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Posts by venue: Great North Museum: Hancock
Gotta Catch ‘Em All: The Naturalist’s Mantra
My name is Erin Slack and I am the curatorial assistant for natural sciences at the Great North Museum: Hancock. In this blog post I want to talk about something very important to me and the work I do: Pokémon.… Read more
The impact of the Great War on the Hancock Museum – A Guest Post by Ashleigh Jackson
My name is Ashleigh Jackson. I am a History undergraduate student from Edinburgh and I’m currently on a summer placement with the Natural History Society of Northumbria in their archives at the Great North Museum: Hancock. “The ordinary course of museum work… Read more
The Hancock sisters and the Great War – A Guest Post by Ashleigh Jackson
My name is Ashleigh Jackson. I am a History undergraduate student from Edinburgh and I’m currently on a summer placement with the Natural History Society of Northumbria in their archives at the Great North Museum: Hancock. July 2016 marks the centenary of… Read more
The charming 19th Century tale of Miss Abbs and Peter the Hedgehog – A guest post by Helen Chester
My name is Helen Chester and I am a Library Volunteer at the Great North Museum: Hancock Library. The Library contains the collection of the Natural History Society of Northumbria which is full of fascinating books on wildlife. I came… Read more
John Franklin – The mystery of the Polar explorer
My name is Emily Needle and I am a 3rd year History student at Newcastle University. I’m on a Placement in the Great North Museum: Hancock Library and this is my second Blog Post. I have been researching the famous… Read more