Posts by venue: The Archives

Neptune Yard Launches

Collections & Objects   Maritime History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on November 15, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

A recent acquisition for the Archives is the visitors book for Swan Hunter’s Neptune Shipyard covering the years 1910-1963 (TWA ref DS.SWH/5/1/6/3). This volume had apparently been put in a rubbish skip on the closure of the yard in 1988… Read more

Recent developments on the ‘We Mak’em’ Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on October 24, 2011     Permalink     Comments (6)

It’s been an exciting past month on the Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project. For one thing I now have a ‘glamorous’ assistant, Colin Boyd, who will be working part-time with me for the next year. Colin has worked in the shipbuilding… Read more

David Horsefield

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Great North Museum: Hancock   Hatton Gallery   Laing Art Gallery   Segedunum Roman Fort   Shipley Art Gallery   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Stephenson Steam Railway   The Archives   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on October 3, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

We’re fast approaching our annual volunteer awards in November of this year. David won an award for his Outstanding Contribution to Customer Care last year after volunteering with us for over 8 years across all of our venues. I asked David, a… Read more

Volunteering, Employability and Accessibility – Paul Casson

Discovery Museum   The Archives   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on September 26, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

Paul is one of the fantastic Culture Track volunteers, who has continued volunteering with us even after securing paid employment. Paul began volunteering with us at the Discovery Museum and is now volunteering within BFI Mediatheque in the Archives. He’s… Read more

Who do you think you are?

Local History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on September 15, 2011     Permalink     Comments (1)

Like millions of other people we love the BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are? and we’re particularly interested when the celebrity involved has north east connections. We’ve only actually featured in one programme – the one on Jodie… Read more