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Tag: Nostalgia

Uncovering the history of Arundel Gallery Trail

[This story was originally published in the August 2018 edition of etc magazine.] Emily Jessica Turner speaks to a trail … More

Archives, Art, Art History, Culture, Gallery, History, Journalism, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Research

Tales from the Archive: The ‘Mermaid of Bognor’

[This story was first published online in the Bognor Observer on July 26, 19, 2018. The original story can be … More

Culture, Heritage, History, Journalism, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Photography, Research, Tales from the Archives

Hidden histories and family drama: a review of Loves, Lives, and Letters

[This story was published on July 24, 2018, on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/hidden-histories-and-family-drama-review-of-lives-loves-and-letters.] – Lives, … More

Academia, Art, Book, Culture, etc, Ghosts, History, Journalism, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Photography, Research, Review, Travel, Victorian

Lives, Loves, Letters

Five women uncover a house’s fascinating past through a family’s letters. Emily Jessica Turner finds out more [This story was … More

Book, Culture, etc, History, Journalism, Nostalgia, Research, Review

The hidden history of fake mermaids

    When we think of mermaids, we might expect magical, long haired sirens, possibly accompanied by a Jamaican crab. … More

Cryptozoology, Culture, History, Journalism, Nature, Nostalgia, Photography, Research

Actress, suffragette, princess: the story of the forgotten Russian royal

[This is an updated version of a story produced for the Shoreham Herald.] She was a freedom fighter, celebrated actress … More

Culture, Fashion, Feminism, History, Journalism, Nostalgia, Performance, Research, Theatre

Tales from the Archive: The Seal Road bungalow poltergeist

[This story was published on February 7 in the Observer series. Read the original story at https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/nostalgia-the-seal-road-bungalow-poltergeist-1-8369726.] There were ‘queer things’ … More

Ghosts, Heritage, History, Journalism, Nostalgia, Research, Tales from the Archives

Naval officer who helped to break the Enigma code

[This story was published on November 30 in the Chichester Observer. Read the original story at https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/naval-officer-who-helped-to-break-the-enigma-code-1-8268267.]  A writer has told … More

Book, History, Journalism, Nostalgia, Research, Tales from the Archives

Can You Help Discover the History of Patient Creativity at St James’ Hospital?

[This story was published on November 13 by Star & Crescent. Read the original story at starandcrescent.org.uk/2017/11/13/can-you-help-discover-the-history-of-patient-creativity-at-st-james-hospital.] Local writer and historian … More

Academia, Archives, Art, Culture, History, Journalism, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Nostalgia, Nursing, Patient Publications, Personal, Portsmouth, Research

Remaining wraiths: haunted Waterlooville

I grew up in a town called Waterlooville. Like many people in their mid-twenties, I have not yet made it … More

Culture, Ghosts, Heritage, History, Journalism, Nostalgia, Occult, Photography, Research, Waterlooville

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