Posts by venue: Social History

Images of the North – A Guest Post by Leah Newbigging

Art   Books   Great North Museum: Hancock   Maritime History   Natural Sciences   Social History
Posted by administrator on January 20, 2020     Permalink     Comments (3)

Hello, my name is Leah Newbigging and I have been undertaking research using the collections in the amazing library of the Natural History Society of Northumbria. This is located in the Great North Museum: Hancock Library which is free to… Read more

Sounds like Christmas! Songs from Fenwick’s Christmas Window – Dominique Bell, UOSH Project Manager

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on December 18, 2019     Permalink     Comments (1)

Christmas doesn’t seem quite complete without a visit to Fenwick’s Christmas Window, does it?   With Christmas fast approaching, we’ve been enjoying digitising and cataloguing material from the Fenwick Archive, which is held by Tyne & Wear Archives. This collection… Read more

The British Fairground – A reflection of a modern society losing its charm? – by Lauren Downs, placement student

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   Technology   The Archives
Posted by administrator on November 4, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

As we trundle forward into the abyss of ever-evolving technologies, globalisation and unprecedented connectedness, it often seems that we simultaneously become increasingly disconnected from one another, our local heritage, and the heritage of minority communities in our society. In this… Read more

Reflecting on the present through the past – by Rose Bibby, placement student

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Older people   Social History   The Archives   Women
Posted by administrator on August 7, 2019     Permalink     Comments (1)

Folk songs often tell the stories of everyday people. They expose counter narratives to accepted history and allow personal connections to be made across time, age and class. I have been involved in folk traditions my whole life; the stories… Read more

Real life doesn’t always sound as it should – by Kristina Holmberg

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   The Archives
Posted by administrator on July 5, 2019     Permalink     Comments (1)

Unlocking Our Sound Heritage – from a placement student’s point of view “Real life doesn’t always sound as it should” (Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time) We are so used to being told stories. Even real life is… Read more