by Summer Obrien | Jun 28, 2024 | News
Forgotten Friday – The Channel Island Occupation by Trish Wade In this weeks #ForgottenFriday, our fabulous Archive Assistant Trish has written about the Channel Islands being occupied during the Second World War! On the 28th of June 1940 an air raid over St....
by Summer Obrien | Jul 2, 2024 | Blog
#ForgottenFriday – Pet Remembrance Day In this week’s #ForgottenFriday, we are celebrating Pet Remembrance Day (5th July). In remembrance of the many pets and animals that contributed to the war, we are learning all about the different types of service they took...
by Luke Hudman | Jul 3, 2024 | News
Eden Camp, the modern history museum that brings history to life in a former prisoner of war camp in North Yorkshire, has announced an exciting new ‘Back to the 1940s’ event on 12th-13th October 2024. Get ready for a weekend filled with nostalgic fun, lively music,... by Summer Obrien | Jul 25, 2024 | Blog
Life Under the Nazi Jackboot in the Channel Islands – By Trish Wade Following on from Trish’s previous article, in today’s #ForgottenFriday we are looking at the life under Nazi occupation in the Channel Islands. When Germany took the Channel Islands...
by edencamp | Apr 9, 2024 | Blog
Understanding Pearl Harbor History On the morning of 7 December 1941, 177 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval base on Oahu, Hawaii, at Pearl Harbor. What happened? And why did Pearl Harbor lead to WW2 for the U.S.? To understand...
by edencamp | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
This #ForgottenFriday coincides with Friday 13th – unlucky for some! Today we are reminiscing on the events of Friday 13th during World War Two. Friday 13th is a day that shivers down many people’s spines and is well known for its chaos and change in luck. Even...
