Friday, December 20, 2013

War memorabilia and stories, please

From the Maitland Mercury report:
What it lacks in bricks and mortar, the Maitland Regional Museum certainly makes up for in ambition.
Just months after establishing its first steering committee, the Maitland Regional Museum Inc has joined forces with The Australian War Memorial to bring a travelling exhibition to the city next year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I.
“We don’t know where we’ll put it, but Maitland is going to get this travelling exhibition and the museum, as a group, wants to put Maitland’s signature on it,” chair of the Maitland Museum Steering Committee Janece McDonald said.
 
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, Dec. 18, 2013.