trip could have taken between 15-18 hours. Scythia would have arrived in Cork Harbor on … [Read more...] about Cobh, Irish Free State
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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
