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- Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:17 pm
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Hey,
On the 17th October - the National Trust are encouraging people to write a diary for the day and upload to the History Matters website: http://www.historymatters.org.uk
They want as many people as possible to record a ‘blog’ diary of this one day which will eventually be stored by the British Library as a permanent historical record of our national life.
This is a one off, one day diary done on a mass scale – that will itself make history and can be a resource for historians in the future.
They want to urge people participating to reflect in their diaries how history itself impacted on them that day – whether it be simply commuting through an historic environment, discussing family history, watching repeats on TV, or listening to mum's incessant 80's pop.
17 October has been chosen deliberately as ‘an ordinary’ Tuesday of no particular significance. We want to record the ordinary lives of citizens and students.
By doing so in vast numbers, everyone will be contributing something valuable to the historic record - a snapshot of everyday life at the beginning of the 21st century.
So, remember remember, er 17th of October. When you've uploaded to the website - post your diary to this thread. Its a great start to those who don't nesscary see the appeal of blogging (like me!)
Adam x
On the 17th October - the National Trust are encouraging people to write a diary for the day and upload to the History Matters website: http://www.historymatters.org.uk
They want as many people as possible to record a ‘blog’ diary of this one day which will eventually be stored by the British Library as a permanent historical record of our national life.
This is a one off, one day diary done on a mass scale – that will itself make history and can be a resource for historians in the future.
They want to urge people participating to reflect in their diaries how history itself impacted on them that day – whether it be simply commuting through an historic environment, discussing family history, watching repeats on TV, or listening to mum's incessant 80's pop.
17 October has been chosen deliberately as ‘an ordinary’ Tuesday of no particular significance. We want to record the ordinary lives of citizens and students.
By doing so in vast numbers, everyone will be contributing something valuable to the historic record - a snapshot of everyday life at the beginning of the 21st century.
So, remember remember, er 17th of October. When you've uploaded to the website - post your diary to this thread. Its a great start to those who don't nesscary see the appeal of blogging (like me!)
Adam x
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