Come on in (Refugees are here to stay) Come on in Come on in Come on in and sit you down Come on in and welcome to my home Come on in and welcome to your story Come on in and share it all with mine Chorus And you know you’re more than welcome And we know you’re here...
Join us on Zoom to hear from specialist researchers about the Polish Navy's links to Okehampton during the Second World War. During this digital event, one of TOSFOR's research groups will introduce the case of the Polish Naval Camp and Resettlement Centre: an...
Hello superstar story-finders. Are you ready to be an archaeologist of personal objects, a discoverer of undiscovered items? Here’s our next Family Challenge. You can repeat this one for as many objects as you can get your hands on! The Special Object Challenge Ask...
Hello superstar story-finders. Are you ready to be an explorer of family history, a discoverer of untold tales? Here’s our next Family Challenge. It's time to get curious – what have you always wanted to know about your family member(s), but never had the time to ask?...
Hello superstar story-finders. Are you ready to be an explorer of family history, a discoverer of untold tales? Here's the first of our Family Challenges. Family Photo Challenge Dig out some old photos from when your Mum / Dad / Aunty / Grandparents first moved to...
We find ourselves in the midst of a new, scary and utterly unprecedented time. Confined to our own four walls, we are all required, for our collective wellbeing and safety, to ‘socially distance’ ourselves from friends, neighbours, colleagues, fellow citizens – even...
Tiverton Community Heritage Coordinator Lizzie Mee outlines some of the European connections emerging in Tiverton’s history… As we’ve been delving deeper into the archives and history books, we’ve discovered that a big part of Tiverton’s history is that of the...
Okehampton Community Heritage Coordinator Laurel Miller reports on a fascinating book launch... Okehampton volunteers greatly enjoyed hearing readings from the memoir of local author Karen Eugenia Boreham at her book launch this week. Karen has lived on a Dartmoor...
Tiverton Community Heritage Coordinator Lizzie Mee writes about the thinking involved in planning an exhibition… It’s been a busy start to the year in Tiverton! We’ve begun preparations for recording our oral histories. Meanwhile, the volunteers and I are also busy...
Community Heritage Coordinator Laurel Miller reports on our recent Oral History training day... Hearing a person telling their own story in their own voice is a very powerful way of engaging people with history. You can hear the emotions behind the account and feel a...
This week's blog provides a special peek inside the creative mind of volunteer Jane Daniel... Jane lives in Bideford. She regularly produces artwork and poetry, including work expressing her feelings about growing up as a person of mixed heritage in Devon. Jane has...
Community Heritage Coordinator Lizzie writes about the Tiverton team's early research discoveries. Research in Tiverton has been underway for quite a while and our group of volunteers have been busy exploring a range of different stories. Most early research projects...