{"product_id":"new-norcia-studies-day-2026-friday-2nd-october-2026","title":"NEW NORCIA STUDIES DAY 2026  (Friday, 2nd October 2026)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe Studies Day this year represents an exciting milestone as it will be the 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Studies Day since its inauguration in 1991. To mark this historic occasion, it has been decided to hold the event on a Friday instead of the previously customary Saturday event. This is so that librarians and archivists, as well as our usual attendees, can attend a professional development day, especially now that the traditional professional development Library Day is held on alternate years following the merger of the archives and library departments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe programme this year will include translator Judy McGuinness’ s review of the second published volume of the Santos Salvado letters  (although the first, chronologically), \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpain and Italy 1849-1868\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003e together \u003c\/span\u003ewith an update on the last phase of the Santos  letters;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e Abbot John’s news on the restoration works at New Norcia, and an audio-visual presentation from Mexico-based Sarah Connor on her work on the joint New Norcia – Perth Catholic Archdiocese project, the Bishop Griver correspondence.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere will also be two musically-themed papers, one from New Norcia’s new Music Collections curator and former Abbot Placid scholar and soprano, Allegra Giagu, who will be talking about her research into Bishop Salvado’s music; the second paper will be from our current Abbot Placid scholar, Paul Watt, on Gregorian Chant. Hopefully we can persuade Allegra to give a performance!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe papers will be delivered in the stunning chapel of St Gertrude’s College with lunch in St Ildephonsus’ dining room. \u003cstrong\u003eMorning and afternoon teas will be served in St Gertrude’s and entry to the museum and art gallery will be free to those wearing their name tags. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGeoff Moor has very kindly agreed to be available again to give people a demonstration of printing techniques in the Abbey Press \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eand print your “hot off the press” Studies Day bookmark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAdmission costs are $100 for adults or $85 for seniors and students.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri Light'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri Light'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eIf you need accommodation for the night, please contact Joyce at  9654 8002 or send your reservation request to  groups@newnorcia.com.au.  Accommodation is $110 per person for bed and breakfast and $135 per person for bed and breakfast plus  dinner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; 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