Comments on: A chance to manage the Huguenot Museum in Rochester, Kent https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/ Exploring the secrets of family history Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Huguenot Jo https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/#comment-2271 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:28:30 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51552#comment-2271 In reply to Hephzi.

I would have loved that job when younger!

]]> By: Hephzi https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/#comment-2269 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:46:49 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51552#comment-2269 Jo, you would make an excellent manager! I hope your post helps them to find a good one.

]]> By: Huguenot Jo https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/#comment-2267 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:41:26 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51552#comment-2267 In reply to Nigel Rogers.

It’s worth adding the Spitalfields Life article, which gives a good feel for the French Hospital. https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/07/29/the-huguenots-of-rochester/

]]> By: Nigel Rogers https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/#comment-2266 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:30:02 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51552#comment-2266 In reply to Lyn Innes.

Lyn, there are several (tenuous) connections;

In 1853 Charles Dickens published Elizabeth Gaskell’s article ‘Traits and Stories of the Huguenots’ in his magazine ‘Household Words’. In it Gaskell tells of the escape of the great-great grandmother of ‘A friend of mine, a descendant from some of the Huguenot refugees’.

The founder of the Huguenot Society was a Minett and Charles Dickens has a Dr Manet in ‘Tale of Two Cities.’

Hablot Knight Browne, better known as ‘Phiz’, helped Dickens create some of his most memorable characters, from Sam Weller to David Copperfield, illustrating key novels over 23 years. Phiz was the descendant of Huguenots who anglicised their name to Browne early in the 18th century.

]]> By: Huguenot Jo https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/#comment-2265 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:18:33 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51552#comment-2265 In reply to Lyn Innes.

Oh, what a good question! Another rabbit hole to explore! I wonder.

]]> By: Lyn Innes https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/#comment-2264 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:04:12 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51552#comment-2264 How fascinating to learn about the museum and the French Hospital in Rochester. I had no idea Rochester held such treasures, although I have been there on several occasions. Rochester has always been linked in my mind with Dickens; now it will be the Huguenots as well. Does Dickens ever mention the Huguenots I wonder?

]]> By: Huguenot Jo https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/#comment-2263 Sun, 10 Apr 2022 15:29:09 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51552#comment-2263 In reply to AnnV.

It’s the most fantastic opportunity for the right person. If I were several millennia younger, I would definitely go for it.

]]> By: AnnV https://huguenotjo.co.uk/the-huguenots/a-chance-to-manage-the-huguenot-museum-in-rochester-kent/#comment-2262 Sun, 10 Apr 2022 15:10:27 +0000 https://huguenotjo.co.uk/?p=51552#comment-2262 I am so pleased to see this post. I hope they find someone good to take it on.

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