Posts by venue: Social History

The Development of the Racing Shell: Tyne Innovations Part 2 – by Ian Whitehead

Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 27, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

In Part 1 I looked at the origins of boat racing on the River Tyne and went on to explore the Tyne contribution to the invention and refinement of the outrigger, the bringing inboard of the keel, single strake (shell) construction… Read more

Women in pictures – Part IV: The Second World War by Janette Bell

Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on October 23, 2017     Permalink     Comments (1)

Welcome to the final part of my blog in which I’ve been celebrating North East women by sharing some photos from TWAM’s collection.  To end with, I’ve chosen some images from the Second World War, showing a few of the… Read more

Women in Pictures – Part III: Between the wars by Janette Bell

Collections Management   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on October 16, 2017     Permalink     Comments (1)

For some time now I’ve been a volunteer in TWAM’s Documentation Team at Discovery.  I’ve been working with the TWAM online photo collection, and along the way I’ve found some great images of women I wanted to share.  Earlier this… Read more

‘Shields Lass’ to ‘Land Girl’ – guest post by placement student Christina Hamilton

Military History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on September 5, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

During my time at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery as a history volunteer, I have come across some wonderful items. My favourite item was a Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps badge for a woman named Frances Blackburn (nee… Read more

Happy Birthday to you….in 1942! – guest post by placement student Christina Hamilton

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History
Posted by administrator on September 4, 2017     Permalink     Comments (3)

I am a museum studies master’s student, volunteering at the Discovery Museum for my work based placement as part of my Semester three module, ‘Museum, professional practice and research’.  During my time here I have been accessioning objects and adding… Read more