Author Archives: ELIW

A community collaboration. Wheathampstead’s War.

November 3, 2015
Across the country, local researchers are collecting stories about their communities during the First World War. In this article, Terry Pankhurst tells how the research that he and his wife, Margaret...

Tickets available soon

October 20, 2015
Tickets will be available shortly for the conference, the organising committee would like to thank everyone for their patience and support as the final arrangements are confirmed. Delegate rates will...

The Great War in East Anglian Fiction

October 9, 2015
Contributed by Jeff Taylor, an independent researcher living in Suffolk with a background in archaeology and museums. For some years he wrote a column on East Anglian Fiction for the Eastern Daily Pr...

Bread and Primroses

September 30, 2015
Edward Taylor’s 1917 diary is an account of everyday life in Swindon seen through teenage eyes. For a 21st-century reader, it’s remarkable for what it doesn’t mention (see The War that Wasn’t There)....

Researching the Military Tribunals in Warwickshire

September 24, 2015
Phil Spinks is researching the story of the military tribunals in Warwickshire. In this article he explores the way in which his research began and how it has developed over the past 15 years.