{"id":9686,"date":"2025-02-21T08:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T08:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/?p=9686"},"modified":"2025-02-21T08:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T08:42:15","slug":"honoring-our-contributors-a-special-lunch-with-john-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/2025\/02\/21\/honoring-our-contributors-a-special-lunch-with-john-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Our Contributors: A Special Lunch with John Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ALSA archive thrives on the generosity of its contributors, who help us preserve the rich history of research and exploration in the sub-Antarctic. Today, we had the pleasure of sharing lunch with John Cooper to express our gratitude for his ongoing support of ALSA. As a token of appreciation, we presented him with small canvasses of slides that ALSA has scanned\u2014capturing moments from his time on Gough and Marion Islands.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Joining us were Erka Nortje, Anne Treasure, and Dana Jellin from the Stellenbosch Botany and Zoology Department. The gathering was filled with stories and memories of Marion Island, bringing past experiences to life once again.<\/p>\n

Have you contributed your material yet? We are especially looking for photos from 2001 onwards. If they are already digitized, even better! With your help, we can add valuable metadata and ensure your legacy is preserved in the LASA archive.<\/p>\n

Get in touch and help us keep these memories alive!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>ALSA received many contributions that still needed to be add to the archive and we shall keep you posted. With the appointment of Dana Jellin as digital archivist the project will hopefully get through a backlog of material. During lunch, Dana asked John Cooper to sign her copy of BirdLife South Africa<\/em> magazine, which featured an article he had written on Marion Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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