Posts by venue: Discovery Museum

Improving access to our shipbuilding collections

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Social History   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by Alan Hayward on June 19, 2017     Permalink     Comments (1)

The shipbuilding collections at Tyne & Wear Archives are widely recognised to be of outstanding historical significance. They have attracted international research interest and back in 2013 were given official recognition through their addition to the UK Memory of the… Read more

Danger and adventure for Tyne and Wear ships’ crews in the Spanish Civil War

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Posted by Sarah Richardson on April 28, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

This photograph of the devastation of the Basque port of Bilbao in April 1937 was taken by Captain Still of the Newcastle ship Hamsterley, on a mission to take food to the beleaguered city and rescue refugees during the Spanish… Read more

Women in pictures – a few photos from TWAM’s online collection, Part II

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Posted by admin on April 6, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

As a volunteer at Discovery Museum, I’ve been helping with some work in the TWAM online photo collection, and along the way I’ve found some great photos I’d like to share with you featuring women.  Part I of this guest… Read more

Women in pictures – a few photos from TWAM’s online collection, Part I

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Posted by admin on March 29, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

As a volunteer at Discovery Museum I’ve been helping with some work in the TWAM online photo collection.  In the course of my ‘virtual exploration’ I’ve found some great photos I’d like to share with you featuring women.  Of course,… Read more

A teaspoon of history: the evolution of British cookery books

Books   Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Social History
Posted by Audrey Glasgow on February 17, 2017     Permalink     Comments (1)

I am so excited for our upcoming event, Time Kitchen (Wed. Feb 22nd) to nibble delicious historic dishes and learn more about ancient recipes! This event has inspired me to look into the history of cookery books, and the recipes in our… Read more