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Tordino – What to do first…

15th April 2023 – I don’t know what to do first. Lately I’ve been scanning thousands of old documents and photos. They still need to be put in the right folder or box.  I still have plenty of books to scan, label objects, mount a few new items, etc… On the other hand, I urgently need to work on the outside of the ship as well…

Anyway, I started by putting some new flags on the gangway…

The next job was to start to empty a few smaller rooms aboard Tordino and move the stuff to my workshop. I want to have some more breathing space aboard. When I had to empty the Watergeus, I quickly dropped a lot of stuff on Tordino. Since last year, I got so many new items for the museum, I want to give them a respectful place, so my personal stuff and tools need to go.

Tordino – Driving around to get some archives and books

8th April 2023 – I drove around to Antwerp, Dordrecht and Scheveningen to pick up stuff for the Museum. A nice collection of old dia’s, old documents from shipyards and insurance companies and and a private collection of books.  These are nice additions to the collection of the museum. It might take some time before they are digital available, but at least we know what to do when it is raining…

Tordino – Making the museum ready

8th February 2023 – While working on other projects, I’m starting to lose the feeling and keeping up with the maintenance of Tordino. Next week, several groups are coming and a lot needs to be done. I cleaned the entrance and moved some stuff to my workshop in the harbour. 

Labeling the new objects and adding some more explanation will be done on Sunday.