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    Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme: Digital Intern Reflections

    Guest Author: Morris Brodie, Aberystwyth University, 21 July 2021
    In this guest blog Morris Brodie, Digital Intern at Aberystwyth University, reflects on a Residential held at IWM London bringing together Interns across the Partnership.
  • Ulster Museum then and now
    Blog: Holocaust

    National Museums NI: Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme (SWWHPP)

    Jane Williams, National Museums NI, 30 June 2021
    In a year when the pandemic has limited our contact with others, it’s been stimulating to connect with new partners and think creatively about engaging people with the Second World War. Northern Ireland and conflict make most people think of the Troubles – local stories of the Second World War are often untold or unheard. 
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    Remember Together – how history can unite as well as divide us: Part One

    Steve Ballinger, 29 June 2021
    In this guest post, SSN Member Steve Ballinger of British Future tells us about a project in collaboration with The Royal British Legion, that aims to bring people from different backgrounds together in remembrance of our shared history.
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    Blog: First World War

    Researching The War Illustrated magazine

    Jennifer Arnold, 24 June 2021
    The War Illustrated was a British magazine published in the two world wars. In this guest post, University of Sheffield student Jennifer Arnold tells us about her research into First World War editions of the magazine, with a focus on the representation of Red Cross nurses.
  • © IWM (film still from COI 306) A Matter of Choice, exploring the variety and responsibility of life in the WRAF
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    Blog: Film

    Connecting Collections Amid COVID-19: Joint Blog by Imperial War Museums, The National Archives and BFI National Archives

    Charlotte Pearce, 24 June 2021
    The Central Office of Information (COI) was created 75 years ago, producing films and campaigns to share key messages with the British population. In this post, Michelle Kirby (IWM Film Curator, Cold War/late 20th-century conflict), Sarah Castagnetti (TNA, Visual Collections), and Patrick Russell (BFI Senior Curator, Non-fiction) explain how they are teaming up for an ambitious new project showcasing highlights from their COI collections.
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    On Entanglements: Meet Paula, Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme Digital Intern

    Paula Kolar, 7 June 2021
    Guest blog by Paula Kolar, Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme Digital Intern
  • Greenham Common Protestors
    Blog: Cold War

    The Sounds of Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp

    Celia Oultram-Turner, 13 May 2021
    This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Greenham Common Peace Camp in 1981. As part of her work placement, student Celia Oultram-Turner researched IWM collections on this topic and in this blog shares some of her highlights.
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    Blog: Home Front

    The Miracle Workers Research Project at The Devil’s Porridge Museum

    Laura Noakes, 30 April 2021
    The Devil’s Porridge Museum have recently embarked on an ambitious new project called ‘The Miracle Workers Research Project’, which aims to find out more about the 30,000 individuals involved at HM Factory Gretna during the First World War. Research Assistant Laura Noakes tells us more in this guest blog post.
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    Blog: First World War

    Mapping the Centenary – Project Case Studies (Part Three)

    Dr James Wallis, 22 April 2021
    Our first project for this latest blog instalment is The Bravest Little Street in England – Chapel Street, Altrincham. This was organised by the Trafford Local Studies and Archives, Trafford Council.
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    Shalom Sussex: Using IWM collections to research Jewish experiences of the First World War

    Dr Diana Wilkins, 20 April 2021
    How do we make history come alive? For some of us, online records and archival research can provide fascinating insights into past lives. For others, photographs, films and objects may trigger thoughts and emotions in a way that official records fail to do. Fortunately for us, institutions such as Imperial War Museums (IWM) bring together a wide range of approaches to understanding the past.
  • Blog: First World War

    Mapping the Centenary and Digital Sustainability

    Dr James Wallis, 13 April 2021
    IWM’s ‘Mapping the Centenary’ Portal and database represents a positive move in the direction of good professional practice for protecting digital content and outputs. Whilst the portal signposts content rather than preserves it, giving advice about digital sustainability to all participating First World War Centenary projects (such as through the University of Glasgow published report Saving the Centenary’s Digital Heritage) adds another layer of longer-term public access.
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    D-Day Stories from Southampton’s Walls: Recording heritage and disseminating untold soldier stories

    Helen Wallbridge, 30 March 2021
    A 19-metre-long section of brick wall near the waterfront in Southampton, known as ‘The D-Day Wall’ still bears the graffiti left by US troops, 76 years ago. During the Second World War, more than 3.5 million men passed through the city. 

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