Douglas Shire Historical Society

The folk at the Douglas Society are certainly embracing the new computer media world with their new Facebook page which they have just recently launched as well as having commenced two new local history Blogs.  One of the new blogs tells the story of Christy Palmerston's 'Bump' Road while the other gives a short history of the old Royal Hotel of Mossman.  Two members of this group, Pam Burden who acts as their Media Liaison Officer and Noel Weare, travelled to Cairns to attend a recent seminar on social media conducted by staff from the Queensland State Library and it appears to have paid off for the Society.  Although, along with their recently up-graded website, they will certainly be kept busy sustaining this effort.  The Society was pleased to have assisted with the project to create the longest history mural in the North at the Mossman Woolworths' Shopping Centre.  Another major project which this group has started involves a long-term study of the pioneering Chinese community of the Douglas district.  This project began at the groups April meeting where members were asked to bring along any stories they had of the district's early Chinese people.  The group has also been busy with their Heritage month displays, one at the Coffee Club in Port Douglas and the other at the Shire Hall in Mossman.  The next meeting will be their AGM.