The Great War 1914 - 1918
This exhibition was created to commemorate the centenary of the Great War.
It showcases the Peoples’ History of the Great War, as witnessed and recorded by people in the communities of modern Milton Keynes. There are stories of everyday lives on the Home Front, as well as serving soldiers’ memories. Diaries, photographs, letters and documents were lovingly preserved by their families and donated to this project. For more information please visit our website: http://www.greatwarmemoriesmk.co.uk/index.html
This project has been supported with a grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund.
We hope this project will inform younger generations as well as preserve and celebrate individual contributions to the war effort, however small. We hope to balance the national and propaganda views with the local, personal and emotional response.
This exhibition runs until 19 November 2018.
Please click on the images below to see larger files.
It showcases the Peoples’ History of the Great War, as witnessed and recorded by people in the communities of modern Milton Keynes. There are stories of everyday lives on the Home Front, as well as serving soldiers’ memories. Diaries, photographs, letters and documents were lovingly preserved by their families and donated to this project. For more information please visit our website: http://www.greatwarmemoriesmk.co.uk/index.html
This project has been supported with a grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund.
We hope this project will inform younger generations as well as preserve and celebrate individual contributions to the war effort, however small. We hope to balance the national and propaganda views with the local, personal and emotional response.
This exhibition runs until 19 November 2018.
Please click on the images below to see larger files.