1918-2008: 90 Years of Remembrance

Between 08 November 2008 and 08 November 2008, in Manchester

Six Agents4Change volunteers and I spent the day at the Imperial War Museum to help out with this national campaign.  We were all there to help members of the public contribute to the online wall of remembrance with stories about their relatives that served in the First World War.

It turned out to be a matter of quality rather than quantity, as we had approximately 70 people walk through our doors to share their stories.  One volunteer spent over three hours with one couple of old ladies, who had brought in old letters, photographs and medals from her family!  These artefacts have now been scanned and her story added to the online wall, which will consequently preserve such in-depth information for years to come.

Other people came along to get some help with researching their family history.  One gentleman found out where his great uncle had served, as well as his medical history and his disciplinary records - all of which were unknown to him previously.  He was delighted to find scanned documents online, which pieced his story together.

This event illustrated some fantastic inter-generational work, with both young and old eager to support each other over the course of the day.  All the volunteers came away with the achievement of having helped many people share their stories and the privilege of learning so many family histories.  

Posted on 15 October 2008 10:06:17 by Becky Taplin

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