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#ForgottenFriday – Holocaust Memorial Day

#ForgottenFriday – Holocaust Memorial Day

In honour of Holocaust Memorial Day, we’ve dedicated our #ForgottenFriday to remember those who suffered throughout the Holocaust and to fighting against prejudice even today. What is it? The Holocaust Memorial Day has taken place every year on the 27th January...
#ForgottenFriday – Operation Bernhard

#ForgottenFriday – Operation Bernhard

Today’s #ForgottenFriday focuses on one of the most significant plans devised in Second World War history: Operation Bernhard. Operation Bernhard was the codename of a secret Nazi Plan devised during the Second World War by the RSHA (Reich Security Head Office) and...
#ForgottenFriday – It’s All Fun & Games!

#ForgottenFriday – It’s All Fun & Games!

In today’s #ForgottenFriday, we are looking into toys and games played by children in World War Two. Toys and games have always reflected the attitudes, humour and imagination of the culture and times that created them. While toys are often viewed as luxury...
#ForgottenFriday – Christmas at Wartime

#ForgottenFriday – Christmas at Wartime

Today it is hard to imagine, with the conspicuous consumption and commercialisation of a modern Christmas, how families coped during the Second World War. However, despite all these challenges, many families managed to put together a very successful festive...
#ForgottenFriday – Scarborough Bombardment

#ForgottenFriday – Scarborough Bombardment

For today’s Forgotten Friday we are delving into history of the First World War! On 16th December 1914, tragedy struck the home town of Scarborough..  The raid on 16th December 1914 was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British ports of Scarborough,...
#ForgottenFriday – Eric Bucktin

#ForgottenFriday – Eric Bucktin

This #ForgottenFriday we’re showing off some fantastic new donations about Eric Bucktin! This week we received a selection of artefacts relating to Mr Eric Bucktin, and his time as a Prisoner of War in WW2. Eric joined the Territorial Army in 1938 and, together...