Scouts – Everyday Lives in War

Remembering World War One – The Scouts in Hertfordshire

October 14, 2015

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, Borehamw...

Postcards from the Centre – Did you know?

September 23, 2015

Did you know that during the First World War the Boy Scouts were called upon to support the war effort by tackling a wide range of tasks, including whitewashing kerbstones, guarding bridges and helpi...

Stories of the Scouts in First World War

July 1, 2015

Contributed by Joe Engledew (Year 10 pupil at Richard Hale School, Hertford) Joe joined the Everyday Lives in War Centre as part of his work experience with the history department of the University o...

Research in Brief – Scouting in the First World War

April 8, 2015

Contributed by Frank Brittain, County Archivist for Hertfordshire Scouts In 1914, Hertfordshire became the first Scout County in the UK to initiate Home Front work for Scouts. This initiative...