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WYNN-WILLIAMS LETTER
WYNN-WILLIAMS LETTER

The following is the late David Wynn-Williams’ initial letter to the Commissioner about South Georgia museum, courtesy of Bob Burton. His Excellency Mr William Fullerton Governor of the Falkland Islands High Commissioner for British Antarctic Territory Government House Stanley Falkland Islands 28 November 1989 Dear

April 2008: Curator’s Blog
April 2008: Curator’s Blog

Curator’s Blog – 23/4/2008 I can’t believe that it’s already a month since I left South Georgia but I am doing my best to settle back into city life. My time on the island passed so quickly and I must admit it would have been

LECTURE TO THE KENDALL WHALING MUSEUM ON THE BEGINNINGS OF SOUTH GEORGIA MUSEUM BY NIGEL BONNER, 16TH OCTOBER 1993
LECTURE TO THE KENDALL WHALING MUSEUM ON THE BEGINNINGS OF SOUTH GEORGIA MUSEUM BY NIGEL BONNER, 16TH OCTOBER 1993

Kendall Whaling Museum 16 October 1993 The story of the South Georgia Whaling Museum began in 1989 during an operation to clean up the abandoned whaling stations there. I have described in an earlier talk at this Symposium the development and final collapse of the

February 2008: Curator’s Blog
February 2008: Curator’s Blog

Curator’s Blog – 15/2/2008 Here we are, only 5 weeks left in South Georgia, the time is flying. Most of our time over the last few weeks has been taken up by visiting cruise ships. We had a fabulous afternoon with the Hanseatic who held a small

January 2007: Shop Manager’s Blog
January 2007: Shop Manager’s Blog

January 2007 Shop Manager’s Blog – 16/01/08 It’s another busy month at the museum, and Christmas has come and gone. The week before Christmas our local builders from Morrisons did a great job of repannelling the Bonner room, so Elsa had her work cut out

December 2007: Curator’s Blog
December 2007: Curator’s Blog

December 2007 Curator’s Blog – 13/12/07 Hello once again from South Georgia. It’s nearly Christmas and things are getting a little festive here at the Museum. On Sunday we plan to decorate the Church in Grytviken. The Church is a wooden construction, which was initially

26 November 2007: First Shop Manager’s Blog
26 November 2007: First Shop Manager’s Blog

November 2007 Shop Manager’s Blog – 26/11/07 Well time is flying here on South Georgia! We’ve already been here for over a month and have had ten cruise ship visits and seven yachts pop in to say hello. Despite our best efforts, the cake and

8 November 2007: First Curators Blog
8 November 2007: First Curators Blog

November 2007 Curators Blog – 8/11/07 Three weeks into our 6 months stay and things are incredibly busy here at South Georgia Museum. Everyone is settling in well and the arrival of our first two cruise ships, the Nordnorge and Ushiaia, proved to be a

During the age of industrial whaling in Grytviken, ships were driven by steam engine, then later the diesel engine. Rope for rigging was replaced by wire and chains. ……………remained critical to whaling. The most common form is laid or twisted rope, which generally consists of