Walter Scholz finds a first issue of the Tavistock Gazette from 26 Sept 1895, not seen since the disastrous fire at the turn of the last century. He also finds the first issue of the rival Tavistock Mail. These discoveries help to fill a gap in Tavistock's history.
Community outreach is important to TDHS. Until recently, that mission was primarily accomplished by having the public come down to visit the museum itself. But with limited hours of opening, few of the public had the opportunity to see what TDHS has to offer. Modern technology is changing all of that!
On the morning of January 24, 1925, Tavistock and area found itself in the path of a total solar eclipse. John Lemp Jr, local druggist and “astronomer”, was able to capture the event on film and in his store he sold postcards of the event.