Photographs from the Plaque Unveiling Ceremony
Date of Plaque unveiling – Saturday November 9th, 2019
Location of plaque – Newtownstewart Centre 2000
Photographs – left to right
- Guests listening to the speeches at the Newtownstewart Centre 2000
- Paul Clements, Vice-chairman of the Ulster History Circle welcoming the guests
- Joe McCormick, Chairman of the Centre
- Irene Spratt, Community Officer with the Ulster-Scots Agency, which funded the plaque to Sir Thomas Maclear
- Paul Maclear from Johannesburg and Amsterdam, great-great-great grandson of Thomas Maclear
- Paul Maclear unveiling the blue plaque
- After the unveiling, L>R, Joe McCormick, Chairman Newtownstewart Centre 2000; Mark Bailey, Emeritus Director, Armagh Observatory; Cassidy Maclear, great-great-great-great granddaughter; Paul Maclear, great-great-great grandson; Chris Spurr, Chairman, Ulster History Circle; Paul Clements, Vice-chairman, Ulster History Circle; Keelan Maclear, great-great-great-great grandson; Irene Spratt, Ulster-Scots Agency
- Mark Bailey giving a presentation on Sir Thomas Maclear
- Paul Maclear speaking about his distinguished ancestor
- Newtownstewart Centre 2000 and the plaque to Sir Thomas Maclear