Have You Heard of the SS Eastland?

Greetings Deathlings!

We have such a big video for you today. I feel like I've been talking around this video for months – not wanting to spoil it, not wanting to let the cat out of the bag. I'll get into this more in the *livestream* next Wednesday the 28th, but this video has been a labor of love for a good part of our year now. Really challenging at times, but also really a joy. 

Even after watching this video for the thousandth time today, I still delight at how our entire time – the Death Video Team with our new Eastland Disaster Historical Society friends – stepped up and dug deep (dove deep?). I was having a moment with Producer Louise yesterday and I couldn't help but express how lucky we are that it's our job to tell stories like the Eastland's.

And speaking of the Eastland Disaster Historical Society (EDHS), we have a fundraising item in my Secret Shop that will help support the remarkable work EDHS does. It's a small replica of the coroner's star that Coroner Hoffman awarded to those who acted heroically in the hours and days following the disaster. 

[Close-up of shiny, bronze-colored, metal pin in the shape of a star. At the center is a depiction of the SS Eastland on its side in the river. Around the central image are the words, "For valued services rendered to the coroner. Eastland Disaster 1915".]

All sales from the pin will go to supporting EDHS and their tireless work in preserving the human stories of the Eastland Disaster. $5+ Patrons, I hope you'll give it a look!

Thank you Patrons for making this work possible. It can never be overstated how vital YOU are in this process. Thank you for your trust and confidence.

Alright, go forth and tell a friend about the Eastland!

Caitlin

*A quick, but important clarification: If you clicked on this post from your email, the subject probably read, "Caitlin Doughty's new patron-only video". This is not a patron-only video; this is a video that was released to the public. When we release patron-only videos we will explicitly state in the video info and in the video post that it is a "Patron Exclusive" video. Patreon recently changed the way Patrons-only video posts (i.e. these nifty messages that are delivered to your inbox) are released via email – automatically adding that "patron-only video" line to the subject, even if that's not the case. But that's not how we (and a lot of other creators) do things. So, sorry for the confusion! I hope this cleared things up! We're working on fixing this with Patreon.