Voices from 1918

Experience 1918 through first hand accounts of people who were there. Voices from 1918 is a ScreenPLAY project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

Armistice week in a small Dorset town - an extract from Lady Mary Monkswell’s 1918 diary - read by Margie Barbour @margiebarbour @DorsetArchives @VoicesFrom1918 @TheKeepMuseum
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/CaAuwj9FKX

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

After the horror of war - poetry. Jack’s poems become his therapy as he struggles to regain his mental health. Aftermath - in the Wake of War premieres Monday May 25th at 7pm https://t.co/525f4v8Cx6 @ArtsHealthSW @Shrink_at_Large @HeritageFundSW

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

Tormented by memories of war, Jack’s poetry becomes his therapy: Aftermath - in the Wake of War premieres Monday 25th May 7pm https://t.co/DWqzZ8SrUd

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

Premiering online on Monday at 7pm: Aftermath - in the Wake of War - State of Play’s WW1 drama exploring the lives of people after WW1 - shot in the magnificent setting of Deans Court House, Wimborne https://t.co/525f4uR18w @deans_court @DorsetArchives

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

Streaming from 7pm tonight - Tommy’s Sisters - following the lives of five women on the WW1 homefront in Dorset. https://t.co/uSaZjb3vkQ @ChloeHatherley @StorytellingUK @ActivatePArts @artsdevco @ace_national @smallhan

[Voices from 1918 @VoicesFrom1918]

Lady Mary Monkswell - one of our most prolific diarists in Voices from 1918 - died just over ten years later in her 80th year - and is laid to rest in Beaminster cemetery, surrounded by many of the people she wrote about and loved @DorsetArchives @HeritageFundSW @margiebarbour

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

Aftermath - State of Play’s powerful site specific drama about surviving war, returns in September for schools performances and two public shows at Deans Court house in Wimborne - book now on 01202 886116! @GHoritz @priestshouse @HeritageFundSW @ActivatePArts @Artsreach

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

Delighted to be the Centre's guest blog this week - thanks to @HeritageFundSW for making Voices from 1918 possible @NerysW @margiebarbour @shascreenplay

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

Looking for absorbing poolside listening this summer? Stories from a Dorset village in 1918 to download free on your phone or tablet: https://t.co/AN7PG0lIRj a ScreenPLAY project supported by the National Lottery @HeritageFundSW @NerysW @ActivatePArts @shascreenplay @artsdevco

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

“great listening experience”... “brings personable accounts of life in First World War Britain wonderfully to life with enormous wit, passion and emotion.” 1918 The Year the World Changed - download and listen in iTunes https://t.co/ysX5RoqoOt @margiebarbour @HeritageFundSW

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

What is it like to be a survivor of war - scarred mentally and physically when most in your unit were killed? Actors Stuart Glossop (Dr Kaye Le Fleming) and Jake Baker (Jack Hanham) in rehearsal for Aftermath - new professional drama from State of Play Arts @GHoritz @Artsreach

[Dorset History Centre @DorsetArchives]

Looking to learn a new skill? Why not sign up for our #oralhistory workshop on Thursday 7th March!

‘An Introduction to Recording Oral History’
7 March, 10am – 1pm
Dorset History Centre
£12.50 pp

There is very limited space so be sure to email us on [email protected]

[WW1 Lives @ww1lives]

If you haven't already, please add your photos of #WW1 people and graves, and their stories, to https://t.co/q3Wg78IsMa NOW before the system is frozen in the middle of March, to ensure your photos and stories are preserved on the @I_W_M permanent digital memorial @LivesOfWW1

[Voices from 1918 @VoicesFrom1918]

We've added yesterday's lovely piece in the paper by @DorsetEchoJo to the Voices blog in case you missed it: https://t.co/tNfKr8iGQH @DorsetArchives @HeritageFundSW

[Joanna O'Donnell @DorsetEchoJo]

What a fascinating project this is.

[Voices from 1918 @VoicesFrom1918]

Hold the front page - double page spread about Voices from 1918 in today's Dorset Evening Echo - more on our blog www.voicesfrom1918 tomorrow @DorsetArchives @HeritageFundSW @shascreenplay @LadyMonkswell @NerysW @Dorsetecho @margiebarbour

[Voices from 1918 @VoicesFrom1918]

"A fascinating insight into the unfolding drama of life in Dorset at the end of WW1 described by this intelligent and politically aware woman.." review on iTunes of our podcast 1918 The Year the World Changed https://t.co/Dj5Z9COFPu @HeritageFundSW @DorsetArchives

[Alastair Nisbet @alastair]

What was life like on the #homefront in #Dorset in 1918 ? Listen to our podcasts on iTunes - https://t.co/ysX5RoqoOt with @margiebarbour as Mary Monkswell from #Beaminster. More on our blog https://t.co/FdWulI6jmV @HeritageFundSW @NerysW @DorsetArchives @shascreenplay

[Voices from 1918 @VoicesFrom1918]

You’re so far ahead of your time Fred. Letters and diaries are an extraordinary resource. Have a look at some on our blog: https://t.co/H33O2oWKrx from our 1918 writers @LadyMonkswell @mariestopes1918 @OliveHarcourt @JamesSansom230 produced with support of @heritagelottery

[Voices from 1918 @VoicesFrom1918]

Alfred Johnson ltr to Essie
I don't know what I got the MC for. The Major put my name in last September for things in general I think. That is all I know.
We went to Dinant yesterday. We have demobilised a good many, sent about 40 away to heavy batteries to help with the horses.