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,...
Dr. Sally Sokoloff is former head of History at the University of Northampton. Northamptonshire is fortunate in that the records of its Appeal Tribunal survive and are available for researchers...
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...
Following on from his work experience with the Everyday Lives in War team, Joe Engledew, a pupil at Richard Hale School, Hertford, visited the Hertfordshire County Scout Archive at Well End,...
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...
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...
Contributed by Rachel Duffett, University of Essex Images courtesy of Sue Laidler When a mutual acquaintance suggested that I make contact with Sue Laidler ‘because she’s really interested in the......
An extensive database of conscientious objectors during the First World War which has been compiled by researcher Cyril Pearce over many years is now available to search, free of charge,...
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...
About 35 people spent a sunny Saturday thinking about the introduction of conscription in 1916 and the work of the military service tribunals. Participants came from Staffordshire, London and Essex,....