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From: Ian Thompson <Ian.Thompson~at~ges.gla.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:55:43 +0100
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In 1859 Verne and his friend Hignard sailed across the Forth from Edinburgh to Crombie Point where they were met by the Reverend Mr Smith and taken to an inn for a whisky. The inn was The Black Anchor Inn and the proprietor was Mr John Graham, a widower aged 72. From there, the trio walked to Oakley Castle (Inzievar House) where the guests were looked after by a Baillie (manservant) This was Bernard McCann, age 63 from Ireland who lived on the estate with his wife and daughter. The Smith family were ardent catholics and many of the servants were catholics from Ireland.
This summer is the 150th anniversary of Verne's visit to Oakley and a major programme of celebrations is being organised by the archives department of Dunfermline Council...drama pageant, reconstruction of Verne's walk from Crombie Point to Inzievar, showing of the films Around the World in 80 days and 20,000 leagues under the seas, public talks, reception by the Provost (Mayor) of Dunfermline, book launch of The Green Ray etc. It will be the biggest Verne event organised in Scotland, and possibly the UK and entirely as a result of local initiatives animated by three Verne enthusiasts (Kerr Doig, Sheila Pitman and Jenni Steele) whose interest was stimulated by the JVForum.
Ian Thompson
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