When the luxury ocean liner RMS Titanic went down in1912, many Mciignaders tragically lost their lives. Within a week, U.S. Senator William Alden Smith, a native of Dowagiac, convened the U.S. inquiry into the disaster. Learn about the Michigan survivors and victims, as well as Senator Smith’s far-reaching quest for answers.

Robert Meyers is the Assistant Director for Education Programs & Events at the Historical Society of Michigan.