Thirsk Museum Society Newsletter August 2011Dear Members, The autumn season of meetings begins on Tuesday, 27th September, when Maurice Taylor from Ripon will give an illustrated talk “Lewis Carroll’s Northern Wonderland”. It is not generally known that the creator of Alice had links with this part of Yorkshire and may well have drawn some of his inspiration from it. On Tuesday, 25th October, Lynn Lamport presents the life and experiences of a nineteenth-century British soldier in India. “A Weaver Went to War” is an intriguing account of a search that began with finding an unexplained scrap of cloth in a museum collection. On Tuesday 22nd November, Dawn Webster from Kiplin Hall returns to talk about the remarkable life of Miss Bridget Talbot, the last owner of the Hall. Entitled “One Woman’s Fight” this illustrated presentation tells of Miss Talbot’s early career and her later struggle to save the Hall from dereliction. All three talks will take place in The Old Court House in Westgate, starting at 7.30 pm. Members’ admission is £1.00 with a valid membership card; members of the public £2.50. After a rather quiet opening of the season, the number of visitors to the Museum has been on the increase. We are particularly pleased to have welcomed from New Zealand three descendants of William Feather of Islebeck whose story is featured in the Museum. We do urge Society members to take an opportunity to come in and have a look at what is on display this year and view the refurbishments that have been carried out. The Museum is open till the end of October. Yours sincerely, Cooper Harding |
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