Doncaster’s Five Minute Histories: A Look Behind the Scenes
Doncaster’s Five Minute Histories are audio recordings produced as part of Heritage Doncaster’s History Health and Happiness programme. The recordings provide immersive experiences that recreate historical events, through storytelling and sound effects. Introduction Doncaster’s Five Minute Histories are audio recordings produced as part of Heritage Doncaster’s History Health and Happiness programme. The recordings provide immersive […]
Moving the Pollington Sarcophagus
Discovered in 1949 by quarry workers, this enigmatic burial of a woman has featured prominently in Doncaster Museum over the years. Our Human History curator, Peter Robinson, uncovers what went into the complex operation to move it to its new home in the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum due to open later this summer. The […]
Having Fun at Home with Digital Social Clubs
Do you enjoy discovering things about the past? Are you a fan of arts and crafts? Maybe you’re a bit of a bookworm? Are you looking for ways to connect with new people? Then, History, Health and Happiness’s Digital Social Clubs may be for you! In this blog post, we will introduce you to two […]
No. 251 Locomotive Returns to Doncaster
By Kim Drabyk, Heritage Doncaster Manager On a cold Sunday morning in January, and at an early hour, the Great Northern Railway Atlantic locomotive No.251 made the 90 mile journey from Shildon, south down the A1, to its new home. Following years of planning by Heritage Doncaster and partners, colleagues from our team waited with […]
Beyond #BlackOutTuesday
On Tuesday 2nd June organisations and individuals muted their social media in solidarity with Black communities in the UK and US. Heritage Doncaster also muted our social media yesterday, and our teams used the day to reflect on what we can do better. We wanted to share with you some of the things we discussed, […]
Heritage Doncaster #Archaeocake bakeoff!
Heritage Doncaster recently took part in this year’s Festival of Archaeology (organised by Archaeoogy UK) and their #Archaeocake competition. Staff have dusted of their mixing bowls and wooden spoons, put their icing skills to the test, and presented their bakes ready to be judged by the public! Some baked reproductions of artefacts from Heritage Doncaster’s collection […]
Herstory: Retracing the Journeys of Doncaster’s Suffragettes
“Her story, our story, every woman has a story” A group of women from Denaby Main have been uncovering the stories of inspirational women from Doncaster’s past with Heritage Doncaster. On 28 May the group retraced the journeys made by Doncaster’s Suffragettes as they travelled to London by train to visit Parliament. Project Manager Victoria […]
Tank Bank Day
What a day we had on Saturday 9 June when Frank the Tank rolled into Doncaster! Our Doncaster 1914-18 team put together an amazing, action-packed day to recreate the momentous occasion of Doncaster Tank Bank Week which took place in the Borough in 1918. Our recreation brought hundreds of people to Doncaster Market Place to […]