Friday the 13th was the perfect date for Wingham Museum to hold their second Night at the Museum, when stories of local history, some of them spooky, were told to guests.
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Visitors were guided around the dimly-lit Museum to hear the Museum's volunteers, dressed in costume, relate tales of bushrangers, ghosts and murders.
"All the time slots for the evening were fully booked.The performances were great and the evening went like clockwork," said Manning Valley Historical Society secretary, Kathie Bell.
Some of the people who attended were impressed enough to leave comments on Facebook:
"What a wonderful way to bring history alive. The volunteers who made this happen are to be congratulated. Well done. I hope we can be there for the next one."
"It was fantastic! I was so happy that my wheelchair was able to get everywhere. Thank you for a marvellous evening."
"Community museums are amazing and their volunteer groups deserve a big thank you. There is always a lot to be done with very few resources. Fantastic work."
It was a great night, well done to everybody, really innovative.
"It was a great night, well done to everybody, really innovative."
The Wingham Museum is planning to hold more of these types of events in 2020.
Julia Driscoll
Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.
Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.
