AN INSIGHT into the history of politics in the Isle of Man, together with the formation of the House of Keys and Tynwald, is included in the Manx National Heritage iMuseum website.
With the House of Keys general election just a week away, the iMuseum site offers a detailed history of the Island’s political system and
Topics covered include the House of Keys from medieval times through to today, the move of the House from Castletown to Douglas, the right for women to vote and Speakers of the House from 1649 to date.
Visitors can simply search for "iMuseum Manx Election" on iMuseum to uncover news about Manx elections from 1866 to 1956.
iMuseum is also home to Manx newspapers from 1792 to 1960, amounting to nearly 400,000 pages of newsprint, available to browse and search by keyword. The iMuseum also has the ability to store a selection of articles under certain keywords, making it easy to provide past information on the most relevant issues and events.
Paul Weatherall, Library & Archive Services Officer said, “Manx National Heritage has pre-selected a number of articles from the iMuseum Newspaper collections that we hope will give a flavour of bygone election campaigns and stimulate people to see what they can uncover for themselves.”
‘Explore Newspapers’ is currently free to use when visiting the iMuseum in Douglas with a small charge for print-outs. It is planned to make the iMuseum content available online early in 2012.
Online access to newspaper articles will require a subscription but will continue to be free within the iMuseum building on Kingswood Grove.
See also . . .
Why are they called the House of “Keys”?
