Suffolk Voices to be restored and digitised
Suffolk County Council has been awarded £35,700 by the Heritage
Lottery Fund for an innovative project to preserve the authentic
voices and experiences of Suffolk residents for future
generations. Further details about the work of the Heritage
Lottery Fund can be obtained from their
website.
Suffolk County
Councillor Lisa Chambers, portfolio holder for Economic and
Cultural Development, said: “This is a wonderful opportunity to
both keep and make available for ever some local people’s
fascinating accounts of their lives. It is so easy to lose our
understanding of what everyday life in a particular area or
industry felt like for local people in the recent past. Voices of
those who lived and worked perhaps very near where we live can
bring history alive, and I’m sure the projects in schools will be a
great success with children and young people. It's one thing to
learn about world events and the effects of technology, it's much
more meaningful when we see how it affected local people’s everyday
lives.”
Further details about the
project (PDF, 335Kb)
Preserving our memories
Based at
Bury St Edmunds,
Ipswich and
Lowestoft, we hold an amazing range of information about
the history of Suffolk and its people.
The material in our care relates mainly to Suffolk and helps to
bring the county's past to life. Some of the records go back
to the 12th century, but not everything is old. You’ll
also find items from recent times relating to individuals and a
wide range of organisations, such as the County Council, local
authorities, churches, chapels, estates, schools, hospitals,
businesses, families, clubs and societies. We preserve them all -
from parchments to CD ROMs – and keep them safe for when you want
to see them.
Whatever you want to discover about Suffolk, we will be able to get
you under way and help you further your research.
Ancestry Library
Edition provides genealogical information with more
than five billion names in over 4000 collections.
Please note: this service is available in Suffolk libraries and
Suffolk Record Office only.