For Mary Ann Whitley, who wrote the book "Ohio Tales of the Titanic," the Buckeye State's connection to the Titanic runs deep.

This is the only known first-class Titanic dinner ... and some of the Titanic’s 1,500 victims were buried there. The $102,000 purchase price exceeded the pre-auction estimate of around $86,000 ...

The Titanic was the largest ship of its time ... Even though breakfast, lunch, and dinner were included in the price of a first-class ticket, meals taken at these restaurants were not included ...

At the time, Andrew Aldridge said the gold timepiece was the most expensive example of Titanic memorabilia ever sold, the Associated Press reported. The price of that item had broken a record set ...