We’re very excited to announce our exhibitions are getting back on their feet after the lockdown. Read below for an update on each town. Tiverton The exhibition at the Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life will be open until Monday 21st December 2020. Okehampton We...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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