Sergeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis, affectionately known as Hugh or the ‘Cockney Sparrow’, has a story filled with unique and touching elements. Remarkably, it took over fifty years for him… Read More »The ‘Cockney Sparrow’: John Ellis, Battle of Britain Hurricane Pilot
It is a great privilege to be working in education with the ‘Services Six’ team of students at Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust. They are enthusiastically helping us develop and… Read More »Education Students in Gosport Uncover Impact of World War 1
This powerful contribution from the National Holocaust Centre and Museum reminds us how humanity has the tragic ability to tear itself apart. Through prejudice whipped up by those who build… Read More »Remembrance Story: German Jewish Soldiers in the First World War
This week we celebrate International Women’s Day. We want to share a story inspired by our current Isle of Wight Museums and Schools project. Blanche Thornycroft was one of the… Read More »In Search of Speed: Blanche Thornycroft
“Where are your monuments, your battles, martyrs? Where is your tribal memory? Sirs, in that grey vault. The sea. The sea has locked them up. The sea is History.” Derek… Read More »Shipwrecks: Underwater Echoes of the Past
During 1918-19, Joseph William Bowler was stationed in Egypt training to be an Observer in the Royal Flying Corps. He was a keen photographer who took the opportunity to travel… Read More »A WW1 Letter from Jerusalem
The Earth Museum is an experimental project with a long-term vision to develop powerful global citizenship learning resources for the home and the classroom. We have been working closely with… Read More »Evaluating Our WW1 Explorer Resource in the Classroom
Mr Dan Thompson recently prompted Margate to remember that 80 years ago, the Kindertransport brought Jewish children to Margate. 60 at a time stayed at Rowden Hall Hotel, more in… Read More »Rowden Hall: a Place of Refuge
One of the great perks of being involved in The Earth Museum is how you have the opportunity to discover amazing artefacts in heritage collections. All are unique, and some… Read More »The Hand-Painted Tray
With a population of just 7,000 people, East Cowes on the Isle of Wight is a small town with a big history. Home to Osborne House, the summer palace of… Read More »East Cowes: Home of Shipbuilders and Royalty
Imagination is a never-ending source of inspiration. But what of the real places and people of the World and the detailed heritage marks they make in our landscapes and museums?… Read More »The Earth Museum: Dive In and Explore
A final story for the moment inspired by our work with Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust on creating KS3 learning resources about World War 1 and global citizenship. Charlotte Edith… Read More »Ours Is A History of Warriors: Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture