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Women of Britain - Come into the Factories

PRESERVE THEIR MEMORIES

Many of us have war-related stories and objects that have been passed down to us from our parents, grandparents and other family members. Help us build our archive of their memories by sharing these stories and objects with us today.

SHARE YOUR STORY

Their Finest Hour is a University of Oxford project that aims to collect and digitally archive the everyday stories and objects of the Second World War that have been passed down from generation to generation.

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24 Sep

Digital Collection Day

ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS MUSEUM

Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 2AY

27 Sep

Digital Collection Day

DUNCANSBURGH CHURCH HALL

Duncansburgh Church Hall, The Parade, Fort William, PH33 6BA

30 Sep

Digital Collection Day

GREAT MISSENDEN LIBRARY

Great Missenden Community Library, High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AL

7 Oct

Digital Collection Day

AHMADIYYAH MOSQUE HALL, LEAMINGTON SPA

Ahmadiyyah Mosque Hall, Adelaide Road, Riverside, Leamington Spa, CV32 5AH

12 Oct

Training

ONLINE TRAINING SESSION (12-Oct-23)

Microsoft Teams

18 Oct

Digital Collection Day

THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM

The Staffordshire Regiment Museum, DMS Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY

19 Oct

Digital Collection Day

PERTON LIBRARY

Perton Library, Severn Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7QU

21 Oct

Digital Collection Day

BURTON LIBRARY

Burton Library, Riverside, High Street, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1AH

21 Oct

Digital Collection Day

THETFORD LIBRARY

Raymond St, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2EA

27 Oct

Digital Collection Day

ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE MUSEUM

Busy Boat Bay, Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Haslar Road, Gosport, PO12 2A

28 Oct

Digital Collection Day

WOODY'S LODGE

Woody's Lodge, Amelia Trust Farm, 5 Mile Lane, Barry CF62 3AS

4 Nov

Digital Collection Day

HADLEIGH LIBRARY

Hadleigh Library, 180 London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2PD

4 Nov

Digital Collection Day

DANUM GALLERY, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, DONCASTER

Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3BZ

4 Nov

Digital Collection Day

KIRKLANDS COMMUNITY CENTRE, MENSTON

Kirklands Community Centre, Main Street, Menston LS29 6HT

8 Nov

Digital Collection Day

MEDWAY ARCHIVES CENTRE

Medway Archives Centre, 32 Bryant Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent ME2 3EP

11 Nov

Digital Collection Day

LLANDAFF MEMORIAL HALL

Llandaff Memorial Hall, High Street, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2DZ

11 Nov

Digital Collection Day

WETHERDEN VILLAGE HALL

Wetherden Village Hall, Park Road, Wetherden, Stowmarket IP14 3LE.

11 Nov

Digital Collection Day

ULSTER UNIVERSITY (MAGEE CAMPUS)

Ulster University, Magee Campus, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 7JL

11 Nov

Digital Collection Day

WEST MEADS COMMUNITY HALL

West Meads Community Hall, The Precinct, Bognor Regis, PO21 5SB

12 Nov

Digital Collection Day

NATIONAL SIKH MUSEUM

National Sikh Museum, Princes St, Derby DE23 8NT

14 Nov

Digital Collection Day

THEALE LIBRARY

Theale Library, Church Street, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 5BZ

15 Nov

Digital Collection Day

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH

University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA

19 Nov

Digital Collection Day

HOLOCAUST CENTRE NORTH

Schwann Building Level 2, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH

25 Nov

Digital Collection Day

NUCLEUS: THE NUCLEAR AND CAITHNESS ARCHIVES

Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives, Airport Industrial Estate, Wick Airport, Wick, KW1 4QS

30 Nov

Digital Collection Day

HUNGERFORD LIBRARY

Hungerford Library, Church Street, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0JG

9 Dec

Digital Collection Day

ISLINGTON LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE

Islington Local History Centre, Finsbury Library, 245 St John Street, London, EC1V 4NB

17 Jan

Digital Collection Day

WEST BERKSHIRE MUSEUM

West Berkshire Museum, The Wharf, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5AS

VOLUNTEER WITH US

We're empowering communities to preserve the stories and objects of the Second World War. Find out how you can get involved on our Volunteer page.

SOS: SAVE OUR STORIES

We're inviting teachers, pupils, parents and other volunteers to help us turn 11-12 November 2023 into a Big WW2 Preservation Weekend.

Welcome

PRESERVE THEIR MEMORIES

UPCOMING EVENTS

ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS MUSEUM

DUNCANSBURGH CHURCH HALL

GREAT MISSENDEN LIBRARY

AHMADIYYAH MOSQUE HALL, LEAMINGTON SPA

ONLINE TRAINING SESSION (12-Oct-23)

THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM

PERTON LIBRARY

BURTON LIBRARY

THETFORD LIBRARY

ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE MUSEUM

WOODY'S LODGE

HADLEIGH LIBRARY

DANUM GALLERY, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, DONCASTER

KIRKLANDS COMMUNITY CENTRE, MENSTON

MEDWAY ARCHIVES CENTRE

LLANDAFF MEMORIAL HALL

WETHERDEN VILLAGE HALL

ULSTER UNIVERSITY (MAGEE CAMPUS)

WEST MEADS COMMUNITY HALL

NATIONAL SIKH MUSEUM

THEALE LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH

HOLOCAUST CENTRE NORTH

NUCLEUS: THE NUCLEAR AND CAITHNESS ARCHIVES

HUNGERFORD LIBRARY

ISLINGTON LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE

WEST BERKSHIRE MUSEUM

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