Creating costumes from historical pictures: photogallery

Photos from a presentation by historical costume expert Lorna Kinsey-Jones at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, earlier this month. Lorna created the fabulous nurse’s uniform and Land Army smock which are currently on display at Heart of Conflict, our exhibition on Cornwall during World War One. Sarah Lloyd-Durrant,  who worked on the digitalisation of the museum’s collection […]

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Savings lives at sea: lunchtime talk

Local historian Len Sheppard gave a fascinating talk on life at sea during the war years at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, during our exhibition Heart of Conflict. Len, co-ordinator at Newquay Museum, is passionate about the subject and has a wealth of material on it. He talked about the build-up to the War – and then the […]

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Spring embroidery in Hammersmith

A great embroidery session led by our volunteer Katrina Williams at the Masbro Centre in Hammersmith, London … It’s nearly a year  now that we’ve been working with the older people and volunteers at the Masbro Centre. It’s been such a rewarding experience for us – and hopefully for everyone who has participated. Click here to […]

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