29/6/2009Feedback after the 'Blades of Grass - Memorabilia Exhibition'
"Well Done!"
"Much appreciated!"
"Very interesting - good to find out about our fore-fathers"
"Thoroughly enjoyed it - have been twice!"
"Thanks for all the wonderful memories"
John Connell says:
These are just a few of the encouraging comments made by many, who visited the Memorabilia Exhibition during the 25th to 27th June.
Surprise was evident upon sight of the amount and diversity of articles on display, reflecting so many different activities and facets of community and family life from times past. Evocative for those of mature years and thought provoking for those born in more recent times, there was a multitude of items to entertain and inform!
The static photograph exhibition covering people, places and events, generated recollections of store gala days, soirees in the wee washin' hoose, railway trips, local shops, and people and places of yester-year.
A slide show of street scenes of 100 years or so ago, accompanied by a well researched and often humorous commentary, was also very well received.
There was also a computer generated preview of the oral history project being undertaken by 'Blades of Grass', which was commented on by many as something which will be a 'must have', once it becomes available later this year as a DVD!
John Smillie, John Lennon, Irene Hopkins, John Connell and Jim Taylor (pictured), join with their colleagues Marilyn Thomson and Graeme Wilson in recording their delight in having had the opportunity to organise and present this 'window' on community life in Galston in past times. They are very pleased that so many within our community - including many of our young people - enjoyed their visit to this unique show, and, they are well rewarded for their enterprise, in reading one final comment from the exhibition:
"A lot of hard work has gone into this display and every moment spent has been worth-while."
"Much appreciated!"
"Very interesting - good to find out about our fore-fathers"
"Thoroughly enjoyed it - have been twice!"
"Thanks for all the wonderful memories"
John Connell says:
These are just a few of the encouraging comments made by many, who visited the Memorabilia Exhibition during the 25th to 27th June.
Surprise was evident upon sight of the amount and diversity of articles on display, reflecting so many different activities and facets of community and family life from times past. Evocative for those of mature years and thought provoking for those born in more recent times, there was a multitude of items to entertain and inform!
The static photograph exhibition covering people, places and events, generated recollections of store gala days, soirees in the wee washin' hoose, railway trips, local shops, and people and places of yester-year.
A slide show of street scenes of 100 years or so ago, accompanied by a well researched and often humorous commentary, was also very well received.
There was also a computer generated preview of the oral history project being undertaken by 'Blades of Grass', which was commented on by many as something which will be a 'must have', once it becomes available later this year as a DVD!
John Smillie, John Lennon, Irene Hopkins, John Connell and Jim Taylor (pictured), join with their colleagues Marilyn Thomson and Graeme Wilson in recording their delight in having had the opportunity to organise and present this 'window' on community life in Galston in past times. They are very pleased that so many within our community - including many of our young people - enjoyed their visit to this unique show, and, they are well rewarded for their enterprise, in reading one final comment from the exhibition:
"A lot of hard work has gone into this display and every moment spent has been worth-while."
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As a member of the organising committee for the recent Blades-of Grass memorabilia exhibition in the Hog Hall, I would just like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow committee members for the warm and friendly welcome they gave me when I joined the project.
The exhibition iitself introduced me to many friendly people I would normally pass by in my car or would say hello on the way by.
As an outsider I was impressed by their friendliness and enthusiasm for their village, the knowledge they possess and the stories they told me. This kind of response reminded me of why I collect and show memorabilia.