Govan Trumps Playing Cards by Govan's Hidden Histories and tsBeall

Govan’s Hidden Historiesis a creative project celebrating Govan. These cards were developed by a team of Govanites and Riverside Museum & Glasgow Museums staff,led by artist & researcher tara s Beall.

Special thanks to team members & partners: Govan Workspace, Govan Stones, Govan Fair Committee, GalGael, Northlight Heritage, Plantation Productions, Friends of Elder Park, The Fairground Community Group, & Glasgow Museums. Thanks to Govan Reminiscence Group, Tim Clarkson, Chani Bond.

tara is an artist based in Govan and a researcher working with the Riverside Museum via University of Glasgow, Theatre Studies. This project forms part of her doctoral research, which explores how museums can increase connections with local communities, and work with them as equal partners.

For more on Govan’s mighty histories, visitwww.govanshiddenhistories.wordpress.com

Image credits below, additional credits online:Jack Bruce © Heinrich Klaffs via Flickr 1972, CC BY-SA 2.0Kenny Dalglish © Danny Molyneux via Flickr 2011, CC BY 2.0Alex Ferguson © Austin Osuide via Wiki 2006, CC BY 2.0Belle Moore © Quigs1969 via Wiki 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0Govan Trumps © 2014 tsBeall, all rights reserved.

Superpower StorytellerThis shiny zig-zag is Scotland's museum of transport and travel. Inside is the oldest wooden bike, an old fashioned street, and ship models from Govan’s mighty shipyards.

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Riverside MuseumSharing Glasgow's Transportation History 2011 –

Superpower Turning Heids I lost ma heid 'cos my master stood in the way of love. I might have been the victim of some loved-up shepherd's revenge, but at least I get to lead the annual Govan Fair Parade.

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Govan Connection 100

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Sheep's HeidLeader of the Govan Fair 1756 –

Two or more people can play.

Shuffle the cards and deal them all face down. Players hold cards in a pile, face up, but only look at their top card.

The player to the left of the dealer starts. Player chooses a category and reads it aloud from their top card (eg. “Wow Factor = 9”). Other players then read out same category for their top card. Highest number wins. Winner collects all cards from that round, and places them at the bottom of their pile. The winner then chooses a category for the next round.

If two or more cards are tied (e.g. both Characters of Govan would have to travel the same distance by plane, train or automobile to the Riverside Museum), then all cards from that round are placed in the middle. The same player chooses a category from their next card. Winner of the round takes all cards in the middle.

The player with all the cards at the end is the winner.

Wild Cards – check top of card for rules.

Gallus (rhymes with callous) A Scots word for boldness, swagger, or daring.

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Superpower Making WindWe look like angels but we’re really Greek gods, commanding the wind. The British Linen Company Bank invited us to Govan because so many sailing ships were built and moored here.

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Gallusness 52

Govan Connection 81

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Zephyrs and Prow of Sailing ShipSculpture, British Linen Company Bank 1897 –

1. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH2. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH3. Photo by Chani Bond for GHH

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A deck of 53 playing cards featuring famous folk, strange public sculptures, and the odd building…

from mighty Govan, Glasgow, Scotland.

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HELLOYou’ve found Well done.Here is a deck of 53 playing cards featuring famous folk, strange public art, and the odd building from mighty Govan, Glasgow, Scotland.

Feel free to download this booklet, print it out, and discover some great Characters of Govan. See the HOW TO PLAY card below for more on game rules… and enjoy!

For more on Govan’s mighty histories, including hidden histories walks, audio tours, and games, visitwww.govanshiddenhistories.wordpress.com

Two or more people can play.Shuffle the cards and deal them all face down.

Players hold cards in a pile, face up, but only look at

their top card. The player to the left of the dealer starts. Player

chooses a category and reads it aloud from their top

card (eg. “Wow Factor = 9”). Other players then read

out same category for their top card. Highest number

wins. Winner collects all cards from that round, and

places them at the bottom of their pile. The winner

then chooses a category for the next round.

If two or more cards are tied (e.g. both Characters of

Govan would have to travel the same distance by

plane, train or automobile to the Riverside Museum),

then all cards from that round are placed in the

middle. The same player chooses a category from

their next card. Winner of the round takes all cards in

the middle. The player with all the cards at the end is the winner.

Wild Cards – check top of card for rules.Gallus (rhymes with callous) A Scots word for

boldness, swagger, or daring.

WILD

CARD

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2. Oil Painting of Jimmy Reid by Andrew Hay titled ‘The Old Order Changeth Yeilding Place to New’, on display at Elder Park Library. Painted in Elder Park Library during the artist’s residency in Glasgow Libraries in 1990-91. 3. Photo by Chani Bond for GHH4. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH5. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH

6. Drawing by Theodore Charles Ferdi-nand Brotchie from 1915, modified by Matt Baker in 2011 (who added the left side of Doomster Hill). Brochie’s drawing is after an engraving by Robert Paul, published in 1758.7. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH8. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH9. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH

1. Banner depicting Mary Barbour made by Govan-based craft group Bead ‘n’ Blether and artist Geraldine Greene. Commis-sioned by Matt Baker & tsBeall for ‘Nothing about us without us is for us’, a public art project in 2012. Graphic © Geraldine Greene

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16. Engraving by William G. Jackman17. Photo by Austin Osuide 2006 via Wikimedia, CC BY 2.018. Image courtesy Dan Ford

13. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH14. Image © Tom Manley, at launch of free Govan Ferry service 12 July 201315. Photo by Scarlett Stephenson Connolly, courtesy Tickety-boo

10. Illustration by Tam McGarvey for GHH11. Photo by Chani Bond for GHH12. Illustration by Tam McGarvey for GHH

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22. Image courtesy Margaret MacLean23 Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH24. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH

19. Image © Kenny Ramsay20. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH21. Photo courtesy Friends of Govan Old

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25. Photo © Scottish Political Archive, University of Stirling26. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH27. Photo by Chani Bond for GHH 4

28. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH29. Photo courtesy The Herald & Times Group30. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH

31. Photo © Imperial War Museum, CH 1374 32. Photo © Tom Manley 201233. © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums and Libraries Collections

34. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH35. Photo © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums and Libraries Collections36. Photo courtesy Colin Quigley

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37. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH38. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH39. Photo courtesy The Herald & Times Group

40.© Quigs 1969 via Wikimedia 2012, CC BY 3.041. Photo by Heinrich Klaffs 1972 via Flickr, CC BY 2.042. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH

43. Photo courtesy Mhairi Hunter44. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH45. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH

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46. Photo by Alice Gordon for GHH47. Photo courtesy King’s Theatre Glasgow48. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH

49. Photo by Danny Molyneux 2011 via Flickr, CC BY 2.050. Photo courtesy Govan High School Archive51. Illustration by Pete Renshaw for GHH

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MAKE YOUR OWN

Use this template to nominate characters and print your own deck!

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Use this template to print the back of your own cards

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Govan’s Hidden Histories is a creative project celebrating Govan’s rich heritage, linking it to the new Riverside Museum through a series of alternative heritage trails, walks, and games. Govan Trumps are part of that wider project, and were developed by a 16-member collaborative team of Govanites and staff of Glasgow Museums and the Riverside Museum. The project was initiated and led by artist & researcher tara s Beall.

The project team met for nine months in 2013 to develop ideas for a ‘Re-imagined Govan Heritage Trail’, and proposed a series of thematic walks, tours, and games including Characters of Govan Trumps. That team was:• Caroline Austin, Learning & Access, GoMA, Glasgow Museums• Colin Quigley, Govanite and Former Chair of the Govan Reminiscence Group• Frazer Capie, Riverside Museum Gallery Assistant & Govan Stones

Volunteer Coordinator• Ingrid Shearer, Archeologist, Northlight Heritage• Janice Hamilton, Gallery Assistant, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre • Jennifer Keenan, Learning & Access Curator, Glasgow Museums History Hub• Jimmy Stringfellow, Govanite, Showman and Chair of the Govan Fair Committee• John Irwin, Learning & Access, Riverside Museum • Lucy Armitage, Learning & Access, Riverside Museum• Maria Leahy, Govanite, Musician & Chair of Friends of Elder Park • Rachel Leckie, Learning & Access Curator, Riverside Museum• Sandy Black, Secretary of the Govan Fair Committee • Tam McGarvey, Metal artist & staff of The GalGael Trust• Tom Donnelly, Govanite, former Directorate Govan & Craigton Integration Network• Trish Caird, Govanite & writer working with Plantation Productions• tara s Beall, artist and researcher Special thanks to project partners: GalGael, Govan Workspace, Govan Stones, Friends of Elder Park, Plantation Productions, Govan Fair Committee, Northlight Heritage, The Fairground Community Group, and Glasgow Museums. Thanks also to the Govan Reminiscence Group, historian and author Tim Clarkson, and project ninja Chani Bond.

tara is an artist based in Govan and a researcher working with the Riverside Museum via the University of Glasgow, Theatre Studies. This project forms part of her doctoral research, which explores how museums can increase connections with local communities and work with them as equal partners.

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Funding for the development of this collaborative practice-based research project (Phase 1) was via Glasgow Museums and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Funding for the production of Govan Trumps (Phase 2) was provided by Govan Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative using funds from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Glasgow City Council. Additional funds provided by Glasgow Housing Association, GCC Area Committee, and the NHS.

Except where noted, Characters of Govan Trumps Card images and illustrations were commissioned as part of the Govan’s Hidden Histories (GHH) project 2013-14, and are © tsBeall. All other images used with permission. Trumps cards which feature images under Creative Commons (CC) licenses are released under the same license. All other Characters of Govan Trumps Cards are © tsBeall, 2014. This document may be printed for individual use and distributed online.

Thanks to those who gave time or images, including Alex Healy, Alice Gordon, Andrew Hay, Daniel and Phyllis Ford, Friends of Govan Old, Gehan Macleod, Helen Hollywood and all at GalGael, Geraldine Green, Bead ‘n Blether, and all at The Portal, Gordon MacKay, Ian McCracken, Jennifer Harris, King’s Theatre Glasgow, Lawrence Fitzgerald and all at the Riverside Museum and Glasgow Museums, Linda Weber, Matt Baker, Mhairi Hunter, Pat Cassidy, The Scottish Political Archive, Susan Hanlin and Jacqueline Telford, and Tom Manley.

Design by Zeynep Arman.

Govan’s Hidden Histories is developing other exciting stuff, including an audio walking tour on ‘Entertaining Govan’, hidden histories trails on ‘Shipbuilding’ and ‘Protests and Suffragettes’, and a graphic novel titled‘Quest for the 13 Treasures of Ancient Govan’. To find out more, visit www.govanshiddenhistories.wordpress.com

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