Dear Members and Friends, Attached is the 17th newsletter and a spreadsheet showing the 76 image additions to the website at archibaldknoxforum.com since October. We will reschedule the AGM as soon as possible after the lockdown has been lifted on …
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A service of Remembrance took place in the town of Ramsey to mark the 111th anniversary of the loss of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s vessel Ellan Vannin on the 3rd December, 1909, in the waters of Liverpool …
A rare and historically significant piece of Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed furniture, made at Knockaloe Internment Camp on the Isle of Man, has been sold at auction for almost £0.25million. The piece was sold by Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh on …
The Washington DC Area Manx Society would like to invite you to join us in our second Annual Manxgiving Celebration. We’d prefer to do this in a local pub but this year it’s virtual so we thought it would be …
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With the continuing threat of Covid-19, original plans for Tynwald Day (the Isle of Man’s National Day) were scaled down substantially, with members of the public advised not to attend with a view to ‘social-distancing’ and the restrictions on gatherings. …
Organised in the wake of restrictions implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic, a weekend of special events wa s organised to celebrate St Maughold, regarded by some as the patron saint of the Isle of Man, and the beauty and history …
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Although this year’s Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering was set to be a virtual celebration, the relaxation of social distancing and an extensive return to normality has resulted in the addition of some live events. A selection of ‘food and folk’ …
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Did you know about the Manx song with its own scene in a Hollywood blockbuster? The latest film by the Coen Brothers was ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,’ an American western anthology which came out in 2018. In one scene …
This 1d (one penny) token was modified to attach a loop to make it a charm or pendant. There were three different coins/tokens from Onchan, including 1d, 1/2d (halfpenny or ha’penny), and 6d (sixpence). All are scarce, but the 1d …
Fastyr mie, Welcome to the June edition of KMJ. So much going on in the world of Manx music and dance! And you can read all about it here! https://www.manxmusic.com/media//Newsletters/KMJ%20June%202020%20small.pdf