by edencamp | Oct 29, 2021 | Blog
This week we’re going spooky for #ForgottenFriday! Ghost Planes Many people saw ghost planes during and after the war. Fighter aircraft would appear and disappear without a trace. One such sighting occurred a year after the attack on Pearl Harbour. When the...
by edencamp | Nov 8, 2021 | News
Best Educational Day Out 2021! Eden Camp Modern History Museum is proud to announce they have won “Best Educational Day Out 2021” for the SME Northern Enterprise Awards! Each year, various businesses are selected to take part in the award. The awards process aims to...
by edencamp | Nov 11, 2021 | News
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...
by edencamp | Nov 17, 2021 | News
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...
by edencamp | Nov 26, 2021 | Blog
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...
by edencamp | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog
This week we are introducing a new series “Faces from the Archive” with help from our Archive Assistant Ellie! The first face is Private Thomas Clifford Packer, a non-combatant soldier from Hull who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps (R.A.M.C.), 184...