Dalbeattie Museum - "Titanic" Exhibition

Exciting year ahead! It will be 100 years on April 14th/15th 2012 since the white star liner “Titanic” sank beneath the waves of the atlantic ocean on her maiden voyage to New York.

On board the bridge that fateful night was Captain William McMaster Murdoch - a native of Dalbeattie. Captain Murdoch was born into a seafaring family and spent his childhood in Dalbeattie and was also where he was educated.

He left the town for a life on the high seas where he eventually joined the White Star Line and worked his way up through the ranks until becoming first officer aboard the Titanic. Captain Murdoch perished that night and his body never recovered but in Dalbeattie he is our “local hero”.

Dalbeattie museum is putting on a major exhibition of artifacts and pictures of all things relating to the Titanic and especially Captain Murdoch on display will be a reproduction copy of “the heart of the ocean” pendant as worn by Kate Winslet in the film “Titanic” also a reproduction copy of the medal that was given to the crew of “The Carpathia” by the rich rescued passengers. Pictures, photographs, models of the titanic, and much more will be on display over the weekend of April 14th/15th 2012.

The museum hosted a special "Titanic Weekend”, when some of the staff dressed in period costume with wine and nibbles served. Over 350 visitors entered the museum throughout the weekend.

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Over the same weekend the Wigtownshire radio amateur club along with Dumfries and Galloway Raynet Group held a special event in the museum by transmiiting  a special callsign around the world.