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Exhibitions
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 update in Feb/March
• Inishowen Maritime Museum, Greencastle, Co Donegal, including 150 Inishowen seamen in April
• Dundalk County Museum, Co Louth, including a selection from 350 Dundalk seamen in May/June
I 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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