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

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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

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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

Unlocking Our Sound Heritage

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Posted by administrator on April 4, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

The Unlocking Our Sound Heritage Project is an exciting new UK wide project led by the British Library and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Part of the British Library’s Save Our Sounds Programme, the project aims to digitally preserve… Read more

“At your service ma’am,” local brands which saw us through the war – by Hannah Mather, Customer Service Assistant and Volunteer

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Posted by administrator on November 20, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

This blog examines brands of food, cosmetics and cleaning products which were locally made and advertised throughout WWII. Thomas Hedley & Company Ltd was a major British Company, based in Newcastle, that manufactured soaps. Two of its most well-known products… Read more

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

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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