Hi to all. We have had a busy time in the museum of late. It appears that we may now avoid the threat of the museum closing (at least for another year). I will give more details in the next issue of the Museum newsletter. Our latest exhibition on postcards was launched and Martin and I have commenced a minor rebuild of the museum site which was long overdue. Hope you like the additions to the site and please help us choose our next postcard reproduction. Thanks to all those who voted for the Grattan Square card previously. Yours Willie and Martin Whelan 1. Dungarvan Museum Reproduction Postcards 2. Dungarvan Museum Online Shop Now Open 3. New Article On Ardmore Placed on the Web Site 4. Looking For Film Of Dungarvan And West Waterford 5. Contacting The Museum ============================================== 1. Dungarvan Museum Reproduction Postcards ============================================== To mark the launch of our summer exhibition 'Postcards Of County Waterford' featuring postcards from most of the major villages and towns of Waterford we have decided to publish the next in a series of limited edition postcards. We need to decide which postcard should be next in our reproduction postcard series and we want you to help us. We have selected 4 postcards from the turn of the century for you to choose from. We'd like you to vote for your favourite card by sending an email to william@deisedesign.com with the title of your favourite postcard in the subject line. You can view the cards by clicking on http://www.dungarvanmuseum.org/index.cgi?art_id=115. You can also find them by typing postcard into the search box at the top of the site. Personal callers to the museum can select a card using a voting system that we have set up in the museum. The titles of the postcards in the competition are as follows : a. Bathing Place b. The Bandstand c. Meagher Street d. Home Rule Street Please note that the other three cards are not in the competition. ============================================== 2. Dungarvan Museum Shop ============================================== With the cooperation of Powers bookshop we have put up a selection of Local history books for sale on the site. The titles include 'The Waterford Rebels of 1849', 'A History of Dungarvan Town and District', 'Them Golden Fields I Trod', 'History of Waterford City and County', 'Walking the Holy Ground in Ardmore and Lismore' and 'Waterford People - A Biographical Dictionary'. We can accept personal cheques drawn on major banks, postal orders and International money orders. Unfortunately we cannot accept Credit Card payments. All proceeds from books sold on the site go towards the maintenance of Dungarvan Museum Society a non-profit organisation. We also have a special offer that allows you to make a considerable saving on the shipping costs if you order all six books available for sale on the site at the same time. ============================================== 3. New Website Article ============================================== After some site restructuring we are delighted to announce our latest article is the complete book 'Ardmore Memory and Story'. Some 260 + pages of text are all available for free from the website. The museum would like to thank the author and Ardmore Pottery for allowing us to publish the book. Ardmore is a small seaside village in West Waterford. Siobhán Lincoln, the author of the book was born there, grew up there and spent her whole life there - except for her years at school and college. Siobhán shares with the reader her love and detailed knowledge of the place. The actual book may be purchased from the Ardmore Pottery shop www.ardmorepottery.com To access the article on the website click on 'Latest Article' on the front of the site. http://www.dungarvanmuseum.org ============================================== 4. Looking For Old Photographs & Film Of Dungarvan And West Waterford ============================================== If any individual has material in their possession that may be of historical interest please let us know. All material donated is given on permanent loan to the museum and can be reclaimed by the doner at any time. Photographs and old cine film are of particular interest. Photographs will be copied and returned to the owner. If any list member has Cine film, 16mm film etc dating from the 60's or earlier of the town or surrounding area please get in touch. Cine-cameras were rare at the time and our major hope of getting footage is from the collection of a holidaying visitor. We will return any film we receive after having copied it. ============================================== 5. Contacting The Museum ============================================== All general queries can be directed to the museum at history@dungarvanmuseum.org If you have a comment or complaint about the web site you can contact william@deisedesign.com We are delighted to get all feedback, positive or negative. We endeavor to act on all suggestions that we get but please bear in mind that we are a voluntary organisation and it can take some time to answer queries. Deise Design - Web Site Design & Internet Consultancy www.deisedesign.com 086 2748377