Further PlansExhibitions In 2002 I used 50 CR10 cards for Rush born seamen as part of an exhibition I put on in Rush. I was astonished at the amount of interest and extra information that came from the local community. I wanted to see what the effect would be if similar exhibitions were mounted in other coastal communities and I have pursued this idea. In 2009 Newry and Mourne Museum organised an exhibition which used CR10 cards for local men, while I organised temporary exhibitions, working with local people, in Islandmagee, Co Antrim, Skerries, Co Dublin and Clogherhead, Co Louth. The exhibition programme for 2010 includes:- • Islandmagee, Co Antrim Took place in March and featured 80 Islandmagee seamen. • Dundalk County Museum, Jocelyn St, Dundalk, Co Louth 'Faces from the Past: Merchant Seamen from Dundalk in the early twentieth century.' This exhibition, which includes CR10 card copies for 370 Dundalk seamen opened on July 8 and will run until September. An accompanying 24 page booklet has been produced which is available from the Museum or can be downloaded from their website at www.dundalkmuseum.ie • Inishowen Maritime Museum, Greencastle, Co Donegal, including 150 Inishowen seamen in October Canadian seamenI have collected data on approximately 1060 Canadian seamen during our visits to Southampton and their details have now been included in this website. Meanwhile I will be preparing new web pages to introduce them. |
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