Cultures and memories

Funding was used by volunteers of Thurrock Local History Society to collate material for displays about the little-known achievements of Alfred Russell Wallace who was resident at The Dell in Grays Thurrock in the 19th century.

The Mental Health, Past, Present, Future project is exploring the history of mental health treatment for young people.

Exploring the contributions of Rossendale’s first generation Bangladeshi Pioneers through intergenerational working.

Touching Memory created memory boxes for people with dementia that explore the everyday life of people living in Inverclyde from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow explored the experiences of Belgian refugees during the First World War.

Mid Pennine Arts (MPA) is looking back through their archives to help celebrate its 50th anniversary.

National Museums Scotland worked with the Glasgow Gurdwara and Sikh Sanjog to explore Sikh heritage through the history of the boy Maharaja.

A student-led project created a mobile phone app that updates a Jane Austen walking trail in Hampshire to mark 200 years since the author’s death.

This project captured the unrecorded and less well-known experiences of the Nigerians who came to Manchester between 1940 and 1960.

This 12-month project collected objects and historical information that are important to people and the history of their country, ranging from objects on childbirth to marriage.

People with brain injuries explored the experiences of similar people in the past in this innovative heritage project.

Pupils at North Primary School discovered and shared the stories of former students who fought during the First World War through two HLF-supported projects.