The Comann Eachdraidh is happy to announce that it has filled the post of Museum Development Officer for the new Gaelic Heritage Museum at Ionad Naomh Moluag . The job will be shared between Catherine Gillies and Jennifer Baker.
Catherine and her team from the MacDougall Collection, have been doing the work since the departure of Cait McCullough. She brings a great deal of experience from the media as, before the MacDougall Collection, Catherine worked for the BBC and on the Oban Times. Jennifer’s experience comes from education and journalism:
She was a faculty head of English in Lancaster for a number of years before moving to Lismore with her husband Tony Baker and running Camus Growers, a horticultural business which supplies Lismore with plants and vegetable baskets. She has also been doing relief teaching in Lismore Primary and Oban High and is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement.
On 15 February the south end of the island lost its power for 4 hours when they put power into the new Museum. The grass roof is next
Heritage Building power in February 2007
Heritage Building power in February 2007
In early March The Herald came to hear all about it for a spread in the Saturday Magazine on 10 March 2007.
Below members of the Comann Eachdraidh. with The Herald Photographer and Writer (the taller ones at the back). 20 February 2007
The Herald visit with Margaret Macdonald, Stuart Ross, Donald Black, Tony Perkins, Jennifer Baker Catherine Gilles
Almost there 4 March 2007
Nearer still 4 March 2007
Then the AGM on the 24 March 2007 – the first in the new building
Celm AGM 24.03.2007
Celm AGM 24.03.2007
Donald Black Celm AGM 24.03.2007
Celm AGM 24.03.2007
Duncan Livingstone, Alexander MacLean, John Livingstone, David White, Archie MacGillivray, Donald Black, Archie MacColl, Cathie Carmichael, Margaret MacDonald, Katie MacGregor,