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Year: 2016
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The Foyer Corn Exchange
The Corn Exchange is an iconic Doncaster building at the very heart of the market. It’s accessible and frequently frequented by Gypsies and Travelles. We have also heard stories from the communities of the parties they attended within this beautiful building. So it seemed an ideal venue for our next exhibition. We were rewarded with…
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Proud Gypsy Traveller Exhibition Images by Simon Roe of Dragon Bee
Images captured by Simon Roe of Dragon Bee Photography and Gardening who kindly volunteered
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Suitcase Under the Bed images by Joe Windas
Images taken by Joe Windas who runs the Facebook Page A Drive Down Memory Lane
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Jack Cunningham VC
John Cunningham VC (28 June 1897 – 21 February 1941) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Cunningham was 19 years old, and a Private in the 12th (Service) Battalion, (the Hull…
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Gelem, Gelem Roma Anthem
Gelem, gelem, lungone dromensa Maladilem bahktale Romensa A Romale katar tumen aven, E tsarensa bahktale dromensa?A Romale, A Chavale Vi man sas ek bari familiya, Murdadas la e kali legiya* Aven mansa sa lumniake Roma, Kai putaile e romane droma Ake vriama, usti Rom akana, Men khutasa misto kai kerasa A Romale, A Chavale I…
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TIMELINE!
Time Line Before AD 400. Some Indians become nomadic craftsmen and entertainers. 430-443. The Persian poet Firdawsi reports in the Shah-Nameh (Book of Kings), written c.1000, how the Persian Shah Bahram Gur persuades the Indian King Shangul to send him 10,000 Luri musicians to be distributed to the various parts of the Persian kingdom. 820-834. Zott state established on the banks of the…
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Seeing Our History on Museum Walls: A Moment of Reflection
The Madness has ended. We have a rare still moment to sit and just ponder on what we have achieved. Sat in a chair, in the quiet museum space, gazing at our images,our history. Our stories,our heritage. It’s a bizarre experience. It’s strange. It’s my favorite word. It’s surreal. A few people wander around wordlessly,…
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Doncaster’s Hidden Gypsy and Traveller History Comes to the Museum
A project to showcase Twentieth Century Gypsy and Traveller Cultural Heritage in Doncaster is set to present the oral histories, images and artefacts collected from local Gypsy and Traveller communities in an exhibition at Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery. Run by Doncaster CVS and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the “Hidden History”…
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Reclaiming Culture: The Gypsy Traveller Narrative
I feel I need to give you a little back ground to the project and the name. For many years now certain channels have been making mockumentaries about My Community and other “Traveller” groups. Which ever “Traveller” or “Roma” community is being talked about, which ever community I recognise on the TV, radio or print,…
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The Legacy of Love Letters: A Journey Through Time at Louie’s
As we sit in the Home of Louie, We are told stories of when the Market Place was a night club and when Gypsies were no longer allowed to pull onto the Leger Fair. The Leger was one of the very few fairs in the country where Showmen (Fair Ground Travellers) and the ethnic Travellers…