… things you can do while staying at home or near to home – READ, LISTEN, LOOK, WATCH, DO, CONTRIBUTE. Including:
- history, heritage, museums, oral history, make history now
- (SCROLL DOWN FOR) photography, film, video, storytelling, art, education
L ots of links, organised into categories. I haven’t checked all of them, so don’t vouch for their usability etc. Added to from time to time.
See also Online resources – places, nature, wildlife and Online resources – swim advice + exercise & health
Though not part of those projects, these links might be of interest while events are postponed, as many are relevant to Tales from the River and Healing Waters, which will look at the history and practical aspects of outdoor swimming – read more on the OS Brecks pages of this website. (These projects are part of The Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers Landscape Partnership Scheme (BFER), supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.) And many are relevant to other projects in the BFER scheme.
history, heritage, museums, oral history, make history now
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| Norfolk Museums http://norfolkmuseumscollections.org
Ancient House Museum https://twitter.com/AncientHouseMus Twitter: @NorfolkRO or https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/ Follow for regular interesting documents https://facebook.com/norfolkrecordoffice/ Suffolk Record Office https://www.suffolkarchives.co.uk/suffolk-stories/ Suffolk Stories https://www.visitsuffolk.com/blog/default.aspx?dms=121&cat=Heritage&fld=4379 https://www.brandonheritage.org.uk/ British Library Sounds Twitter: @BLSoundHeritage Norfolk Record Office: Unlocking Our Sound Heritage – activity packs, learning resources, and games to help to keep kids entertained during lock down, and to assist parents who are home schooling. Packs include: -Working as a Historian Activity Pack: A budding historian? Learn fascinating facts about Norfolk Record Office, discover the roles of historians and conservators, and learn about what an Indenture agreement is through fun quizzes and craft. https://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events-and-education/at-home-activity-pack The Cold War in The Brecks http://www.brecsoc.org.uk/the-cold-war-in-the-brecks/ History: The people of the marshes of the Broads https://watermillsandmarshes.org.uk/education-activities/week-3-marshmen/ Let’s get cultural and creative online – Suffolk Libraries https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/events-activities/online-and-streamed-events/arts-activities/ Swimwear and history, https://www.imogensriverswims.co.uk/blog/swimming-costumes-and-history/ Culture in Quarantine: Exhibition Tours: 2. Art Deco By The Sea – The Exhibition https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08bqpjb/culture-in-quarantine-exhibition-tours-2-art-deco-by-the-sea-the-exhibition East Anglia history https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/east-anglia/ Norfolk history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Norfolk Suffolk history 1846 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/suffolk-history-antiquities/vol1/i-xxxiv @suffolkcc ‘s Archaeological Service has launched new Suffolk Heritage Explorer website at https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/. It’s a completely FREE resource of up-to-date information on the archaeology and history of Suffolk. The new website includes upgraded interactive map and a database of archaeological sites, to help discover more about Suffolk’s history from your own home, great for anyone wanting to research Brecks History Grimes Graves https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/grimes-graves-prehistoric-flint-mine/history/ Breckland history and nature: Friends of Thetford Forest are unable to hold their annual late May bank holiday Open Day at the restored Mildenhall Warren Lodge and the nearby Rex Graham site, so here is a virtual introduction – a presentation based on their extensive archives. Shared Onedrive Power Point presentation which will work with most devices (even those without power-point installed): MWL VIRTUAL OPEN DAY.ppsx; Shared video with in mp4 format: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hypbA95tRbsGDaNb6. More info: https://www.fotf.org.uk/fotf/fotf_projects/fotf_projects_mildenhall_warren_lodge.php https://www.fotf.org.uk/fotf_conservation/fotf_conservation_group.php River Nene stories https://900voicesofthenene.co.uk/ Free home screening of “The River Runs Through Us”, River Stour Festival https://youtu.be/FoS5hbJJvu4 100 years of forestry https://www.forestryengland.uk/100 Oral history: Forestry workers oral history https://www.forestryengland.uk/article/the-peoples-history-thetford-forest The George Ewart Evans Collection by oral history pioneer and folklorist George Ewart Evans, focuses on rural life in Suffolk and East Anglia from the 1880s and includes farming, fishing, malting and blacksmithing. Industry: water, steel & energy https://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Industry-water-steel-and-energy and https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/oral-histories-of-industry-and-employment About oral history https://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Oral-historians Swim oral history, River Ribble https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-xvpfv-c095e6 Telling stories that explore and celebrate the social, cultural and natural history of the River Ribble https://talkingrivers.podbean.com/ CONTRIBUTE: Make history now: Suffolk Archives (@KeyToThePast): Build a brand new collection with a snapshot of your life in Suffolk during the Covid-19 outbreak https://t.co/V4i7lOXcNE Collecting COVID-19: Cambridge University Library appeals for help in building a collaborative history of the coronavirus outbreak https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/CollectingCovid-19 Collaborate or just read the journal of our times https://www.plague20journal.com/ Advice on remote oral history interviewing now (only if essential) https://www.ohs.org.uk/advice/covid-19/ |
