Free History Workshop
Discovering The Lives Of First World War Soldiers
Presented
by
Sutton Mandeville Heritage Trust (SMHT)
at
The Nadder Centre,
Weaveland Road, Tisbury, SP3 6HJ
on
Saturday 10th March 2018
10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
This workshop is all about discovering the lives
of First
World War soldiers using books and
online sources. We will be focussing
on soldiers
who trained at camps in Sutton Mandeville
before heading to
the Western Front, but the
same methods can be used to discover
family
histories or to trace people
named on war memorials.
We will be using the Lives of the First World War
website (livesofthefirstworldwar.org), run by the
Imperial War Museums (IWM),
to find sources of information and to record
what we find. Our discoveries will help build
a bigger picture of the impact of WWI
on people's lives, and also ensure that our
results create a lasting legacy.
A researcher from the IWM will be joining
us to share their expertise.
This workshop is being carried out as part
of the Sutton Mandeville First World War
Badges and Camps project, which recently
restored the regimental badge of the
Royal Warwickshire Regiment on the hillside
overlooking the A30 in Sutton Mandeville.
This project has been made possible through the
generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Provisional Programme:
10.00 Introductions.
10.20 The camps at Sutton Mandeville.
10.40 Using the Lives of the First World War website.
11.00 Tea/Coffee.
11.30 Researching Soldiers #1.
12.30 Lunch.
13.30 Researching Soldiers #2.
14.30 Tea/Coffee.
15.00 Recap and Questions.
16.00 Close.
Refreshments will be provided, but please
make your own arrangements for lunch.
website (livesofthefirstworldwar.org), run by the
Imperial War Museums (IWM),
to find sources of information and to record
what we find. Our discoveries will help build
a bigger picture of the impact of WWI
on people's lives, and also ensure that our
results create a lasting legacy.
A researcher from the IWM will be joining
us to share their expertise.
This workshop is being carried out as part
of the Sutton Mandeville First World War
Badges and Camps project, which recently
restored the regimental badge of the
Royal Warwickshire Regiment on the hillside
overlooking the A30 in Sutton Mandeville.
This project has been made possible through the
generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Provisional Programme:
10.00 Introductions.
10.20 The camps at Sutton Mandeville.
10.40 Using the Lives of the First World War website.
11.00 Tea/Coffee.
11.30 Researching Soldiers #1.
12.30 Lunch.
13.30 Researching Soldiers #2.
14.30 Tea/Coffee.
15.00 Recap and Questions.
16.00 Close.
Refreshments will be provided, but please
make your own arrangements for lunch.
Please bring your own laptop or tablet.
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