by edencamp | Feb 4, 2022 | Blog
This #ForgottenFriday, we are exploring the Yalta Conference towards the end of the Second World War. On this day 4th February 1945 the Yalta Conference took place in a Russian resort town in the Crimea, during the Second World War. At Yalta, the big three, U.S...
by edencamp | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog
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...
by edencamp | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog
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...
by edencamp | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog
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...
by edencamp | Dec 24, 2021 | Blog
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...
by edencamp | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
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,...
