Convicted Criminals
Social media such as Facebook and Flickr have become a significant way of communication. Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums have some fantastic and interesting collections that can’t always be...
View ArticleYoungest Criminal
The youngest of the criminals at Newcastle City Gaol between December 1871 – December 1873 was Ellen Woodman. Ellen was only 11 years of age when she was caught stealing iron along with Mary Catherine...
View ArticleRemember Sunderland The Way It Used To Be
With a vast collection of photographic material, it is impossible for museums to show all of them at once. Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens have an intriguing collection of photos varying in...
View ArticleJohn Alfred Charlton Deas
Making collections as accessible as possible, is what Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums strive for. A pioneer in this field was Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum. From 1913,...
View ArticleSkyping With the U.S
After going live on Flickr Commons, Tyne & Wear Archive & Museum’s Photostream had an influx of people viewing the photographic collections online. We have now reached over 200,000 views of the...
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