Welcome to the January 2025 Edition of the Staithes Museum Newsletter!
Happy New Year from all of us at Staithes Museum! We’re kicking off 2025 with plenty of exciting updates, fascinating discoveries, and ways for you to get involved. This month, our newsletter covers everything from thrilling volunteer opportunities to intriguing object mysteries that need your detective skills.
Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside:
🔑 New Volunteer Perk: We’re joining the Northern Museums Volunteer Pass Scheme, offering our volunteers free entry to some incredible museums across the region.
📚 Work Experience Opportunities: Two lucky students will join us this summer to develop valuable skills, create a CV, and write their own articles for the museum newsletter.
🗂 Hidden Treasures: We’re making great progress cataloguing box files—and made an amazing discovery: the long-lost loans list!
💡 Object of the Month: Discover the fascinating History of Staithes by Annie Weatherill Cole, offering a vivid glimpse into village life in the early 20th century.
❓ Questions Corner: Help us solve the mysteries of H. H. Ridler’s uniform and a medal marked Staithes 1909.
🎨 Exhibition Updates: See the transformation of our Joseph Banks exhibit, with brand-new labels on the way.
🚏 Heritage Bus Shelters: Learn how we contributed to Staithes’ beautifully upgraded bus shelters.
There’s so much more waiting for you—read the full newsletter here and stay connected as we continue to celebrate and uncover Staithes' rich history.
Thank you for your support, and here’s to another year of discovery!
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