The Great Manx Homecoming (1927) badge
The first Manx Homecoming was in 1927, which was then, and still, refereed to as 'The Great Manx Homecoming'.
This badge was issued for this occasion at the time.
This was recently generously brought to Culture Vannin to photograph in order to share online by Peter Cooper - gura mie ayd!
On the back of the pin badge if the manufacter's mark: 'Vaughton’s Ltd of Birmingham'
A detailed account of the 1927 organised visit to the Isle of Man by a group of 300 Manx emigrants (or their descendants) has been described in detail by Maurice Powell:
"Three hundred visitors from Canada and America, some Manx-born, others of Manx descent, many of whom had never seen the Island before, arrived in Douglas Bay on the new White Star liner Albertic on the morning of June 11th. They were transferred to the tender Peel Castle, and ferried ashore to be welcomed by a massed choir singing Ellan Vannin, Ramsey Town and the Manx National Anthem.
There were many receptions, both large and small, for the visitors all around the Island, notably their attendance at the Tynwald Day Fair followed by a gathering at the Nunnery, and an outdoor reception in the Villa Marina Gardens, during which hundreds of children formed a colourful display depicting the Three Legs of Man.
The ‘Homecoming’ – some would say, ‘pilgrimage’ - was organised by the World Manx Association, in response to the growing numbers of members of individual Manx Societies that endeavoured to attend the Tynwald ceremony each year.'
The full description can be found here: namanx.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-great-homecoming-1927.html
Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.
The Great Manx Homecoming (1927) badge
The first Manx Homecoming was in 1927, which was then, and still, refereed to as 'The Great Manx Homecoming'.
This badge was issued for this occasion at the time.
This was recently generously brought to Culture Vannin to photograph in order to share online by Peter Cooper - gura mie ayd!
On the back of the pin badge if the manufacter's mark: 'Vaughton’s Ltd of Birmingham'
A detailed account of the 1927 organised visit to the Isle of Man by a group of 300 Manx emigrants (or their descendants) has been described in detail by Maurice Powell:
"Three hundred visitors from Canada and America, some Manx-born, others of Manx descent, many of whom had never seen the Island before, arrived in Douglas Bay on the new White Star liner Albertic on the morning of June 11th. They were transferred to the tender Peel Castle, and ferried ashore to be welcomed by a massed choir singing Ellan Vannin, Ramsey Town and the Manx National Anthem.
There were many receptions, both large and small, for the visitors all around the Island, notably their attendance at the Tynwald Day Fair followed by a gathering at the Nunnery, and an outdoor reception in the Villa Marina Gardens, during which hundreds of children formed a colourful display depicting the Three Legs of Man.
The ‘Homecoming’ – some would say, ‘pilgrimage’ - was organised by the World Manx Association, in response to the growing numbers of members of individual Manx Societies that endeavoured to attend the Tynwald ceremony each year.'
The full description can be found here: namanx.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-great-homecoming-1927.html
Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.