Members of the Roses from the Heart Waterford Group pictured with Dr Christina Henri, the Honorary Artist-in-Residence at the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site (Tasmania) and creator of ‘Roses from the Heart’, Professor Veronica Campbell, President of SETU and Terry O’Brien, Head of Library & Information Services at SETU’s Cork Road Campus at the launch of the ‘Roses from the Heart’ exhibition at SETU on the 11th March 2024. Photo by George Goulding SETU.
Roses from the Heart Waterford Group Committee:
• Kieran Cronin (Chair), Special Collections, Heritage & Outreach Librarian, SETU, Waterford
• Ann Fitzgerald (Secretary), Historian and Researcher on life of Dr. Mary Strangman, Community Education Facilitator, founding member of the Roses from the Heart Waterford Group.
• Margaret Richards, Retired WIT staff member and participant with Waterford Women’s Centre Bonnet Groups
• Ann Cusack, Thomas Francis Meagher Tricolour Celebration Committee and original founding member of the Roses from the Heart Waterford Group.
• Roger Johnson, Retired Deputy Principal Newtown School
• Joan Johnson, Convenor of Newtown School Archive Committee
• Eleanor Murphy (Treasurer), Researcher
• Ruth Murray, Professional Quilt Maker and Coordinator for Waterford County Bonnet Groups