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Conflict and County
‘Oxfordshire Remembers 1914-18’
Summary from focus group research with audiences relating to
a military museum
Pluses:• Interesting and rewarding narrative
• Local people, local places
• Location within Woodstock Museum
• Both sides of an argument
• Then and now photographs
• People’s faces
• Personal belongings
• Interactives
• Challenges
• Story telling
• Timeline
• Surprises
Summary from focus group research with audiences relating to
a military museum
Minuses:
• Wariness of the army and its motives
• Little knowledge of local regiments
• Glorifying war
• Small dull objects, no context
• Don’t touch anything!
• Written paragraphs
• Paintings
• Distant history in distant places
‘Oxfordshire Remembers 1914-18’
• Tell interesting personal stories of Oxfordshire’s people at war.
• To explain about the war’s impact on Oxfordshire’s towns and villages 1914-18.
• Use those stories to explain OBLI’s and Yeomanry’s ‘significant moments’ during 1914-18.
Tell interesting personal stories of Oxfordshire’s people at war
The best case studies include:
• A strong image
• Significant biographical details
• A personal object or document
• A clear link to the OBLI/Yeomanry story
• Relationship with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire locality
To explain about the war’s impact on Oxfordshire’s towns and villages 1914-18.
Interpretation panels about the impact on villages, towns and the city of Oxford.
Use those stories to explain OBLI’s and Yeomanry’s ‘significant moments’ during 1914-18.
Key concept:A diverse war
• Geographically diverse
Mesopotamia, Russia, India, Greece, Africa.
• Socially diverse
Education, backgrounds, work, town, country, city.
Role of women, unions, charities.
• Ethnically diverse
Indians, Chinese, Russian, French, Belgians, Americans, Australians etc
• Militarily diverse
Land, sea, air
New technologies
Logistics
Other key concepts• Duty and Service – what would you
have done?
• Challenging myths about the war
Lions led by Donkeys, futility, joining up
• Explaining terminology –territorials, conscripts, division, brigade, regiment etc
Learning and partnerships programme
• Sikh students developing a touring exhibition
• Drama students putting on a play
• Army cadets interviewing the children of those who fought
• Collections day for people of Woodstock
• Heritage students designing an app for teenage visitors
• Dedicated workshop for KS3
• Informal gallery learning activities
• Visitors contribute stories
• Service children reflect upon their lives