Announcement: "Lives of the First World War"
IWM will then become custodian of the millions of incredible public contributions made over the past five years, making up this permanent digital memorial that will always remain free to access.
As we enter the final year of the project, we need your help to build rich, full Life Stories for as many individuals as possible. Take this opportunity to be part of our innovative digital project - scan and upload First World War letters and diaries, research a name on your local war memorial or share anecdotes that have been passed down through your family. Thank you for all your amazing contributions so far. We look forward to seeing your additions over the coming year, which will help shape our understanding of the First World War both now and in the future.
With the project nearing its end, annual subscriptions* will cease to be available from 30 March 2018 at midday. You can continue, however, to purchase monthly subscriptions until 1 March 2019. All annual subscribers due for renewal from 31 March 2018 will have their automatic renewal cancelled and offered alternatives.
Achievements to date
- To date, we’ve welcomed more than 130,000 members. Together we are piecing together more than 7.6 million Life Stories from the First World War.
- Over 2 million facts, anecdotes and images have been added so far.
- More than 7,000 Communities have also been created, helping us remember those who were part of the same family, workplace or sports team.
- Our Teachers' Hub initiative continues to helps school engage with real life stories from the First World War.
Take our Lives of the First World War refresher tour to continue with your research.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to discover some of the inspiring stories already added
Join IWM's mailing list to discover the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary times.
Take a 14-day free trial of Findmypast's Plus or Pro subscriptions to view millions of service records and so much more
*"So much of this website is free to use and always will be. However by subscribing, you become a supporter of IWM's Permanent Digital Memorial, ensuring these Life Stories are never forgotten."
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LINK for adding information as per comment below:
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/adding-to-a-life-story?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=lotfww&utm_content=1073147
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LINK for adding information as per comment below:
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/adding-to-a-life-story?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=lotfww&utm_content=1073147
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N.B. OTHER PERSPECTIVES ON THE FIRST WORLD WAR ARE AVAILABLE:
Remembering the Real World War 1 (Bristol) https://network23.org/realww1/
Remembering the Real World War 1 (London group now defunct but see Reading List)
Previously on this blog:
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Progress - the latest encouragement from IWM Lives of the First World War includes specific mention of COs:
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"From factory workers and members of the armed forces, to medics and conscientious objectors, we need your help to tell the stories of men and women who played a key role in the First World War – do you have anecdotes, facts and images to upload? Find out how to add to Life Stories".
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/adding-to-a-life-story?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=lotfww&utm_content=1073147
For the richer reader...
ReplyDeleteThe BL are running a course entitled "Explore the historical importance and contemporary relevance of writing and the First World War" Mondays 24 September, 1, 8, 22, 29 October and 5 November, costing £250 (concessionary)-£295. Details at: https://www.bl.uk/events/first-world-war-literature
Or "Read the full course outline" (summaries, reading lists etc.) in a pdf at:
https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/whats%20on/events/2018/adult%20course%20pdfs/first%20world%20war%20literature.pdf
From BBC Scotland Features 9-11-2018: 'Remember conscientious objectors too'
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"There's wide recognition for remembering the men who died in the many wars, and that's as it should be, but the story of the opposition to war and of conscientious objectors is a very important part of our history, especially in Scotland", he (Brian Larkin of the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre) said...
- Not a bad piece, with some illustrations.
New post on Past Tense blog:
ReplyDelete"Today in London anti-war history, 1919: Strike of conscientious objectors in Wandsworth Prison gets them released" -
https://pasttenseblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/07/today-in-london-anti-war-history-1919-strike-of-conscientious-objectors-in-wandsworth-prison-gets-them-released/