Posts by venue: Social History

What ever happened to Saltwell Park Museum? (Part 1)

Collections & Objects   Local History   Shipley Art Gallery   Social History
Posted by administrator on May 27, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

“Museums are most attractive when they, so to speak, are emerging from the egg. Upon reaching maturity they tend to magnificence and an awe inspiring plenitude of knowledge which causes one to surrender one’s superiority complex along with one’s umbrella”.… Read more

The changing attitude towards German migrants in Britain

Local History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   World War 1
Posted by administrator on March 18, 2016     Permalink     Comments (1)

A guest post by Lauren Haikney, a History student at Durham University. The advent of the First World War was a defining event in the lives of civilians as well as those in the military.  So-called ‘enemy aliens’, people who… Read more

John Franklin – The mystery of the Polar explorer

Art   Books   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Great North Museum: Hancock   Maritime History   Social History
Posted by administrator on February 26, 2016     Permalink     Comments (2)

My name is Emily Needle and I am a 3rd year History student at Newcastle University. I’m on a Placement in the Great North Museum: Hancock Library and this is my second Blog Post.  I have been researching the famous… Read more

Newcastle West End Foodbank

Discovery Museum   Social History
Posted by administrator on January 21, 2016     Permalink     Comments (1)

We want Discovery Museum to be a place where people can find out more about contemporary issues and where people can discuss these issues. We recently found out what would be in a food parcel that would be given out… Read more

‘Saved by a Cat’ – a feel good story for Christmas

Military History   Social History   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on December 22, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

A few months ago I spent a morning at North Tyneside Local Studies Library, with my colleague Sarah Younas, looking through old editions of the Shields Daily News. We were searching for the stories behind some of the First World War… Read more