Letters / In search of packmen
The ‘Incoming’ project, a collaboration between Raman Mundair and the Shetland Museum and Archives, aims to collect narratives by people who have come to Shetland over the years.
The project is going very well. However, we have found it difficult to get information about packmen from the Indian subcontinent who used to visit Shetland to sell goods. They were a familiar feature of the islands in the second half of the 20th century.
We would like to collect reminiscences from people who remember these visitors.
We would like to know more about them: where they came from, what they sold, how they related to Shetlanders, and any other information.
You can get in touch with us at the email addresses below, or, if people would like to send a letter, to Raman at Shetland Museum and Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick.
In addition, if you are happy to be interviewed by Raman on the subject, she would love to hear from you.
Raman Mundair
raman@shetland-archives.org.uk
Brian Smith
brian@shetland-archives.org.uk
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