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Authors from Rushen Heritage Trust will be at the Manx Museum talking about their brand new book Living with the Sea on Sunday 22 December 2019.

Written by a team of ten volunteer authors who love Port St Mary, the book’s story has universal significance. It demonstrates how independent-minded people in a small place lived with the sea, made a living from it, and rode its changing moods.

Join exhibition curator Katie King to take a nostalgic look back at the Isle of Man in the 1960s and 1970s. Using images and stories from the Manx newspapers this light hearted talk will focus on what life was like during the winter months. And celebrate some of the more unusual and surprising stories from the Island’s past.

The years 1750 to 1815 were among the most turbulent in the history of the Isle of Man. Manx soldiers and sailors found themselves caught up in numerous wars and foreign adventures.
'The Age of Sail and Musket' captures the spirit of those times, in the words of those who were there.

Discover 10,000 years of history with your Annual Pass
By purchasing a £25 Annual Pass, Island residents can benefit from year-long access to the following properties:
The Great Laxey Wheel; Castle Rushen; House of Manannan; Cregneash; Rushen Abbey; The Grove Museum; The Nautical Museum; Peel Castle; The Old House of Keys; and The Manx Museum.