Posted on March 24, 2021
Join the Army? That’s Child’s Play! #2
In my last blog post I introduced a game called ‘From the Ranks to Field Marshal’. If you missed it,...
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Posted on March 22, 2021
Join the Army? That’s Child’s Play!
As a Trainee Curator, one of the things I enjoy most is being able to get hands-on and work with...
Posted on March 16, 2021
Citizen Curator Research: Victoria Barracks, Bodmin – A place of training and routine
In this post, our valued member of the 2021 voluntary Citizen Curator programme, Paulette Burgess, discusses her research into Bodmin’s Victoria...
Posted on March 10, 2021
Citizen Curator Insight: Researching During Lockdown
In this post, our valued member of the 2021 voluntary Citizen Curator programme, Runi Liverod, discusses his research into Walker...
Posted on March 5, 2021
Beatrice Rathbone
What better way to celebrate International Women’s day than to reflect upon the life of Beatrice Frederika Rathbone; an esteemed...
Posted on March 3, 2021
Remembering and researching the Women’s Land Army in Cornwall
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Cherish Watton, founder of www.womenslandarmy.co.uk and PhD student at Churchill College, Cambridge has written this...
Posted on February 15, 2021
Hearts and Minds
One of the objects that first caught my attention at Bodmin Keep was the colourful pin cushion on display in...
Posted on January 18, 2021
An overlooked set of battles?
Ordinary Men in Extraordinary Times The fascination of working within the archives at Bodmin Keep is seeing and learning first-hand...
Posted on January 18, 2021
Sending secret messages in the field using the Slidex
Sending secret messages is an important part of military communication. All sides in the Second World War worked extensively on...
Posted on January 13, 2021
Meet the curator!
Ever wondered what goes into looking after a museum collection? This week I spent some time with Verity, the museum’s...