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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE:
We’re excited to share the Museum of Newport Irish History has secured a grant in the amount of $15,000 to support our efforts of launching a virtual museum.
The grant was awarded by the Government of Ireland’s Emigrant Support Programme. Funds will be used to create a media display in our Interpretive Center so visitors can explore the history of Irish immigration in Newport County.
Steve Marino, Dan Titus, and interns Grace Shoales and Sarah Kauss have worked over the last year to scan more than 900 entries using Catalogit software. These include photos, maps, books, and newspaper articles. We also owe gratitude to Patrick Murphy for his extensive research in creating a database of obituaries and other newspaper articles.
The grant will allow us to hire a consulting firm that specializes in developing media-based experiences. The firm will provide a customized interface that will allow us to digitally display up to six stories from our Catalogit entries in more depth. This program will allow us to make collections not currently on display available and showcase them in an interactive display at the Museum of Newport Irish History and on our website.
Additional hardware will need to be purchased to launch the display in the interpretive center but we’re thrilled that we can begin to customize our hosting stories. If you’d like to hear more about this project or are interested in contributing funding to the hardware phase, please feel free to reach out to me.
Sláinte,
Deanna
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