We’d love to hear from you. You can get in touch in the following ways. Call us on: 01392 438811 Write to/visit us at: Devon Development Education, 17 St Davids Hill, Exeter EX4 3RG. Email us on: dde@globalcentredevon.org.uk. Or if you’d like to get in touch directly with our Project Coordinator or Community Heritage Coordinators,…
Digital event 23.11.20 – The Polish Navy in Okehampton
Join us on Zoom to hear from specialist researchers about the Polish Navy’s links to Okehampton during the Second World War. During this digital event, one of TOSFOR’s research groups will introduce the case of the Polish Naval Camp and Resettlement Centre: an important but little known chapter of Okehampton’s WW2 history. The talk will…
Covid-19: Exhibitions Update
November Lockdown announcement We are sad to announce that due to the impending national lockdown, we will be pausing our plans for the Telling Our Stories exhibitions. Please read on for an update for each town. Tiverton The exhibition at the Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life will be suspended while the museum closes for…
Digital Event 20.10.20 – Listening to History: Tiverton
Join us on Zoom for a talk exploring diversity in Tiverton’s history from its early medieval origins to later visitors and settlers. Tiverton’s history is deep and broad, taking in stories of refugees, ex slaves, entrepreneurs, farmworkers, entertainers and soldiers. During this digital event, the project team will share a collection of stories from different…
Telling Our Stories: Tiverton exhibition
We are very excited to be holding the first of our three project exhibitions: Telling Our Stories: Tiverton. Where: Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life, Becks Square, Tiverton EX16 6PJ When: 1st – 31st October 2020. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 11 am – 4 pm (please note that Saturdays are TBC – please check the…
Special Object Challenge
Hello superstar story-finders. Are you ready to be an archaeologist of personal objects, a discoverer of undiscovered items? Here’s our next Family Challenge. You can repeat this one for as many objects as you can get your hands on! The Special Object Challenge Ask someone from your family to choose an object which is special…
Conversation and a Cuppa Challenge
Hello superstar story-finders. Are you ready to be an explorer of family history, a discoverer of untold tales? Here’s our next Family Challenge. It’s time to get curious – what have you always wanted to know about your family member(s), but never had the time to ask? Conversation and a Cuppa Challenge Sit down with…
Family Photo Challenge
Hello superstar story-finders. Are you ready to be an explorer of family history, a discoverer of untold tales? Here’s the first of our Family Challenges. Family Photo Challenge Dig out some old photos from when your Mum / Dad / Aunty / Grandparents first moved to their house or town. Look at the photo: What…
Project on hold – Coronavirus
Due to the impact of the Coronavirus, we have taken the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots project for the next two months (April and May 2020). We are intending to resume work in June 2020, providing the national and international situation has improved. But don’t worry –…
Reach Out, Reach In Challenge
We find ourselves in the midst of a new, scary and utterly unprecedented time. Confined to our own four walls, we are all required, for our collective wellbeing and safety, to ‘socially distance’ ourselves from friends, neighbours, colleagues, fellow citizens – even our own families. As planes ground, ferry ports are deserted, and borders close,…
A group of friends from Bolham Camp, including Franc Rosic (far right) on a day trip in Devon. Image shared courtesy of Dale Snow (Franc's daughter).
Research Diary: Discovering European Stories
Tiverton Community Heritage Coordinator Lizzie Mee outlines some of the European connections emerging in Tiverton’s history… As we’ve been delving deeper into the archives and history books, we’ve discovered that a big part of Tiverton’s history is that of the European workers who have travelled to Tiverton to work. This is a vast topic –…
Image courtesy of Dogberry and Finch Bookshop
Event diary: Song out of Darkness Book Launch
Okehampton Community Heritage Coordinator Laurel Miller reports on a fascinating book launch… Okehampton volunteers greatly enjoyed hearing readings from the memoir of local author Karen Eugenia Boreham at her book launch this week. Karen has lived on a Dartmoor farm for 50 years. In her memoir Song out of Darkness, she reflects on her Ukrainian…
Project diary: Exhibition Planning in Tiverton
Tiverton Community Heritage Coordinator Lizzie Mee writes about the thinking involved in planning an exhibition… It’s been a busy start to the year in Tiverton! We’ve begun preparations for recording our oral histories. Meanwhile, the volunteers and I are also busy planning our final exhibition. The narrative of the exhibition is starting to take shape……