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The Official Launch of A Maritime Tale - Chapter 2
Event Details
Time: November 12, 2011 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Location: Saint John Free Public Library
Street: 1 Market Square
City/Town: Saint John
Website or Map: http://www.youtube.com/watch?…
Phone: 506-609-3989
Event Type: launch
Organized By: Joshua Thomson
Latest Activity: Oct 3, 2011
Event Description
Off the coast of West Saint John, Partridge Island looms in the distance. Its windswept cliffs, lighthouse, and ruined World War Two-era buildings are a source of fascination and mystery for many in the Port City. The island's history is marred by tragedy: it famously served as a quarantine station for some 30,000 Irish immigrants during the Potato Famine of 1847, some 600 of whom are buried there.
The island's craggy shores are also the starting point for a new work of fiction by local author Joshua Thomson, 25. After spending many months traveling in Nunavut and New Zealand, he returned to Saint John with a "whole new level" of appreciation for his hometown's history.
His latest work, A Maritime Tale, chronicles the journey of a young boy named Liam and his dog, Murphy, who travel from fame-ravaged Ireland to start a new life in Saint John. After losing both his parents to typhus, the 12-year-old is left to fend for himself in the New World.
Thomson, who is of Irish descent, aims to capture the pathos of a difficult era in Saint John's history. "The Famine was such a desperate time for everyone," says Thomson. "It's hard to comprehend what a strain on the heart it would have been to give up everything, and come to somewhere you didn't know."
Thomson developed the project over a year and a half of "thinking, writing, and exploring." He researched A Maritime Tale with the assistance of historian Harold Wright. Wright, a local historian, has published several books about Saint John.
"He's taught me a lot," says Thomson. "He's a real mentor."
Currently, the first section of the story is available on YouTube in the form of a narrated video. The video, which has nearly 300 views, features Thomson's photos of the island, and tunes by The Arcade Fire, Shaye, and Band of Horses. Thomson plans expand the narrative into a full-length book.
Subsequent chapters "will incorporate a different, important part in Saint John's history," says Thomson. "Where the first chapter deals with Partridge Island, chapters two and three will discuss the York Point Riot and Saint John's Great Fire."
The next installment of the tale will be posted in fall 2011.
"It's a celebration of our history, and a way to commemorate what our city has been through. The more I learn, the more excited I get. I want to show people that Saint John is an amazing place."
The first chapter of Joshua Thomson's story is available on Youtube by searching A Maritime Tale.
On November 12 at the Saint John Free Public Library, he will be presenting further chapters, and giving a talk with historian Harold Wright. Contact the library at 643-7220 for details.
The island's craggy shores are also the starting point for a new work of fiction by local author Joshua Thomson, 25. After spending many months traveling in Nunavut and New Zealand, he returned to Saint John with a "whole new level" of appreciation for his hometown's history.
His latest work, A Maritime Tale, chronicles the journey of a young boy named Liam and his dog, Murphy, who travel from fame-ravaged Ireland to start a new life in Saint John. After losing both his parents to typhus, the 12-year-old is left to fend for himself in the New World.
Thomson, who is of Irish descent, aims to capture the pathos of a difficult era in Saint John's history. "The Famine was such a desperate time for everyone," says Thomson. "It's hard to comprehend what a strain on the heart it would have been to give up everything, and come to somewhere you didn't know."
Thomson developed the project over a year and a half of "thinking, writing, and exploring." He researched A Maritime Tale with the assistance of historian Harold Wright. Wright, a local historian, has published several books about Saint John.
"He's taught me a lot," says Thomson. "He's a real mentor."
Currently, the first section of the story is available on YouTube in the form of a narrated video. The video, which has nearly 300 views, features Thomson's photos of the island, and tunes by The Arcade Fire, Shaye, and Band of Horses. Thomson plans expand the narrative into a full-length book.
Subsequent chapters "will incorporate a different, important part in Saint John's history," says Thomson. "Where the first chapter deals with Partridge Island, chapters two and three will discuss the York Point Riot and Saint John's Great Fire."
The next installment of the tale will be posted in fall 2011.
"It's a celebration of our history, and a way to commemorate what our city has been through. The more I learn, the more excited I get. I want to show people that Saint John is an amazing place."
The first chapter of Joshua Thomson's story is available on Youtube by searching A Maritime Tale.
On November 12 at the Saint John Free Public Library, he will be presenting further chapters, and giving a talk with historian Harold Wright. Contact the library at 643-7220 for details.
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