Memories of Horham
Local historian, Dennis Cross from Diss, shares with us his fascinating collection of old postcards, focusing on a different village in every issue. This time, we take a walk down memory lane in Horham....
History
Victory in Europe Day
By Catherine Rose The 8 May is the diamond anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. Following six years of suffering under Nazi terror, the liberation was summed up by the words of wartime Prime...
Honouring those who served in WWI
Jill Wright shares her experience of researching WWI history in Mulbarton and provides some advice for people who want to do the same in their village. Many villages have been busy in 2014-18 trying...
review, history, world war 1, medals, roll of honour, honour, war
Read all about it: Entertainment & leisure
Our local historian, Sarah Doig, delves into our region’s old newspapers to discover how our ancestors spent their free time. Today, with the benefit of both affordable travel to exotic locations and access to...
ancestors, reading rooms, history, wild animals, exotic animals
Children’s Education in our region over the centuries
In a brand new history series, Sarah Doig provides snapshots of children’s education in our region over the centuries. In most modestly-sized parts of Norfolk and Suffolk during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries various...
