The Amelia Earhart Legacy Association is a voluntary community based organisation whom of which will be hosting regular events throughout the Year to raise the profile on Amelia Earhart’s historic landing here in our City in May 1932. We are delighted to announce our first public fund raising event to commemorate the landing of Amelia Earhart in our City back in May 21st 1932.
This Prestigious event will be a photographic & Fine Art Exhibition at the Cottage in the Craft Village from May 22nd to May 24th inclusive from 10.00AM to 4.00pm. The photographs will feature Amelia Earhart’s landing in Gallgher’s field amongst many more of her over the years at different stages of her career. The Art Exhibition will feature protraits which have been commissioned by local artists and an artist from Dublin who will also feature his works in this exhibition.

We are delighted to be joined by two guest speakers for this event. Amelia Earhart Enthusiast Mr John Thompson will host a talk about Amelia’s landing here and her passion for aviation. Sinead Cox, successful author of “Children of the Oak” children’s illustration which features Amelia Earhart will also host a talk about her passion for Amelia and her book. On Saturday 23rd of May, we will have the pleasure of Sinead reading her book for children after which will be face painting and a colouring competition for the children.

We will also be holding a raffle with some excellent spot prizes. Please see our Amelia Derry Earhart Facebook page for more details of times of the various activities over the three day event.

The Amelia Earhart Legacy Association Derry – Londonderry committee is chaired by Mrs Brenda Hume Stevenson and consists of:

Eilish Quigley as Vice-Chair
Bronagh Sharkey as Honorary Treasurer
Nicole Denby as Secretary
Aveen Peoples as Media & Pr Representative
Deborah Hagan as the Association Archivist
Gerard Moyne as Fund Raising & Governance Representative

Press Link –

http://www.derrynow.com/news/special-exhibition-to-mark-amelia-earharts-historic-derry-landing/29422