Mapping the borough’s WW2 Bombsites - Bombsite researchers
Hackney Museum are looking for volunteers to help support and research content for a new display that identifies and tells the stories bombsites and people affected in WW2.
About This Event
Hackney Museum is looking for volunteers to help research content for a new display that identifies and tells the stories of these bombsites and the people affected. With opportunities for research, transcribing first hand accounts or street photography.
Volunteer Bombsite Researchers will be researching and bringing together data from different historical records, including:
● World War Two Bomb damage photographs held by Hackney Archives and Hackney Museum
● Lists of casualties
● First-person accounts of bombing incidents, including personal diaries
● Records on genealogical websites such as Ancestry.com
This information will be inputted into an existing detailed and organised spreadsheet. The data in the spreadsheet will then be used to create the final touch-screen digital interactive in Hackney Museum for visitors to use and learn more about their local area.
If interested, please complete the expression form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOEUiD778n0h6XC1OXEYLSwqXXg4UbfxDX8S050JEhJqXuUA/viewform
The deadline is midnight 11 August 2025.
Accessibility Information
The full volunteer role description can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xji_mNhNIehtWLBKtSnWThy0UH8t2WfV/view You must be able to commit to 11 days over 4 months. In-person training and meetings with Hackney Museum staff can take place on weekdays only. Travel and Lunch expenses may be reimbursed. Hackney Museum is fully accessible, however, parts of this role may take place offsite. For further information, please contact rebecca.odell @hackney.gov.uk
