Category Archive: On the Move

Risky Histories

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Writing the history of activism is a risky business, not least when activists themselves are at the forefront of constructing their own historical legacy, recording their experiences not for the sake nostalgia,  but through… Read More →

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AVBC

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During my period of research leave in Vancouver, Canada, I joined the Audio-Visual Heritage Association of British Columbia (AVBC).  AVBC is a non-profit society established to promote and facilitate preservation, conservation and public… Read More →

Video Blog 1: SPAN at M-Shed

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The SPAN project team are making an exhibition about the history of women’s work in the local area. To get an idea of what makes a good exhibition, the group went to visit… Read More →

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Knowle West TV

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                      We’re getting excited about the first workshop in the Knowle West strand of the project. On Monday, 17 March, we’re meeting at… Read More →

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Uncovering Bristol’s past – two case studies from the Vaughan postcard collection

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I’m going to present a couple of postcards which have already been researched and uploaded onto Know Your Place to illustrate some the different ways that you can go about your research. This… Read More →

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World War One layers added to Know Your Place

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Two new layers have been added to Know Your Place that cover all the known sites in Bristol that have a relationship to the First World War. A lot of this information is… Read More →

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Volunteer event: The Vaughan Postcard Collection

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Saturday 1 March at 2pm Bristol Record Office We are looking for volunteers from across Bristol to research a collection of old postcards from the city’s archives. Can you help us to find… Read More →

“Is work a dirty word now?”

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At the end of January, our project with Single Parent Action Network kicked off. Over the next seven weeks, as part of the Connected Communities “Know Your Bristol On The Move” project, we… Read More →

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Postcards of Bristol from yesteryear

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Did you know that Know Your Bristol On the Move has access to over 8,000 postcards of Bristol, images that hold fascinating stories of Bristol’s past? We have postcards of famous people of… Read More →

Bristol’s history of anti-apartheid

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The passing away of Nelson Mandela last week has sparked profound discussion around his place in the history of the campaign against apartheid and ongoing struggles for racial justice. Although some have noted… Read More →