Posts by venue: Social History

Double Dividends!

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History
Posted by administrator on April 21, 2011     Permalink     Comments (8)

I’ve recently been cataloguing a collection of old Green Shield Stamp items, including the booklets used to collect the stamps and a catalogue of gifts redeemable through the scheme. The Green Shield Trading Stamp Company was founded in 1958 by… Read more

Representing Persian Culture

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Social History
Posted by administrator on April 15, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been adding traditional Iranian or ‘Persian’ decorations to our collection. These items were gifted to Discovery by the Pakistan Cultural Society in Newcastle – an organisation which promotes traditional and contemporary South Asian… Read more

Bob Renaut Blog No. 1 – Guest blog by South Shields Museum & Art Gallery Volunteers Jean and Wendy

Collections & Objects   Local History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on April 8, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

Hello. Our names are Jean and Wendy, and we have been volunteering at South Shields Museum for about 18 months. We have been helping to catalogue some of the fascinating items in the Museum’s collection, and we’d like to share… Read more

Census 2011

Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 28, 2011     Permalink     Comments (1)

Filling in the census yesterday took on new meaning to me because I recently started researching my family history. The censuses from years past have been crucial in helping me to find out where my ancestors lived, what they worked as… Read more

A piece of the ‘Get Carter’ car park

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History
Posted by administrator on March 11, 2011     Permalink     Comments (4)

This week I asked Sarah, Keeper of Contemporary Collecting, to tell us about a piece of the Gateshead car park that we recently collected. 2011 is the 40th anniversary of the release of the film ‘Get Carter’. The film starred… Read more