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Citizen Curators Unlock the Past

30/09/2013 by Yvonne Perkins 9 Comments

Everyone has a drawer full of old photos. Each photo has its own importance. The photographer used precious film to take the photo and paid to have them developed. They were kept because they were an important store of memory. But the memory has disappeared into the past. We gaze at the photos today, reluctant to dispose of them yet for us many of these images are meaningless. … [Read more...] about Citizen Curators Unlock the Past

Historians Walk the Talk

16/09/2013 by Yvonne Perkins 11 Comments

If you want to get to know an area better, enjoy history and some gentle outdoor exercise you should consider joining history walks. Historians have been conducting history walks for many years.  You can join a walk guided by a historian or you can download the notes for a history walk and do the walk in your own time. This week I joined a history walk conducted by North … [Read more...] about Historians Walk the Talk

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Yvonne Perkins is a professional historian and launched Stumbling Through the Past in August 2010. Focusing on history, and Australian history in particular, posts include interviews, book reviews, news reports on conferences and reflective pieces.

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