Memorial Service for Jimmy Branagh

 

Saying goodbye to a friend for the last time is never easy. And earlier this month, the residents of the Steamlands and a few other places did just that. Jimmy Branagh, known best as a child avatar or "urchin" in the Steamlands, had been declared missing after evidence came to light he had most likely passed away. At the Babbage Town Hall on Saturday February 12, a memorial service was held for him. Various residents gave touching words about him in what was almost certainly the final farewell to him.

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"A Christmas Carol" by Seanchai Library's Dickens Project

There are many Christmas stories. But one of the most well-known is "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Set in Victorian England, the tale of an elderly miser being taught a number of lessons about the meaning of Christmas has been told time and time again. In Second Life, The Seanchi Library's "Dickens Project" in LEA7 is once again depicting the story. One addition from last year is "The Urchin Experience," which helps show participants how challenging life could be for poor children in early 19th Century England. But the big attraction remains the iconic story by Dickens. Gemma Cleanslate was there, and wrote about what she saw.

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