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January 11th, 2011
Richard Espley traces sailor Walter Palmer through the Museum’s records.
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Richard Espley traces sailor Walter Palmer through the Museum’s records.
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Gareth Bellis reveals how many of the objects at the Museum came to call the National Maritime Museum home.
Mike Bevan explores the Museum’s archives to reveal the stories of pirates and privateers held by the Museum, and of how some even became Royal Navy commanders.
Martin Salmon explores the Museum’s archives from the Georgian navy, uncovering what life was like in the words of those who were there.
Archivist Richard Wragg delves into another Archive Journeys story box from the Museum’s library. Inside are letters, books and other artefacts that reveal more about the lives of polar explorers.
Librarian Renee Orr delves into the Caird Library’s Titanic Archive Box, and finds survivors’ accounts and photographs of the ship’s last minutes.