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A new post, in which third-year student Mel Hewitt reflects on a visit to the People's History Museum as part of the mod...
08/11/2018

A new post, in which third-year student Mel Hewitt reflects on a visit to the People's History Museum as part of the module Early Victorian England.

In this post, third-year student Mel Hewitt reflects on a trip to the People’s History Museum as part of the module Early Victorian England.     On the 24th October, the English Lit…

A new post from Charis Wilson on her placement at the Yorkshire Museum and her work in producing a trail for the Roman e...
25/09/2018

A new post from Charis Wilson on her placement at the Yorkshire Museum and her work in producing a trail for the Roman exhibit!

Second year student Charis Wilson explored Roman York for her placement project at the Yorkshire Museum, finding exciting ways to intrigue young visitors. In conjunction with the university, I was …

A new HCC blog post by Tom Chisholm on his placement at York Explore cataloguing archival documents!
18/09/2018

A new HCC blog post by Tom Chisholm on his placement at York Explore cataloguing archival documents!

As part of the module History, Community and Culture, Tom Chisholm examined documents at York Explore that highlight the significance of our precious archives. I recently completed a 75-hour placem…

In this HCC post, James Adams writes about his placement at the Yorkshire Film Archive and participating in their digiti...
12/09/2018

In this HCC post, James Adams writes about his placement at the Yorkshire Film Archive and participating in their digitisation programme!

For his History, Community and Culture placement project, second year student James Adams worked to digitise unique and fascinating films in the Yorkshire Film Archive collection. Here, he highligh…

A new HCC post from Emily Bennett on her placement at York Explore working with historic legal documents!
05/09/2018

A new HCC post from Emily Bennett on her placement at York Explore working with historic legal documents!

Emily Bennett researched and catalogued a wide collection of documents from the Grays Solicitors collection at York Explore for her placement project, finding the experience illuminating. During th…

A new post by Colum Martin on his HCC placement at the Yorkshire Museum and working with objects in the Roman gallery.
22/08/2018

A new post by Colum Martin on his HCC placement at the Yorkshire Museum and working with objects in the Roman gallery.

As part of his placement project at the Yorkshire Museum, second year student Colum Martin created an exciting, educational trail for children around the Roman gallery. He describes his experience …

A new post from Louise Gwillim on her placement at the Yorkshire Film Archive!
15/08/2018

A new post from Louise Gwillim on her placement at the Yorkshire Film Archive!

Being the first researcher to study rare items in the YFA’s collections was a special treat for second year student, Louise Gwillim, who worked there as part of her History, Community and Cul…

A great new post by Daniel Stimpson on his research into the York Peace Celebration at York Explore!
03/08/2018

A great new post by Daniel Stimpson on his research into the York Peace Celebration at York Explore!

As part of his History, Community and Culture project, Daniel Stimpson was surprised to find records of fascinating festivity at York Explore. Picture taken of the Peace day celebrations in York ( …

A new post from Bethany Sharpe on her placement at the Yorkshire Museum and its Mesolithic objects from Star Carr!
27/07/2018

A new post from Bethany Sharpe on her placement at the Yorkshire Museum and its Mesolithic objects from Star Carr!

Amongst the Yorkshire Museum’s most unique items are the finds from Star Carr, which include the oldest example of Mesolithic artwork. Bethany Sharpe discusses the importance of the archaeological …

A new HCC post from Charlotte Gayfer, who carried out research into objects at the Yorkshire Museum
20/07/2018

A new HCC post from Charlotte Gayfer, who carried out research into objects at the Yorkshire Museum

Inviting people to learn more about objects in the Yorkshire Museum’s medieval gallery was at the heart of Charlotte Gayfer’s placement project for the module History, Community and Culture. In thi…

Another interesting new HCC blog post from Rebecca Stonehouse, who carried out work in the Yorkshire Film Archive catalo...
16/07/2018

Another interesting new HCC blog post from Rebecca Stonehouse, who carried out work in the Yorkshire Film Archive cataloguing historic cameras and filming equipment

As part of the module History, Community and Culture, Rebecca Stonehouse spent time working at the Yorkshire Film Archive cataloguing and creating exhibitions from their object collection. She shar…

The first of student HCC placement blogs: a very interesting report from Joshua Engley on his work cataloguing historica...
10/07/2018

The first of student HCC placement blogs: a very interesting report from Joshua Engley on his work cataloguing historical legal documents at York Explore!

Second year history students have been taking part in projects across the city of York this semester for the module History, Community and Culture. In the first of a series of reports sharing their…

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