Tuesday, 21 January 2014

HERITAGE NEWS 016

First issued: 17th January 2014

Heritage Journal No20 Out Now

Heritage Journal No20 has arrived and is now on sale.

The journal contains a facsimile copy of the Treaty of Utrecht  and a variety of articles. Manolo Galliano translates and annotates a description of Gibraltar from 1682 by Fray Geronimo; Charles Durante interprets the frontispiece of the 1682 document; Marti Crespo gives an account of the Great Siege as recorded through the unpublished diary of Father Francisco Messa, Parish priest of St. Mary the Crowned at the time; Ernest Reading traces a relative who died in action in World War I; Charles Durante analyses Gibraltar and the Pillars or Hercules in three poetic texts; Michael Sanchez researches the operations of U-Boats in and around Gibraltar between 1941 and 1944; and Richard Garcia gives an account of the visit of the George Borrow Society to Gibraltar. The Journal also includes an updated Gibraltar Bookshelf and Cumulative index. The journal is available from local bookshops at £6 and from the Gibraltar Heritage Trust office where members can claim their membership discount on production of a valid                   membership card.

New Blog
We have started a new blog. The Trust sends out these e-newsletters on a regular basis to our members updating them of heritage related news and events. The archive of newsletters have been published on-line to improve public access to this information as we feel it is important to relate heritage related news to the community and keep everyone as up-to-date as possible. Members will continue to receive e-newsletters ahead of the information appearing on the blog. The blog can be viewed at www.gibraltarheritagetrust.blogspot.com

Risso Bakery Update
Our online petition is growing in signatories at a steady rate. If you have not signed it yet please do via our Gibraltar Heritage Trust Facebook page or come into our office at 13 John Mackintosh Square. We have written directly to the developer and are awaiting a reply.

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