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Author: Kirstie Guildford

A successful end of August…

4th September 20174th September 2017
Kirstie Guildford

It has been a successful end to the month of August, with our Community Workshop attracting many attendees on Tuesday 29th! Members of the local community joined us in discussing the potential for a ‘Swaythling in the Great War’ Heritage

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The Project and the Swaythling Community!

27th August 2017
Kirstie Guildford

The project has an exciting week ahead, with our first Community Workshop taking place on Tuesday 29th August, at the Round About Café in Swaythling! The workshop will be a drop in style event, leaving people free to come by

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An afternoon at the Solent Sky Museum

3rd August 20173rd August 2017
Kirstie Guildford

Yesterday, the student volunteers Lucy, Halina and Matthew accompanied me on a trip to the Solent Sky Museum near Southampton Docks, to further investigate the US Naval Airfield on North Stoneham Farm. Whilst there was a short passage on Edwin Rowland Moon,

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Riverfest 27/05/17 by Matthew Murphy

31st July 201731st July 2017
Kirstie Guildford

Cast your minds back a couple of months to the end of May… The research project took part in a community outreach festival called Riverfest. This was a good opportunity for the project to conduct field research while engaging with

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Meet Matthew – our fourth student volunteer!

31st July 2017
Kirstie Guildford

My name is Matthew and I am entering my third year as a Modern History and Politics student at the University of Southampton this September. My interest in the project was first piqued because I live in Swaythling itself. For

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A double dose of research!

27th July 201731st July 2017
Kirstie Guildford

This week saw US themed back to back research trips for the project, to gather more information on American soldiers in Swaythling, and the US Naval Airfield on North Stoneham Farm.  I visited the University of Southampton Hartley Library Archives

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Research trip to the Hampshire Archives!

13th July 201713th July 2017
Kirstie Guildford

The Hampshire Archives, Winchester Yesterday I accompanied Halina, Matthew and Lucy on a trip to Winchester, to conduct more research into Swaythling during the Great War. We looked at a variety of topics, such as the Remount Depot, the US

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An introduction from a new team member

11th July 201713th July 2017
Kirstie Guildford

Hello everyone! My name is Kirstie Guildford and I have recently joined the Swaythling in the Great War project. I graduated from the University of Southampton this year with a BA in History, and I am keen to stay involved

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