22nd April 2023 – With a nearly weekly addition of a big box of documents and books to the Library, it was time to start reorganising a little. Last week, we added an extra cupboard and now we sorted out some categories and made more specific divisions.
16th April 2023 – I quickly replaced the flags at the front of the ship and added a light to the mast. I’m not happy the way it is mounted, but it will hold for now.
An extra cupboard was mounted in the library and I had a drink with several neighbours. They day was gone in no time…
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.
10th April 2023 – Today I started scanning documents from a broker based in Antwerp in the early ’20s. It is one of three folders I got last Saturday. The scanning will take a lot of time but it is worth it!
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…
27th March 2023 – I mainly added postcards to the inventory system. I’m nearly finished with the cards I received in October. Once this collection is scanned, I will continue with the books and publications. A lot still needs to be done…
22nd March 2023 – Another evening of adding postcards to the system… The are a valuable addition to the public for research or bringing up memories.
21st March 2023 – We added nearly 150 postcards to the online inventory, postcards that were scanned the last couple of weeks…
After working on some other projects, it is now time again to concentrate on Tordino and the collection aboard.
20th March 2023 – We are nearly open again, so I tried adding some more QR-codes to the objects.
10th March 2023 – Finally some time to work on the collection of Tordino again. I continued scanning. Inputting the postcards in the inventory will be for another day…
8th March 2023 – For the first time in a while there was some snow…
10th February 2023 – I still need to make a front light for Tordino. I have an old rusty lamp that will suit for the job. I gave it a quick brush and sprayed it with Zingha Paint.
9th February 2023 – Finally some time to work on the content of the museum again. Very soon I will need to repaint the ship, but for now it is to cold, so I continue working inside where it is slightly warmer…
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.
1st February 2023 – I still don’t have much time to work aboard Tordino. I mounted the new mast, it is a metal one. The last one was wood and broke somewhere in October last year.
