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And Their Name Liveth for Evermore - Researching your Local War Memorial: Guest blog by Heather Needham

Author: CPearce
Date: Friday, October 30, 2020
Section: Partnerships

SSN member and archivist Heather Needham provides advice on researching local war memorials, based on her work at Hampshire Archives and Local Studies.

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We Are Poppy: Guest Blog Post by Tayler Cresswell

Author: CPearce
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Section: Partnerships

SSN member Tayler Cresswell shares details of a project working with young people, to explore women’s experiences of the First World War and how the War affected their mental health.

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The Making of Our Stories, The Battle of Britain: Guest Blog by Jason Davidson

Author: CPearce
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Section: Partnerships

SSN Member and filmmaker Jason Davidson tells us about the process of creating a series of four short films, utilising the voices of veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

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They also served - remembering obscure lives from the First World War: Guest Blog by Dr Frances Hurd

Author: CPearce
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Section: Partnerships

The chance find of an evocative photograph launched SSN member and researcher Dr Frances Hurd on a quest, to trace the lives and deaths of ten men and their family before and after the First World War.

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Akabane Swords and the end of the Second World War: Guest Blog by Claire Mead

Author: CPearce
Date: Monday, September 28, 2020
Section: Partnerships

SSN Member and freelance curator Claire Mead explores the looting of Japanese swords in 1945, and their symbolic value.

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Researching the paintings of London during the Blitz owned by the IWM: Guest Blog by Suzanne Bardgett

Author: CPearce
Date: Friday, September 25, 2020
Section: Partnerships

Suzanne Bardgett, IWM Head of Research and Academic Partnerships, gives an insight into the research process for her book, Wartime London in Paintings.

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Remembering Vivian Roberts, 80 years on: Guest Blog by Andrew Hemmings

Author: CPearce
Date: Monday, September 21, 2020
Section: Partnerships

Image courtesy of Andrew Hemmings.

SSN Member and author Andrew Hemmings tells us about the chance discovery of a Second World War grave, and his research into the man's story.

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Dunkirk from the German perspective Guest Blog by Katherine Quinlan-Flatter

Author: CPearce
Date: Monday, August 24, 2020
Section: Partnerships

British Expeditionary Force: Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force march to a German POW camp ”Der Führer” 04/06/1940

On the 80th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuations, SSN Member and researcher Katherine Quinlan-Flatter writes about events from the German perspective, based on her research on German newspapers from the time.

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