Marking 100 years since the end of the Great War
This year, on Sunday, November 11, there will be a special series of short talks on the First World War in the exhibit hall at Talana Museum.
Talana Museum will commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War with a special event at the museum.
Sunday, November 11, marks Armistice Day, the day when World War One ended. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the guns fell silent and the First World War officially came to an end.
The Mayor of Dundee, Mr Head, climbed on the verandah roof of AL Williams building on the corner of Victoria and Gladstone Streets to announce the armistice. The building next door was the Northern Districts printing office where the Courier was printed.
The Dundee Mines and District War Memorial was unveiled on 25 August 1923, five years after the war. Over 70 wreaths were laid, including one dropped from an aeroplane, which landed in the schoolyard some distance from the war memorial.
This year, on Sunday, November 11, there will be a special series of short talks on the First World War in the exhibit hall at Talana Museum.
Come and join us for morning tea (pop a donation for morning tea and eats in the honesty box) – and you may eat your special red chocolate poppy.
At 11am there will be two minutes of silence in memory of the men and women who died in the First World War, particularly those from Dundee. Talks and a walk around the exhibit will take place until 1pm.
Join Talana Museum as they remember the history and the men and women of Dundee. 25% of the population of Dundee went to war, 50% of the male population. Sadly so many never came home.
