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#RemembranceThursday – 100 Years of the Poppy

#RemembranceThursday – 100 Years of the Poppy

Today we have the opposite of #ForgottenFriday: #RemembranceThursday 100 Years of the Poppy Today we mark 100 years of the Poppy Appeal. Red poppies have evolved over the last 100 years but remain an enduring symbol of remembrance and a hope for a peaceful future. The...
INTRODUCING… THE BLITZ EXPERIENCE

INTRODUCING… THE BLITZ EXPERIENCE

BRAND NEW IMMERSIVE DISPLAY We are thrilled to announce an exciting new project, working in partnership with Technically Creative. We’ve been looking to reinvigorate one of our displays, Hut 5: ‘The Blitz’, preserving important history and heritage whilst...
#ForgottenFriday – The Link Trainer

#ForgottenFriday – The Link Trainer

In today’s #ForgottenFriday, we learn about the Link Trainer and the incredible man behind it! Edwin Albert Link was born in Indiana, USA in 1904. In 1910, he moved with his family to Binghamton, New York, where his father owned a business building pianos and...
#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...
#ForgottenFriday – IT’S CHRISTMASSSSSSS

#ForgottenFriday – IT’S CHRISTMASSSSSSS

It’s finally alright to play Christmas songs, so we’re celebrating #ForgottenFriday with a traditional Christmas treat! The Princess Mary Gift Fund Box tin was issued to ‘every sailor afloat and every soldier on the front’ in World War One, as a present...
#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,...