The Rum Story reimagined project reaches 100 days
THE Rum Story Reimagined Project has now been running for 100 days. The popular visitor attraction in Whitehaven tells the story of the Jefferson family, who controlled the trade of rum, shipping, and ...
News and Star1 个月
The Rum Story in Whitehaven aims to tell the story of the slave trade
A WEST Cumbrian museum is aiming to tell the story of Whitehaven's role in the slave trade, thanks to a £250,000 grant. The Rum Story Reimagined is now being launched at the Whitehaven centre.
BBC1 个月
Museum to make exhibits on slavery 'more honest'
Janett Walker said the slave trade's role in Whitehaven had been "glossed over" A museum is changing its exhibits to reflect a town's "glossed over" connections to slavery. The Rum Story in ...
BBC1 个月
Museum to make exhibits on slavery 'more honest'
The Rum Story in Whitehaven opened in 2000 and highlights the history of the Jefferson family business which was involved in shipping and the trading and enslavement of African people in the 18th ...
来自MSN1 个月
Cumbrian museum gets £250,000 grant to explore town's link to slave trade
A WEST Cumbrian museum is aiming to tell the story of Whitehaven's role in the slave trade, thanks to a £250,000 grant. The Rum Story Reimagined is now being launched at the Whitehaven centre.