Category: Women’s history

History is nice, but…
Attachment to place · Australia · Camden · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Family history · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · History of a house · History theory and practice · House history · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Media History · Medical history · Motoring History · Moveable Heritage · Place making · Sense of place · Storytelling · Women's history

History is nice, but…

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The value of history is more important now than almost at any other time in the past.

Being a Historical Detective
Adaptive Re-use · Camden Historical Society · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Education · Family history · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · History of a house · History theory and practice · House history · Industrial Heritage · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Media History · Medical history · Military history · Monuments · Motoring History · Moveable Heritage · Myths · Place making · Public art · Re-enactments · Sense of place · Social media · Stereotypes · Storytelling · Theme Parks · Women's history

Being a Historical Detective

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There are a number of steps involved in being a historical detective and conducting an investigation (historical research).

Angels of Mercy, Red Cross volunteers
Art · Blue Plaques · British Red Cross · Community work · Country Women's Association · CWA · First World War · Heritage · Lady Helen Munro Ferguson · Media · Memory · Motherhood · Myths · Nationalism · Newspapers · Patriotism · Poster Art · Red Cross · Second World War · Social History · Volunteering · Volunteerism · War · War at home · Wartime · Women's history · World War One

Angels of Mercy, Red Cross volunteers

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For the many during the First World the Red Cross became the soldier's guardian angel. The metaphor was expressed in poster, literature, the popular press and a host of other locations.

Camden Showgirl, an enduring pageant
Agricultural heritage · Agriculture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Camden · Camden Show · Camden Showgirl · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Farming · Fashion · Festivals · Heritage · History · Leisure · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Lost trades · Macarthur · Miss Showgirl · Modernism · Pageant · Place making · Retailing · Ruralism · Sense of place · Stereotypes · Storytelling · Tourism · Volunteering · Volunteerism · Women's history

Camden Showgirl, an enduring pageant

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Miss Showgirl, an enduring anachronism at a rural festival that brings the community together and celebrates the areas rural heritage and agriculture