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Read more about the article December 2022 Museum Christmas Blog

December 2022 Museum Christmas Blog

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  • Post published:January 9, 2023
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December 2022 Museum Christmas Blog by Aoife McKenna, Curatorial Assistant December already! It certainly crept up on us down in South Georgia. With over a thousand visitors to the museum,…

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Read more about the article Enjoy a more intimate view of South Georgia.

Enjoy a more intimate view of South Georgia.

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  • Post published:January 26, 2021
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In a weekly series of Facebook posts, Jerome Viard is looking back on the six months he spent living and working on South Georgia whilst working as a Museum Assistant.

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Read more about the article South Georgia Museum launches a new website

South Georgia Museum launches a new website

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  • Post published:October 26, 2020
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A new website for the South Georgia Museum means that anyone, from anywhere around the world, can “visit” the museum even if they will never step foot on South Georgia.…

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Read more about the article March 2020: Leaving South Georgia

March 2020: Leaving South Georgia

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  • Post published:April 10, 2020
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LEAVING SOUTH GEORGIA March 2020 It was a different end to the season than anticipated; the Covid19 pandemic affecting even the most remote areas of the world.Working life was normal…

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Read more about the article February 2020: Curator Jayne and the importance of proper tea

February 2020: Curator Jayne and the importance of proper tea

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  • Post published:March 4, 2020
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CURATOR JAYNE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER TEA February 2020 When you see South Georgia for the first time, all you see is the steep sided, snow-capped peaks that run…

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Read more about the article January 2020: Museum Assistant Hannah educates you in the local lingo

January 2020: Museum Assistant Hannah educates you in the local lingo

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  • Post published:February 6, 2020
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MUSEUM ASSISTANT HANNAH EDUCATES YOU IN THE LOCAL LINGO January 2020 As a language teacher in ‘real life’, I’ve become aware of the many terms that we use here in…

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Read more about the article December 2019: Museum Assistant Jerome on snoozy ellies and ill tempered fur seals

December 2019: Museum Assistant Jerome on snoozy ellies and ill tempered fur seals

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  • Post published:January 10, 2020
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MUSEUM ASSISTANT JEROME ON SNOOZY ELLIES AND ILL TEMPERED FUR SEALS December 2019 December is the month when fur seal puppy numbers exploded between Grytviken and King Edward Point with…

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Read more about the article November 2019: Taking pride in our work

November 2019: Taking pride in our work

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  • Post published:December 4, 2019
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TAKING PRIDE IN OUR WORK November 2019 Caitlin, the Fundraising Assistant, reports on the November activites at the South Georgia Museum. At the beginning of the month we welcomed the…

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Read more about the article October 2019: A crisp start to the season

October 2019: A crisp start to the season

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  • Post published:November 13, 2019
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A CRISP START TO THE SEASON October 2019 L to R: Caitlin, Pat, Jayne and Hannah ready to raise the flags at the start of the 2019-20 season   It…

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Read more about the article March 2019: Leaving the penguins in charge

March 2019: Leaving the penguins in charge

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  • Post published:March 31, 2019
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By Director, Sarah Lurcock NG Explorer was one of the last ships through for the season. A vivid rainbow connected the ship to the cemetery where the passengers were landing Although…

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The Museum is located in Grytviken, a former whaling station on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

The collections are owned by the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), a British Overseas Territory in the Southern Atlantic Ocean.

The museum is managed and operated by the charity South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) which is based in Dundee, Scotland.

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  • THE MUSEUM
    • The Museum
    • THE COLLECTION
      • The Collection
      • Object of the month Archive
    • VISITING
  • GRYTVIKEN
    • Grytviken Interactive Map
    • Grytviken Church
    • Grytviken Cemetery
  • ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
    • Shackleton’s Last Quest
    • My Shackleton
    • Journey of the Quest crow’s nest
  • HISTORY
    • History
    • Timeline
    • Ex-Whalers Oral History Project
  • NEWS & BLOGS
  • ABOUT US
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    • Meet the Team
    • David Nicholls Curatorial Internship
    • Our Partners
  • SUPPORT US

Worsley’s Almanac

This nautical almanac was used by Captain Frank Worsley in 1916 to navigate the lifeboat James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia to rescue the shipwrecked crew of Endurance.
Worsley’s Almanac This nautical almanac was used by Captain Frank Worsley in 1916 to navigate the lifeboat James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia to rescue the shipwrecked crew of Endurance. South Georgia Museum.2013.1
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